Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1908 — WIVE OF ANARCHISM [ARTICLE]

WIVE OF ANARCHISM

Attempt to Assassinate George M. Shippy, Chief of Police j of Chicago. ASSASSIN AT FIRST UNKNOWN Proves to Be One Averbuch, Russian and Anarchist GALLS ON THE CHIEF AT HIS HOME He Wounds Shippy, Shoot* the Chiefs Son Harry Through the Lung, and Is Shot to Death iu His Tracks. George M. Shippy, chief of police of Chicago, narrowly escaped death Monday at the bauds of an assassin at his home, 31 Lincoln court. The other facts of the sensational attack are that the wouldbe assassin is dead; Shippy’s son Harry, aged nineteen. Is probably fatally wounded In the lung; Shippy himself has a knife wound, not serious, in the side, and His driver, James Foley, is shot in the right wrist. Chief Shippy Was Suspicious. Chief Shippy had called for his buggy, and his driver, Foley, was seated in the rig, when the wouldbe assassin who looked like a Sicilian or a Jew, rang the doorbell. The chief himself answered the summons and confronted the man. The stranger thrust au envelope into Shippy’s hand and said; “Here is a note I bring you.” The chief, whose suspicions had beeu aroused, grasped both of the man's hands, and calling to his wife told her to search him. As Mrs. Shippy ran forward the man wriggled away, but her hand closed over a revolver In his overcoat pocket. “He's got one!” she screamed. “Look out. George, for your life!”. Shippy, who had drawn his revolver, pointed It at the man, who knocked Mrs. Shippy aside and drew his weapon. He raised It to fire at her in his rage and the chief shot him in the arm as Mrs. Shippy dodged behind some tapestry. Help Comes to the Chief. Foley had heard the shots and came running up the steps; as did Georgia, the chief’s daughter, who had Just left the house The two jumped into the group of struggling fighters while Har ry Shippy, the chief’s son, came run nlng downstairs from his bedrooom, with a revolver. In the meantime, the assassin had drawn a knife and stabbed the chief in the side. He then turned and shot Foley In the wrist, and seeing Harry Shippy coming downstairs he fired at him putting a bullet through his lung. Chief Shippy and Foley, enraged as they saw the boy fall down the stairs, fired seven shots into the wouldbe as sassln, who fell dead at their feet. Mrs. Shippy immediately notified the police of the North Halsted street station Lieutenant Danner and a wagonload of officers, besides a number of neighboring physicians, hurried to the residence, and the wounded men were taken to the Augustana hospital. A smash in Is Identified. As soon as the police chief could pull himself together he ordered the police to raid all the anarchist clubhouses in the city, and round up all the known anarchists. After working all day Lieutenant Alcock with two detec fives took Olga Averbuch when she returned from a south side dressmaking establishment, where she was employed. Without loss of time she was taken to Bentley's undertaking rooms, where the body of the wouldbe assassin lay. They reached the place just as a phrenologist was completing his invea tigation and description of Averbuch’s head and hand. The young woman ap proached the body with two detectives BUjxporting her. She took one look at the corpse and became hysterical “Oh, mama, mama, it is Harry!” she sobbed, throwing herself on her brother’s form and kissing his lips again and again. She remained thus for several minutes until pulled back by the offi cers. She attempted to cling to her brother’s form and her screams of protest at being removed could be heard by pedestrians on the street. The young woman was then taken to the office of Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler. Dead Man Hated Police. According to Miss Averbuch her brother was a bookkeeper, having learned it at a university In her native land. When the interview with Schuettler was over Miss Averbneh was taken to the women’s annex of the Harrison street police station, where she will be constantly under the eye of two policemen especially detailed for that purpose. Her brother’s uame is Lazarus Averbuch, and the family Is from Russia. As soon as he was identified abundant evidence was forthcoming as to bls anarchistic sentiments and his hatred of the police; especially of Chief Shippy. Harry Shippy, who was shot so badly, is doing well at the hospital, and the prospect of his recovery Is very favorable. That Averbuch in attempting to kill Chief of Police Shippy. carried out a entrusted to him by a group of Chicago anarchists is de dared by Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler to have been proven beyond a doubt. The group of anarchists also platted, according to information in the bands of the authorities, to assassinate Mayor Busse and Captain P. D. O'Brien, of thr detective bureau. The principals In the plot have not yet been discovered. )