Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-05
ANARCHISTS MUST Co
General Movement to Make
Them Uncomfortable.
|STRAUS ORDER WELCOMED
One Arrest Already Made by Pitts.
burg Police.
PHILADELPHIA WAKING UP
Chicago's Assistant Chief of Police
Now Thinks That Lazarus Aver
buch Acted Alone.
WAKING UF

CHICAGO. March 5.-"Lazarus Aver
buch was alone in his attempt to take the
life Of Chief Shippy. Three days and
nights hard work on the case has brought
me to this conclusion. 1 am going ahead
however, arresting all his friends I can
find in the effort to sift this thing to the
bone''
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler
who has taken charge of the anarchist
situation in Chicago. made this statemen,
last night after final and futile attempt
to extract from Rosa Stern. Averbueh s
friend. who was arrested Yesterday, any
information she might have as to plo,
to kill the chief:
Inoush arrests OF anarchist suspects
were made in several parts of the city
during the day. and all Of Averbuchs $
friends held by the police were subjected
to thorough questioning, the police are
led more and more to the conclusion tha
Averbuch had no actual confederates.
Every clue that was furnished by Olga
Averbuch. the would-be assassn's sister
Harry Goldstein. secretary of the Edel.
stadt group of anarchists: Isadore Mar.
ona. Averbuchs friend: II. Abramovitz
the student. and the Stern girl, was fol
lowed to the end without revealing a
shred Of evidence pointing to a knowledge
of the intended crime by any one beyond
the morbid young man who was shot by
the chief.
Raided Boarding House.
Continuing their efforts to connect the
attempted assassination OF Chief of Po-
lice George NJ Shippy last Monday with
an anarchistic plot, the police early to-
day raided rooming house at IS John
son street and seized trunk full of prom
erty belonging to Harry Goldstein, one of
the alleged anarchists now under arrest.
The trunk, which is believed by the DO
lice to contain anarchistic literature, was
locked and the lid securely nailed II was
taken to the Maxwell street police station.
According to the police Goldstein had
lived at this rooming house for time
previous to the attempt on the life OF
Chief Shippy.
shot while aiding his father to fight of
the would-be assassin Averbuch. now has
a good chance for recovery.
Two detectives were detailed today by
Assistant Chief Schuettler to Investigate
! a report which gained circulation las,
| night that Emma Goldman. the anarchs
ist leader had arrived in Chicago from
st. Louis. The report. however, could
not be substantiated.
Pittsburg Arrest.
PITTSBURG, Pa. March 5.-FederAl
authorities of this district are exerting
themselves to an unusual degree to rid
the community of people Of anarchistic
tendencies, members Of the Black Hand
and similar undesirable characters. They
also express a desire to cooperate with
municipal and state authorities in this
work.
Reinrach Bass who recently came mere
from Germany. has been landed in jai
as one Of the first results Of this crusade
and Robert B. Layton. immigrant inspec-
tor for this district Is awaiting expected
instructions from Washington to take
steps for Bass deportation.
Bass Is accused OF assaultinE neishbol
with a hatchet, demanding money and