The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-07


the visitor was.
Convict Makes His Toilet.
The night passed without any special
happenings, so far as the lad relates.
In the morning Tracy first made his
toilet. A bath and a shave were in
cluded in the morning makeup, the
farmer and his men providing SOAP
towels and water. When the men
started for their work Tracy discov-
cred that they were constructing an
overhead rack in the barn for the fail
crop.
The outlaw decided to make himself
useful, and divesting himself of his
Winchester and one of his revoivers-
labored with the other men during most
Of the morning. He kept one revolver,
however, in the holster by his side,
ready for instant action
During the day the outlaw wanted
his other weapons, which mad been ieft
with his bedding and travelling outfit
He sent Goldfnch after the weapons
and proudly passed them around to the
awe stricken wOrkmen.
They were allowed to handle the
weapons and inspect them, but ii is
said they took care not TO have the
rnuzzle Of the guns pointing toward the
outlaw.
Tracy all this time had a revolver
himself and left no opening for the
farmers to get the drop on him. That
the outlaw stood in no fear of Eddy
and his men attempting to take adj
vantage of the opening was vouched
for by himself, he having remarked to
the farmer:
II am not afraid of you
During the day the outlaw remarked
that he needed a new holster, one Oh
his revolvers being unsuppled Young
CoIHGnnn instructed find the
leather. after which the outlaw soon
made a holster.
Monday evening Tracy told Goldfnch
ne might go. He was, however, eau
toned, on pain of death, not to tell
what had happened until Wednesday.
II was this very display of nerve that
had heretofore made the outlaw APP
parently safe that this time caused
his ruin. Goldfinch, instead Of being
sufficiently terrorized to keep peace.
soon spread the news and aroused a
posse.
Convict Shot Twice.
Tracy was hit by the posse twice.
The first bullet it is believed, struck
his right leg. just half way between
the knee and ankle. breaking both
bones. The second bullet took effect
in the rear of the same leg, about
midway between the hip and knee.
ever. the bullet lodging near the knee
joint Both wounds bled freely. but
the desperate man, not willing to die
until he had revenge, tried with fail
ing attempts to prevent the blood from
Rowing. He used a short. narrow
strap. which he had on his person, TO
Gull together the vessels Of his leg,
above the lower wound. to prevent the
blood from running from the wound.
His muscles were badly indented
from the strap being drawn so tight
~. His handkerchief, which was sat
urated with his blood, was found near
him. It is supposed he tried to push
the cloth into the wound.
After he was shot he sought protec
ton behind the large boulder, for
which he had first made. When day
light came this morning il showed that
he had dragged himself on his left
side through the wheat, which was
about three feet high, for a distance of
about seventy-fve yards.
It is believed that he did that so that
he could gain position where he
would have a full view of the men be-
hind the rock. His trail through the
wheat was a mass of clOtted blood.
When he was seen this morning he
showed every evidence that he had be-
come exhausted with the loss of blood.
Was in Dying Condition.
It is thought that he only had sufi-
cient vigor to place the revolver TO his
head and blow his brains out, for when
he was found the revolver was still in
his hand. and had only moved suffi-
GENTLY to let the barrel of the weapon
drop TO the ground.
The body presented a horrible sight.
1t was covered with blood from head
to foot. and the unsightly wound over
the right eye was a CHASTITY one.
AS he lay in the wheat his rife lay
by his side. His cartridge sack, which
was made of buckskin, was found a
short distance from him.
1t contained 80 rife cartridges. Two
boxes of revolver cartridges were also
found near the sack. which he had
carried since he was hunted near Seat
tie.
AS his ammunition was not near him,
il is believed that he was so weak
that he thought he would expire be-
fore he could empty the chambers of
his gun. Nine loads were found in the
rifle.
He was without hat and had neith-
er coat nor vest. He was wearing a
white cotton shirt. which ne had forced
from the Eddy brothers. The shirt
was badly torn in many places. which
was evidently caused by dragging him
self along the ground for nearly sew
enty-TiVe yards
For trousers he wore blue overalls.
which he had forced Eddy brothers TO
give him. as he said the ones he was
wearing were entirely too large.
He wore heavy shoes, with laces
made from heavy buckskin. He wore
cheap cotton socks. The only under
garment he wore was an undershirt.
which was soiled from long usage.
1t was Tracy. his very features
showing that He resembled his pic
ture in every respect. His eyes are
wide set. and have a piercing look.
He has a wide forehead, which slopes
from the very tips of his eye brows.
The back of his head is rather fiat.
His chin is somewhat projected and
rather broad.
His lips were firm, even in death.
His face was lean and haggard. His
body was round, but did not contain
any superfiOus flesh. He was nothing
but bones and muscle
Crowds Eager to View Corpse.
When the sheriff. with the body
drove through Davenport, hundreds OF
people followed up the street and
crowded about the wagon.
BY the time the funeral procession
reached Stones morgue the streets
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