The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-06
CONVICT TRACY
STILL AT LARGE
thought to Be Hiding in Vicinity
of Bothel.
BATTLE EXPECTED TODAY
xURDERER's OUTFIT FOUND IN
DESERTED CABIN.

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10 the Post-Intelligencer from
- Bothel says: Tracy is in the vi
ciEity Of Bothel almost beyond a doubt.
A tract Of territory fifteen miles in
circumference is enclosed by a strong
Gordon Of armed men. Unless the con-
Wet stole through the lines last night.
he can hardly make his escape without
a bloody conflict.
Every bridge and crossing, every
place Of strategic Importance in a pur-
suit OF this kind is guarded by men
living in ambush. Others are patroiiing
the country. A mysterious buggy with
three lights which appeared on the
country road this morning about 1890
o'clock and suddenly disappeared. has
added zest to the situation
Tracy changed his clothes yesterday
morning at Maple Leaf. near Pontiac.
al the home Of farmer named Fisher.
He then took the country road for
BOtheL He was dressed in dark blue
serge coat. brown corduroy trousers
and wore black and brown checked
cap. He had a pair of high-laced log
gers shoes and carried a gunny sack.
a small buckskin pack and his 1890
Winchester.
\ man answering his description was
seen by John Rogers on the county
road travelling toward this place yes
tarday afternoon. While other reports
have come in. Sheriff Cudihee is held
here principally by the incidents given.
They are considered the strongest so
far made. Cudihee says that they are
facts.
Tracy's Provisions Found.
The finding of Tracy's provisions in
the cabin where Thursdays battle oc-
Cured gave rise TO a mild controversy
today. The cabin was reported searched
by Bothel deputies yesterday They
stated it contained nothing whatever.
Today Deputy Sheriff John Mcclellan
Of Thurston county and Deputy Nell
son Of King entered the place and
found Tracys outfit in a loft
Friends of the RotheI men declared
that the outfit was left there by Tracy
last night. Some alleged that the men
had not searched very well. A few
doubted whether they had ever en-
tered the cabin. Sheriff Cudihee, how
ever, settled the matter by a personal
Investigation. He found stone I'm the
loft which had been carried there by
sam Peterson,~-Peterson used IT as a
hammer
McClellan's examination was ex-
haustive He found Tracy's blankets
spread in one corner of tie loft, with
some hay for pillow. Bread. fresh
veal, bacon. butter. a frying pan,
can Of salmon put up IN Tacoma and
a milestone for a razor composed the
outfit
Both Mcclellan and Nelson maintain
that the outfit was there when the
Bothel deputies searched. The loft is
vel lighted and they are unable TO see
how the outfit was overlooked. AL Rog-
ers, who heads the BotheI deputies. is
emphatic in his declaration that the
cabin was thoI oughly examined.
Peterson asserts that the outfit was
not there, and declares il must have
been taken to the cabin by Tracy last
night.
A Mysterious Buggy
The mysterious buggy is connected
with the find of the outfit. IL was
driven rapidly along the county road
IN the black of night from this direc-
lion. Ii stopped AT the ca bin for a few
moments and then quickly doubled on
US course. The buggy was seen by
Deputy Sheriff Frank P. Brewer and
deputy Sheriff Woolery. They lay all
night at a point along the road two
miles from Wayne. Half an hour after
midnight they heard the buggy APP
Preaching and saw its dim outline as it
Went past. When it was directly op-
posite mans voice said: This is the
Town Of Wayne"
Woman's voice replied Her an
sWer was not heard. When the buggy
appeared L had three lights. one Ian
I'm oeing strung under the front axle.
Two lights almost Immediately disap-
Issred. The buggy stopped at the trail
racing up TO the cabin. On this trail
Depuly Sheriff Raymond walked TO
ms death. In a few minutes the We
ME ME turned around and went rapidly
o"eh toward the deputies As il
passed. Brewer shouted: What time
is ito
The driver called out, "Half-past r."
without altering his speed. The next
ts. ..lRt the buggy was engulfed by the
"a AheSS. The deputies thought at first
vas only a young man taking his
sweetheart home.
ne finding of the outfit in the cabin
.laS led many to believe that il was left
re oy the occupants of the buggy.
ms .uls hts in with a report that Tracy
mas friends in this region.
81 couldn't see how many people were
~. Cne buggy said Brewer, lit was
49,, IN dark and the vehicle went past
very quickly.
NJ, = cold rain was falling and the theory
~. ue Young couple has few support
=, n ne buggy undoubtedly returned
an otlhel a close watch was kept on
- me roads leading TO the other side
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