The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-07-11
BATTLE WITH OUTLAW,
cONsecT TRACY KILLS FOUR OFFICERS
WHO ATTEMPT HIS CAPTURE.
Desperate Eseape- unharmsd. Although
ITS capture h Only Question
Of Time Hundreds Join
IN the Chase.

Thursday was a red letter day In the
errStlc career Of Convict Tracy. He
killed Policeman Il. Il. Breez and
wounded fatally Neil Rawley In the
city limits OF Seattle, after having
murdered Deputy sheriff Charles Ray
mond Of snohomish county, and prob
ably fatally wounded Deputy sheriff
John Williams Of King county. early
In the day. In his hopeless digit for
safety Tracy covered probably sixty
miles during the day lie was first
encountered by a Seattle posse near
Bothcil at $40 o'clock in the afternoon.
Evidently the convict caught sight OF
his pursuers before they did him. He
had taken a commanding position in
elump Of high frs, and opened Ere be-
fore he was discovered. He fred eve
shots In all. Raymond was instantly
killed by one Of the Winchester rife
balls Another struck the raised rifle
held 10y Williams, splitting It In four
parts, and entering the deputy sherif's
breast He will live, It is believed.
Governor Mcbride Of Washington,
who Is in Seattle with Adjutant Gener-
al Drain OF the state national guard
Is taking the kedhest interest in the
chase. lie has announced reward Of
se 500, e.. This, with others offered by
relatives OF victima OF TrRcy's rifle,
brings the total rewards offered to
s. 900. The governor, further than
Offering the'reward, has ordered Gen.
eral Drain to send two companies Of
the state militia to aid the posses, the
members OF which are securing all the
northern suburban territory OF Seattle.
On roads ambushed and pntrolled by
guards armed with new Winchester
rifles, convict Tracy has escaped. His
whereabouts in district Of twenty
miles radius is absolutely unknown.
Sheriff Cudihee's office has been
deluged with reports Of his ap-
pearances. Each was traced down to
It's source by posses. All were ground
less. Neil Rawley, shot by Tracy when
the convict killed Policeman Breez at
Fremont, is dead. Deputy sheriff VIII
liams is not yet dead aud has good
chance to live.
To this time, Tracy has killed three
men since his first appearance near
Seattle Tuesday morning. All three
were well known and popular. This
has melted hundreds to Join the hun
tiers. One hardware store, named TO
aupply arms for the posses, has given
out Its complete stock IN this line.
Specials are leaving on the railway
leading into the adjacent country ev-
,ry few hours with reinforcemeuts.
Parties are dropped of all along the
route between Seattle and Bothell.
The theory entertained by the sher-
IFS Office at Seattle Ii that Tracy Is
back-tracldng, hoping TO make his way
to the north.
Tracy, Moreover, II is believed. h con-
WINGED that with his record OF killing,
he will have the country pretty well
all to himself on his way 10 the north.
A special from Boutwell,. Wash.
says: sheriff Cudihee Is here with
thirty men lying in wait for Tracy,
the escaped murderer lie declares
that no one really knows where the
convict is, nut states thut u Is hlghlY
probable he doubled on his tracks and
came to Bothell. Cudihee IA guarding
the roads and tracks lending 10 kirk
land lie has cut all chance OF escape
from the country between Woodinville
and RavennR.
Four men, In charge Of Detective
Philbrick OF Seattle, are lying Ia am
bush east.of Woodinville. They com.
mand the approaches to kirkland. Al
Rogers. constable Of Bothell. ana three
men are at swamp creek bridge. John
Fish OF French & Fish Is at the firms
logging camp, one mile west OF Ken
more. with force OF three men. l..
A. Gear. farmer, Is guarding point
on the railroad track mile and a hall
west OF Bothell.
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