The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-07
the farmer tc, lead his horse to the barn
and remained under cover, moving to-
ward shelter ts.ss5s 49,.


ON a DEAD RUN.
When near the stable he broke ana
dashed inside. He quickly reappeared,
rifle In hand, and started on dead run.
Turning on the two men nearest MIN the
desperate fired two, shots, but without MS
usual luck, neither bullet taking erect
Without waiting for further fighting
Tracey made a dash down the valley
leading south from the barn and headed
for the brush In an instant the man
hunters were of in pursuit, firing as they
ran. Coming to a rock Tracey lodges
behind 1t. and resting his gun on the
rock began fusilade. Eight shots in all
were fired by the outlaw. not one hitting
It's mark. Seeing he was not succeeding
he bolted fer a wheat field close BY. AT
the edge of the field he stumbled, falling
on face and crawled into the gram
on his hands and knees.
It was growing dark and the pursuers'
daring to move In closer, decided 10 sur
round the place and wait for dayllg =.
In the meantime Sheriff Gardner, WIFI
Policemen Stauffer and Gemmer, OF
Spokane; Jack O,Farrell.. Of DavenpeTt'
and other reinforcements. had arriseu
on the scene. and they went mo catup
around the field during the ngn.-
HIS DEAD BODY FOUND.
Shortly after Tracey disappeared a snot
was heard frecn the direction OF the
wheat field. No Investigation was taaoe'
however, until this morning. AS sum
as dawn came an entrance was naue
into the wheat field. Tracey's5 dead oony
was found lying amid the grain with ms
face turned toward the SKY. als ieil
hand thrown over his head. helo d re-
volver, which had 1ntllcteo tue uea.i
wound The thumb OF MS hano vas "a
the trigger of the pistol. HIS right hand,
thrown across the lower part OF his booy'
firmly grasped the barrel of the famous
rife. Death was inflicted BY a reviewer
held close to the forehead. The top OF
his head badly shattered. Two pullet
wounds on the left leg showed the cause
of the mans dependency. one shot nau
broken the leg between the ankle anu lie
knee, the other cut the tlblai artery.
which of itself was sufficient cause ~
death.
It is believed that both of these "ouliaS
were received after the convict left the
shelter of the rock, and made ms pretie
fer the wheat field. The fugitive mad
taken a. strap and buckled It ush.s
around his leg in an attempt 10 stop
the bleeding. Despite the tightly 1as,
tened strap the bleeding continued uh.ii
he probably realized his hopeless conu1-
ton and ended the struggle He was
dressed in blue overalls, white shire
and wore no coat or vest. he wore
bicycle cap and a pair of rough SHOES.
He had one rifle and two revolveIss
DISPUTE AS TO REWARD.
Sheriff Gardner, Of Lincolr county, anu
his assistants. arrived on the scene IN
time to help in the discovery OF .ne ~
mains. and it is stated that he maintained
that he and his deputies were entitled 20
at least q. share Of the booty. TINS was
disputed by the Creston party, the mem
bers of which maintain that they did the
work, and to them belongs the reward.
Finally Sheriff Gardner was allowed 10
take the body with the understanding
that he recommend that the reward De
paid to the men from Creston
The body, effects, and the horses OF the
desperado were taken in charge by Sher1H
Gardner, and taken direct to Davenport.
where they. will be kept pending the de-
cision of. the final disposition of Tracey
body.
Reports came from Davenport that "lid
excitement prevails. Stores are closed
and people are crowding around TO get d
sign. of the outlaw. 1t is stated that
a heavy guard is kept around the morgue
where the body is placed, as well as
around the corpse ITSELF to prevent rene
hunters from tearing the clothing TO
pieces and carrying away souvenirs. An
inquest probably will be held.