The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-05
TRIES TO KILL
POLICE CHIEF
MURDEROuS ATTACK BY RUSSIAN
ANARCHIST IN CHI
cAGo.
ASSASSIN is KILLED
THREE MEN WOUNDED IN DES.
PERATE FIGHT IN CHIEFS
HOME.

Chicago.-Chief of Police George NJ.
Shippy, his son Harry and his driver.
James Foley, were wounded by a man
who attempted to assassinate the po-
/ lice officer in the hall of .he latters
/ residence shortly after 8 o'clock Mon
day morning.
A desperate struggle, in which Mr..
Shippy ana his daughter Georgietta
! joined, wes terminated when the chief
I drew his revolver and killed his assail-
/ ant.
The dead man has been Identified as
Lazarus Averbuch. Russian who came
I to America three months ago His at
tack on the chief is believed to have
been due to Shippy's recent interfer-
/ ence with a parade of the unemployed.
Previous to his identification a po-
/ lice spy said he recognized the corpse
as that Of a person who regularly at
/ tended anarchist meetings and asserted
that the man was chosen by lot to do
away not only with the chief, but
| Mayor Bussee as well.
! The ramifications of the plot are said
TO have extended to other cities and TO
be closely connected with the killing
of the Rev. Leo Heinrichs at the altar
of his church in Denver.
Harry Shippy was the most severely
hurt of those injured in Mondays af-
I fray. Although the bullet from the
assassin's revolver passed completely
through hic body. just above the heart.
it was said at night that his chances
I for recovery were favorable.
His father was stabbed in the arm.
and Foley received bullet in the
wrist. Mrs Shippey was kicked by
the desperate, but her hurts are slight.
Following the attack squads of police
were sent into the Italian and Ghetto
districts OF the city. Places known as
headquarters OF secret societies sus-
pectcd of anarchistic tendencies were
raided, and before 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 Healey announced
that the March grand jury OF Cook
county, which was convened Monday.
will be given an opportunity to investi-
gate anarchistic organizations in an at
tempt to fasten responsibility for the
attack upon its instigators.
1t was also reported that Mayor
Bugse intends to issue an order forbid
ding all street meetings, the allegation
being made that such gatherings,
whether Of a political or religious ma
ture, are often made the occasion for
vicious attacks upon the social order.
Mondays attack gave significance to
statement made by Chief Shippy a
month ago. when he commented on a
report made to him by one OF his sub
ordinates Of an anarchist meeting held
Immediately following the assassina-
ton 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 ord.7r been more dangerous than
they are at the present time. The po-
lice are watching all of their move
ments closely You never know when
they are going to break out"
He declared tonight that war upon
anarchists in Chicago will be prose-
cuted with greater vigor than ever be-
fore. AS long as | am chief of police
he declared, there never again will be
another parade of anarchists"
Through information received from
sister OF the dead man, the police
were able to trace his movements and
learn the views he held. She said Chief
Shippy's interference several weeks
ago with parade of unemployed men
headed by DIR" Ben l.. Reitman,
through Ire streets of Chicago, coupled
with the more recent announcement
that Emma Goldman, the anarchist,
would not be allowed to speak in pub
lie In this city, led Averbuch to attempt
to remove" the police head in Rus
sian terrorist" fashion.