The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
THE BILLINGS GAZETTE.

Tracy was practically under cover
we were exposed almost entirely to
his view. The rain was falling SO
heavily that we were somewhat ham
pered in keeping a lookout. We were
surrounded by dripping branches. He
had the advantage. He was able to
watch us approach, while we had to
move toward him, not knowing wheth-
er he was to the right or left. Not
a syllable was uttered from the time
we started down the path until we
went to- Williams assistance. Will
dams was about 100 feet away and
separated from u crowd when the
fight opened. He was still some dis
lance away when Tracy saw him and
turned his Winchester on him.
Sefrit was reported dead at Bothel
but he escaped almost without a
scratch. Almost as soon as the report
of the battle reached Bothel Sheriff
Cudihee had his men in pursuit Of
the Oregon criminal.
Seattle, Wash, July 4.-Tracy, the
Oregon convict and desperate, has
added another murder to his already
long list and has again escaped.
After a hard fought battle with sew
eral officers, near oBthel, yesterday
afternoon, he held up a farmer with
a horse, took the horse, and made
good his escape, going northwar to-
ward snohomish county line.
Another Posse Formed.
A second posse ct officers has been
organized at Bothel and is pursuing
him but the chances are against them
for tonight at least, as the country
is a very difficult one to operate in
On such a chase is this. But the
posse is working under the direction
of Sheriff Ed. Cudihee of King county,
a fact which gives a feeling Of assur-
d4C0 W CVCly IAdu- WIZ h1OWo ClIuCl
Cudihee n his deputation.
%Eo Dead and Wounded.
AS a result of this afternoons bat
tie, two miles south of Bothel, Dep
uty Sheriff Charles Raymond Of Sno-
homish county, lies dead at an un-
dertaking parlor in this city. Deputy
Sheriff Williams of King county, lies
seriously, if not fatally wounded, and
Carl Anderson, a newspaper reporter
from Seattle, has a serious wound
by a bullet grazing his arm.
A party of deputies and newspaper
e from this city, upon hearing that
Tracy was seen going north over the
Seattle & International tracks near
the state university this morning,
proceeded to Madison park, embarked
thence to Kirkland, and from there
went to Bothel. They left Bothel
about l o'clock, proceeding down the
railroad track in the direction of Seat
tie. About two miles from Bothel
they came upon a small cabin, which
they proceeded to search.
Tracy Opens Fire.
While the members of the posse
were trying the doors and climbing
on the roof of the cabin to see what
it contained, Tracy opened fire from
within. One shot ripped a hole in
Anderson's coat, another n pierced
body on the left side, kill
ing him instantly. AS Raymond fell,
Louis Sefrit, a .newspaperman who
was at his side, jumped down under
cover of a bank, an act which proba-
bly, saved his life. 4
Another shot from Tracy's fatal
rife took effect on Deputy Sheriff Will
making an ugly wound OF his
right hand. A second shot took eff
feet in the left side, under the heart,
making an ugly, possibly fatal wound.
Williams fell to the ground, saying:
Boys, they've done for me this time,
l guess"
The men of the party who were not
wounded returned the fire of the O n
Wet, and succeeded in silencing that
coming from under his cover. AS
soon as the fire ceased Anderson Sc
cured a buggy in which the posse had
come to the scene, and leading Will
liams in it drove rapidly to Bothel.
Immediately upon the receipt of the
news at the sheriff's Office arrange
ments were undertaken to send a
second posse of officers to the scene
Of the man-hunt. -
He Kills and Runs.
Seattle, july 4.-The posse which
left Seattle on a snecial train at 1890