The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-07
Tracy's Record Since His Escape.

June s-Harry Tracy and David Mer-
rill, convicts, escaped from the Salem
Penitentiary, killing three guards.
June 10-Returned in darkness of early
morning to Salem, held up j. w. Roberts,
whom they stripped of his clothes, stole
a team Of horses and made their way to
Portland. Near Gervais they held up two
members of the osse in pursuit and took
a horse and buggy.
June 11-Laid a trap for posse and fired
or pursuers from ambush near Gervais.
June 12-Broke through Gordon of go
militiamen in the night and made their
escape.
June 14Stole two horses near Oregon
City and rode through suburbs of Port
land.
June 15-In the morning reached Co
lumbia River and forced George Sunder-
land and Walter Burlingame to ferry
them across, landing five miles above
Vancouver
June 17-At Salmon Creek exchanged
shots with posse, and at Ridgefieh stole
two horses and continued their flight.
June 23-Robbed house of Pat" Nc
CURE. near Lacenter, while owner was at
church, taking clothes and $50 in cash.
June 25-Stole breakfast near Kelso,
Wash.
June 26-Stole two horses but on meet
ing owner dismounted and gave them
back.
June 29-Passed strong posse guarding
roads near Chehalis durihg the night.
July 1-Convicts seen on Northern Pa
cific at Tenino, about thirty-nine miles
from Tacoma. Tracy left Merrill, say
ing later that he had killed him in a
duel. Riding one horse he had stolen IN
til it was disabled, he stole another and
passed through Olympia.
July 2-Tracy held up six men at South
Bay, near Olympia, and forced four, in
Guiding Captain Clark, OF a large gaso-
line launch, to embark with him on Pu-
get Sound. Landed at night at Seattle
and started north to Canada.
July 3-Tracy encountered the advance
guard of the Seattle posse at Bothell, six
miles from Seattle. AS a result Of the
battle Deputy Sheriff Charles Raymond
of Snohomish County is dead. Deputy
Sheriff Jack Williams of Seattle is Sc
riously if not fatally wounded; Carl An
derson. newspaper reporter Is wounded
by bullet grazing his face Returning to-
ward Seattle, in the suburbs of the city
i :" Killed Policeman E. y. Brcez and Neil
Rawley, a deputy game warden. That
night, 1t was learned later. Tracy slept
in a cemetery.
July 4-Stole horse and buggy In the
early morning at a farmhouse in the out
skirts of Ballard. During that day slept
and rested in the woods.
July 5-Man in buggy, with a young
woman, seen near Bothrell by the posse,
in early morning. now believed to have
been Tracy. Later compelled a boy at
Meadow Point to row him across the
sound to Madison Point. Spent afternoon
in farmhouse, where he bound and gagg-
ed his hosts. After supplying himself
with food and clothing, fled in boat,
forcing hired man to row him.
July 6-Spent Sunday in the woods with
hired man, resting.
July 7-Going toward Renton, Tracy met
friends, and hired man was left blind
folded and tied.
July S-Surrounded by fifty deputy sher-
ifs at Charles Gerald's house, at Renton,
but gave them the slip through a rear
door. AS he fed he was applauded by
men, women and children. Hounds were
sent after him. but he put red roper
along his TRAIL which filled the dogs
nostrtls and disabled them until he was
safe.
July 9-Held up a family at Kent and
got a new revolver, ammunition. a horse
and provisions for a week
July 10-Horse he stole found in road
south of Kent. Later exchanged shots
with Gordon of guards near Covington
and again escaped.