The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
MYSTERIOUS
MURDER OF
POLICEMAN
Oakland Is Startled
by Another
Killing.
George Brown, Mounted Pa
trOlman, Shot Down
While on Duty.
Assassin Fires in fhe Dark and Then
Escapes, Two Of His Three Bull
lets Taking Effect

OAKLAND, Dec. 17.-Another DO
liceman was murdered in Oakland to-
night when Mounted Officer George
Brown fell a victim to an assassin's
bullet He was shot by a highway
man about 7:30 o'clock at Twenty
sixth street and Broadway. Two bull
lets dropped him in his tracks. He
had dismounted to question a sus-
picious character and had the reins of
his horse over his arm when he was
ruthlessly killed without an oppor-
tunity to defend himself e.
Brown had been hurriedIy sent out
from the police station to intercept a
robber who had held up NJ. C. Hursey
of 3l6 Twenty second street. He fell in
with a man on Broadway and stopped
him. Then those who were within hear
ing heard three shots fired in rapid sue
cession. Brown staggered away and
was taken into the Providence Hos
pital, which was almost across the way.
but died without making any state
ment- He lived only about five minutes
after being put on the operating table.
Brown was seen to dismount and
accost man who was riding a bicycle
on the sidewalk without a lantern and
then crossed over to the other side
Of the road to where a man was
standing. Almost Immediately after
ward three sharp reports were heard
In quick succession. The murderer
was seen to turn down Twenty-sixth
street and run toward Telegraph ave-
nue.. He was thick set man Of me-
dunn height and wore dark clothes
and had on a soft felt hat.
At the hospital Policeman Brown
was attended by DR.. H. Koford, who
found that but two of the bullets had
found their mark. One tore through
the muscles of the right shoulder. The
other went through the heart and was
the one that caused his death.
j. Mckay of 1859 Clay street saw
Brown as he crossed the road to speak
to the man who took his life, and heard
him exclaim, God. am shot" He
saw the man run away, and then
helped people who had been attracted
by the shots to carry Brown into the
hospital
M. c. Hursey, the man who was held
up at Twentieth and Harrison streets
and at whose instance Brown was sent
out, made the following statement to
the police:
Il live at 216 Twenty-second street,
and was walking toward my home on
Twentieth when 1 was suddenly ac-
costed by a man who held a large pis-
tol at my head and told me to throw
up my hands. I put them up, and then
thinking it was joke started to take
them down, when he said, Keep them
up! He went through my pockets and
took 81 rs. He then commanded me to
go along about my business and not to
turn around. 1 did as 1 was told until
was several blocks away, when L
went into a store and telephoned to
the police station. This was at Ills
o'clock"
Brown is the victim of some of the
many hard characters attracted here
during the races. Each recurring sea-
son is the occasion for just such hold
ups and only a year ago Policeman
Smith was shot in the same way and
David Kiniry. his murderer, has just
been brought to this city.
Browns family is prostrated. He
leaves a wife and little child and
mother. After his death a nurse
from the hospital was sent to his
home, which is not far away. Browns
mother is bereft of her reason and his
wife is hysterical. They were taken
to the hospital. but after short time
were removed. and Browns body was
taken to the Morgue.