The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-17
HE SHOT HIS WAY TO FREEDOM
FUGITIVE BAFFLES
HIS PURSUERS.
lie Has Killed Six Officers and
Made lis Escape Five Times.


The notorious Harry Tracy, tho con
vict fugitive from Oregon, who ha
killed six men and wounded scvcra
others since June 9, is being hotl
pursued by men and dogs in the coun
tryBsouthcast of Seattle, Washington
and may be slain or captured within
few hours. His pursuors, who have
with them two fine bloodhounds, ar,
only shOlt distance behind him.
Tracy madC another extraordinary
escape from one of the posses aftel
him on Tuesday afternoon. Word was
received at The shcrilr's office that
Tracy had boon at the house of Mrs
Gerald, near Trenton, for live hours
Fifty armed men at once hastoned tC
the sceno. When they reached the
place they scattered and took positions
80 they could watch the house to the
best advantage.
The peculiar actions of Mrs. Gerald
convinced them that Tracy was still in
the house. On the arrival of Sheriff
Cudihcc the posse closed in on the
house, only TO learn from Mrs. Gerald
that Tracy had givon them the slip.
lie had left tho house by a rear door
ten minutes previous, while the posse
were taking up their positions to watch
the place, hid for few minutes in
some Of the bushes, and then quietly
slipped away through the woods toward
Palmer.
The wonderful nerve of the convict
was never more fully oXcmphlied than
in this instance. in tho back yar;, Of
the Gerald home was found Anderson,
the man whom Tracy had kopt u
prisoner from the time he left Port
Madison, tied to tree. Tracy had
tied Anderson to the tree while tho
posse were in full view of the house
before making his escape. The blood
hounds were let loose on his trail and
are reported to bo only few minutes
behind him
Fully thousand armed men are
now engaged in the pursuit, including
posse which has taken The train for
Palmer to intercept Tracy III his flight
toward Cedar mountain. Some time
between Saturday night and Monday
night Tracy came to Seattle. The
johnson boat, in which he left Port
Madison, accompanied by the man
Anderson on Saturday night, was
found with chain attached to it
thrown over a boom Of logs at the wharf
at Ncwoll's mill, South Seattle.
a little after 2 o'clock the 17.ycar-
Old son of Rancher Gerald arrived at
the shcriir's Office with gold and a
silver watch, saying that Tracy had ar
rived at his fathers house at 10:30
O'Clock that morning, and after eating
hearty meal had sent him to q neigh
boris house with the two watches with
said il he "wcrc given away" he would
kill thc>wholc family, the boy included.
TIE boy knowing that it was Tracy,
concluded TO bring the watches TO the
shcrlf's Office, hoping that the des-
perado would remain there until
searching party could arrive. The
watches answer the description of
those stolen from the .Johnsons.
Young Gerald described Tracy ac-
curatcly, and the officers think that he
is trying to make the Palmer cut Off by
the Cedar mountain road.
The first posse took trolley car for
Renton. At that place locomotive
was in readiness to convey the man
hunters up the Columbia and Puget
Sound railroad TO the immediate neigh
borhood Of the Gerald house. The
second posse started for Renton an
hour later with bloodhounds.
a dispatch from Seattle on Wednes-
day, says: Harry Tracy, the fugitive
convict outlaw, has for the fourth time
since his arrival at Meadow Point,
escaped from the officers.
Tracy was definitely located in the
home of Charles Gorrcl, one mile north
of Renton, at 2 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. At 4 40 o'clock Deputy Sheriff
Cook arrived with part of the posse
and advanced up the track towards
Gorrcl's home.
Tracy stood in the rear of tho prem.
ises and overheard q conversation
between one of the women inmates OF
the house and two young men from,
Rcnton and then the convict plunged
into the brush and was lost to view.
When Tracy disappeared from the
Gorrell's home, the blood hounds were
hastily brought up from the rear and
turned loose on the hot scent. Both
dogs struck the trail down the stream
following it for quarter of mile an:
crossing the track, only to double bacl
and swim the river.
Half way between Cedar river ant
Burroughs boat house, both dogs rar
into cayenne pepper sprinkled into th
outlaws rctreating footsteps. Thel
nostrils were filled with the fiery sub
stance and fully ten inmates were los
in relieving the dogs so that they coul,
again use their powers of scent.
Pressed to desperation, Trac
headed due north and plunged int
tho outskirts Of tho lake whore h
finally succeeded in casting the scent
1t was dark and the guards returned {
Rcnton with the dogs.
SEATTLE, Washn., July 9TH
pursuit of Harry Tracy appears to b
temporarily suspended. Sheriff Cudihe
has called in the guards from th
southern suburbs, leaving only su
fcient number for careful patrol.
is believed that Cudihee expects Ii