Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-07
PRETTY CHILD SAVES FAMILY
Oregon 0snviot Tracy Says Sweet Face
Prevents Murder.
SLEEPS IN SEATTLE GRAVEYARD
Fugitive Now Pursued by sheriff and
Deputies in Tug sea Lion, Who
Are Handicapped by Fif-
teen Hours

SEATTLE. July 6-Harry Tracy, the es-
capped oregon convict, has again eluded his
pursuers after a display Of great daring.
His last act was to impress a farmland
into e%mbarking on the sound in q rowboat
late yesterday and at noon today Sheriff
Cudihee chartered the tug Sea Lion and
with a posse started in pursuit.
According to Information received at the
sherln's Office here today, Tracy slept In
a graveyard on the outskirts OF Seattle after
his battle Thursday night with Seattle off,
GERS. On Friday morning he proceeded to
the ranch of a man named Fisher, secured
food and slept and rested in the woods all
that day and night.
Early Saturday morning he appeared at
Meadow Point. on the water front three
miles north Of Seattle, his original point Of
landing. There he compelled a Japanese
fisherman to row him to Madison Point,
twelve miles across and down the sound
from Seattle. He dismissed the boy, de-
claring that the latter would be killed by
Tracy's pal II he told Of the trip.
They landed near the home Of Rancher
Johnson and Tracy watched the house for
an hour to make sure of the number Of
men there. Finding but two he entered
and announced that he Intended to kill
everyone on the ranch and take charge
Of the place for a few days. He added:
Prepares to stay All Day.
But after seeing your pretty little girl, I
Will kill no one II you all mint me. i VIII
be here all day.
The family prepared breakfast for Tracy
and one plate on the table against the
wall.
This is not right declared the convict,
put the table in the middle OF the room
and all sit down with me" which was done.
Tracy then read Friday evenings papers
and after learning how Mrs. VanHorn had
betrayed his presence in her house to the
butcher, said he had been careless in not
keeping everyone in that house constantly
under his eve.
MY carelessness in this respect made II
necessary to kill two officers" he said.
Binds and Gags whole Family.
He forced the Johnsons to give him a
bundle of clothing and hats and six days
supplies Of food, cooked for him; put on
Johnson's suit OF Sunday black and had the
food, clothing and blankets made into bum
dies.
At s o'clock he bound and gagged the
johnson amily, made their hired man, And
erson, carry the bundles to Johnson's row.
boat, put Anderson in the boat at the oars
and started down the sound.
Mrs. Johnson released herself and the
others two hours later and notified Deputy
Sheriff Mckay, who lives at Madison Point,
Mckay secured a boat and sent word to
Seattle this morning.
Sheriff Cudihee was summoned from Bo-
thell and at 1890, with several men, started
down the sound In the Sea Lion, an electric
tugboat, looking for the desperate and the
farmland. However, as Tracy had fifteen
hours start, It is believed he will make
good his escape.
The superstition Is that he will row all
night. probably kill Anderson, sink the boat
and disappear into the wild forests of north
ern Washington. where he may live many
days on his supply OF food.