The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-06
Harry Tracy, Desperate and Outlaw,
0vertaken at the Eddy Ranch Last
EvenIng--At the Approach Of His Pur-
suers He Begins a Running Fight Which
Lasts Until Midnight and Ends Only
When the Desperate Man Receives al
Rifle Shot Which Breaks His Leg--Fa-
tlqued and Helpless, He craWIs Into a
Secluded Spot and With His Own Re-
voIver Ends a Fearful Life

DAVENPORT. Avs. 9Th. inas.4 sv.r Tracy - held her. st
ss.ssk shi. .fs.rneo". Tn. result will not ,. made know" Until tho
sHs.. from N. SALEM Oregon p."a.nsi.v .rris. 70 s~sisfy Identity
~ ssAy.
sh.ran ID csdihss Of King County !. here and claims The outlaws
um.,u. saying that ~ viii TAX. them to s..sas, whore the las. Of
rry. ms-s.r. ~.r. committed The smsi.I s.ss. his demand strong
..a IN. fac. ,h.s b. 10 tn. only 4. in tn. state of Washington
- hold. . ~sr.n. for IN. dead ousI.~ on IN. charge Of murder In
Asst degree
,ssvhs hsr. ssusvs that tn. ome.. Of Lincoln County will not -
h.shsaH csdihss his request, as within this commonwealth he surely
s~mhssd his GREATEST crime on Puget Sound.
II i. however. ~sB understood that In. King County official has n o
hd sshs q the body, a. his warrant for Trseys arss calls for the
sst~sr sIfs., not dead. Hepss.r. IN the face of shs, IA 10 believed that
ssssa as.ssr.se will be taken to the Queen City sitter the Oregon pen
Amssy official. have passed upon his Identification.
spokAns. Aug s-rhs posse of citizens from cr''son will b. given
Ne vdt for espsurins Tracy, and 10 claim the 5000 reward They sre
ca ssraos, deputy sheriff; Dr. Z {. Lsasrs, Maurice Smith, .aor-
~s D. Morrison, railroad section foreman.
r. j. BUCK.
spokArE. WASH Aug. s-Hsry Tracy sndsd his bloody and spec.
'ssssr s.~sr BY committing suicide last night after having bee" hot
s~s BY . posse from crs.ton. Shortly after daylight this morning US
boy wa. found lying cold fin death in q wheat field near the Eddy farm
three miles south Of Fellows. In hi. hand wal stni siutehsd the revolt
W. with which hs ended hi. own life after having rsssIvsd a bullet In his
m leg which broke one Of the bones while another bullet ous ." artery
~Hs la limb. He APPARENTLY CAV up all hope Of escape after 10 10
IA broken. and, placing the mous Of the revolver against MS '''e-
head nearly blew the top Of HE head off. The ball snsersd nss the right
ys and esms nj at the back Of his head.
The body = carried 10 Davenport where u 8 nor" lying in the
sdy Of the officials. The posse which overlook and wounded Tracy
snsssed Of c A. strsub. o.. l. c. Lsntsr, Morris Smith j. {. Nor
hs'n and Frank Liinsren. All reported 70 be fro"' crs'son' oD0"
hssdns the report Of Trsoys whereabouts, they at noe rod o horse-
sss 10 the 8 9. Eddy ranch, where Tracy had been resting to- more
MAR W. days Upon spprosehins the farm cautiously they saw EDDY !"
ne ~hsss FIELD cutting grain with . header Tracy va standing nsa
me ssrn. Tn. officers rode Up 10 Eddy and asked him " the mar a n
@n ~ss Trsey and YER informed that he was IN fact h netsd Ut
NV Shortly afsrusrd. Eddy vnhtebed hs horses and went q IN
"n bout the sams Tins Tracy saw the msn-huntsrs.
's company divided, two usn taking a position a little NJ
sena The front Of the barn, while the others went around TO the % %
"''sspt resrsst in that direction. When Eddy reached the barr Tracy
"' MIN who the strangers wers, and was told that they were N pursuit
l him