The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-17
Mountain States.
ON TRAIL OF C0NVlCTS
Tracy and Merrill Again Sur.
rOunded-Their Identity
Established.

Portland, Ore, June 16.-Tracy and
Merrill, the escaped convicts, are now
IN the timber near Vancouver, Wash,
and the posse of nearly 200 men be-
IleYes it has the fugitives surrounded.
Tracy and Merrill appeared at the
cabin of a rancher named Peedy. about
four miles back of Vancouver, at $50
this morning, bound and gagged him,
stole his clothes and some loose gar
ments which were in the cabin. Then,
they went away leaving Peedy lying
on the ground. He was found by pass
ers-bysan hour later and told his story
After going a short distance from
Peedy's cabin Tracy and Merrill
stopped and changed their clothes for
the ones they had stolen. The dis
carded garments, including their prison
shoes, were found by members of the
posse later In the day. Among the
garments found were several taken
from DR.. White, who was held up by
the convicts IN Marion county
This establishes positively that the
posse is after the right men.
Peedy Tells His Story.
Peedy, in relating his experience with
Tracy and Merrill, said: Shortly be-
fore o'clock, while 1 was still in bed, /
heard a loud rap on my door. / got up
and opened the door and was con-
frOnted by two men carrying guns.
They ordered me to stand aside, which
I did. They entered and then showed
me down on the bed and tied my hands
and feet. They built fire in my stove
and fried some bacon and ate break
fast, after which they cooked all the
bacon in the house, about five Or'eight
pounds, and put IL with what bread 1
had in a sack. Each Of the men put
on a suit of my clothes, including a
hat and cap and pair of shoes, leav-
ing their castt-off things in my cabin.
Before leaving they asked me if 1 had
any money. and proceeded to go
through my pockets. finding So They
then put gag in my mouth and went
away, locking the door behind them,
Saying they would send someone to
release me in a short time. I man.
aged to free myself after hard work.
Tell Who They Are.
Peedy says the convicts talked in
Cessantly while in his house, telling him
they were Tracy and Merrill. A pair or
shoes from which the soIes were worn
almost away, pair of Overalls with
several inches of one leg gone, a coat
stolen from DR.. White at Gervais and
two old hats were found IN Peedy's
cabin by Sheriff Marsh and the detec-
tives. The country surrounding Pee
dy's cabin and the roads in the vicinity
were thoroughly patTOled by officers,
and Sheriff Marsh is convinced that the
convicts remained in hiding in a strip
of timber surrounding TIE cabin today
Deputy Warden Carson Of the Walla
a 10 FOL nh
for yesterday and is expected to arrive
here with @bloodhounds this morning
but he had not put in an appearance
up TO tonight Late this evening
majority of the officers came to Van
couver for a rest and to await the
arrival Of the hounds, when the search
will be resumed in earnest tomorrow.
May Be Trying to Reach Relatives.
in the meantime it would not be sur
prising to many people if the cOnvicts
would attempt to reach the house of
MerrilPs relations. A strict watch is
being kept by officers upon the house
in which half brother and stepfatheT
OF the outlaw live. William Norris, a
member of the citizens posse from
here, was brought to the hospital with
his thigh shattered by rife ball fired
by a member Of the party from Port
land Morris. with a companion, was
watching a bridge across Salmon creek,
when they were mistaken for the con-
victs by another party quarter of a
mile away. Two shots were fired. with
the result that Morris fell wounded.
He was sitting in a Crouching position
and the ball struck him in the front
part of the thigh. crushing the bone.
II is thought tonight the limb may have
to be amputated. Morris has a wife
and several small chiLdren.