The Lamar register., 1902-08-13

nahu turoWu ACROSS the lower part OIL
his body, firmly grasped the barrel of
the famous 3O-3O Winchester.
The body was cold when found, indi-
eating that the shot heard by the
guards about o'clock Tuesday even
ing was the fatal one.
Following is a sketch of some of the
leading incidents in the career of this
famous outlaw: - .
In 1897 Tracy killed Deputy Sheriff
Valentine Hay in Colorado. While
awaiting trial for murder, bound and
gagged the sherin at Aspen, Colorado,
and escaped.
In 1898, when arrested for robbery,
shot twice at Detective ID. Weiner,
held up an engineer and rode away on
the locomotive, but was wounded by n
butcher and captured.
In 1899, after conviction, held up his
jailer with a revolver. and, after ex-
changing shots with deputy sheriff,
surrendered.
June o, 13O2-Tracy and Merrill killed
three guards, wounded n prisoner and
escaped from the Oregon penitcntiary.
Held up q citizen of Salem and took
two suits of clothing. stole two horses
in West Salem and rode to Gervais,
twenty miles away.
June 1O-IIeld up a citizen of Ger
vais, Oregon, and took food. Surround
ed by two companies of militia and
100 citizens. Escaped after exchange
of shots.
June 11-Surrounded near Needy,
Oregon, fired on four times at short
range and escaped.
June l2-IIeld up a citizen near
Needy and took food.
June l4-StOle team near Oregon
City and drove toward Columbia river
June 15-Held up five men, got food
and compelled captives to row them
across the river.
June 1G-Stole two horses near La
Center, Washington.
June 17-Had running battle with
two deputy sheriffs near Salmon river,
Washington, wounded one and es-
capped
June 1S-Held up citizen near Lind
ley. Washington. and got food.
June 10-Held up a farmer near Pio-
neer and took food.
June 23-Held up boy near Agate,
Washington. and got food.
June 2S-Killcd his partner, Merrill
near Napavine. Washington, shooting
him in the back. Merrilrs body found
July 18th.
no and rode toward Puget sound.
July Held up woodsman near
Olympia, Washington. and took food.
July 2-Held up five oystermen near
South Bay, Washington; got food, cap
tured n gasoline launch and steamed
up the sound, landing near Ballard.
July 3-Surrounded near Bothell,
Washington, killed two officers,
wounded three more, and later killed
Policeman Z. Z. Breese and Neil Raw
ley.
July 4-Escaped to Green lake, out
whiting large posses.
July 5-Reported killed at Woodland
park. but report soon proved false.
Surrounded i'll barn ut night but man
aged to steal away In darkness.
July 6-Forced Japanese fisherman
to row him to Madison. There made n
hired man named Anderson take him
in a boat to West Seattle. Great
posses and steam tugs and two reve-
nue. cutters watch in vain for him.
July 9-Showed up at Black River
June ton. Forced Charles Gerrels to
go to Seattle for ammunition and held
up Gerrels' women. Deputies close to
outlaw but afraid to shoot. Anderson
left bound to n tree and outlaw es-
capped. Bloodhounds thrown off the
trail with red pepper.
July 10-Forced Farmer f. NJ. John
son, living near Kent, Washington, TO
go to Tacoma and buy him revolver
and cartridges.
July Thought Sheriff Cudihee and
posse again in the early morning. Was
surrounded in a swamp near Coying-
ton, but escaped after being wounded.
July 12-Succeeded in battling Sher-
iff Cudihee and 200 pursuers with
bloodhounds.
July 13-Surrounded in swamp near
Palmer after doubling about, but
again got away at night.
July IA to 16-In hiding near Coving-
| ton.
July 1T-Sheriff Cudihee rushed n
cabin near Palmer, but Tracy had
gone.
July 19-Pursuit finally abandoned
by Sheriff Cudihee and Seattle posses.
July 10 to 3O-In Cascade mountains.
July 31-Appeared at n ranch east of
the Cascade mountains with three
horses and forced the ranchman to
give him two fresh horses.
| August ! TO 5-Traveled by night and
hid by day in neighborhood of Eel
loves, with four sheriffs and posses in
pursuit.
August 5-Surrounded near Eel
loves, Washington, by posses of four
sheriffs.
August 6-Killed himself when he
found he could not escape.
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