Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-03
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: Chicago, March 2.-Chict of Police
George NJ. Shippy, his son Harry and
his driver. James Foley, were wounded
by an anarchist who attempted to a'.
, assinate the police officer In the haN
OF the lattcr's residence shortly altci
, . o'clock this morning y desperate
struggle, in which Mr. Shippy and his
daughter Georgetta joined, was de-
S termned when the chief drew his own
revolver and killed his assailant. At
tompts to identify the dead man nave
81 thus far resulted in failure.
The attack is believed to have been
. the result of widespread conspiracy
+ to harm officials who have been active
g. i'm suppressing the manitestants OF
8 anarchy in this community Several
Icity officials are said to have been
threatened and police spy, VINO rec
iOgnized the corpse of the man who M
INadcd Shippy's home as that of per
son who regularly attended anarchist
meetings. asserted that the man was
chosen by the lot to do away with
mot only the chief Of police, but Mayor
Bussc as we'll The ramificattons of
the plot are said to have extended to
other cities and to be loosely conne1,-
ing with the killing OF Rev, rather
Leo ReinriChs. who was shot down at
the altar of his church in Denver.
Harry Shippy is the most severely
hurt of those injured in the affray,
Although the bullet from the assassin $
revolver passed completely through his
body. Just above the heart it was said
tonight that his chances for recovery
were Favorable.
His father was stabbed in the arm
and Foley received a bullet in the
wrist Mrs Shippy was kicked by the
desperate, but her hurts are slight
Following the attack squads of po-
lice were sent into the Italian and
Ghetto districts of the city. Places
known az headquarters of secret So
.ceties, suspected of anarchistic tend
Iencies were raided and before mid
night a score or more Of arrests had
been made A coroner's inquest over
the body Of the anarchist was also
started, and States Attorney Healy an
inOunced that the March grand Jury
of Cook county, which was convened
today will be given an opportunity to
/ investigate anarchistic organizations
! in an attempt to fasten responsibility
I for the attack upon its instgators.
| It was also reported that Mayor Busso
| intended to issue an order foTbiddinS
all street meetings, the allegation be-
! ing made that such gatherings, Wheth-
er of a political or religious nature,
are often made the occasion for vicious
attacks upon the social order
/ That the attempt to kill Chief
Shppy resulted in failure was due
largely to the policeman's quickness in
anticipating the purpose of his visitors
presence. The man had twice called
at the house and asked for the chief
first yesterday, when he was told that
Mr., Shippy was at work, and again
early this morning, when a servant
! informed him that the chic. could not
be seen before 9 o'clock When aeI
rang the doorbell at the latter nourI
the chief himself answered the call
'As ! opened the door" said Nr
Shippy later, resCribing the attack
the man raised his hat and | allowed
him to step into the hallway. HeI
handed me an envelope. / glanced atI
it, and then the thought struck me-
that the man was up to some wrong
He looked like an anarchist. I grabbed
his arms and called to my wife, who
was in another room. When she ran
into the hallway | said. Mother. sccI
If this man has a revolver
"She felt one of his back poCEcts|
and said that he had. | tried to hGld
him with one hand and draw NV re-
volWer with the other, but he ierkcd
away and fell against the door. n
caught him again, and while we wcle
struggling my son, who was upstairs !,
started to my aid, He was only a !
few steps Of the bottom Of the stairs
when the man freed one hand. drew
his revolver and fired two shots at |
Harry Then Foley who had been
summoned by my daughter, stepped |
into the hallway and the man shot