The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-08
GRAFT SCANDAL
GETS new START
Former Chief Of Police shippy
Returned Unexpectedly
Much Surprise

Cnicago. Dec. ST. don't know
'enything that the grand jury is In
.erested, In hut * Il. wants sme 4 am
mere. That's the principal. reason for.
! my return Home to show some re1.
pie that am here ~ ssss- G 4 &
With this challenge ON q HE Iips
george N; Shfppy, former cher AZ 80.
nce, made his Homecoming greeting
TO Chicago today. The greeting was
. trife belated, for he arrived in the
city with his wife at a p m. last
saturday. But he kept his arrival
secret from the. newspapers
ana even had the telephone removed
from his house, SO that he could no:
be communicated with. His presence
on this side OF the Atlantic ocean
was not revealed until today.
IN his home, at 2131 Lincoln place.
ne presented an aspect considerably
changed since he left Chicago for
carlsbad to endeavor to REGAIN lis
health. He has lost forty pounds in
weight and the loss shows in his
lace, which is thinner and has an
older look than it had while he was
CHIEF OF police. He announced that
ho- felt vigorous and much improved
and that while his health was moi
fully recovered as yet, nevertheless
te WAS ready for any kind OF work.
His appearance did not seem to
support his words, in the opinion OF
visitors. =
Rumors Fly About Former Chief.
The news Of his return spread
rapidly and 1t created a profound i'm
preston In political, police and Grim.
lnal circles. Reports few thick and
fast-that he had come back to he.
come chief of police again: that he
had returned to TESTIFY before the
grand jury. or perhaps, the Merriam
commission; that he would return to
the police force as an inspector.
There were many questions to be
asked the erstwhile chief of b police.
but he forestalled most of these by
Announcing at the beginning Of his
Interview:
II am sorry to say that will have
to disappoint you. Just returned
here last night and have only now
taken up a paper which l sent out
for to begin to get in touch with
affairs of my own home city. There
fore | will have to decline. to discuss
anything with you except to- say that
! Iam here much improved In health
and: hope that 1 will not, long be
idle. 1. am out Of touch with AFFAIRS
local, to Chicago and cannot talk
about them until / haye had opportu-
nifty to study them. / cannot talk
about what Il am going to do. for an
occupation. either, for that is not yet
determined" q y 9a:g,t.s I. s,ss. IS
As to Time Of His Return.
You say, thai you returned only
last night, Mr.. Shippy?" said q Wis
flor. 81 underhtand that you return
ed to Chicago Saturday afternoon.
Which is correct?" n.
well. 4, that is your information,
suppose you will believe that In
preference to what I tell you" 9 ~ s
"The question was asked merely
for information.
"Well. then, I did return to the city
Saturday, but came to my home last
evening. There ,is no secret about Il.
Just wanted time to look around
and get my bearings before seeing
any one. I had my telephone remov-
ed so that could not be bothered.
! wired to my son and daughter, the
ones Mrs. 6hippy and myself were
most linterested In seeing, and they
met us at the train" \. i, I, S.
'.IA9helss did you stop Saturday