The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-07

or Its chief OF police Is Wlllfut perJurer,
are today's results of the attempt to close
the Garfield park race track. The dead are
james NJ. Brown of Ft. Worth, Tex, a
prominent western man, shot through the
right breast and the lower portion of the
face; John Powell, police officer, shot
through the mouth, and Henry Mcdowell,
n police officer, shot in the abdomen. Both
officers fell before Browns revolver. one
being instantly killed, and the other dying
before he could be carried from the grounds.
Who killed Brown is not exactly known.
Nobody saw the actual killing of Powell
and Mcdowell, and when Brown was
slain a dozen officers were firing at him,
including Mcdowell
Ii was shortly after o'clock when the
police, commanded by Inspector Lewis,
appeared at the gates to make a raid upon
the park in obedience to warrants taken
out by Thomas w. Insor. A panic seized
the people in the grand stand at the sight
of seven wagon-loads of bluecoats, and
men and women made wild breaks for lib
erty. The police quickly surrounded the
betting ring and the judges stand, and
the officials of the track who could be
found were placed under arrest. A de-
stables to. gather in the grooms and jock
eys, but they had, for the most part, taken
The alarm and escaped.
EsAttention was then turned to the people,
who scampered over the grounds singly
and in squads, and were making 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. NJ. Brown,
wealthy turfman, owner of Bobby Beach,
u. w. johnson, (the sensational two-year-
old), and other first class horses, was
standing OF the roof of the stables, from
where he had been watching the police
pursue the people. With him stood Bob
Rice, anoth5r well known race man.
Brown had repeatedly said during the
former raids that if the policemen attempt
ed to arrest him he would kill or be killed
before he would be dragged to the police
station. Powell and Mcdowell approach
ed the shed, and the former hailed Brown
pleasantly, asking him to come down.
What for?" said Brown.
so can arrest you" said Powell.
"Ill not come down, and I'll not be
arrested" said Brown. at the same time
tossing a few pebbles from the stables
gravel roof upon Poweil's head
The officer ran around to the rear of the
barn, quickly climbed up to the roof, and
advanced toward Brown. Officer Nc
Dowell had by this time passed on. Brown
sprang to the ground and walked rapidly
toward the gate Powell followed closely
and Brown began to run, paying no at
tention to the repeated calls of Powell,
who said that if he did not stop he would
be fired upon. AS no attention was paid
10 him, Powell drew his revolver and sent
bullet whistling over Browns head.
That was enough. Brown wheeled around
and his revolver flashed in the sunlight.
He fired and Powell fell forward on his
face dead. Without placing the revolver
in his pocket Brown fed. Mcdowell, |
hearing the shot, started in pursuit and
gained upon Brown in q way that con-
v.nced the fugitive that if be continued
in the open street 1t meant his capture or
a fight for his life He darted into a yard
and around the side of an unfinished |
house Mcdowell was a few seconds be- |
hind him, but turned around the house in |
the Opposite direction, and the two men
came face to face in narrow passage be- |
tween the house and high board fence.
Mcdowell made no effort to shoot |
Brown, but caught him by the throat, at !
the same time trying to hold Browns !
arms so that he could not raise his revol- |
yer, which he still held in his hand !
Brown struggled desperately and managed |
10 push the weapon against the body of |
the officer and fire. With cry OF pain |
Mcdowell fell back, clasping his hands |
over his abdomen.
BY this time dozen officers were close
at hand, and, as Brown paid no attention
to their demands to surrender, several of
them opened fire on him. Mcdowell, who
had been writing upon the ground, man
aged to raise himself upon one elbow, and. |
with determination TO even up matters
with the man who had snot him. opened
hre with his revolver. Brown could not
escape. lie was surrounded on all sides
and before be could raise his revolver bull
let crashed through his lung and another
tore away the jaw and lower part of the
Iace. lie fell to the ground and expired in
IA few moments.
james NJ Brown was man with a
record, and Mcdowell was the fourth
man who had gone down before his re-
volyer Brown was born 81 years ago
IN Kansas, but moved 10 Texas while
boy, and since then has made his home in
that state. he has been interested in the
trotung turf for the last twenty five wears
and Was generally regarded as II square
man HIS estate is estimated at over
H,u0O, 600. He leaves widow and five
children.
ACQUISITION OF vERACTTY.
The other sensation in the Carried park
trouble question of veracity between
Mayor WsShburn and Chief of Police
HIeClauShteyIcame Sp this morning in
the court OF Justice Blume. The thirty
Tour men arrested in the first raid last
week were on trial for running a place OF
amusement without license The
attorneys had subpoenaed Mayor Wash
burn, Chief McClaughrey ana Corpora
ton Counsel Miller, Intending to prove
by them that the opposition to Garfield
park came from Edward Corrigan. pro-
prletor of the Hawthorne track, who Is
anxious TO remove rival from his path
All three were sworn at the same time.
out were examined separately.
The testimony of Mayor Washburn
went to show that Chief of Police Me
Claughrey had told him (the mayor) that
James Burke, who WAS interested in the
hawthorne track, would pay S5O,0O0 to the
poiltlcaI campaign fund If he would close
up the Garfield park race track,
Chief OF Police NcClaughrey was then
called TO the stand. He denied absolutely
that he ever had any conversation with
the mayor IN regard to Closing the Car
field track for the consideration of
$50, 600 for the Campaign fund, or that be
ever had been offered any money at all for
closing the track
The cases were then postponed one dav
for argument Mayor Nashbarn. upon
leaving the stand, went directly to his OF
nee in the city hall He dia not know
that he had been given the lie by his chief
~ police. The news was soor carried TO