New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
WOULD KILL SHlPPY.
CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF.
Son Slot IN Desperate Struggte-
anarchist Plot Suspected.

sbnnvy his SON Harry and his driver. James
| Foley were wounded by an anarchist VINO at
tempted to assassnate the chief in the latter
home No. 81 Lincoln Court. shortly after
O'Clock this morning. desperate struggle III
| which Mrs Shippy and her daughter, Georslota'
| iofned. was terminated when the chief drew MS
| own revolver and killed his assaiiant
The man slain by Chief Shtppy was identified
| tonight as Lazarus Averbuch, who Tor three
weeks lived at No 21S Washburn avenue on the
West Side. His Identification was established
| through a sister, who was taken by the ponce
| TO the undertaking rooms.
Averbuch was twenty-five years Old he hau
occupied rooms with his sister Olga. He was a
| Russian student He came to America three
| months ago from Austria, to which country ne
| fled two years before. following the massacre OF
! Jews in Kishineff. Russia, where his nome had
| been. Averbuch had been employed recently by
| a produce commission firm
| 1t was learned that Chief Shippy's interfer-
| ence several weeks ago with parade of unem-
pIoyed men. headed by DR. Ben l.. Reitman,
| coupled with the more recent announcement thal
Emma Goldman would not be allowed to speak
| in public in Chicago. led Averbuch to attempt
to remove the police head in Russian "ter-
rorist" fashion,
MADE OTHER ATTEMPTS.
| Averbuch's attempts upon Shippy's life day
| followed the fourth effort he had made to get at
the chief, Twice Sunday Averbuch called at
/ Shippy's house, but was unsuccessful in finding
! his intended victim at home.
! Harry Shppy shot through the breast
| and seriously wounded. His father received a
| knife wound in the arm, while Foley received a
| bullet in the wrist, Mrs. Shippy kicked by
| the desperado but her hurts slight.
Following the attack squads of police were
sent to the ghetto and to the Italian quarters OF
| the city. Places known, as headquarters OF
secret societies suspected of anarchistc tenden-
| cies were raided and more Of arrests
| were made.
That the attempt to kill Chief Shippy re-
suited in failure due largely to his quick
ness in anticipating the purpose of his visitors
| presence. The man had called twice at the
| house and asked for the chief yesterday. when
| he was told that Mr. Shippy was at work. and
called again this morning, when servant in
| formed him that the chief could not be seen be-
| fore o'clock When he rang the door bell at
| that hour the chief himself answered the call.
CHIEF SHIPPY's STORY.
| "As l opened the door" said Chief Shppy,
| later the raised his hat and L allowed him
| to step into the hallway. He handed
| velope. I glanced at it. and then the thought
| struck that the man was. up to some wrong.
| He looked like anarchist L grabbed his
arms and called to my wife, who in another
| room. When she ran into the hallway, L said:
| Mother, see If this has revolver She
| felt in of his pockets and said that he had.
| Il tried to hold him with hand and draw
| my revolver with the other. but he jerked away
and fell against the door l caught him again.
| and while we were struggling my son, who was
| upstairs started to my aid. He was only a few
steps from the bottom of the stairs when the
| man freed hand drew mis- 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 anar-
! chist kicked my wife to one side. and by TINS
| time had got my own revolver, and both Foley
and l opened fire. At my first shot which
| struck him in the head, he fell. But I fired
tbrae more shots one into his head and two into
his body Two of Foleys shots also struck the
| assassin
Both the chief and Mrs. Shippy assert that
| the formers life saved by the appearance
| of their son. The young man. who is eighteen
| wears old 10 q student at a military academy
| in Culver Ind. He at home because of i'll
| ness and hastened TO his fathers aid when he
| heard the struggle in the hall
| "I might have been shot and killed if the boy
| had not come to my assistance, said the cmef
Mother was too terrified to do anything She
/ was helpless soon as she felt the revoiFer In
| the mans pocket"
| RAIDS BY POLICE
| one of the first places raided by the police
| after the shooting was the headquarters or
society known as The Edelstadt Group" at
| No APT Union street. Pictures of Herr Most
and other anarchists We're confscated, as were
| also a thousand handbills announcing a Series
| of meetings at which Emma Goldman was
| scheduled 10 speak. one of these meetings was
| announced for March q and the other for March
| O. A library short distance away was also
| invaded by the police and several hundred vol
| umes and pamphlets dealing with anarchism
and kindred subjects were seized.
| r,oT oyyEp nE MApY TWAIN