The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-09
Search for the Fugitive Desperadoes Said
to Be Now Conducted in a Systematic
Way and That the Organization Is
Much Better Than Heretofore--Many
Posses and Bloodhounds from tho
Penitentiary Now on the Trail.
Seattle, Wash, July 9.-1 p. nn.-M
trace OF convict Tracy has been lost.
The dogs have been withdrawn.
tpy ASSOCIATED rREss.l

Seattle, July "a special from Rentoh
at ~ n. NJ. says that an Oregon peniten-
tary guard has informed the posse who
are chasing Tracy, that Merrill has joined
him. Following is the news as it has
reached here this morning.
a. m.-Carson and Lyons left here at
4 o'clock with the hounds, proceeding to
Burrows boaihouse, where they expected
the dogs would again take up the scent.
A report has just come in that the dogs
failed to take the scent there. and that the
party is now working up the pipe line.
Rcnton, 1890 a. m.--Depuiy Sheriff
Snyder has just come in from the Jerrclls
home where he spent the night with seven
armed men. Half mile north of the
house, up the railroad track, they found
the place where Tracy had fire on Mon
day night and where he and Anderson had
slept. They also found the valise taken
from the Johnson house, one big blue
blanket, frying pam some cold biscuits, a
looking glass, three pounds Of sugar, 4
match box, six pounds of -four, one pound
OF butter, a bar OF soap and some writing
paper, pen and ink and postage stamps.
Renton, 8:25 a m.--The posse which
departed from Renton at 4 o'clock this
morning proceeded to Burrows boathouse
III tue second DfiuRe, Wnerc tracy was laSt
reported
Boodhounds Failed.
The hounds failed to take the scent at
this point and the posse took course
back over the hill toward the pipe line,
crossing wherever possible all roads. They
circled around the pipe line, proceeding
south toward Renton. Every empty cabin
or house was surrounded and searched.
f,lI a
reached the farm house of George East,
about two miles from Renton. East would
not answer tie summons of the posse and
was compelled to answer their queries at
the point of rife He acted in an ex-
frcmely suspicious manner, but the posse
concluded to investigate there no further.
The search continued along the pipe line
until the county road was struck where il
was learned that suspicious character
had passed along toward Seattle between
IL and I o'clock this morning. The posse
turned toward Seattle, but after proceed
ing several miles turned back toward Rem
ton. Walter l., Lyons with Guard Carson,
headed the posse.
Renton, $3.50 a. ma man who lust
came in from Black River Junction said
ihat Tracy was seen at s o'clock this
morning in hop drying house near Black
River Junction. They have dispatched an
other posse from the reserve force i'm Rem
ton. The report states that there are two
other men with Tracy.
Renton, 80 a. m.--Two men have lust
come in who report that Tracy has Jus.
been driven from the hop house and ran
across clearing within sight Of the post
Office, or, in other words, quarter of n
mile from the telephone station at Renton.
Tracy was going in the direction of the
Southern Point of Lake Washington.
Tracy was carrying a gun. The posse that
went to the hop house is in full chase
after him. Guard Carson and three other
men have just left here to intercept him.
Merrill and Tracy.
Arillia, Wash, July g., 10 :4s.-It is now
known definitely that Merrill is with
Tracy. He joined him last night in the
vicinity Of Renton and is travelling with
him this morning. They were both to-
gether at the Hart house on the Squire
farm as late as 8 o'clock this morning.
Merrill has been positively identified by a
man from the Salem penitentiary. 1t has
been learned that Andersons story re-
garding the four men whom Tracy met on
Monday is absolutely correct Merrill is
one of these four men.
A posse left Renton on a special train
at 8:I5 and came to Black River Junction.
There the party divided into three differ
ent sections; one was left to guard the
bridge at Black River Junction, another
one between that point and the river and
the third went on to Orillia, and is leading
out on the road in direction southwest
OF Renton. The men are to remain in
their places while the blood hounds take
up the scent from the Renton end, going
down the valley toward the river.
The search this morning has been taken
up with much better spirit and better or
ganization than that which marked the
bunglc of last night. It may be that
Tracy will again succeed in euding his
pursuers, but from present indications here
It seems probable that before nightfall the
desperate will be captured.