The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-14
CEATTLE, Wash, July l3.-A special
to the Post Intelligencer from
Enumclaw, Wash, says:

L
to the Post Intelligencer from
Enumclaw, Wash, says:
After two days of inactivity. the
man-hunters are once again hot on the
trail of Harry Tracy, the outlaw con-
Wet. At $3.50 o'clock tonight the blood
hounds were placed on his track, and,
after following it for three-quarters of
a mile, lost it in dense swamp that
borders the road leading from here to
Buckley. The wires have been kept
hummiDg for two hours with MESA ges
TO surrounding towns, and it is be-
lieved that Tracy viii be either killed
or captured by noon tomorrow. Tracy
was seen at O'Clock this afternoon.
one and d half miles east of EnumclaW
by Clarence Burke, a 10-year-old boy.
He was sitting near the edge of a
gravel pit as the lad passed on a
bicycle Hailing the lad, Tracy in
quired the road TO Buckley. The lad i'm
parted the information desired. and
then, Fastening into town. impaired
the news of what he had seen The in
formation was telephoned former Sher-
1T Woolery, in charge of the posse at
Enumclaw, by Sheriff Hartman of
Pierce county, who happened to be
here, and also Deputy McKilIen at
D0OhACy. ffOOAC1S anu i've pGO-
cured team as soon as possible and
came here with the bloodhounds. They
were placed on the trail and followed Il
for three-quarters of a mile. 1t was
very dark when the hounds were
thrown off the scent at the swamp,
and, after consultation, the posse de-
cided TO cover all possible avenues of
escape and wait until daylight before
trying to follow the trail further. The
instant the bloodhounds struck the
scent they strained at the leash and
hayed in manner Indicative of being
on the trail Of the convict.
The description given by young
Burke, without the behavior OF the
hounds, shows plainly that Tracy has
once again been located. 1t is believed
that Tracy is heading directly for
Buckley. When he was at Frank Por-
taut's house along Green river Friday
night he asked the farmer TO take a rig
and drive him to Buckley. He was told
that the horse was too old to stand
such trip. and replied that he would
have to start for there without a team
His appearance on the Buckley road.
east of here, and within three and a
quarter miles of his destination, shows
that his questions We're not intended to
throw his DursuerS off the trail
Officers More Determined.
Seattle, Wash, July 13.-Notwfth-
standing the general belief that outlaw
Tracy is on the verge of collapse as
the result of buckshot wounds and ill
ness resulting from exposure in the
wet brush, he managed to keep hidden
from the officers all day. This was
especially disappointing to the four
sheriffs now camped on his trail. as
they had led him an exhausting chase
up to last night and hoped to push the
pursuit to an actual encounter today.
Vigilance is being doubled and the
encircling Gordon about the district
where il was almost certain the man
was hidden was stronger than ever.
The deputies secured the neighbOrhoOd
all day long, but beyond unbelieved
reports of the convict's appearance
near EnumclaW, nothing was seen or
heard of the desperate.
The officers hopes. however, have not
wavered, and the hunt is being pushed
with greater zeal than ever, because
Of censure directed at them by citizens
who feel that the convict should have
been captured long before this. The
night and tomorrow without cessation.
as the sheriffs are convinced that the
convict is within the territory guarded
by the deputies and posse members
Pursuers Growing Wear.
Seattle, July 13.-A special dispatch
from Ravensdale, Wash, tonight reads
as follows:
When the shades of darkness began
to settle upon the picturesque valley of