Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
Wounds Official. His Son and
Family CoaChman and Is
Killed by Chief
After Fight.
OFFICE SEEKER
THREATENS MAYOR
Assdildnt Enters Residence Under
Pretext Of Presenting Letter--IS
Identified as Member of ltdl-
Ian Group-Will Stop Street
MeetingS.

Chicago. March 2.--George NJ.
Shippy, chief of the Chicago police
department today shot and instantly
killed an anarchist who invaded his
home and wounded the chief, shot his
son, Harry, in one lung, and serious
ly wounded James Foley, the family
coachman. Harry Shippy is seriously
hurt, Foley will probably recover
and the chiefs wound, a knife cut in
the hand, is trivial
The assailant entered Chippy's home
and handed the official letter. The
chief opened it and started to read
and as he did so his son Harry en-
tered the room. The anarchist drew
revolver and began firing at the
son, who fell at the first shot. Chief
Shippy grappled with his assailant
and Foley, the coachman, attracted
by the shots, rushed into the room
TO aid his employer.
Riddled His Body.
AS Foley entered the room the an
archist broke away from Chief Ship
py and fired twice at the coachman.
both shots taking effect. Again the
official grappled with him and the
anarchist then dropped his revolver
and drew knife. Shippy attempted
to grasp the weapon and received a
| deep cut in his hand.
| He released his hold of the knife
and drew his revolver, pouring shot
| after shot into the body of his as
sailant. Every bullet took effect and
the anarchist fell to the floor, dead.
Chief Shippy said: when the man
handed the envelope to me the
thought struck me that there was
something wrong. | did not like his
| looks. He appeared to me to be an
\ anarchist and l was watching closely
| to see what he would do. l grabbed
him and called to my wife, who was
in the next room, telling her to see
If the man had a revolver. She re-
piled that he did, and then L tried tc
hold him with one hand while 1 at
| tempted to draw my revolver with
the other. Just then my son entered
the room and the man broke away
and began firing at the boy"
Was Selected by Lot.
The identification of the man who
attacked Chief Shippy was establish
ed later in the day by two detectives
1t was ascertained that the man was
a member of group of anarchist:
which has been holding regular meet.
ings in the Ghetto district on the
West Side. A friend of the police
who attends the meetings to gathel
| evidence, also recognized the body
and completed the Identification. HI
told the police that the man had beer
selected by lot to kill Chief Shippy
and Mayor Busse.
The attack on the chief is believed
to have been inspired by the recen
activity of the Chicago police, fol
lowing the assassination of Fathe
Leo at Denver. Immediately follow
ing the tragedy they began an effor
TO trace the crime TO a conspirac,
hatched in Chicago and discovere,
that society of Italians had beer
formed here and that several clergy
men had received threatening letters
These documents were sent out b!
the Italian organization and were 81
carefully worded that a prosecution
on any of them would probably fai
because of technical shortcomings.
. Yesterday the police guarde,
churches throughout Chicago, and
/, detail Of patrolmen and plain clothe
men were stationed in nearly ever.
church in the city. In the ItaliaI
churches policemen stood at the al
tars to guard the priests while the.
We're saying mass. In addition L
these precautions all anarchists wer
warned not to make public addresse
and so far as known this order wa
obeyed.
Threaten the Mayor.
Mayor Busse had an exciting in
terview with an offceseeker thl
morning shortly after he returne
from the Shippy home, where h
went as soon as told of the attack OF
the chief \ shabbily dressed strang
er was waiting outside the mayor
, office in the city hall and as tn
+ mayor advanced the stranger eX
I tended his hand.
I The mayor declined the extende
+ hand and eyed the stranger closely.
I II want a job and am not here t
/ ask you for anything more" said tn
I man, but If | don't get job ther
! win be trouble"
! The mayor Immediately ordere
, the man from the building, and af
! ter glaring angrily at the chief exc
! Cutive a moment the man turned an
walked away.
The mayor stated that a numbe