Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03

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ami lectures by prominent socialists and
anarchists, the police found that the ter
rible deed Of the morning was planned
and carried out to the death by a dream
ing Russian boy, whose mind was filled
with hatred for the government in his
own country. the burden of the peasants
Of the world and the infiammatory idea
Of remedying social conditions promul.
gated by the leaders Of liberal thought
In America.
Sister Identified Him.
The condition of mind to which he had
como Is shown by the fact that last week
Averbuch planned to commit suicide with
young Jew with whom he had dis
cussed his theories of the failure of life.
This young Jew. who is the one men,
toned above, as ''curly-haired," Is thought
BY an the the D0ss to to have cb asp Ibsn
the detectives entered the house at 21s
Washburn avenue, where Averbuch lived
they found his sister Olga clearing away
the dishes after a supper Of cold meat
and coffee. The detectives unfolded q
newspaper containing a picture of the
dead man and laid It before her.
rs that your brother?'' she was asked,
and she replied. without any display OF
emotion or concern, that it was. The
police showed her a pair Of shoes and
She said they did. Then she was told
that her brother was under arrest for
q crime. but not that he was dead.
Picked Up the Other.
Have you got the other one" was her
first question after the shock had worn
away.
What other one:' asked Detective
Randall.
''Oh, a curly-haired young Jew he was
studying with
tectives learned that another young
woman lived In the three rear rooms.
Averbuch had represented that both were
his sisters. Olga said she was his sis
ter, but that the other was not.
Maron is the young man who Is known
archist meeting at Workman's Hall with
Averbuch last Sunday night. and who Is
declared by the police to have been the
slain assassin's most intimate companion.
Maron and Averbuch were together
throughout the meeting and are said to
meeting was over.
After his arrest Maron was taken to
the Maxwell street police station and
closely questioned. For time he re-
fused to admit his identity. but finally
acknowledged that he had known Aver
buch for some time. and that they had
attended anarchist meetings together.
Considerable anarchistic literature was
found in his possession when he was
searched at the station. The other young
woman has not been found.
Young Woman Escapes.
Capt. Schuettler sent two detectives
from the city hall to relieve the raiding
party, and on their arrival the place was
turned over to them with instructions to
remain In wait for the second woman.
who was described to them as being
blonde and younger than Olga. This
young woman had not appeared at the
house up to o'clock this morning.
From the neighbors little could be
Mrs. Pine said that they had come to her
house two months before and had rented
the three back rooms.
Three weeks ago the detectives brought
word to Chief of Police Shippy that the
'.reds" had marked Chicago man for as
was and from that time all their efforts
were concentrated on the discovery Of the
identity of the intended victim. Once or
twice the chief received through the mail
marked for assassination if he did not de-
sist from his repressive measures against
1.-The friends Of the people, He paid no
attention to the warnings, considering
them only the acts of irresponsible indi-
viduals. One letter stated that a foreign
anarchist had been delegated to kill him.
Statement by shippy.
The situation which developed into the
tragedy of yesterday was thus discussed
by the chief:
"A number of attacks were made on
the police at meeting In Brands Hall
recently Several OF the speakers might
lust as we'll have told their deluded hear
ers to go out and murder every policeman
they saw That was what one of the
speakers said. He wished he could go
out and kill every policeman and throw
their bodies in the lake to the fish. Lucy
Parsons spoke at this meeting. attacking
the police bitterly.
ut is the suggestion that causes these
poor deluded men to go out with their
knives and revolvers to kill Taking hui
man life is a mighty serious business.
gentlemen. I realized that when I shot
in self-defense and in defense Of my wife
and son.
lnSf mo for the reason that I in.