The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-07
A RACE TRACK TRAGEDY.
THREE MEN KILLED AT GARFIELD.
j. VI. Brown Shoots Two Officers and 10
Himself Killed-Trlal of the Oniciais
and Employees Arrested Friday.

Chicago. Sept. G.-Racing at Garfield
Park to-day terminated in a dreadful
tragedy. Three mems lives paid the for
felt of the effort to suppress racing on
the track. James NJ. Brown, the mil
liOnaire and OfficerJohn Powell
were killed and Officer Henry Mcdowell
was mortally wounded, and the surgeons
say he can scarcely survive the night
The triple shooting was sequel to the
daily raids by the police. During the
previous days raid by the police Brown
is alleged TO have said he would kill any
policeman who attempted to arrest him.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
This afternoon while the raid was in
progress crowd of ruflians gather ID
just outside the race course and began 10
jeer the police. Half a dozen times they
were driven away, and finally in some
way attracted to James Brown, who
was stationed on the roof of the stables
at the extreme south end of the course.
Three officers clambered to the roof, and
Brown drawing revolver warned them
off. He was ordered to surrender, but
refused, and pointing his weapon at the
policemen began to back to the edge of
the roof. One of the policemen fired a
shot in the air and Brown made wild
leap from the roof, landing inside the
grounds. Officers Mcdowell and Powell
followed in pursuit and one of the three
supposed to be Brown, fired shot. Then
the horseman made a wild dash for lib
erty through the south gate. He ran
across to whore a brick building is in
course of construction. Here officer
Powell overlook him and reached out
to grasp him by the sleeve.
THE FIRST DEATH.
Turning suddenly around Brown raissd
his weapon and fired. The bullet struck
the officer in the mouth, and he fell dead.
Then Brown started 10 run and encoun-
tered Officer Mcdowell Both men
raised their weapons and fired. Me-
Dowell staggered il few fest and then
fell across the sidewalk.
Brown ran west and stopped to hre
again at the PROSTATE body of Officer
Powell He met Officer Jones. and both
men raised their revolyers and Brown
pulled the trigger of his weapon. but no
explosion followed. Jones by this time
had taken aim at the wounded h0rSeman
and fired. Brown sprang into the All
and uttered IA sharp cry. He staggered
a moment, and then, turning, ran into
the areaway between the two buildings
and fell dead. Three bullets were III bis
body One had penetrated his heart.
When the news of the shooting spread
through the neighborhood. thousands oi
people tl0cked to the scene, and the police
men present were for time powerless
to control the throng.
City Onicers in Bad Meas.
Chicago, Sept 6-The cases of the 81
employees and officials of the Garfield
Park Club. arrested last Friday for al
legged violations Of the amusement license
law were called in Justice Blume's court
to-day, and Major Washburne au.
Chief of Police McClaughey were called
as witnesses by the defense. The Mayor
testified that about two weeks ago Chicl
McClaughey called on him and stated
that Jas. Burke, of the Hawthorne Club
rival track of the Garfield Club situated
Just outside the city limits, had asked hin
what he thought Of u proposition TO have
the Hawthorne Club give over TO the city
administration $4,000 TO be used for cam
paign purposes if the Garfield Park Club
were closed The Mayor did not agree to
the proposition, and informed Chief Nc
Claughey that it could not be accepted on
any condition.
Chief McClaughey, who had been com
on the stand. and in the Mayors hearing
contradicted under oath this statement
of his superior He said Burke had
never suggested that the Hawthorne
people would give $4,000 TO have tbC
Garfield track closed up, and he had
never talked TO the mayor about such a
proposition. On being closely pressed by
the attorney for the Garfield Club, b,
made the following statement OF what
took place when he was in the mayor 5
Office:
Il merely gathered the idea from the
gossip about the city hall and among tbt
newspaper reporters that If the stories
concerning the willingness OF the Gar
field people 10 pay 0,OOu to be let alone
were true. the other fellows, the Corr
gan crowd. would undoubtedly be Will
ing 70 give IN equal amount to have then
closed up.
The chief then testified positively that
he did not state to the Mayor that Mr.
Burke had suggested 10 him that the
Hawthorne people would give S5OOOO C
the Republican campaign club II GarhelC
Park was closed. and also that he dc
not make any intimatiOn OF a proposition
or suggestion in connection with Mr.
Rurkes name Which of the two cltl
officials committed perjury was not de
veloped when the cases were continued
until tomorrow morning.
The cases against the persons arrested
in the raid at Garfield Park came up be
fore Justice Glennon this morning aDe
were continued until tomorrow morning