Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-09
TRACY HAS VANISHED AGAIN
HIS WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
Tracy In Thought to BE Headed for
Canada-Sheriff of King County
Daffled-StOry of His Last Get
awny-Is Reported to Have Geen
Seen In Deception Pass.

IFS Office Is in possession of informa-
ton which clearly establishes that the
fugitive outlaw Tracy on last Friday
night succeeded in eluding his pursn-
ers in the northern end OF the county
and crossed the sound in a rowboat
from Meadow Point, his original point
Of landing, to Port Madison, on Balm
bridge island. Tracy appeared at the
home of John J. Johnson at Port Madi-
son at o'clock Saturday afternoon,
took possession of the premises and
spent the afternoon. He ate heartily,
changed clothing and at dusk i'm
pressed hired man named Anderson
into debarking with him in Johnson's
rowboat, presumably for the Hoods
Canal country.
Sheriff Cudihee has practically aban'
doned the search in this county and
at noon today chartered the tug Sea
Lion and left in hot pursuit of the flee
ing outlaw. He went first to Port
Madison and from there took up the
chase, accompanied by a small body
of determined guards.
After the battle Thursday night
Tracy slept in graveyard on the out
skirts of Seattle. proceeded to the
ranch of Fisher Friday morning, Sc
cured 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,
eight miles north of Seattle. There
he compelled a Japanese fisher boy to
row him to Madison Point, 12 miles
across and down the sound from Sc
attic. He dismissed the Japanese. de-
claring that the latter would be killed
by Tracy's pals If he ever told of the
trip.
Tracy landed near the home Of
Rancher Johnson, watched the house
for an hour to make sure of the num-
ber of men there. Finding but two,
he entered the house. He announced
that he had intended to kill every one
on the ranch and take charge Of the
place for few days. "But after see
ing your pretty little girl, I will kill
no one II you all mind me. I will be
here all day."
The family prepared breakfast for
Tracy and put one plate on a table
against the wall.
"That 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 Fridays evening
mo- opd oftar bau Mro
Van Horne had betrayed his presence
In her house to the butcher boy, said
that he had been careless In not keep
ing every one in that house constantly
under his eye.
my carelessness in this respect
made It necessary to kill two officers"
he said.
After this conversation he made
them give him a large bundle Of cloth
Ing and hats, had six days supply OF
food cooked for him, put on Farmer
Johnson's suit of Sunday black and
had the food, clothing and blankets
made into bundles. At o'clock he
bound and tightly gagged the Johnson
family, made their hired man Ander-
son 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 Bothel
and at 1890 with several men started
down the sound in a tugboat, looking
for the white skiff containing the dar.
Ing desperate and the farm hand.
Tracy has Is hours start, however,
and the supposition is that he will row
all night, probably kill Anderson, sink
the boat and disappear into the wild
forests Of northern Washington, where
he can live many days on his supply Of
food.
United States forces have been i'm
pressed for service for the hunt after
the fugitive Tracy. the revenue cutter
Grant and the revenue launch Scout
being detailed this morning immedi.
ately upon receipt of advices concern.
ing Tracy's escape to Port Madison
and away from there in a rowboat.
Before sailing the two vessels took
aboard posse under w. C. Hammond.
sheriff Of Jefferson county. The men
are specially selected for service in
the woods. The sheriff is one of the
most experienced woodsmen In this
part OF the country, The government
vessels proceeded to Seabeck and
from there will go to Brinnon, thus
preventing escape to the coast by
Hoods canal and the Olympic noun.
tains. The latter, being sparsely set
tied, would furnish almost an impreg-
nable stronghold for the convict
should he succeed in reaching them.
That Tracy is trying to reach friends
in Whatcom county Is stated to be al
most certain in dispatch from What
com last night. Cub Merrill, said to
be brother of Merrill. the convict
who escaped with Tracy, lives at
Whatcom. Saturday night, while in
toxicated, he said that the murderer
was on his way to that place. He also
stated that arrangements had been
made to meet him.
As a result of Tracy's spectacular
jump the greatest hue and cry after
criminal in the state is under way.