After retiring from baseball, Broughton became the first chief of police in Evansville, Wisconsin. He captured a group of train robbers after a gunfight in 1900 and years later also captured Evansville\'s first automobile thieves.\n', '

Broughton was born in Magnolia, Wisconsin. He began playing organized baseball for teams in Evansville, Wisconsin, in 1879 and 1880. By 1882, he was playing for the Janesville Mutuals.\n', '

Broughton made his major league debut in May 1883 with the Cleveland Blues of the National League. He appeared in only four games for Cleveland and played in nine additional major league games later that same year with the Baltimore Orioles. He compiled a .190 batting average with the two clubs during the 1883 season.\n', '

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