The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-04
TRACY. UP TO NOON.
HAD NOT Been KILLED

and so got off the train at Pom,
ltiae and worked up TOWARD
Bothell. At Pontiac Cudihes
saw Deputy Sheritfs Fred Der
ner. Fred Snyder and Clark
From them he got the LAY oI
the land" and started for Both.
ell. Brewer and Raymond left
him and came ahead 10 the
shack near Wayne. where out
party of four met them. II was
generally supposed by all Of Us
except Brewer, that Tracy was
on the side hill between where
we were searching, and Bothell
Brewer, however. was confident
that Tracy was somewhere in
the vicinity of the shack close
by.
Il believe our man is there
boys" he said. 1T Is an idea
hiding place"
II was thereupon decided &c
take a look around the place
and this we did. Williams, Mel.
son and Brewer were 10 go IN
by the east side, and Ray
mond. Sefrit and myself wer,
10 us the west side. Sefri'
was already down there. and
Raymond and myself walksd
down toward him. When We
got to Sefri,. we saw there were
fresh tracks leading TO th,
house. but there were also
tracks on the other side, SO we
did not put very much signihc'
anee TO them.
AZ this time the three OF us
Raymond. Sefrit and myself
were fully $50 feet from Nelson
Williams and Brewer. In on
party. Sefrit walked on the right
! Raymond was on the left. and
lin the middle. We were about
no feet apart. The railroad tract
is cut through considerably Al
this place. and , bank absu'
three feet high Is formed. w,
climbed up on this and started
down the hill toward the shad<
/ Suddenly the head ant
shoulders Of the hunted human
being appeared behind a stumT
directly in front OF us. He was
haggard and worn looking, and
had a weeks growth Of beard
Just at the moment his body
appeared he threw his rife oveI
the stump, When we frs, saw
him we all had our rife:
in position. | believe that
IL fired az the same mo-
ment as did the escaped
convict. There was an cx-
plosion Of my gun. a binding
flash, and I was Knocked from
the bank into the ditch by tn,
side Of the railroad track. The
bullet, in a considerably upward
course, had just nipped my fac,
and took the skin of In front ol
lthe right car, near the cheek.
bone. The conclusion OF the
bullet knocked me to the grounc
and | rolled into the ditch.
lust after I fell, there were
two more shots. and Charlie
Raymond. the Everett city de
Elective. fell into the ditch dead
He lay motionless at my side
In falling he struck me. | haC
now revived. and just as | triec
to get up, there were sevcra
more shots, and Louis Sefrit fell
as ! supposed, dead. His hands
were spread out and his fac,
was in the mud He had free
a couple OF shots at the murder
err Tracy from his revolver dur
ling the fight.
i After the first shooting. Tracy
had gone behind the house
along the slough. TO the sid'
where Williams, Nelson anC
/ Brewer were concealed. ] duck
ed along the bank 10 where th'
other deputies were, and 60
under cover OF a stump nea
Nelson. Brewer and Williams
were below us somewhere near
er the cabin.
j Suddenly there were thre'
shots in rapid succession
Smoke was seen coming out o
a clump of bushes, and to tina
place | started with Brewer
| Before we got there William
lcame out of the brush. Hi
right hand was covered will
blood and his face was ashcn
A hole in his overcoat Just be
low his heart showed wherS III,
murderer had shot him. Brew
er and myself helped the wound
ed deputy to the highway, AM
there he rested until ran dow
1.-THE road to where the horse
were tied. pot the carriag
and helped lack Williams int
{ it. With all possible speed
dro,,e ~ Pothclt W;ll;o ~,