Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-08-15
THE FAMOUS OUTLAW,
FINALLY DIES BY HIS OWN HAND

hand thrown across the lower paft OF
his body. firmly grasped the barrel OF
the famous $3.50 Winchester.
The body was cold when found. indn,
eating that the shot heard by the
guards about = o'clock Tuesday eve1-
Ing was the fatal one.
Following Is n sketch OF some OF the
leading Incidents In the career OF this
famous outlaw:
In 1897 Tracy killed Deputy Sheriff
Valentine Hay In Colorado. While
awaiting trial for murder. bound and
gagged the sheriff at Aspen. Colorado.
and escaped.
In ls9s. when arrested for robbery.
shot twice at Detective ID. Weiner.
held up an engineer and rode away Oh
tho locomotive, but WIS wounded by
butcher and captured.
In 1850. after conviction. held up Ills
JaIicr with revolver. and. after eS-
changing shots with u deputy sheriff.
surrendered.
June -. l,J2-Tracy and Merrill killed
three guards. wounded n prisoner and
escaped from the Oregon pcniicntiary.
Held up q citizen of Salem and took
two suits OF clothing. stole Two horses
In West Salem aud rode to Gervais.
twenty miles away.
June lO-ilcid up a citizen OF Ger
vnis, Oregon. Hnd took food. Surround.
ed by two companies OF militia and
100 cltlzcns. Escaped after exchange
Of shots.
June li-Surrounicd : near Needy.
Oregon. fired on four times at short
range and escaped.
June l2-lIcid up citizen near
Needy and took food.
June li-Stoic n team near Oregon
City and drove toward Columbia river.
June l5-iIcid up i've men, rot food
and compelled captivcs 10 row them
across the river.
June lG-SIol. two horses near la
Center. Washington.
June iT-IInd running battle with
two deputy shcrIffs near Salmon river.
Washington. woundnl one and cs-
capped.
June is-IIcid up q citizen near Land
ley. Washington. and got food.
June l0-licid UP farmer near Pio-
nccr aud took food.
June .3-iIcid up h boy near Agate.
Washington. and got food.
June 2S-ISilicd his partner. Merrill.
near NapavInc. Washington, shootin.
him In the back. Mcrriirs body found
July 18th.
June aV-Stoic two horses near Tcni-
no and rode toward Puget sound.
July l-IIcid mp woodsman near
Olympia. Washington. and took food.
July .-licii up iivc oystcrmcn near
South Bay. Washington; got food. cap
turcd q gasoline launch and steamed
up the sound. landing near Ballard.
July 3-Sutroundcd near Bo,hcli.
Washington. killed two officers.
wounded three more. and later Killed
Policeman l.. l.. Brccsc and Nell Raw
ley.
July I-Escapcd TO Green lake. out
whiting large posses.
July 5-I,cportcd killed ut Woodland
park, bur report soon proved false.
Surrounded In barn mt night but man
aged TO steal away In darkness.
July G-Forced Japanese fisherman
to row him TO Madison. There made
hired man named Anderson take him
In n boat to West Seattle. Great
posses and steam tugs and two rcvc-
nue. cutters watch In vain for him.
July O-Showcd up ut Black River
Junction. Forced Charles Gcrrcls to
20 to Seattle for ammunition and held
up Gcrrcis' women. Deputies close TO
| outlaw but afraid to shoot. Anderson
left bound 80 u tree and outlaw es-
capped. Bloodhounds thrown OF the
trail with red pepper.
July 1O-Forccd Farmer T.. NJ. John
son, living near Kent, Washington. 10
20 to Tacoma and buy him n revolver
and cartridges.
July Thought Sheriff Cudihce and
posse again In the early morning. Was
surrounded In swamp near Coving-
ton, but escaped after being wounded.
July 12-Succccdcd in battling Sher-
iH Cudihce and 200 pursucrs with
Dloodhounds.
July 13-Surroundcd In swamp near
Palmer after doubling about, but
again got away a; night.
July IL to 1G-ln hiding near Coving-
ton.
July 1T-Shcrifr Cudihee rushed
cabin near Palmer, but Tracy had
gone.
July 19-Pursuit finally abandoned
by Sheriff Cudihcc and Seattle posses.
July 10 to 30-1n Cascade mountains.
July 3l-Appcared at ranch east of
the Cascade mountains with three
horses and forced the ranchman to
give him two fresh horses.
| August 1 80 5-Traveled by night and
hid by day in neighborhood of Fell
loves. with four sheriffs and posses in
pursuit.
August 5-Surroundcd near Eel
loves. Washington, by posses of four
sherifrs.
August G-Killcd himself when he
| found he could not escape.
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