Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-12
CHICAGO PLOT is
BEING UNEARTHED

Chicago. March 4.-That Lazarus
Averbuch in attempting to assassinate
Chief of Police Shippy carried out a
commission entrusted to him by a
group of Chicago anarchists is declared
by Assistant Chief of Police Schuett-
Ter to a been proved without a
doubt.
The discovery was made just as the
police We're about to accept the theory
that the young anarchist acted upon
his own impulse n that the attempt
was not the result of a conspiracy.
The group of anarchists also plotted.
according to information in the hands
of thI%authOrities. to assassiinate Mayor
Busse and Captain H. ID. O'Rrien of
the detective bureau. The principals
in the plot have not yet been discov-
cred, but 1t was said that Averbuch
was picked to execute the order OF
death at a meeting of anarchists which
he attended last Thursday night.
1t was on that night upon his re-
turn to The home of his sister, Olga
Averbuch. 21S Washburn ave, that the
young Russian contemplated suicide.
as described by the sister to the police.
Averbuch. instead of going to night
school, as his sister declared he did,
is said to nav been in nightly com
munication with a band c" radical rev.
~olutionists. and it as at a meeting
of these men that A%verbauch was
ioSS " wv tuC Y'OlICe llSIu.
At his place of employment at Eigh-
green's commission house, in South Wa
ter street. in conversation with his fell
low employees he is said to have made
numerous inquiries regarding the chief
of police. He is said to have talked
violentl~ concerning the order which
prohibited the parade of the 'unem-
ployed" last January.
Where does the chief live?" Aver
buch is reported to have asked of his
associates. I'D like to find out what
kind of a home he has got"
Later ON one of the men informed
.Averbuch a he had looked up the
address and gave 1T to the young Rus
sian written on n SCRAP of paper. At
h time Averbuch's interest in he po-
lice official failed to arouse suspicion.
but being recalled after the ATTEMPT
on the life of the chief was the clew
which led to the identification of the
Wouldbe slayer.
I'VE a several important clews."
said the assistant chief, which we be-
lieve will lead to the arrest of the con-
s%pirators. Olga Averbuch persistently
refuses to give us any information. We
are seeking the young woman. Rosa
Stern. among others who lived Will,
Avcrbuch and his sister,"
The movement against anarchy bv
the authorities began with a confer
ence at the home of Chief Shippy. in
which Mayor Busse and Assistant CHIEF
OF Police Schuettler took part. 1t re-
suited in a meeting being arranged at
which the mayor. police officials and
States ttorney Healy will try to work
out Il plan of cooperation. District At
torney Sims also met Il number of CITY
officials in the mayors Office and the
question of federal assistance in the
roofing u of anarchy was taken IN.
It was conceded on all sides that the
efforts of various branches of author
fty should be directed toward the sun
preston of the propaganda of anarchy
and of meetings where incendiary
tIa a canfesa are made nadia Mr.. Sims after
measures contemplated. but said that
any steps that may be undertaken by
the federal authorities will depend upon
the procedure OF the city and state Of
finialS