Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09
RESULT OF
GAMBLING
Two Men, One a Millionaire,
Killed and Another
Dying.
The Veracity of ChicagO's Mayor
or Chief of Police Shat
tered,
And All OH Account of the In
famous Garfield Park
Track.
One of the Dead Men Boosted or
Numbering Thirteen
Men.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-TWo men dead, one
of them a millionaire, another dying,
and an open question as to whether
Chicago's mayor or its superintendent
of police is Wilful perjurer, are to-
days results of the attempt to close the
Garfield park race track.
The dead men are James NJ. Brown,
of Ft. Worth, Texas, Il prominent west
ern turf man, and Police officer John
Powell; Henry Mcdowell, another otfi-
Ger, will die. Both officers fell before
Browns revolver.
Who killed the millionaire turf man is
not exactly certain, rs dozen officers
were firing at him, including Mcdowell,
who, Notwithstanding the fact that his
life was cbbing fast, raised himself up
on hls eloow and fired repeatedly at the
man who laid him low.
Shortly after three o'clock 4 large
body of police under Inspector Lewis
appeared ut the gates to make third
raid upon the park in obedience to
warrants taken out by Thomas Wind
Sor.
Seven wagon loads of officers rolled
radidly down the track toward the
grand stand and men and women made
Wild breaks for liberty. The police
Paid no attention to the fleeing spec
tators, but quickly surrounded the bet
ting ring and the judges stand, gath
ering all the officials of the track who
could be found.
A detachment of officers was then
sent to the stables to gather in the
grooms and lackeyS. j. NJ. Brown WAS
standing upon the roof of one Of the
stables, together with Bob Rice, another
well known racing man.
Brown had repeatedly said during
the former raids that he would allow
no man to arrest him rs long as he mad
not violated the law.
officer Powell hailed Brown and ask
cd him to come down. what for:
said Brown" SO | can arrest YOU"
replied Powell. Brown replied CURLY;
he wouldn't come and wouldn't be ar
| rested, and then when the officer start
ed around he quickly sprang TO the
ground and walked rapidly toward the
gate opening upon Fortieth street.
Powell followed closely after and
Brown began to run, paying no attcn-
ton to the officers call that unless he
halted he would be fired upon.
| Powell finally drew Il revolver and
fired over Browns head. Brown i'll
stantly wheeled around and, his revol-
yer flashing in the sun, he fired, and
Powell fell forward ca his face dead.
Brown fled rapidly along Fortieth
street and Officer Mcdowell, hearing
the shots, ran after him. Brown dart
ed into yard and around the side OF
an unfinished house. Mcdowell was Il
| few seconds behind him and instead of
| following Brown, turned around The
| house in the opposite direction and the
! two men came face to face in Il narrow
/ passage way.
! Mcdowell graspcd Brown 1icrccly by
| the throat and backed him against the
| fence, at the same time trying to hold
| Browns arms so he could not raise the
! revolver be still held in his hand
| Brown struggled desperately but could
| not break away.
Finding the endcavor to raise the re-
| yolyer likewise futile, he pushed its
muZzle against the body Of the officer
and fired. With cry Of pain Mellow
! ell fell back, clasping his hands over his
abdomen, through which the bullet had
torn a ghastly hole.
BY this time Il dozen officers were
close at hand, and as Brown paid no at
tention to their demands to surrender,
several of them opened fire upon him.
Mcdowell managed to raise himself up
! on one elbow, and with a determination
to even up matters with the man who
had shot him, opened fire from his re-
/ yOlver.
Brown could not escape and in a
minute more bullet crashed through
I his right lung and another tore away
bis jaw and lower part of his face.
lie fell to the ground and after one or
two convulsive struggles to rise ex
pired.
James Brown was a man with a
record, and if Mcdowell dies he will
be the fourteenth man who has gone
down before Browns revolver. Brown
was fifty-tWO years of age, native of
Kansas, but had lived in Texas since
bis boyhood. He was ten years sheriff
of Lee county, and it is said that all
the killing he has done was in his Off
cial capacity.
He has been interested in the run
ming turf for the last twenty-five years
and has aInassed a fortune. He leaves
a widow and five children.
Both Powell and Mcdowell were ex-
cellent officers, with good records.
Powell leaves a widow and two child
ren; Mcdowell has a wife,
Chief McClaughry said tonight that
the tragedy confirms his determination
to close the track.
Stephen A. Douglas, one Of the chiefs
attorneys says tcday's tragedy winds
up the Garfield Park track
The Bribery Question.
The other sensational part of the
Garfield park raids, the question of
veracity between Mayor Washburne
and Chief McClaughry, came up this