The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-07
SHOT IN CHICAGO.
Disastrous Results Of a Raid on
Garfield Park.
TWO MEN DEAD AND ONE DYING.
A Noted THURMAN Kills Two Officers and Then
Loses His Own Life at the Hands
Of Their Comrades

CHICAGO, Sept. 6l-Two men dead, one Of
them millionaire, another dying, and, an
open question as to whether Chicago's
mayor or its superintendent of police is a
wllful periurer, are todays results Of the
attempt TO close the Garfield park race
track. The dead men are janice NJ Brown
of Fort Worth, Tex, prominent western
turfman, and Police Officer John Powell.
Henry Mcdowell, another officer, will die.
Both officers fell btfore 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
eDbing fast. raised himself upon his elbow
and fred repeatedly at the man who had
laid him low.
Shortly after O'clock large body Of
police under Inspector Lewis appeared at
the gates to make the third raid upon the
park In obedience to warrants taken out by
Thomas Windsor. Seven wagon loads of
officers rolled rapidly down the track
toward the grand stand. Men and women
made
WILD BREAKS FOR LIBERTY.
The police paid no attention TO fleeing
| spectators, but quickly surrounded the bet
ting ring and judges stand, gathering 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 cooks
| and Jockeys.
! j. M Brown was standing upon the roof
of one of the stables, together with Boo
Rick, another well known racing 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
| ho 1ov odd cd
and asked him to come down.
What fore" said Brown.
$50 can arrest YOU" replied Powell.
| Brown replied CURLY that he wo-ld not
come down and would not be arrested, and
then when the officer started around,
quickly sprang 10 the ground and walked
rapidly toward the gate opening 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 fed rapidly along
Fortieth street, and officer Mcdowell hear
ing the shot and seeing the form of his
comrade, ran after him Brown darted in
TO a yard and around the side Of an IN
finished house. Mcdowell was a few
seconds behind him and instead Of follow
ing Brown, turned around the house in an
| opposite direction. The Two men came
face to face in narrow pa5sase-Way.
! Mcdowell grasped Brown herceIy by the
throat and bore him back against the fence.
at the same time trying to hold Browns
arms so he could not raise the revolver,
still held in his hand.
BROWN STRUGGLED DESPERATELY
but could not break away Finding his en-
] deayor to raise his revolver likewise futile,
! he pushed its muzzle against the body OF
the officer and fired. With cry Of pain
! Mcdowell fell back, clasping mis- hands over
his abdomen, through which the bullet mad
torn a CHASTITY hole.
By this time q dozen officers were close
at hand, and as Brown paid no attention to
their demands TO surrender, several OF
them fired upon him. Mcdowell managed
to raise himself upon one elbow, and with a
determination to even up matters with the
man who had shot him
OPENED FIRE FROM HIS REVOLVER.
Brown could not escape, and in minute
more a bullet crashed through his right
lung and another in the left jaw and lower
part of the face. He fell TO the ground and
after one or two convulsive struggles 10
rise expired.
James VI. Brown was a man with rec
ord and il Mcdowell dies he will be the
fourteenth man who has gone down before
Browns revolver. Brown is fifty two
wears of age, native of Kansas, but he
has lived in Texas since boyhood- He was
for ten years sherln IN Lee county. ana IL
is said all the killing he did was IN his
official capacity. He has been interested
in running the turf the last twenty-five
years and has amassed g fortune. he
leaves widow and five children
Both Powell and Mcdowell were excel
lent officers, with good records. Powell
LEAVES widow and two children. Nc
Dowell has q wife
Chief McClaughery said tonight that the
tragedy confirms his determination to close
the track Stephen A. Douglas, one Of
the chiefs attorn eys, says today's tragedy
winds up the Garfield PARK raids.
The question Of veracity between Mayor
Washburn and Chief McClaughery cane
I'D this morning in Justice Glermes' court.
The thfrty-four men arrested IN the first
raid. last week, were on trial for running
a place of amusement without license
The attorneys for the defence subpUned
several city officials with q view to prov
ing to them that tho opposition TO Garfield
park came from Edward Corrigan, pro-
prietor of the Hawthorne track, who is
anxious to remove q rival from his path.
When the mayor was asked il the pro-
uosition was ever made to him to close
Garfield Park track for pecuniary con-
sideration he said:
s.About three weeks ago Chief Police
McClauRhery told me that James K.
! Burke who was interested in the Haw-
thorne track had come to him and told him
that they would pay money If We closed up
the Garfield people," The mayor added
, that the chief told MIN that Burke said IL
the Garfield Park track was closed tbs
Hawthorne people would contribute TO the
campaign fund.
Then Chief McClaugheny was called to
the stand, and when asked if Burke ever
suggested that the Hawthorne peopla
would give $50, 600 to have the Garfield
track closed up replied emphaticaly; mo.
he never did"
, aDid you talk to the mayor about
} Burkes proposition to give $50, 600 to the
campaign fund if the Garfield track wae
closedf''
mo, sirn
"Did YOU have talk with Burkel"
ayes. but 1 did not know until lately
that he was . Hawthorne man."
In reply to the reiterated question Chief
McClaughery emphatically stated that he
had never talked to Mayor Washburne, az
: that gentleman hsd declared ne had, and
, said that any statement to the contrary
was false.
: The cases were then postponed one day
for argument.
Mayor Washburne is very indignan,
over the fact that he has been given the lie
bv the chief Of police, but refused 70 be in
tsrviewed. Chief McClaughsry. when
, seen about the matter, said:
! ..If the mayor says he was offered q
1 PRIDE, perhaps is is true; he ought te
know ~