The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-05
TRACY STILL AT LARGE
HE ELUDES HUNDREDS OF ARMED
MEN ROUNDABOUT SEATTLE.
One of the Men He Shot on Thursday
Dies, Making Three Seattle Vic
tims-DetaiIs OF the Chase.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 4.-On roads am
bushed and patrolled by guards armed
with new Winchester rifles, convict Harry
Tracey has escaped. His whereabouts in
district of twenty miles radius is alb
solutely unknown. Sheriff Cudihees office
has been deluged with reports of his ap-
pearance. Each was traced down to its
source by posses. All were groundless.
Neil Rawley, shot by Tracy when the
convict killed Policeman Breese at Ere
mont last night. died to-day. Deputy Sher-
iff Williams is not dead yet, and has a
good chance to live.
Up to this time Tracy has killed three
men since his first appearance near Seattle
Thursday morning. All three were well
known and popular here. This has melted
hundreds to join the hunters. One hard
ware store. named TO supply arms for the
posse, has given out its complete stock in
this line. Specials are leaving on the rail-
road leading into the adjacent country
every few hours with reinforcements
Parties are dropped off along the route be-
tween here and Bothell.
At about l o'clock this morning Tracy
was first seen after his encounter at Free
mont at a house on the outskirts of Bal
lard. He shouted his name defantly tc
the occupants and coolly proceeded to hitch
a horse and buggy. He drove away south
of the town of Ballard in the direction OF
Seattle. The next authentic reports brought
TO the sheriff. after daybreak this morning
contained the information that the mar
had evidently slept in Woodland Park
within the Seattle city limits He left
the park a little before sunrise in his stoler
rig.
Though suburban residents in every
quarter have notified the sheriff of strange
men, supposed 10 be Tracy, in their neigh.
bOrhoods, the most reliable report received
after that Of Trdcy's departure from Wood
land Park is that OF his appearance neal
BOthell. where yesterdays desperate en-.
counter was fought
The Post Inteligencer's correspondent il
a bulletin sent from Bothell this afternoon
stated that the convict was reported q
have been seen three miles south OF Bothel
driving on the country road Posses wer,
called'in and picketed I'm a circle about IN,
neighborhood where he was supposed 10 be
They beat the brush 10 a central point al
meeting there. Believing that Tracy haS
eluded them by some path leading towart
Lake Washington on the east. Sheriff Cudi
hee recalled the greater part OF his i'm
mediate deputies and their volunteer help
ers and proceeded back toward Seattle es
tsblishing "A Gordon Of pickets along tn
entire road. He proposes TO populate tn,
entire surrounding country with armed
guards in parties of from three 10 sever
members each.
At midnight Governor Mcbride ordere,
that Companies b and ID, National Guard
assemble at their armory, and three hour
later the militia, in charge OF Colone
George B. Lamping were mobilized. Ii Il
understood that Governor Mcbride has n,
intention Of calling the troops out unless
Tracy should be taken alive in which cas-
they would be used 10 prevent a lynching.