Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1907 — WITH DEATH AT HAND [ARTICLE]

WITH DEATH AT HAND

Ex-Sherrlff Brown, of Baker City, Ore., Accuses the Western Federation of Miners. Baker City, Ore., Oct. 2.—Harvey K. Brown, ex-sheriff of Baker county, is dead at the hospital as the result of the horrible wounds he received from the explosion of a bomb at his front gate as he entered his home at 10:45 o’clock Monday night. Brown was unconscious when picked up, but. shortly before noon yesterday b<* recovered consciousness and his ante-mortem statement was taken by the district attorney. It follows: “I was on my way home from uptown last night when I 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 5 feet, 10 inches, tall, his weight was 165 pounds. He wore a brown suit and a celluloid collar, and was clean shaved. ———-——«*—- "I have been conscious of having been followed for the past three weeks, and 1 have no doubt that those who attempted my life are persons connected with the Western Federation of Miners, and that I was marked for death on account of connection with the Steunenberg and Steve Adams cases.” The entire town is wrought up to almost a frenzy. Practically no business is transacted, and people gather in public places to discuss the crime from every aspect. The similarity with the Steunenberg case is alluded to.