The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-02
ACCUSES MINERS
Sheriff Brown Who Was Blown
Up by Dynamite
Charges the Outrage to the
Western Federation.
MARKED FOR DEATH
He Says Owing to Connection
With Steunenberg Case.
He Is the Man Who Arrested
Steve Adams.

Portland, Oct. "A special dis
patch from Baker City, says that for
mer Sheriff Harvey K Brown, who
was made the victim of a bomb, is
still alive with some chance for his I'LL
innate recovery. He Iapsed into I'M
consciousness but regained his senses
later, though he is still deaf from the
explosion. No trace of the criminal
has been discovered.
Brown is the man who arrested
Steve Adams for his alleged crimes in
Idaho and for the past six months has
been engaged in detective work for the
against Steve Adams and expressed
his fear of taking the stand for it is
alleged he said he knew he never
would escape alive if he did.
Brown made a statement in which
he said that on his way home from up
town he met a man in front of resi-
dence a block from his own home and
spoke. but the man made no response
He described the man as being about
five feet ten inches tall, weight 165
pounds, wearing brown suit and cellu-
loid collar and was smooth shaven. He
said that he was conscious he had
been Swallowed for three weeks.
Brown has been very gloomy and
downcast for several days past and
when asked concerning his trouble by
a friend he replied "I am a doomed
man Those people in Idaho will get
me yet
he went on TO tell tnaI ne Hdu no
ticed on several occasions that he was
being watched and followed every
place he went. No matter what out
of the way place he would go, there
was always some one around Keeping
him under surveillance; that he has
an idea of the identity of the people
no tried to murder him is shown by
the only words he uttered before he
became unconscious:
"They have laid for me and got me
at last KS
1t is also said that Brown received
an anonymous letter warning him to
leave the country or his life would be
taken.
One of the neighbors of Brown said
that a short time before the explosion
occurred they noticed a woman walk
ing in front of Browns house, al
though dressed in woman's clothes'
she looked very much like man.
The bomb was made of dynamite
and was placed inside the gate. From
the bomb a wire run across the walk
and to the top of a picket fence.
Chief of Police Jackson and his men
were on the scene within a few min
utes after the explosion. The only
evidence to show where the criminal
concealed himself was the wire which
could be traced into the middle of the
road.
When Mr. Brown recovered con-
seriousness his ante-mortem statement
was taken by the district attorney. 1t
follows:
town when met a man in front of a
residence which is a block from my
house and spoke The man made no
reply. This man was about fve rect
ten inches tall, his weight was 165
pounds. He wore brown suit and
celluloid collar and was clean shaVen.
7 have been conscious of having been
followed for the past three weeks and
I have no doubt that those who at
tempted my life are persons connected
with the Western Federation OF MIN
ers and that I was marked for death
on account of connection with the
and Steve Adams cases"
The entire town is wrought UP to
almost a frenzy. Practically no bust
ness is transacted and people gather
in public places to discuss the crime
from every aspect. The similarity with
the Steunenberg case is alluded TO-
Brown arrested Steve Adams at
Haines when the latter was wanted as
a witness in the Steunenberg case and
he testified at the trial of Adams In
Wallace.