The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-14

day on the officers were on the look
out for him.
Deputy sheriff Valentine Hay IN
dertook to arrest Tracy for the kill
ing of Strong and fell dead from his
aim. But the arrest was made and
Tracy was taken to the county seat,
where the officer was killed, and
placed in the Aspen, Colorado, jail.
While awaiting trial for murder he
called the sheriff to his cell on some
pretext, struck him over the head,
gagged and bound him and made
his escape.
The hue and cry awaited nothing.
Tracy escaped and leaving Colorado
he went to the coast, leaving behind
him trail of holdups and one hotel
robbery in Salt Lake City.
In 1898 he again came to the fore
as desperate. This time in Port
land, Oregon. He committed hold
ups with his pal and brother-in law
David Merrill, whom he afterwards
killed. When arrested he shot twice
at Detective Weiner, held up loco
motive engineer and rode away on
an engine. Almost by accident he
was wounded by a butcher and cap
tured. Undaunted by previous fail
ures he held up his jailer in 1899, but
he was forced to surrender by a dep
uty sheriff.
AsToRy or TRACY.
Joplin, Mo-, August 6.-Stories OF
Harry Tracy, the Oregon outlaw,
who has caused the authorizes OF
Washington such endless trouble, all
place the convict in an unenviable
light. The latest is to the effect that
Tracy has left note warning Sheriff
Cudihee to leave him alone unless the
sheriff wants to be fixed"
Gerard J. Hintze, travelling sales
man, who visits Joplin, is a cousin OF
the outlaw, and to show that there
is some good even in the most des-
perate character he relates the FOL
lowing story:
Some years ago Tracy was pros
pecting for gold in Montana and was
following up lead by himself with a
small miners outfit and two pack
ponies. He was winding his way into
the mouth of small canyon one
evening looking for suitable place
to camp for the night wen he sud,
denly came upon sick miner, with
his wife, who we're camping beside a
spring. The man and woman had
been in camp several weeks and the
husband had been sick several days
and was in a dangerous condition
Their horses had strayed away anc
their stock Of provisions were ex
: hausted, and they were forty miles
from the nearest settlement and un
able to travel.
When Tracy learned the condition
OF the people he shared his ration'
with them and cared for them TIN
best he could. The next morning b
contrived sort of hammock o
blankets, which he swung between
1 the ponies on which the sick man wa
placed, while Tracy and the woma1
walked behind to the nearest settle
; ment, a days Journey.
HIS RECORD SINCE ESCAPE.
June Piracy and Merrill kille'
) three guards, wounded a prlsone
: and escaped from the penitentlary
held up citizen Of Salem and too
r two suits OF clothing. Stole tw
horse in West Salem and rode t
d Gervas, twenty miles away.
! June 1O.-Held up citizen OF Ge1
s vas, Ore, and took food. Surround
: ed by two companies of militia an
' 100 citizens. Escaped after exchang
S OF shots.
Y June 11.-Surrounded near Nerd
Ore, fred four times at short rang
t and escaped
r June 12.-Held up a citizen nee
n Needy and took food.
8 June 14.-Stole a team near Gr
gon City and drove away toward Il
q Columbia river.
IF June 15.-Held up five men, g