The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-06


| tion was only good natured "josh,'' and
| that no good could come from killing an
| innocent man. Tracey, treasured by
| Clark, and believing in his honesty, re-
| Trained from shooting. ~ ~~.
Twice the engines of the launch became
overheated. Clark kept the steam up to
| the highest point being naturally anxious
to ship his unwelcome passenger and to
end his unwilling voyage. But Tracey
| was satisfied with more moderate pace.
Don't push her too hard, Cap" said
| he. 81 don't want to get to Seattle be-
fore dark"
Told Of His Crimes. -
Twice the launch was stopped and the
| engines allowed to, cool down. At such
times Tracey would entertain his com
panions with stories of his own: crimes
and escapades. ,,. X. g.. .s ~
At $50 anchor was dropped at Meadow
Point. Then Tracey began elaborate
preparations to land. First he ordered
Scott, member of the crew, to tie and
bind the others. He seemed to find Scott
more to his liking than any Of the men
of the crew. Captain Clarks hands were
secured with rope and the others were
bound similarly, with their hands behind
their backs and their feet tied with the
same rope. Then he ordered. Scott to ac-
company him ashore. .-: .-...
"Good-by Cap said Tracey, good ma
i turedly. 'You have been kind to- me and
EI'M reward you. : II have aspile ofsmoney
Epretty soon, after. I get toaseattle, and
! then I'll pay youffor your trouble.
i During the time Scott was with Tracey
J. 1.-The outlaw showed the greatest disregard
4 for human life. He wanted to wing a
Il man! who was engaged in shooting at
target and insisted that he would shoot
another man who was jingling money in
his pocket as he passed the pair. Scott,
S1oI fha xyioff n
do nothing rash until ne was alone, as
4 he (Scott) didn't want to get into trouble
II Tracey was easily pursuaded, and was
even apologetic in his attitude,
) -, Killed Two; Wounded Four.
After abandoning the launch, Tracey did
nothing more exciting until he encoun-
, tered the advance guard Of the Seattle
posse at Bothell where, from behind q
! high stump, he kept up such an effective
3 fire on the pursuing party that two o1
, it's members were killed and four were
+ wounded AS usual, Tracey got away
, and nothing more was heard from hin
! until late that evening, when he walked
boldly up to the house of Mrs. R, H.. Var
+ Horn, who lives in the suburbs of Seattle
j and demanded food and clothing. He hat
Y in the meantime held up a farmer an(
captured not only the farmers horse, bu
= the farmer as we'll, and was, using hin
. for a bodyguard. >'--' ''
"If you don't make any noise, you art
+ safe," Tracey remarked on entering Mrs
t Van Horns residence. He proceeded tt
e make himself perfectly at home, ordered
q a meal cooked, exchanged clothes with {
man who happened to be visiting there
and would undoubtedly have got ava.
without being compelled to shoot his wa,
e to liberty had it not been for a butcher
). boy, who called to deliver goods whil
t Tracey was at the table.
r Mrs. Van Horn succeeded in telling tn
a boy what was going on, and he sounded
n the alarm, with the result that two mem
o bers of the sheriff's posse were killed
9 The officers surrounded the house so tha
Il they might intercept Tracey when h
S came out, but here again his cool judg
a ment served him well, for he walked be
: tween two members Of the Van Horl
u household, whom he had pressed into ser
vice with the muzzle of his rifle.
d E. F. Breeze, member of the Seattl
n police force, was the first to fall. Ig
e noring the advice to keep under cover AM
II to shoot from ambush, he walked boldl
e to within ten PAGES Of the bloodthirst
q outlaw and shouted:
n 'aThrow down that gun, Tracey"
: Without waiting for matters to progress
further, Tracey wheeled about and bega
firing. Breeze toppled over and sank t
e the ground dead. $ Then Neill Rawle
y was hit by one Of .Tracey's bullets an
= expired on the spot. Still the desperad
| kept firing and looking for more victims
= When there was no longer any one i
d sight, he turned and ran, disappearing /
the darkness. It was on eventful da
q for Tracey, but it was not unlike tn
It others that have passed since he escape
g from the Oregon prison.
e Most Dangerous of All.
"a Officers who followed him across mile
~ and miles of rough mountain country can
- not understand how he was able to kee
e. % going day after day, fighting all the while
IF holding UP farmers to. get possession {
r their horses, compelling frightened me
= to row him across streams, enterin
% houses to get food, and lodging the score
I5 of man-hunting parties that were cor
= stantly on his trail. He was even force
q to dodge ia company of state militia, t
=, say nothing Of the hundreds Of pr1vat
y parties that were organized in this e2
j., citing man hunt. - ~ n 2e-
m Considered from the standpoint Of da1
"a ing, ,boldness, low cunning, wakefulnes
i and desperation, Tracey was the mo:
dangerous desperate. the west has evt
g. known; and it has produced some ba
1e ones. He exhibited the most reckle!
disregard of human life, shot on tt
m slightest provocation, and always to xii
e came out into the open and defed tt
- odds of numbers and d#strength.
= Outlaw Left a Note Fit
The sheriffs Of the posse received;
message from Preston stating that Trace
spent all Of last Monday at the home of
's, B. Eddy, rancher on Lake Creek, thrt
and a half miles south of Fellows. II
OF outlaw made his appearance Sunday ever
ing and took possession Of the place. +
n Is reported to have been there Monds
- night, leaving about 1870.
Pinned to the well on farm about
lc- mile north Of Odessa, where, apparent
en- Tracey had watered his horses, the 70
lowing note was found yesterday:
nj "To whom it may concern: Tell M
= Cudihee to take tumble and let n
lly alone, or I will fix him. plenty. I will I
nd on my way to Wyoming II your hors
US are any; good would swap with 70
Thanks for a cool drink. 3sy
ts. (signed.) ~" Harry Tracey