Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-06
OUTLAW 1RAGY
IbK[S OWN LF[
Lone.Sought Convict Preferred
Death to Capture by the
Officers.
Surrounded by a Posse. With No
Hope Of Escape, lie Sends
Bullet Thru Head.
Eight Officers and Citizens Meet
Death in Efforts to Cap.
ture the Outlaw.
A Career Of Crime-Was Con.
fined in Oregon Prison for
Double Murder.

Spokane. Wash. Aug. 6.-Harr.
! Tracy, the escaped convict and OUTLAW
who has been at large several weeks
has been closely pursued by hundred:
Iof officers and has killed eight mel
since his escape from the penitentiary
shot and killed himself near Fellows al
4 80 this morning. after having beer
surrounded by posse and his capture
WAS certain.
Tracy was surrounded in a swamp
eleven miles southeast of creston
Wash, for four hours before a special
/ long range rifle duel between Tracy and
! the sheriff's posse of eight men, was in
/ progress during this time. Twenty
five armed men have later left for the
scene of the battle, but their services
We're not required.
In the fight with the sheriff's posse
last night Tracy was wounded in the
right leg between the knee and thigh
Twenty minutes later. knowing capture
was certain, he killed himself with his
revolver.
Spokane. Aug. 6.-Tracy Was hunted
GOWN by posse of Creston citizens.
Surrounded, he engaged in a running
battle with his pursuers His leg was
broken by a bullet wound and an artery
bled profusely. He .<,pt into a wheat
II Il
coming desperate he put Il revolver to
his head aud fired bullet into his
brain NJ daylight this morning the
Fsady was found. 1t was already cold.
No sheiiifs We're near when the battle
was in progress. Private citizens at
Creston will get the reward.
Left Bloody Trail.
Harry Tracy escaped from the Ore
gon state penitentary at Salem. on
June g. in company with David Merrill,
after killing four men. Frank w. Fer
rell. G r. Il. Jones, b. +. Tiffany,
guards, and Frank lngraham. a convict
who tried to prevent his flight. On
June 2S Tracy shot and killed Merrill
near Napavine. Wash. On July 3. near
Seattle, in a fight With a posse, Tracy
sho tand killed Charles Redmond, a
deputy sheriff: f. +. Bresse. a police
man; mortal!y wounded Neil Rawley.
who died on the following day and
wounded Carl Anderson and Louie Ia
fIite. ewspaper reporters. Tracy COM
mitted many feats of daring during his
flight. in the course of which he eIuded
various posses when apparently sur
rounded. held up numerous farmers,
whom he forced to furnish him with
food and clothing. and by threats of
their families compelled
them TO cover up his tracks. Perhaps
his greatest show of daring was dis
played on July . at South Bay. near
Olympia, when he held up six men and
forced four. including Captain Clark, of
a large gasoline launch. to embark with
him on Puget Sound and pilot him up
stream for ten hours.
In 1897 Tracy murdered Valentine
I1oge. a Colorado cattleman and Will |
am Strong a boy, in the same state.
Big Reward for Some One.
A total reward of $500 was offered |
or Tracy's arrest. Governor Mcbride I
,f Washington. offered $500 for his I
saptutre, dead or alive and the state of
oregon offered $4,000. A brother OF one I
If the guards killed at the penitentiary
,ffered 500. The reward for Nierrill's
.apture amounted to Sl,500 which has
,een claimed by Mrs. Waggoner, a ber-
" picker, and her son, who found the
body near their home.