The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-08

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In the fight Tracy was wounded in
the leg, and with a leg broken and
an artery squirting away his life's
blood, he foiled his pursuers by shoot
ing himself through the right eye
with his revolver. He was then in
the middle of a wheat field and his
body was not found until daybreak
this morning.
Tracy had meant to leave the ranch
yesterday, but for some inexplicable
reason which caused him to linger
there for two days, he decided to re-
main until tonight. The decision re-
suited in his death. The posse from
Creston, which had word of his hav-
ing been at the ranch, arrived about
supper time.
Throw up your hands, Tracy"
came from the posse, but at the COM
mand Tracy made a dash for the
barn, about 10 feet away. He gained
an entrance and seized his rifle,
which stood in the nearest corner.
Not shot had yet been fired. Tracy
would not stay in the barn, although
he could see out through the cracks.
He crept along the walls to the door
of the barn on the opposite from the
bluI where the men stood. Then he
| darted from the door like shot and
| attempted to reach a haystack, which
stood about 20 feet away. A volley
/ of bullets came from the posse, but
none took effect as far as known.
In safety behind the stack Tracy
shot once at the men, but they es-
capped death by dropping behind the
large rock on which they stood.
About 20 yards to the south of the
stack was large boulder, and Tracy
realized that if he once reached that
he would be safe probably long
enough to escape. He made the bolt
for liberty.
He had to pass in full view of the
posse, which fired again as he tried
to reach the rock. One shot must
nave taken effect then, for he leaped
headlong into the wheat field which
lay below the rock, the protection of
which he sought. He did not return
fire Immediately, nor could the mem
bers of the posse see him.
Presently they saw him sitting up
and doing what appeared to be dress.
ing wounded leg. The men fired at
his head and again they lost sight OF
him. Whenever the men would look
above the rocks Tracy would fire, and
although none of his bullets took eff
feet in the bodies of the men, the tor
of the rock behind which they stood
was Clipped at every shot he made
The members of the posse say that
he was a most remarkable gunner
even up to the last shot he fired. II
is not known just how many shots he
fired, but it is thought about five. The
posse fired about 20 shots. The mer
did not move from their position, al
though they did not known where the
desperate was.
The men could not see him after
that as it had grown dark in the
valley They heard a shot later, how
ever, but they did not hear the bullet
strike, and they felt from that time
on to morning that he had taken his
own life.
He was hit by the posse twice, the
first bullet, it is believed, struck his
right leg, just half way between the
knee and ankle, breaking both bones
The second bullet took effect in the
rear of the same leg, about midwa!
between the hip and knee. 1t caused
only flesh wound, however, the bul
let lodging near the knee joint. Boil
wounds bled freely, but the desperate
not willing to die until he had re
/ venge, tried with feeble attempts tt
prevent the blood from flowing. HI
J used short narrow strap which hi
: had on his person to cinch his lel
above the lower wound to proven
the loss of blood. His muscles were
badly indepted from the strap beins
drawn so tightly. His handkerchief
! saturated with blood, was found nea
him. 1t is supposed he tried to pusl
the cloth into the wound.
After he was shot he sought tht
protection of the large boulder TO
: winch he had first made. When day
: light came this morning it showed h.
< had dragged himself on his left sid
through the wheat, which was abou