The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
SLEPT IN A GRAVEYARD.
Convict Tracey's Movements Fol-
lowed Is Hours Late.

Seattle, Wn., July THE sheriff's Of
flee is in possession of information
which clearly establishes that the fugi-
tive outlaw, Tracey, on Friday night
succeeding in ee1uding his pursuers in
the ncthern end of the county and
crossed the sound in rowboat from
Meadow Point, his original point of
landing, to Port Madison. on Baitbridge
island. Tracey appeared at the home OF
John Johnson, at Port Madison. at z
o'clock Saturday afternoon, took pos
session of the premises and spent the
afternoon. He ate heartily, changed
clothes, and at dusk impressed a hired
man named Anderson into debarking
with him in JohnsOn's rowbOat. pre-
sumably for the Hoods canal country.
Sheriff Cudihee has practically aban-
doned the search in this county and at
noon yesterday chartered the tug, Sea
Lion, and left in hot pursuit of the
fleeing outlaw. He went to Port Madi-
son and there took up the chase, ac-
companied by small body of deter
mined men. After the battle Thursday
night Tracey slept in a graveyard on
the outskirts of Seattle. He proceeded
to the ranch of a man named Fisher
Friday morning secured food and slept
and rested in the woods all that day
and night. Early Saturday morning
he appeared at Meadow Point on the
water front, three miles north Of Seat
tie There he compelled a Japanese
IL miles across, and down the sound
from Seattle He dismissed the Japa
nese, declaring that the latter would be
killed by Tracey's pals if he ever told
of the trip.
They landed near the home of Ranch
er Johnson, and Tracey watched the
house for an hour, to make sure Of the
number of men there. Finding but two,
he entered the house. He announced
that he intended to kill everyone on the
ranch and take charge of the place for
few days. He added:
But after seeing your pretty little
girl, 1 will kill no one if you all mind
me; viii be here all all day. nya.,f.s+ tor
Tracey and put one plate on q table
against the wall. seer
This is not right" declared the con-
Wet, Put the table in the middle Of
the room and all sit down with me-,
which was done.
Tracey then read Fridays evening pa
pers, and after learning how Mrs. Van
Horn had betrayed his presence in her
house to the butcher boy, said he had
been careless in not keeping everyone
in that house constantly under his eye
my carelessness in this respect n AIDE
it necessary to Kill two officers" he
said. After this ton, he made
them give him large bundle of cloth
ing and hats and six days supplies of
food cooked for him, put on Johnson's
suit of Sunday black and had the food
clothing ana pianKetS macs INTO QUIZ
dies.
At o'clock he bound and tightly gag
ged the Johnson family, made their
hired man, Anderson, carry the bundles
to Johnson's rowboat, put Anderson in
the boat at the oars and started down
the sound.
Mrs Johnson released herself and the
others two hours later and notified Dep
uty Sheriff Mckay, who lives at Madl-
son Point Mckay secured a boat and
sent word to Seattle. Sheriff Cudihee
was summoned from Bothen and with
several men, started down the sound in
an electric tug, looking for the white
skiff containing the daring desperate
and the farm hand. Tracey had fifteen
hours start, however, and the SUPPOSE
ton is that he will row all night, prob
ably kill Anderson, sink the boat and
disappear into the wild forests of north
ern Washington. where he can live
many days on his supply of food.