The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-12

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to give any analysis of his personal
ity. He saw newspaper man GO
down the track not so feet away,
and he told the women that there
was the posses advance agent. He
intimated that he was fleeing from
the reporters who wanted to inter-
view him, and not from the guards.
And this was when many men were
stationed on all sides. Before he
walked away from the house
through the guards he gave the wo-
men several mementoes.
The Gereils' home is situated
about two miles up the track of the
old Columbia & Puget Sound Rail-
road. After loafng around Renton
for the night, Tracy, with Ander-
son in tow, started up the tracks.
The pair journeyed slowly. They
sat down and rested in the dense
brush beside the track a few rods
on the Renton side of. the Gerrell's
home. They rested for some time,
until Miss Baker and Mrs. McKin-
ney passed them.
Miss Baker and Mrs. Mckinney
were out picking b!ackberries. Ira
cy watched them for a long time.
Once they were SO close that he
could almost have touched them
with his hand. They passed on up
the track from Renton toward the
Gerrells home. Tracy ventured
nearer the srack. Just then Charles
Gerrells, an 1S-year-old boy, came
up the track. He heard something
snap. He looked back, walked on a
few feet, and looked again. 1t was
then 11:30 in the morning.
"Hey," cried Tracy, "stop mo-
ment, my boy" He stepped from
the bushes and walked to the lad.
"Well I guess you've heard of
me-" remarked the convict. He
smiled pleasantly as he spoke. The
two women were few yards away.
That's Tracy" said Mrs. Nc
Kinney, jestingly, when the mu-
derer spoke the first time.
"No," said Miss Baker, Il don't
know vino you are"
"Well, I'm Tracy" said the out
law. His words created consterna-
tion among the trio.
"Now, don't be afraid" said Ira.
cy. II won't hurt you
"Welf, Mr.. Tracy" said Mrs.
Mckinney, recovering from the
shock, 81 am glad to see you"
81 would never veknown you by
your picture" exclaimed Miss Ba-
ker.
"Ah, now, you are jollying me- p
said the slayer of half a dozen men,
"But don't be afraid. I never
harmed a woman in my life," and
as he spoke he took off his hat re-
spectfully to the two before him.
When he heard that'young Gerrell's
home was few rods up the track
he. Informed the party that all
would have to go there. Before
they reached the house he sent the
boy on to warn the mother of the
approach. "Tell her, said Tracy,
earnestly, "that 1 bring harm to
none of hers"
They enter the house, and Tracy
took off his hat to Mrs. Gerrells,
Tracy went in by the front door as
he spoke, and sat down on trunk
at the side of the room. Inside five
minutes he had quieted all fear a.
mong his listeners with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Gerrells, who was
somewhat nervous throughout his
visit. With the one exception he
made them all feel at home.
AS Tracy sat upon the trunk his
unwilling companions were able fol
the first time to observe him close
| ly. He looked fresh and strong
Eliminating his eyes, his face was
serene and pleasant. The eyes, how.
ever, were an unnatural dark blue.
He had an uncomfortable habit OF
rolling them when he made a threat
The women say that he did not
look unusually thin, but seemed to
be in fine physical condition. Men
tally they say he was one Of the
keenest men they ever met. He
was dressed in a black suit, and
wore black felt hat. His trousers
were much too short, a matter oi
much merriment ito himself. He
had no tie OR collar, but had jewel
ry to spare.
Mrs. McKinney's child began to
cry when Tracy entered the house
and Mrs. Gerrells looked terrified.
The outlaw called the child to him.
'Now, now, littfk girl" he said,
passing his hand around her shoul-
der and stroking her hair, "don't
cry; I wouldn't let any one harm
an innocent little thing like you"
When the guards collected around
the house afterward, the child crept