Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-05
CONVICT TRACY
HAS ESCAPED.
Succeeds in EIuding Armed Guards
And Patrolmen,
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.
s.en q, Various Points-sheu HIS
Name Out-CooIiy Hitcbes UPa
Horse and Buggy

iutely unknown. SherlH tuulnee oliiVe
hoe been deluged with reports Of his
annssrances. Each was traced down TO
i,s source by posses. All were ground
less Neil Rawley, shot by Tracy, when
,he convict killed Policeman Breez at
fremont last night, died today. Dep
,,v sheriff Williams is not yet dead
and has good chance to live.
To this time, Tracy has killed three
mon since his first appearance near
s,a,,ls Thursday morning. All three
ware well known and popular here.
rrhis has melted hundreds to join the
hunters one hardware store, named
~ supply arms for the posses, has CIV
~ All lis complete stock in this line,
snscIals are leaving on the railway
ieadIng into the adjacent country every
low hours with relnforcements. Parties
are dropped of all along the route
between here and Bothell.
Ar about o'clock this morning
Tracy was first seen after his encoun-
,sr al Fremont at a house on the out
stlrts OF Ballard lie shouted his name
dehantIy to the occupants and cooly
proceeded to hitch up 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 man
had evidently slept In Woodland park,
within the Seattle city limits. He left
the park shortly before sunrise in his
stolen rig
Though suburban residents In every
ouarter have notified the sheriff of
strange men supposed to be Tracy In
their neighborhood. the most bellevab,e
report received after that OF Tracy'S
denarture from Woodland park is that
Of his appearance near Bothell where
Yesterdays desperate encounter was
fought.
The acknowledgements stan CORE
spondent, In a bulletin sent from Both
"A this afternoon, suited that the con-
ylct was reported 20 have been seen
about three miles south of Bothell driv-
INK on the country road. Posses We're
called In and plcketed In a circle about
he neighborhood where he was sup
posed be. They beat the brush to
central point, all meeting there. Be
lIeying that Tracy had eluded them by
some divergent path leading toward
lake washington on the east, Sheriff
Cudihee recalled the greater part or
Msimmediate deputies and their volun-
ser helpers and proceeded back toward
Seattle, establishing Gordon OF posse
10 p6nulate the entire surrounding
country with armed guards in parties
Of from three to seven members each.
ALL ROADS GUARDED.
Seattle. Wash. July A special to
the Post .lntelligencer from Bothell,
Wash, says;
Sheriff Cudlhee Is here with 30 men
lying in wait for Tracy, the escaped
murderer. He declares that no one
really knows where the convict Is, but
states that II Is highly probable he
doubled on his tracks and came 10
bothell. Cudihee Is guarding the roads
snd tracks leading to Kirkland. He
has cut all chance Of escape from the
country between Woodinville and RAJ
VIENNA, Tonight HIS men are lying out
IN the fotest In regular storm Of chilly
lain.
Since morning no one answering the
description Of Tracy has been reported.
Cudihee arrived In a buggy with, De-
putty Sheriff McLennan OF Thufgton
county at $3.50 this afternoon and i'm
nedlately increased the force Of guards.
He lay down late tonight for an hours
lest. Before doing so he summed up
the situation rs follows:
I'VE really can't state positively
where Tracy ls. We are watching
closely for his next temperance. We
are not sure that he ls near Bothell.
qhe reports received, however, made II
imperative that we should patrol this
art Of the county with unceasing vigil
thce. We can take no chances. Nearly
men are tonight on watch oil the
way from Woodland park to Woodin-
Nile.
We should get some trace Of the
convict tomorrow. II we do the posse
VIII be hard on his track.
The chase has been a hard one, but
We are not beaten yet Tracy must
be exhausted by his last flight across
country and we must simply keep hard
AFTER him, We could not use the mill
ia here with any good effect"
II Tracy Is In this district he either
tpent the day sleeping In the forest or
escaped oy some COW trail
This morning John Rogers. who drove
Sualhee in his pursuit after Tracy TO
ffeHont, Thursday night. saw a man
70 We county road who fully answered
me description of Tracy. Rogers saw
ne convict Thursday and he is positive
shsl the man was the murderer. A
farmer named Turgeson saw him also
pho recognized him. Since then the
,ountfy between Ravenna and Wood
"rlle has been In state Of siege.
tonight four men, In charge OF De-
,ecuNe Philbriok OF Seattle, are lying
~ ambush east OF Woodinville. They
Sy"hand the approaches TO Kirkland.
Rogers, constable OF Bothell, and
NJ men are at Swamp creek bridge.
"vohey and Brewster are at Blythe's
Nse, John Fish OF French & Fish,
~ me firms logging camp, one mile
.est OF Kenmore, with force Of three
80 L. a, Gear, q farmer, Is guarding
tV,n' on the railroad track mile and
tai west OF Bothel.
me rest Of the force Is scattered be-
se,n we different places named All
NJ N.Y. ~ hlding and hope to catch Tracy
si rsNs y, II has rained steadily here
tas,., thursday night. II Tracy Is con-
,.u IN the forest he will be soaked
M NM mead 10 foot unless he has some
,,a, secured shelter. There are sew
BE-, abandoned shacks around Bothell.
, os,s received from nearly all the
ths w . ~ ~ o'clock state that no trace Of
iss ,snNet has been found. Cudihee
tho,n,,s.lI down for an hour. He looks
,srJIusa'y exhausted. but Is more de-
V the end. wv " Pus" 'ne oiaSe
n aae - residents Of this place believe
narh, Irasy Is lying low in the forest
M 49, some expect another coup on
len ny improbable that Tracy, n
N. VIII attemnt 10 hreak fhrouph