Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-03
ANARCHIST
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morning when d SCI VduI 1AAoi iASu
him that the chief could not be seen
before 9 o'clock. When he rang the
door bell at the latter hour the
chief himself answered the call.
"As l opened the door," said Mr..
Shippy, later, describing the attack,
'the man raised his hat and allow
ed him to step into the hallway. He
handed me an envelope. glanced
at it and then the thought struck me
the man was up to some wrong. He
looked like an anarchist. grab
bed his arms and called to my wife
who was in another room. When
she ran into the hallway, said,
mother see if this man has a revolv-
er She felt in one of his pockets
md said that he had.
81 tried to hold him with one
hand and drew my revolver with
the other but he jerked away and
fell against the door. / caught him
again and while we were struggling
my son, who was up stairs, started
to my aid. He was only a few steps
from the bottom of the stairs, when.
the man freed one hand, drew his
revolver and fred two shots at Har-
ry.
Then Foley, who had been sum
moned by my daughter, stepped in
to the hallway and the man shot
him. The anarchist kicked my wife
to one side and bythistime had Sc
cured my revolver and both Foley
and l opened fire. At my first shot,
which struck him in the head, he
fell, but fired three more, one in
his head and two in his body. Two
of Foley's shots also struck the as
sassin.
Policemen from all sections Of the
city were at once put to work on the
case. Ambulences and physicians
were summoned and Foley and Har-
ry Shippy were taken to the hospital.
The body of the anarchist was re-
moved to the morgue. A search of
the corpse failed to reveal any
marks by which it might be identi-
fed. In pocket of the mans coat,
however, the police discovered
small box of lozenges, a package
bearing the label inscribed 'sTrow-
bridge confectionery company, Mead
will, Pa
The lozenges were sent to chem
list for analysis, the police being of
the opinion that they might contain
poison. It is thought that it was
the intention of tie anarchist to COM.
-uiciae hal raor~aase
TIL police are firm in their belief
that the attack on their chief was
due to an anarchistic plot. Theories
that the man may have had per-
sonal grievance against the official be-
cause of an arrest or some similar
natter, were given up when the de-
tectives in the department failed to
recognize the corpse as that of a
known criminal. Two members Of
the force asserted that they had seen
the man at a meeting of anarchists
in hall on the north side of the
city about ten days ago. The testi-
mony Of police spy confirmed this
view Of the case.
Both the chief and Mrs. Shippy
assert that the formers life was
saved by the bravery Of her son.
The young man, who is 10 years old,
is student at Culver Military acad-
envy, Culver, Ind. He was at home
because of illness and hastened to
his fathers aid when he heard the
struggle in the hall.
"The man had drawn a great big
Knife and lunged at my husband"
said Mrs. shippy this afternoon. '"The
blade struck him in the shoulder"
"The knife was drawn back ready
for another blow when Harry struck
the mans hand and knocked the
weapon to the floor. The man kick
ed me to one side and the shots
came. Harry fell and I saw blood
on his chest. He exclaimed: .Papa
I'm shot, but he saved his fathers
life."
I saw the man on the porch"
said Georgfetta shippy. when
heard mamma scream i called to Fol
ey and then ran into the hall. saw
the knife and saw Harry rush in.
Foley came in, the shooting began
and 1t was all over so soon that r
know juschfl,f flo Observation-Disclosures
don't know just how it happened.
Harry is not afraid Of anything and
ne certainly saved my fathers life.,
i might have been shot and kill
ed II the boy had not come to my
assistance" said the chief. Mother
was too terrified to do anything. she
was helpless as soon as she felt the
revolver In the mans pocket"