Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-07
DIED IN HIS BOOTS.
Bloody Incident of the Chicago
Race Course War.
THREE MEN FALL IN A GUN FIGHT
Colonel Jim Brown, a Texas Horseman,
and One Policeman Meet Sudden
Death-Another Officer
Fatally Shot.

The Texan Resists Arrest In Raid on
the Garfield Course and Starts Trag-
edy-Chased by the Officers II Puts Bull
lets Through Two of Them and Finally
Meets His Own Fate-A11eged Perjury
in High Places-Mayor and Chief of
Police Contradict Each Other on Oath.
CHICAGO. Sept. Tracing at Garfield
park yesterday terminated in a tragedy
dreadful enough to shock both contesting
factions in the fight. Three mems lives
paid the forfeit of the effort to suppress
racing ON the track. James NJ. Brown,
the horseman, was instantly killed and
Officer John Powell shared like fate.
Officer Henry Mcdowell was mortally
wounded. The triple shooting was a
sequel to the daily raid on the race track.
During the previous days assault by the
police Brown is alleged to have said that
he would kill any policeman who should
attempt to arrest him. Yesterday after
noon while the raid was in progress a
crowd of ruffians gathered on West For
tieth street, just outside the race course,
and began to jeer the police
Brown Draws on the Police.
Half a dozen times they were driven
away and finally when the police charged
on the Wisconsin Central tracks, stopping
every moment to throw stones at the pur-
suing blue coats. The chase lasted until
the south end of the track was reached,
when the police gave it up. On the way
back to the gates attention was in some
way attracted to James NJ. Brown who
was stationed on the roof of the stables at
the extreme south end of the course.
Three officers clambered to the roof and
Rrnpn 1raW
off. He was ordered to surrender, but re-
fused, and pointing his weapon at the
policemen began to back toward the edge
of the roof
Chase Across the Prairie.
One of the policemen fired shot in the
air, and Brown made wild leap from the
roof, landing inside the grounds. Officers
Mcdowell and Powell followed in close
pursuit, and some one of the three, sup
posedly Brown, fired shot. Then the
horseman made wild dash for liberty
through the south gate. He ran across
the prairie to Harrison street near jan
huss avenue, where n brick building was
in course of construction. Here Officer
Powell overlook him and reached out to
grasp him by the sleeve.
Two Officers Fatally Shot.
Turning squarely around, Brown, who
still grasped his revolver in his right hand,
at the policeman. The bullet struck the
officer in the mouth and he fell dead
Then Brown started to run east on Harri-
son street, and encountered Officer Nc
Dowell. Both men raised their weaoons
and fired simultaneously. Mcdowell
staggered a few feet forward and then
fell across the sidewalk. Brown ran west
again and stopped to fire again at the
PROSTATE body of Officer Powell. He met
Officer William Jones and both men
raised their revolvers and Brown pulled
the trigger of his weapon, but no explosion
followed.
The Horsem an Gets His 0uietus.
Jones had by this time taken aim at the
wounded horseman and fired. Brown
sprang into the air and uttered a sharp
cry. He staggered moment and then
turning ran into the areaway between
two buildings. Officer Jones hesitated to
follow until dozen Brother officers
reached his side. Then he went in be-
tween the buildings and found Brown
lying dead beside the fence. The dead
horseman's body had three bullets in it
one had penetrated the heart, probably
causing instantaneous death. Of the
other two one had struck him in the right
shoulder and the remaining ball lodged in
his thigh.