The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-04

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Detective Mark Freeman. at
o;5o o'clock yesterday morning
IL was our idea 20 head him of
before he could pass either
Noodinville or Derby. We did
head him off before he reached
Bothell. We knew that there
was a posse behind him, and
that he would have 10 travel our
way in getting away from that
armed party. II was raining
steadily. and we were satisfied
that the murderer would not
travel in the brush for any
length OF time. We felt con
hdent that we would meet Tracy
either on the railroad track or
near the county highway.
We left Derby at noon, and
started toward Woodinville.
along the track. We could find
no trace OF the escaped convict,
bu, were sure that he was ahead
of Us. When about a mile west
of Derby we saw a man coming
toward Us on the track. lie car
Ficd large package and a small
er one. His coat was gray and
his trousers black. His descrip-
ton fitted that OF Tracy. WI.
Hams bid in a clurnp Of brush
on one side OF the track, while
Nelson. Sefrit and myself got in
ambush on the other. n the
man had proved 10 be Tracy,
the hunt would have been over,
because we all had a bead on the
fellow. When he came near us
he was halscd. and at once we
saw that he was not the con
Wet. He turned out 10 be Axel
Peterson. faneher living in tho
neighborhood.
We reached Woodinville
shortly after o'clock. There
we were told that Ed. Cudihee
the sheriff. was At BotheIl, or
near there. He had passed us
on the Il n from Issaquah. We
procured a hand-car and pro-
Icceded slowly down the track
to Bothell. There we met Dep
uty Sheriff Frank p. Brewer OF
Snohouish county. and City
Detective Chas. Raymond OF
Everett. They had driven down
10 Bothell from Everett during
the morning. and had searched
tho road well. Both men were
sure that Tracy had not gone
north on the Snohomish county
road.
At BotheIl we found that Con-
stable Rogers OF that place had
left early in the morning with a
posse OF eight men, 10 search
for the murderer. There was a
chance that the posse had miss
ed Tracy. and we took that
chance. Raymond and Brewer
started by the wagon road in
their carriage down the slough,
while we-Nclson. Williams
Sefrit ana myself, walked down
the railroad track. We went
over the ground slowly and
searched carefully for any sign
or clue OF Tracy. For a long
time we were unsuccessful.
Just after we passed Wayne
station we came TO a little cabin
surrounded by a heavy under.
growth OF small bushes. Stumps
were numerous in the large
yard. At this place the railroad
track lay within go feet Of Squak
slough. The bank from the
track TO the slough was very
steep. On this incline the cabin
was built. Apparently it hac
been unoccupied for years. vii.
liams, Nelson, Sefrit and myself
were just starting 20 enter the
cabin when Brewer and Ray.
mond came along from the di.
rection of Pontiac. in the car.
rage. They motioned TO us te
come to them, and three of rs
walked over 10 their carriage
Sefrit had a "hold-over" from
his noon lunch, and this he wa.
eating while seated on the rail.
road track near the west en-
trance to the cabin.
Brewer and Raymond hac
been down near Pontiac and hae
heard from the posse. They
told us that Tracy had beer
seen by Ed. Cudihee and wa.
probably now in the neighbor
hood where we were. TIL,
sheriff, when he passed through
Wayne and Bothell on his wa,
10 Seattle, saw the convie'
standing near the railroad track
but at the time did not know
who he was. Later he realized
that il was Tracy he had seen