Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-03

the launch was travelling the engine be-
came oyer-heated and had to be stopped
twice. Tracy entertained his fellow
passengers with blood-curdling tales OF
ms life and invited them 70 lunch
win MIN shortly after the noon hour.
LEAVING THE LAUNCH.
In leaving the launch at Meadow
Point, Tracy hesItated for a few seconds
and then said
We'll, damn II, ] don't want TO get
you IN trouble 30 III wait until YOU
leave me" he finally said.
They walked along the railroad track
through Ballard. Tracy, however, felt
faligued and insisted upon Scott sitting
down with him along the rails a few
blocks from the center of the town.
Whlle they were resting Tracy talked
rather Vivaclously and with no appar-
eht rear OF being overheard. They then
walked along the track block or so
further when the criminal suddenly
stopped and said' you can go back
now
What are you going to do?" asked
Scott.
First have to get slx-shooter.
need one badly. ] must have It. | will
hrst mold up a policeman and get his
gun Then I'll 80 out to Lake Wash
lngton and come down to Seattle by
Pike street
What then?' asked Scott
TO HOLD UP A SALOON.
"Oh," said Tracy airlly, 81 am going
down to hold up Clancy's saloon and
gambling house. | hear they have lots
OF dough down there. But he con-
dnued I'm Seattle am among friends.
This IL the only place / can make my
getaway They can't catch me in Sc
attic If they do take me they win
have to shoot me from behind for no
man can Kill me from the front" He
then held out his hand TO Scott and
shook hands very cordially with his
unwilling assistant
Goodbye" he said and turning,
walked down the track toward Seattle
with a pack strung over his shoulders.
while was MORALLY afraid Of him.
remarked Scott In telling the story,
yet he made a fellow feel at home"
After leaving Tracy, Scott hurried
back TO Meadow Point and went out to
the launch, He expected TO find the
men who We're left on board still lying
bound In the bottom OF the vessel but
they had all released themselves before
his arrival. The party went ashore and
came to the city, reaching here short
ly before midnight,
KILLED MERRILL.
Tracy claimed to have told compan-
itAf a paf M hat H..
killed his partner, Merrill, because Of
some differences with him. Something
That appeared In one OF the papers an
n0yed Merrill and he threatened 70
kin Tracy, The latter challenged him
TO a duel. Each was to walk ten PAGES
from a certain line and then turn
around and fire According to rracys
story when he had walked eight PAGES
he suddenly turned around and shot
Merrill in the back. The story, how
ever, does not receive much credence
in police circles II Is believed that
Merrill instead Of being dead is some
where In the Vicinity Of. Shelton where
his sister lives. The tale OF Tracys
escape from Thurston county is In
keeping with the rest Of his adventures
In fact the men who accompanied him
on the trip are inclined TO believe that
the ex-convict is seeking for notoriety
He proved jolly companion on the
long trip in tae launch, Joking with
Capt. Clark about his red hair. His
prevailing traits, however. says Capt
Clakr, are perhaps his vanity and
gail"
Whether or not Tracy had any previ-
Gus knowledge Of the topography of
the country surrounding Meadow Point
Is not known. but II Ia certain that he
could have selected no locality more
adapted 20 his needs 1t will be re-
called that at this place Detectives
Lane and Adams together with Marshal
Hunt, of Ballard encountered and