Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-08-14
WOUNDED AND SURROUNDED, NO.
ToRIOUs DEsPERADo KILLS
HIMSELF,
TRAGIC end OF LONG MAN.nUNT
'CORNERED AFTER ,BAFFLING Of
FICERS OF TWO STATES
FOR WEEKS.
LEAVES BLOODY TRAIL BEHIND
HIS ESCAPE FROM OREGON
PRISON.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. s. - Harry
Tracey, the notorious outlaw who June
8, with David Merrill, escaped from the
Oregon penitentiary at Salem killed
himself early yesterday morning. after
being wounded by the rifle of one Of
the posse in pursuit.
Tracey Tuesday night was surround
ed in wheat field near Fellows, sta
ton on the Washington Central rail-
road about fifty miles west of Spokane.
Word was sent back to Davenport the
county seat. and a large number Of
armed men hurried to the scene. Tracey
was hunted down by posse of Creston
citizens. Surrounded, he engaged in
running battle with his pursuers.
His leg was broken by a bullet, and
an artery bled profusely He crept into
q wheat field and tried to tie up the
artery. Becoming desperate, he evil
IDENTIFY put his revolver to his head and
fired bullet into his brain.
At daylight yesterday morning his
body was found, already cold.
Killed Thirteen Men.
After battling the officers of two
states; after a wonderful flight OF near
1y 400 miles across Oregon and Wash
tngton, in which he killed thirteen men,
Tracey was hunted down by four citi
-zens of the little farming town of Cres-
ton and a sole deputy Sheriff. Sheriff
Gardner and posse arrived in time to
guard the wheat field through the
night, but the work had already been
Done.
The posse that will share the reward
of $4,100 was made up as follows: c. A.
Straub, deputy sheriff; DR.. E. c..
Lantes, Maurice Smith, attorney; ]. J..
Morrison, railway section foreman, and
Frank Lillengeh. These men, armed
to the teeth, set out from Creston Tues
day afternoon about 2 o'clock. They
We're working on the information of the
Goldfinch youth, who had been forcibly
made the companion of the Oregon con-
vict for over twenty-four hours at the
ranch of L. B. Eddy on Lake creek,
about three miles south from Fellows.
The party
Made All Possible Haste
in getting to the ranch. When within
a few hundred yards Of the farm they
encountered Farmer Eddy moving in
ore of his fields. While engaging him
in conversation they saw man issuing
from the barn door.
''Is that Tracey?" asked one Of the
party.
cit surely u.s." replied Eddy.
The party separated, Lanter and
Smith accompanying Eddy in the di-
'rection of the barn. while the other two
men swung around to the other side.
Two Of the man hunters stopped be-
hind the barn on a slight eminence, on
which they could watch everything
that went on, and Eddy continued on
up to the door. Tracey came from the
barn again and began helping his host
unhitch the horses. He carried no rifle,
although he had his revolvers in place.
che fugitive finally saw the men carry
Ing rifles, and, turning sharply to Eddy,
said: who are those men?"
II don't see any men," said Eddy.
Tracey pointed out the two men on
the hill. Eddy informed his companion
who the men were, and the
Outlaw Made Leap
for the barn door, The pursuers. STEP
ping bit closer, commanded "Hold up
your hands!'
The outlaw jumped behind Eddy and
placed first the farmer and then his
horse between himself and the pursu-
-ers. He commanded the farmer to lead
lis horse to the barn, and, remaining
under cover, moved toward shelter.
Vixen near the stable he broke. and
dashed inside. He quickly reappeared,
rifle in aand, and started on dead rum
Turning on the two men nearest him,
the desperate fired two shots, but with
out his usual luck, neither bullet taking
effect. Without waiting for further
fighting Tracey made dash down the
valley leading south from the barn and
headed for the brush. In an instant
the man hunters We're off in pursuit,
firing as they ran. Coming to a rock,
Tracey lodged behind it. and, resting
lis gun on the rock. began fusilade.
Eight shots in all were fired by the out
law, but
Not One Hit It's Mark.
Seeing that he was not succeeding, he
bolted for wheat field near by. At the
edge of the field he stumbled and fell
upon his face, then crowded into the
grain on his hands and knees.
1t was growing dark, and the pursu-
ers not daring to move in closer, de-
cided to surround the place and wait
for daylight. AS soon as dawn came an
entrance was made into the wheat field
End Ira cey's dead body was found ly-
Ing in the grain with his face turned
toward the sky. His left hand thrown
over his head held a revolver which had
inflicted the death wound. The top Of
his head was badly shattered.
The bullet wounds on the left leg
showed the cause of the mans despon-
dency a shot had broken the leg be-
tween the ankle and the knee. The 9TH
or cut the tibial artery, which was of
itself sufficient cause for death.
Assault Then Murder.
Hoquiah, WASH, Aug. Sat the po-
qice station here Joseph Stockheimer
shot and killed Frank S. Aegers, his
brother-in-law, who had caused his ar
rest for assaulting him. Stockheimer
had pleaded guilty to the charge of as