Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-07
The Outcome Of an Attempt TO Arrest
a Racing Nan nj the Garfield
Track.
NE Is SHOT TO DEATH ny
OFFICERS.
The Dead MANS Record.-A Question
OF yraciiy between Two
Officials.
by Telegraph to the SEws.
GARFIELD RACE TRACK.
Awful Results Of nm Attempt to
close ~.

dying nnd nn open question as 10
whether Chicago's mayor or lit super
intendent OF police i- wilful pcrjurer
are loday'a results Of the attempt 10
close the Garfield Park race track.
The dead men are James NJ. Brown Of
Wentworth, Tex, q prominent West.
eTn iuriman, aud Police Oiiicer John
Powell. Henry MoDoweli, another
officer, will die. Both officers fell be-
fore Browns revolver. Who killed
the millionaire tuffman Ia moi exactly
certain M a dozen oilicors were firing
at him Including Mcdowell who, not
withdrawing the fact that his life was
ebbing fast, raised himself upon his
elbow and lired repeatedly at the man
who laid him low.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock largo body
Of Tolice under Inspector Devils mp
peafed at the gates 10 make the third
raid upon the park In obedience
10 warrants taken out by rhomAs
Windsor. Seven wagon loads OF
officers rolled rapidly down the track
toward this grand stand. Men and
women mauc wild breaks for liberty.
The police paid no attention TO the
fleeing spectators, but quickly sur.
rounded the betting ring ana the
ludges' stand, gathering la all officials
OF the truck who could be found. A
detachment Of officers was then sent 10
the stables 10 gather In the cooks and
Jockeys. ]. NJ. Brown was standing
upon the roof OF one OF the stables, TO-
gethOr with Bob Rick, another welt.
known racing man. trown hnd re-
peatediy said during former raids that
he would allow no man 10 arrest him
as long NJ he had not violated the law.
Officer Powell addressed Brown aud
asked him ~ come down.
"Nhnt ioI?n said Brown.
$50 / can arrest YOU" replied Pow
oil.
Brown replied CURLY that he would
not come down and would not be- ar.
rested, and then when the officer
started aIound, quickly rprang to the
ground anu walked rapidly 20 the
gate opening on FOrtieth street.
Powell followed closely alter anu
Brown began 10 run, paying no atten.
tion to the officers call that unless he
halted he would be fired upon Powell
finally drew his revolver and fired
over Browns head, Brown instantly
wheeled around, his revolver flashing
lAf ttlt Nv uhu ONNiA
forward ON his face dead
Brown lied rapidly along Fortieth
street, ana Ofiicer Mcdowell, hearing
the shot anu seeing the form Of his
comrnde, ran after him. Brown darted
into u yard and around the side OF an
unfinished house. Mcdowell WAS few
seconds behind him, and, Instead OF
following Brown, turned around the
house In the opposite direction. The
two men came iaoe to face In narrow
passageway. Acknowledgment Brown
flcrccly 10y the throat AMI bore him back
against the fence, at the same timo try
ing to hold Browns arms 30 he could
not raise his revolver which he still
held Ia his hand. Brown struggled des
peTately but could not break away.
Finding his ondeavor 10 raise his re-
volver likewise futile he pushed liz muz.
clio against the body OF the officer aud
fired. With cry OF pain Mcdowell
fell back, ciasplng his hands over his
abdomen through which the bullet
had torn CHASTITY hole. by this time
u dozen officers were close at hand aud
as Brown paid no attention to their
demands TO surrender several OF them
opened fire upon him. Mcdowell
managed 10 raise himself upon one
elbow md with a determination to
even up matters with the man who
shot him, opened fire from his revolver.
Brown could not escape, and in q
minute more, bullet crashed through
his right lung and another In his loft
law and the lower part OF his frCs =.
He fell to the ground anu after one or
two convulHive struggles 10 rise eX.
plred.
James NJ. Brown was man with a
record and II Mcdowell dies he will be
the fourteenth man who has gone
down before Browns revolver. Brown
was 81 years of age aud native OF
Kansae, but had lived IN Texas since
boyhood. He was ton years sheriff OF
Lee county and II Ia said all the killing
be did was In his official capacity. He
had been interested In the running turf
for the last twenty-five years and
amused u fortune. He leaves u widow
anu five children.
Both Powell and Mcdowell were
excellent officers with good records,
and Powell leaves widow and two
children. Mcdowell has wife.
Chief McClaughry said tonight that
the tragedy confirmed his determine
ton to close the track. Stephen A.
Douglas, one Of the chiefs attorneys,
says today that tho tragedy winds up
the Garfield Park raids.
The question OF veracity between
Mayor Washburne and Chief Me
Claughry came up this morning Ia
Justice Blume's court. Tho thirty.four
men arrested In the iirst raid last week
were ON trial for running place OF
amusement without license. The at
torneys for the defense subpmnaed
several city officials with view to
proving by them that the opposition TO
Garfield Park came from Edward
Carrigan, proprietor OF the Hawthorne
track, who IL anxious To remove
rival from his path. When the mayor
was asked II the proposition was ever
nude TO him to close Garfield Park
track for II pecuniary consideration he
laid;
"About three weeks ago Chief OF
Police McLaughry told me that Jas.
Il. Burke, who was intef,s tod tn the
Hawthorne track, had come to him
and told him they would pay big
money II We closed up tho Garfield
people"
Tho Mayor added that the Chief told
him Burke said II the Garfield Park