Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-07
THREE MEN KILLED
In a Raid BY the Chicago Police on the Garfield
Park Race Track-0ne a Millionaire and the
Others Police 0ffcerS-The Chief Declares that
Garfield Park Must Be Closed and tha! lie
Will Do II at 0nce-The Chicago Officers Go
Up Agains! Texas Turfman.

CHICAGO, September 6.-Three dead men,
one of them millionaire, are to-day's re-
suits Of the attempt 10 close the Garfield
Park race track.
The dead men are James NJ. Brown, OF
Fort Worth, rexas, a prominent Western
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, shotin the
abdomen.
Both officers fell before Browns revol-
yer, one being instantly killed and the
other diving before be could be removed
from the grounds Who killed Brown is
not exactly known Nobody saw the ac-
tual killing of Powell and Mcdowell, and
when Brown was slain, dozen oI1cerS
were firing at him, including Mcdowell,
who, Notwithstanding the fact that his LIE
was ebbing fast, raised himself upon his Oh
bow and fired repeatedly at the men who
had laid him low.
Shortly after three o'clock the police
made the third raid upon the Park. The
appearance OF the officers caused panic
among the spectators. who fed precipi-
lately from the grounds. All the officials
were arrested and the officers then at
tempted TO arrest j. NJ. Brown, the
wealthy turfman, owner of Bobby Beach.
q. w. Johnson and other first class horses,
Brown was standing upon the roof OF one
Of the stables and refused TO come down,
saving that he woudkill or be,Killed before
submitting to arrest. Brown then jumped
down and started away, when Officer
Powers fired at him.
The turf man then pulled his revolver
and shot Powell dead He then ran up
Fortieth street, followed by Officer Nc
Dowell, who finally caught him. A hand
f.l1 rxhf fah
Brown again drew his revolver and fired
directly at McDowelps abdomen. infiicting
q mortal wound BY this time Brown was
surrounded, and before he could protect
himself he was shot twice, one bullet pass
ing through the right lung and the other
entering the head. - He died almost in
stantly.
His body and that of Powell were
| quickly taken up. Browns being taken 10
| the morgue and Powell's 10 his home. Nc
| Dowell was taken 10 the County Hospital,
where he now lies at the point OF death,
the chances being strongly against his re-
| covery.
| James Brown was a man with asrecord
and II Mcdowell dies he will be the four
| teenth man who has gone down before his
revolver. Brown was born 81 years ago in
| Kansas, but moved 20 Texas while boy
| and has since then made his home in that
State. He was for ten years the Sheriff Of
Lee county, and it is said that all the kill
| ing he ever did was in an Official capacity.
He has been turf man for the last
| twenty five years and was generally re-
| garded as square man. He had amassed
| a fortune Oh the turf and his estate IS esti-
mated at over million dollars. he leaves
a widow and five children.
Both Powell and Mcdowell were excel
/ liant officers with good records. Powell
| left a widow and two children and Nc
| Dowell has wife.
Chief McClaughrey said Of the tragedy
| that IL confirms his determination 10 close
the park. $50 far from making me change
nv nind,u said be, lit confirms my decis-
| ion. III police officers cannot enter the
park in the discharge Of their duty without
being killed, il is time the park is closed.
| Is the city 10 surrender all Of its police
powerl The officers were clearly inside
| the law and in discharge OF their duties.
| They had warrants to serve ana that gave
them sufficieut right. 1t winds up Gar
| field PARK