The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-09
RIOODHOUNDS HOT ON THE
TRAIL OF CONVICT TRACY
posse Had Desperate Surrounded Again Yester-
day, But He Managed to Escape.
Cent Boy to Dispose Of Stolen WatchesAnderson Found Tied
Tree-RelateS interesting Story

in this instance. In the back yard
of the Jerrals home was found Ander-
son, the man he had kept a prisoner
from the time ne left Port Madison,
tied to tree. Tracy had tied Ander-
son to the tree while the posse were
in fun view of the house before max
ing escape.
The blOOdhounds were let loose on
his trail and are reported to be only
few minutes behind him. Fully
thousand armed men are now engaged
in the pursuit. including a posse which
has taken the train for Palmer to try
and intercept Tracy in his flight to-
ward Cedar mountain.
Anderson Tells His Story.
special to the Post-Intelligencer
from Benton, Wash, says:
Surrounded by a morbid crowd of
men in the Benton saloon, John An
derson related TO a POST InteIIigeneer
representative his experiences since the
night he left Port Madison in John
sons white boat until his rescue at
the Jerrals house at 8 o'clock tonight.
From his story it is evident that
Tracy has accomplices who are lend
ing him assistance in his flight
through the country. After disposing
of hearty meal at the Melrose hotel.
Anderson seated himself at a table in
Inman's Renton saloon and 10 a re-
porter related the following story in
broken English:
We left Madison Saturday night at
8 o'clock. We went to West Seattle,
arriving at daylight. 1 pulled the boat,
and he held a gun over me all the
way. We landed south of the West
Seattle elevator under a trestle and
went directly Dto the woods. We
spent Sunday in the woods at West
Seattle. When it got dark, we came
across the bay in our boat and landed
at the sawmill at South Seattle We
then started on the railroad track to-
wards Black river; we turned off the
track to the left shortly before We
reached Black river. We crossed
large hay field and went into the
woods. This was Monday morning.
When we got into timber we cooked
breakfast. and then rested until the
afternoon.
At O'Clock we started through the
timber towards Renton. Just before
we reached the railroad bridge over
Black river. we met four men, and
Tracy said Hello, Fred and jumped
down the bank to where the men were
standing Tracy talked to the men for
a few minutes. After the talk was fin
iShed. Tracy left one of the men to
watch me. He and the three others.
after blindfolding me, went off and
stayed about an hour When they re-
turned they brought a bottle of
whisky. Then we started out.
Tracy forced me TO walk in front
and he followed behind. accompanied
by the four men we met on the bridge.
We arrived at Renton about IL o'clock
and walked up the railroad track
through the town one and half miles
east of the brickyard. Here Tracy
tied me up, and ne, accompanied by
the four strange men, left me. They
returned at daylight this Tuesday,
morning, and We went further back
into the brush and cooked breakfast.
After breakfast Tracy told me he
would go away for a while, but would
come back in an hour. When he re-
turned. he brought a little boy from
Jerrals' house, and we walked down
TO the Jerrals home together
We were in the house about three
hours, when Tracy took me out into
the brush At the river bank ne said:
, Lie down" After looking up and
down the river, Tracy tied me up and
cautioned me TO keep still / lay in
this position until called to by Mrs.
Jerrals. when ] hobbled out of the
brush into her back yard. where a
man united the leather straps which
held my wrists.