The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-07
Special to the RECoRD-UH1ox.

! CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Two men dead. one
of them millionaire, another diving.
and an open question as to whether Chi
cago's Mayor or its Superintendent of
Police is Il swillful perjurer, are to-day's
results Of an attempt to close the Garfield
Park race track. The dead men are
James NJ. Brown of Fort Worth, Texas, u
prominent Western turfman, and Police
Officer John Powell. Henry Mcdowell,
another officer, will die. Both officers
fell before Browns revolver. Who killed
the millionaire turfman is not exactly
certain, as dozen officers were firing
| at him, including Mcdowell, who, not
WIthstanding the fact that his life was
ebbing fast, raised himselfupon his elbow
and fired repeatedly at the man who laid
him low.
| Shortly after 3 o'clock large body of
police under Inspector Lewis appeared
at the gates to make a third raid upon the
park, in obedience to warrants taken out
! by Thomas Winston. Seven wagon loads
OF officers rolled rapidly down the track
! toward the grand stand, and men and
| women made a wild break for liberty
! The police paid no attention to the flee
ing spectators but quickly surrounded
the betting ring and judges stand, gath
ering in 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
! Jockeys. j. NJ. Brown was standing upon
! the roof of one of the stables, together
! with Bob Rice, another well-known rae
ing man. Brown had repeatedly said
during the former raids that he would
| allow no man to arrest him as long as he
! had not violated the law.
| Officer Powell nailed Brown and ask ed
! him TO come down. Nv hat for?'' said
| Brown. $50 l can arrest you" replied
| Powell. Brown replied CURLY that he
wouldn't come and would not be arrested.
and then the officer started around the
stable.
Brown quickly sprang to the ground
and walked rapidly toward the gate open
| ing upon Fortieth street. Powell followed
closely after, and Brown began TO run,
paying no attention 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 flashed in the sun, he fired and
| Powell fell forward on his face, dead
Brown fled rapidly along Fortieth street,
and officer Mcdowell, hearing the shot
and seeing his cOmrade fail, ran after him.
! Brown darted into yard and around the
side of an unfinished house. Mcdowell
was few seconds behind him, and in
stead of following Brown turned around
! the house in an opposite direction. The
two men came face to face in a narrow
| passageway. Mcdowell grasped Brown
! tiercely by the throat and bore him back
against the fence, at the same time trying
! to hold Browns arms so that he could
not raise his revolver, still held in his
! hand.
Brown struggled desperately, but could
not break away. Finding his endeavor
/ to raise the revolver likewise futile, he
! pushed its muzZle against the body of the
officer and fired. With cry of pain Nc
| DOwell fell back, clasping his hands over
! his abdomen, through which the bullet
! had torn CHASTITY hole.
! 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 upon him. Mcdowell
| managed to raise himselfupOn one elbow,
| and with determination to even up mat
| tiers with the man who shot him, opened
! fire from his revolver. Brown could not
! escape, and in q minute more a bullet
crashed through his right lung, and an
| other tore away the jaw and lower part Of
his face. He fell to the ground mortally
wounded and after one or two convul-
! siye struggles to rise, expired.
James NJ. Brown was man with a
! record, and if Mcdowell dies he will be
!
! before Browns revolver. Brown was 81
| years Of age, native of Kansas, but had
| lived in Texas since boyhood. He was
ten years Sheriff of Lee County, and it is
said all the killing he did was in an off,
cial capacity. He had been interested in
! the running turf the last twenty-five
| years and had amaSSed q fortune. He
! leaves widow and five children. 40
| Chief McClaughry said tonight that
the tragedy confirms his determination
to close the track Stephen A. Douglas
one of the Chiefs attorneys, says to-day's
tragedy winds up the Garfield Park raids.
The question of Veracity between
Mayor Washburn and Chief McClaughry
came up this morning in Justice BIume's
court. Ihirty-fOur men arrested in the
first raid last week were on trial for run
ming a place of amusement without a
license. The attorneys for the defense
had subpenaed several city officials, with
a view to proving by them that the oppo-
sition to the Garfield Park came from
Edward Corrigan, proprietor of the Haw-
thOrne track, who is anxious to remove
his rival from his path.
When the Mayor was asked if propo-
sition was ever made to him to close the
| Garfield Park track for pecuniary con-
sIderation, he said: About three weeks
ago Chief of Police McClaughry told me
that James Burke, who was interested in
the Hawthorne track, had come to him
and told him they would pay big money
! if we closed up the Garfield people," The
Mayor added that the Chief told him
Burke said that if the Garfield track was
closed the Hawthorne people would con-
| tribute $50, 600 to the campaign fund.
Then Chief McClaughry was called to
! the stand, and when asked if Burke ever
suggested that the Hawthorne people
would give $4,000 to have the Garfield
track closed up, replied emphatically:
mo, he never did,
did you talk to the Mayor about
Burke's proposition to give $4,000 to the
campaign fund if the Garfield track was
! closed?"
No, sir"
Ibid you have to take any advice from
| Burke?'
Eyes, some; but I didn't know until
/ lately that he was Hawthorne man."
! In reply to reiterated question, Chief
| McClaughry emphatically stated that he
had never talked to Mayor Washburne,
as that gentleman had declared he had,
! and said that any statement TO the con-
| trary was false.
| The cases were then postponed one day
| for argument.
| Mayor Washburne was very indignant
over the fact that he had been given the
| lie by the Chief of Police, but refused to
be interviewed. Chief McGlaughry,
when seen about the matter, said: If
the Mayor says he was offered a bride,
perhaps it is true; he ought to know"
This matter IS the sensation OF the day,