Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-03-05
Murderous Attack Result OF Recent Rout
Of March Of "UnempIoyed'
Bullet Passes Through Body Of Chiefs
Son But He May Live
Plot Contemplated Death Of Mayor Busse
Also, but Fails Of Execution

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Ghetto districts. Places known as
headquarters Of secret societies sus-
pected Of anarchistic tendencies were
raided and before midnight a score or
more of arrests we're made.
The cOrOner's inquest over the body
Of the dead anarchist was also started
! and States Attorney Healy announced
that the March grand jury will be
! given an opportunity to investigate
anarchistiC organizations in an at
tempt to fasten the responsibility for
the attack upon its instigatOrs. It
was also reported that Mayor Busse
intends to issue an order fOrbidding
all street meetings, the allegation be-
ing that such gatherings, whether 20
! IitiCaI or religious, are often made OC-
| casiOn for vicious attacks upon the
social order. That the attempt to kin
! Chief Shippy resulted in failure was
! due largely to the pOliceman's quick
ness in anticipating the purpose of his
visitors presence. The man had
! twice called at the house but ShipDy
could not be seen. About nine o'clock
! he called a third time and the Chief
/ himself answered the call CAS- l
opened the door" said Shippy later,
! describing the attack "the man raised
/ his hat and I allowed him to step into
! the hallway. He handed me an en-
velope. / glanced at 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. When she ran
! into the hallway, I said: Mother,
| see if this man has a revolver She
| felt in one of his baCkpOckets and said
! he had. / tried to hold him with one
hand and draw my revolver with the
! other, but he jerked away and fell
against q door. | caught him again
and while we were struggling my
son, who was up stairs, started to my
! aid. Hewas only a few steps from the
bottom of the stairs when the man
freed one hand, drew a revolver and
fired two shots at Harry. Then Foley,
who had been summoned by my
daughter, stepped into the hallway
and the man shot him. The anarchist
| kicked my wife to one side and by
! this time | had secured my own re
volver, and both Foley and I opened
! fire. At my first shot, which struck
him in the head, he fell But ! fired
three more, one in his head ami two
in the body. Two Of FoIey's shots
also struck the assassin.
Son Fortunately at Home.
Policemen from all sections of the
city were at once put to work on the
case The ambulance and physicians
were summoned aud Foley and Harry
Shiny we're 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 identified; in a
pocket the police discovered a small
box of Iozenges. These we're sent to
chemist for analysis, the police
| being of the opinion that they might
contain poison. 1t is thought that it
was the intention of the anarchist to
commit suicide had he been arrested.
! Chief and Mrs. Shippy assert the for
mer's life was saved by the bravery
| of their son. The young man, who
was IS years old, is a student in Gull
yer military academy, Culver, Ind. He
was at home because of illness and
| fastened to his fathers aid when he
heard the struggle in the hall.
Lunged With a Knife.
The man had drawn a knife and
| luuged at my husband" said Mrs.
! Shippy. The blade struch 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 kicked me to one side and shots
came. Harry fell and I saw blood on
/ his chest. He exclaimed Papa, I'm
shot. But he saved his fathers life"
One of the first places raided by the
/ poide after the shooting was the
/ headquarters of a society known as
The Edelstadt group" at APT Union
/ street. Pictures of Herr Most and
/ other well-known and anarchists were
: TOuDQ ana were SOuuSNdISu as "Sl Z
also about one thousand handbills an
nouncing series of meetings at which
Emma Goldman was scheduled to
speak. One of these meetings was
announced for March and another
for March g. A library a short dis
lance away was also invaded by the
police and several hundred volumes
and pamphlets dealing with anarchy
and kindred subjects seized.
Never Another "Red" Parade.
Yesterdays attack gave significance
to a statement made by Chief Shippy
| month ago when he commented on
a report made to him by one OF his
subordinates of an anarchist meeting
held Immediately following the as
sassination of the king and crown
/. prince of Portugal.
Never in the history of Chicago
said the police head at that time
have anarchists and other enemies
, OF law and order been more danger
Gus than at the present time. The po
lice are watching all their movements
= closely. You never know when they