The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-06

Trssy then got behind Eddy and his horses. ard protected In shI.
manner made his va into tn. barn.. no immediately r.spp.sr.d with
posse. :iss.Sas =. ss NJ. 1..sI..1. : 1.aa7aa 6. to- sI.s. 'mm.s..
ssy. In which Tracy fred several Wild shot. and then made on dow tn.
valley HE pursusrs feuo~.d. firing upon him repeatedly. but apparent.
y ren Of the shoss reached their mark until Trsoy ~ss partially under
cover eresehina behind q large rock which afforded him m protection.
n. soon found that sh. . not a safe r.sr.., al tn. po... u.
rounded him from ali sides and he Wa Snsbs entirely 70 conceal him.
self. He suddenly o.s up and q towards III. ~h.s. field. hi. psrsusr.
following and firing upon him fr.au.nsty.
Just as Tracy entered the sds. Of the field no fell and sr.~isd Into
the ~hsst out Of sight This led the officers to bsHsvs thss shy had
wounded him, and got caring TO cor upon him at close quarters without
knowing precisely where he . located. they surrounded tn. field and
waited for developments They fred shot. prefsrrins TO wait until
they could 10 their target, and obtain a good shot.
In tn. rssnsims Sheriff Gardner. Policemen ssauHsr and c.mmrio
Of Spokane. Jack oFsrrsu Of Davenport. a man nsm.d m.rehsn, and
others, m upon the scene.
The only shot fred by Tracy sHsr reaching Tn. wh.., field VI. Tn.
by which he killed himself. Nobody entered the field last night as
IL was growing DARK at the time the outlaw disappeared in the standing
grain. The revolver shot val heard lot v.y long afterwards. and a no
movement wa noticed at any tins In the night II was believed by the
that the eha.. had ended In suicide. since II wa. practically
certain that Tracy had been wounded.
About 4 o'clock ths morning. Is soon as 4 was fairly light, the mar
hunters cautiously r.eonno,srsd tho edge Of the field at the point ~hr.
Tracy had gone II, and /. few rods away they Ia the body of the d..-
psrsdo lying stH and cold upon the back. Tracy had tied a strap around
his leg to keep the artery from bhssdins. The flow had been checked
som~hss but his troussr leg a saturated. The face presented a shsst.
" appearance. the feature; being oontor,.d with pain and covered with
blood, which had strsamed W them. Tho expression vas savage, almost,
dfsbonosl
The body wa loaded into Eddys WACO and driven to Davenport,
escorted by the p0sss. excepting those members Of II who we're we'll
mounted and rode rapidly to cres,on to garry tho news
Tracy a evidently wounded Just IA he reached the edge of the
field !. from that place the trail could b. detected ~hsr. h. had dragged
himself over the wheat, breaking II down. After reaching the spot where
he died he had evidently mol moved except &c alter his position. The grain
va broken down wei a spsoe only a few feet In diameter. On the
trail vsr which he IN. in traces Of blood we're found, showing tina. h.
had bId freely ss he erspt along. Close o the body we're blood stains
on the wheat and e dark brown spot IN the ground, showing that a
small pool had formed from the wound in his LEG. His rifles lay close
by, and a revolver was In his belt.
The following dspstoh a received from Sheriff codhss at 1880
o'clock this mornings
aEpWALL, Wash, Aug. e-Traey killed na crs.ton Last night.
They are taking the body to Davenport. will be home tomorrow.