The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-17
OUTLAW TRAcY's TRAIL OF BLOOD
Record Of the Famous Western Bsndit Since
He Escaped From Prison.

June 9th, Harry Tracy and David Mer
rlll, conVlctS, escaped from the Salem Ore
gon, penitentiary, killing three guards.
June 10th. Returned in darkness of
early morning to Salem, held up J. W.
Roberts, whom they stripped of his
clothes. stole team of horses and made
their way to Portland Near Gervais
they held up two members of the posse
In pursuit and took a horse and buggy.
June 11th. Laid trap for posse and
fired on pursuers from ambush near Ger
vais
June -. Broke through Gordon of $50
militiamen in the night, and made their
escape.
June 18th. Stole two horses near Ore
gon City and drove through suburbs of
Portland
June 18th. In the morning reached CO.
lumbia river and forced George Sunder-
land and Walter Burlingame to ferry
them across, landing five miles above
Vancouver.
June Tth. At Staunton creek exchanged
shots with posse. and ut Ridgefield stole
two horses aud continued their flight.
June 23d. Robbed house of Pat Nc
Guire, near Lacenter, while owner was at
church. taking clothes and $40 in cash
June 25th. Stole breakfast near Kelso.
Wash
June 26th. Stole two horses. but on
meeting owner, dismounted and yaye
them back
June 29th. Passed strong posse guard
ing roads near Chehalis during the night
July lst. Convicts seen on Northern Pa
ciiic at Tenino, about thirty-nine miles
from Tacoma. Tracy left Merrill, saying
later that he had killed him in duel
Hiding one horse he had stolen until il
was disabled. he stole another and pass
ed through Olympia.
July 2 Tracy held up six men at South
bay. near Olympia, aud forced four. in
Guiding Captain Clark, OF n large gaso-
line launch, to embark with him on Pu-
get Sound. Landed at night at Seattle
and started north TO Canada.
July 3. Tracy encountered the advance
guard OF the Seattle posse at Bothell
six miles from Seattle. As a result of the
battle Deputy Sheriff Charles Raymond,
OF Snohomish county is dead; Deputy
Sheriff Jack Williams, Seattle, is ser
iously if not fatally wounded; Carl Ander-
son, newspaper reporter, is wounded by
bullet grazing his face. Returning to-
ward Seattle in the suburbs of the city
he killed Policeman +. T.. Breez and Neil
kawley. deputy game warden. That
night, IL was learned later, Tracy slept
in "a cemetery.
July 4. Stole n horse and buggy in the
early morning at afarmhouse in the out
skirts of Ballard. During that day slept
and rested in the woods.
July .. Man in buggy, with "A young
women, seen near Bothell by the posse
in early morning, now believed to have
been Tracy. Later compelled a boy at
Meadow Point to row him across the
sound to Meadow Point. Spent after
noon in farmhouse where he bound and
gagged his hosts. After supplying him
sell with food and clothing, fed in a boat
forcing hired men to row him.
July o. Spent Sunday in the woods
with hired man resting.
July Z. Going toward Renton Tracy
met friend and hired man was left blind
folded and tied.
July 5. Surrounded by fifty deputy
sheTiffs at Charles Gerald's house, at Rem
ton, but gave them the slip through a
rear door. As he fled he was applauded
by men, women. and children. Hounds
were sent after him. but he put red pepper
along the trail, which filed the dogs
nostrils and disabled them until he was
safe.
July .. Held up family at Kent and
got new revolver, ammunition, a horse
and provisions for a week.
July 10. Horse he stole found in road
south of Kent. Later exchanged shots
with Gordon of guards near Covington
and again escaped. Tracy wounded.
July II. Tracy seen by Deputy Sher-
i'll Colling between Franklin and Kanas-
kata.
July 13. Tracy remained in forest near
Covington and suffered great deal from
wounds received last Thursday.
July Ia. Tracy exchanges shots with
deputies and is again wounded, but
makes bis escape.