The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-07
Wounded and Surrounded by Posse, He
Killed Himself to Prevent Capture.
Lone Deputy and Citizens Kill
of ThemA Remarkable
Murdered Seven His Desperate Attempt Liberty

body. nrmiy grasped the barrel OF the ia.
nous rifle.
Two bullet wounds on the left leg showed
the cause OF the mans dependency. one
shot had broken the leg between the ankle
and the knee. The other cut the tibial ar
terry. which, OF itself, was sufficient cause
for death. II is believed that both OF these
wounds were received after the convict
reached the shelter OF the rock and made
his break for the wheat hed. The outlaw
had taken a strap and buckled tt around
his leg in an inrectud attempt 10 stop
the bleeding. but probably realized hts
hopeless condition and ended the struggle.
He was dressed In blue overalls, n white
shirt and wore no coat or vest. He wore
bicycle cap and pair of rough shoes.
He had one ride and two revolvers.
SHERIFF WAS A BIT LATE.
Sheriff Gardner OF Lincoln county ard his
assistants who arrived on the scene In
time 10 help In the nnal discovery OF tho
remains. says. It Is stated, that they are
entitled to at least a share In the booty.
This was disputed by tho Creston party,
the members of which maintain they did
the work and TO them belongs the reward.
Finally Sheriff Gardner was allowed to se-
cure the body with the understanding that
he recommend that the reward BIO paid TO
the men from Creston.
The body, effects and the horses OF the
notorious man were taken TO Davenport,
where they will be kept pending the de-
cision of the final disposition OF Tracy's
body.
Reports como from Davenport that wild
excitement prevails. Stores are closed ana
people are crowding around 10 get n sight
OF the outlaw. 1t is stated that q heavy
guard is kept around tho morgue where
the body is kept. as well as around tho
corpse itself, to prevent relic hunters from
tearing the clothing TO pieces and carrying
away souvenirs.
An inquest will probably be held
HEAVY REWARD OFFERED.
total reward OF $500 was ofrsred Tor
his arrest. Governor Mcbride OF washing
ton offered $3.50 for his capture. dead or
alive. Tho state OF Oregon offered 5000
and brother OF one of the guards hl'ed
at the penitentiary offered 500.
The reward for Merrill's capture amount.
ed to $500, which has been claimed by
Mrs. WGggoner, a berry picker, and her
son, who found the body near their home.
Salem, Ore. August Ex-Governor Greor
today received a telegram from Constable
{. A. straub OF Creston, Wash, telling or
Harry Tracy's suicide. lie teegraphen
sheriff Gardner Of lincoln county, wHRn.
ington, suggesting that the body be EN-
balmed and forwarded to Seattle for iden-
tihcatoD by the Washington authorities for
the purpose OF paying the reward ana
asking TINT the body be forwarded from
Seattle 10 Salem to the Oregon authorities.
Governor Greer stands ready TO pay the
reward TO the men responsible for his
death. No one has been sent here TO iden-
tify the remains but Deputy Warden A. c.
Oily OF the prison. who is on a vacation.
is believed to have gone to Spokane with
the governors secretary, Walter Lyon, and
he will identify the remains.
~
STORY OF THE, FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.
| Harry Tracy. the Desperate convict who
escaped from the Oregon penitentiary on
June and who since that time has. not
withStanding the entire constnbulsry OF the
| Northwest has been In pursuit Of him,
made record that beats anything
shown by the criminal records of the coun.
| try. Since and including his escape from
| the oregon penltentiary at Salem, be has
killed seven men, wounded six more, stolen
ten horses. held no a number of men. in.
/ Guiding two officers and robbed houses Of
| provisions. bed clothing. etc. The flight
| Of the man with his companion. Merrill.
, determined struggles for liberty crlmi.
mails ever made. and In view OF the de.
| termined pursuit that has been kept no It
reads like fiction
| Convict Harry Tracy began his career
I OF crime In Colorado in 1897 By killing
/ Valentine Hoge, Colorado c0ttlemsn, and
boy named William Strong In 1898
! after he had been sentenced TO the Ore
I gon penitentiary. he attempted TO escape
( by selzing a railroad locomotive. but the
! engineer outwitted him and he was cap.
} tured. In the scrimmage he wounded De
/ tectiye Rainer OF Portland
( June 9With David Merrill, Tracy es
+ capped from the penitentiary ut salem. His
I record from that date until his suicide
follows:
June 9-Escaped with Merrill at a
/ m, killing Guards Jones. Terrell and Tiff
fanny, aud Frank Ingraham, a convict VIII
tried TO prevent the escape.
June l0-Returned In the darkness OF tn,
carly morning 10 Salem, where the men hell
| up ]. W. Roberts, whom they stripped q
clothing, and then stole team Of horse
and rade their way to Portland. Nca
Geryaia they held Up two members Of tn
posse in pursuit and took horse Al,
buggy.
June it-Fired on pursuers from ambush
! ncnr Geryais.
juno i2--Broke through Gordon Of a5'