The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept Two dead men
one Of them "a millionaire; one mOrtaliy
wounded, and an open question as TO
whether Chicago's mayor or its chief of
police Is a wilful Perjurer are yester-
days result OF the attempt TO close the
Garfield park race track
The dead are: James n. Brown, OF
Fort Worth Tex a prominent western
turf man shot through the right breast
and lower portion of face, and John
Powell, police officer, shot through the
mouth; Henry Mcdowell police officer
shot in the bIomen. fatally wounded.
Both officers fell before Browns revolv-
er, one being instantly zil'ed and the
other is dying In the hospital.
it was shortly after @ o'clock when
the police, commanded by Inspector
Lewis, appeared at the gates to make
the third raid upon the park in ODE
dieuce to warrants tazcu-out by Thorn
as w. Insor There was no delay ia
gaining admittauec aud in moment
seven vgagonloads OF officers rolled rap
idly down the track to the grand stand
A panic seized the people IN the grand
stand at the sight of the blue coats and
men and women made wild breaks for
liberty
As,the officers approached J. NJ Brown,
the wealthy turfmau, owner OF Bobby
Beach. o. W. johnson, the sensational
tyvo-year-old, and other drst-clasz horses,
was standing on the roof OF one of the
I stables watching the police pursue the
people. With him stood Bob Rice, an
J other well known racing man Brown
! had repeatedly said during the former
raids on the park that he would allow
no man TO arrest him as long as he had
not violated the law, and that if d.
| policeman attempted him be would kill
or be killed before he was dragged 70
\ Al A. o..
| ell approached the shed and the former
/ hailed Brown pleasantly, asking him to
| come down
What for?" said Brown.
] $50 that can arrest you" replied
/ Powell
/ I'm not come down, and III not be
I arrested" said brown CURLY, at the
/ same time tossing few pebbles from
/ the stables gravel roof upon Poweu's
| head
| The officer then ran around to the
/ rear of the barn and placing "a board
! against the wall quickly climbed up to
] the roof and advanced toward Brown
/ Ohicer Mcdowell had by this time
/ passed on and Brown spraug to the
/ ground and walked rapidly toward a
| gate opening from the grounds upon
/ Eurtieth street
/ Powell followed closely after him and
/ Brown began to run, paying no atteu-
I ton to the repeated calls OF Powell
] who sal if be did not stop he would be
| fired upon. As NJ attention was paid
/ to him Powell drew his revolver and
| sent bullet whistling through the air
/ just over Browns head.
/ That was enough Brown Instantly
/ wheeled around, his revolver flushed in
/ the sunlight, he t-ed and Powell fell
[ forward on his face, dead He came
] down as though struck by a thunder
[ bolt, and not a movement OF the linn los
/ showed that what he had known what
/ had happened to him. without placing
/ his revolver in his pocket Brown fed
| rapidly along FOrtieth street
Mcdowell hearing the shot ran out
/ of the gate and seeing the form of has
/ companion lying PROSTATE on the dusty
! street, and the form of Brown rapidly
/ going up the street, he at once started
/ in pursuit and soon overlook him.
! Mcdowell made no effort to shoot
/ Brown, hut grasp s3 hin fier--lv by this
/ throat and with lie mIJ--rvo cjarulu-
/ ton, I've got you now he bore his
| man back ugLIpst the fence lad tn p
| same time trying 70 hold Browns arm
/ so that he could not raise the revolver
| which he still held in his haud Brown
/ struggled desperately, but he was in
/ the hands of a man who was more than
| his match and he could not break away.
I He then underworld to raise his re-
1 voIver, but the strength of AcDowell
| frustrated his efforts He then pushed
the weapon against the body of the Of
hcer and fired
With a cry of pain, Mcdowell tell
| back, cIaspiug his hands over his alb
! domen, through which Browns bullet
! had bored ghastly hole. BY this time
/ q dozen officers were close at hand and
as Brown paid no attention TO their de-
l mauds to surrender, several of them
I opened fire upon him Mcdowell who
had been writing upon tine ground
J managed to raise himself upon one ell
! bow and. with the determination q
even up matters with the man who had
shot him, opened FIRE from his revolver.
Brown could not escape he was sur
/ rounded on ALI sides and before ht
could raise his revolver to protect him
| self a bullet crushed through his righf
| lung and another tore away the jaw
and the lower part of the face.
This last ball had struck him in al
most exactly the same spot as hs
! had shot Powell. He fell to the grouut
] and turned half over in a weak attemp
TO rise again. but he had not th'
strength aud as the officers came run
| mag down the narrow pasSa geway DAD
/ tried once more to rise but it was only
/ a convulsiye movement of the limb.
and in an instant later he was dead