Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-09
THE DARING OUTLAW.
Convict Tracy Held Up q Ranch
Near Seattle, Wash.
After Binding and Gagging the In
mates He Made the Hired Man
Row Him Down the Sound
Officers in Pursuit. e.

Seattle. Wash. July Harry Ira
cy, the Oregon convict. has again elud-
ed his pursuers after display OF great
daring. His last act was to impress n
farm hand into debarking on the sound
in row boat late Saturday and at
noon Sunday Sheriff Cudihee charter
ed the tug Sea Lion and with a posse
started in pursuit According to in
formation received at the sheriffs Of
fee here Sunday Tracy slept in n
graveyard on the outskirts of Seattle
after his battle Thursday night with
Seattle officers. On Friday morning
he proceeded TO the ranch Of q man
named Fisher, secured food and slept
and rested in the woods all that day
and night. Early Saturday morning
he appeared at Meadow Point in the
water front three miles north Of Seat
tie. his original point of landing.
There he compelled a Japanese fisher
man to row him TO Madison Point, II
miles across and down the sound from
| Seattle. He dismissed the boy, de-
claring that the latter would be killed
| by Tracy's pal if he told Of the trip.
| They landed near the home of Rancher
Johnson and Tracy watched the house
for an hour to make sure of the num-
Der of men there Finding but two.he
entered and announced that he intend
ed to kill every one on the ranch and
take charge of the place for few
days. He added: But after seeing
your pretty little girl, Will kill no ono
if you all mind me. l will be here all
day"
The family prepared breakfast for
| Tracy and put one plate on a table
against the wall.
This is not right" declared the con-
vict, put the table in the middle OF
the room and all sit down with me-
which was done.
Tracy then read Friday evenings
papers and after learning how Mrs.
Van Horn had betrayed his presence
in her house to the butcher boy. sail
he had been careless in not keeping
every one in that house constantly I'M
der his eye. My carelessness in this
respect made it necessary to kill two
officers" he said
He forced the Johnsons to give him
a bundle of clothing and hats and six
! days supplies Of food. cooked for him,
put on Johnson's suit of Sunday black
and had the food, clothing and blan-
kets made into bundles.
At o'clock he bound and tightly
gagged the Johnson family, made their
hired man, Anderson, carry the bun
dies to Johnson's rowboat, put Ander-
son in the boat at the oars and start
| ed down the sound.
Mrs. Johnson released herself AMI
the others two hours later and noti-
fed Deputy Sheriff Mckay. who lives
! at Madison Point. Mckay secured
boat and sent word to Seattle Sunday
morning. Sheriff Cuu.nee was sum-
moned from Bothell and at 10: 80 with
several men started down the sound in
the Sea Lion, an electric tug boat,
| looking for the desperate and the farm
hand. However, as Tracy had Is
hours start. 1t is believed he will make
good his escape. The superstition :s
that he will row all night, probably
| Kill Anderson, sink the boat and dis
appear into the wild forests of North
ern Washington, where he may live
many days on his supply of food.
Harry Tracy with three other con-
victs, escaped from the Oregon prison.
some time ago, and they have GUIDED
pursuing officers ever since. Tracy has
killed three officers since his appear.
ance near Seattle few days ago. AL
though at times almost oornered. tho
willy outlaw succeeded in eluding tho
pursuing posses.