The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-16
SHERIFF cuDIHEE's PLIGHT

severe criticisms Of Sheriff cudhee are heard every
hand lie has failed to arrest or shoot Tracy S u
newspapers have joined the oute and have denounced inc
official in unsparng terms Nobody seems msneu
defend his actions.
The moderate accuse cudihee OF lack o. genera.
ship They that he has been outvitted time a again ~
the escaping desperado that the latter would certainly
have earth long before this had good Judgment
been used and also a reasonable amount OF celerily
There arc grounds iorcritcisms An OF paid depu-
ties cudhee have ranged through the country sur
rounding the despeado time and time again only to allow
him escape They have seemed overly anxious to close
killing and cudhee has not forced them on APP
parenty.
kill get killed for Tracy had nothing to lose by adding to the
list of his victims and everything gain by killing more when
pursued
The greater the terror he could inspire the
He could only be shot hanged ONCE. whether he kill
ed
that when Tracy shot he shot kill quite pos
sble that sheriff could have made them more aggressive
valiant in the man-hunt.
When the deputies did shoot their have been
detective Tracy and slew but the deputies mseraby
failed Their buletsand bueshot wild Tracy
Had the sheriff been presen at all of the brushes
outlaw he could have made his take better aim No
body could. Itwasnt in them.
When Tracy doubled on his the brush list
ng the plans Of the deputies they discussed the
he displayed his adrones andth deputies their short
sghtedness in talking too loud.
II may be that Cudhce selected deputies with eye
political obligations. rather than their capabilities
hunters And again. may be that there is sufficient
supply OF available seuhs with iron and ready guns
this community.
Desperadoes easy 0 arrest or to kill. The
history OF the Western frontier Sadc
for years the Of the mining camps Killed nearly m
cold blood after the other right under the noses
Of sheris and other peace officers none dared TO touch
him. Finally he a who waiting for eh.nr.
and who took him
Very fewsdespeadoes have captured bv SHERIFF.
shot down by them As rule the shers were not enua
such jobs The desperados better men," in the mar
lance Of the West
destined TO has had advantage hiding most OF
the time in the tangled forests where human eve could
reach him.
No who not familiar with the dense forest pro,h
OF the Puget sound fully comprehend lust What
this A lie concealed Tor 49,
within rifle shot OF posse searching for him He can SOL
into the soft yielding and vegetation beneath
fallen trunk the ferns will over him obleratr ~
traces and no could discover his location EXCEPT bv e
dent = 49,
that they unfit for the by following large n,r -
false trails that the manhunt has really evolved n A
sheriff and his deputies They had 70 do the tra;l;,
Where the sheriff Numbered mos, ohv;o
and visited houses in the suburbs OF Seat, sJ
outlying ranches. There he did have an oonorr,. -.
pcafed which seized II NAV have bre, a.. -.
luck and 1--WE parts strategy that Tracy bu, he -
saved W e was
Somebody may kill the desperate We, before he go.
OF the state, but there will have TO be more So our
done than has yet been Witnessed SOME MAN on .sr,,
WILL HAVE TO TAKE THEIR LIVES IN rr.E,,,
HANDS AND ENTER THE DOOR OF THE HoITsr
WHERE THE DESPERATE AWAITS rrIEs& I ,ssE
Cooked RIFLE AND STEADY NERVE thai ry wlxn
WILL BE KILLINGS, GOES WITHOUT SAVING
The Star predicts that Tracy will escape Tbe -,
nin mas not yet been found II Sheriff Cudhee krort I
this prediction, his future in this community i assnrd Jul