St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-07
MURDER AND PERJURY
Fearful Tragedy Arises Out
Of the Attempt to Close
Garfield Park.
J. NJ. Brown, Millionaire Turf
man, Shoots a Police
man Dead.
After Mortally Wounding
Another, He Is Himself
Shot to Death.
Chieago's Mayor and Chief of
Police Swear to Opposite
Statements.

CHICAGO. Sept. 6.-Two dead men,
one OF them millionaire, another man
lying at the point of death, and an open
question as to whether Chicago's mayor
or its chief of police is wilful perjurer
are today's results of the attempt to
close the Garfield park race track.
The dead men are James NJ. Brown,
OF Fort Worth, Tex, prominent West
ern turf man, shot through the right
breast and lower portion of the face:
John Powell, police officer. shot through
the mouth. Henry Mcdowell. police
officer, was shot in the abdomen, but is
still alive.
Both officers fell before Browns re-
yolver, Powell being instantly killed.
VINO killed Brown is not exactly
known. Nobody saw the actual killing
OF Powell. and when Brown was slain
dozen officers were firing at him, in
Guiding Mcdowell, who, notwithstand-
ing the fact that his life was ebbing
fast, raised himself upon his elbow and
Fired Repeatedly
at the man who had laid him low.
1t was shortly after 3 O'Clock when
the police, commanded by Inspector
Lewis, appeared at the gates to make
the third raid upon the park, in obedi-
ence to warrants taken out by Thomas
Wlnsor. There was no delay in gaining
admittance, and seven wagon loads of
officers rolled rapidly down the track
toward 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. The police paid no attention
TO the leelng spectacle, butquickly sur
rounded the betting ring and the Judges
stand. All the officials of the track who
could be found were quickly placed
under arrest, and a detachment of
officers was then sent to the stables to
gather in the grooms and jockeys. They
had. for the most part, taken the alarm
and escaped.
Attention was then turned to the peo-
pie who scattered over the grounds.
singly and IN numerous squads, max
ing their way
Toward the Exits
Only one man, who was too fat to run.
was captured, and another move was
made toward the stables.
AS the officers approached. J.. M.
Brown, the wealthy turf man, owner of
Bobby Beach, G. w. johnson, the SEN
sational two-year-Old, and other first
class horses, was standing upon the
roof of one of the stables Watching the
police pursue the people. With hin
stood Bob Rice, another we'll 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
If policeman attempted it, he would
kill or be killed before he was dragged
to the police station. Powell and Nc
Dowell approached the shed, and the
former hailed Brown, pleasantly asking
him to come down.
"What fOr?" said Brown.
Powell.
''rll not come down, and I'll not be
arrested" said Brown, curtly. at the
same time tossing few pebbles from
the stables gravel roof
Upon POwell's Head.
The officer then ran around to the
rear OF the barn, and, placing a board
against the wall, quickly clambered up
to the roof and advanced toward Brown.
Officer Mcdowell had by this time
passed on. and Brown sprang to the
ground and walked rapidly toward
gate opening from the grounds upon
Fortieth avenue. Powell followed
closely after him, and Brown began to
run. paying no attention to the repeated
| calls of Powell, that, unless he halted,
he would be fired upon.
AS no attention was paid to him, Pow
ell drew his revolver and sent bullet
whizzing through the air just over
Browns head. That was enough. Brown
! instantly wheeled around, his revolver
flashed in the sunlight, he fired, and
Powell fell forward on his face, dead.
He came down as though struck by a
| thunderbolF and not a movement of
the limbs showed that he had known
what had happefied to him.
Without placing hi S revolver in his
pocket, Brown fed rapidly along For
tieth street. Mcdowell, hearing the