The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-07
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.FOlLED ALL PLANS
Oregon and Washington Murderer
Makes Big Jump.
MAY BE HEADED FOR wHATcom
Bound and Gagged a Family Which:
Supplied Him With Food
and Clothing.

Seattle, Wash, July by the longest
Jump he has, made so far in his flight,
Tracy, the Oregon murderer, has COM
pletely demoralized all the carefully laid
plans to capture him. Friday he left the
vicinity of Bothell. Saturday noon he
reached Port Madison. Last night at
o'clock he was reported seen on the out
side of Deception Pass. His zigzag course
and unexpected movements have once
more placed him beyond immediate dan
ger. His latest coup is the most spec
tacular of all. The murderer's objective
point Is now supposed to. be Whatcom,
where, 1t is said, he expects to meet a
friend Tracy's arrival off Deception Pass
was reported to Sheriff Brisbane of What
com at s o'clock last night He received
message from Charles Brisbane. Scouts
have" been sent out to patrol the shore
line of Chukamut bay, below Fair Haven
where 1t is believed Tracy will attempt to
land. t. -, 4. -s-.% -:. :. -.-.. =.
That Tracy is attempting to reach
friends In Whateom county is stated to
be almost certain in a dispatch: from
Whatcom last night. Cub Merrill, said to
be brother of Merrill, the convict who
escaped with Tracy lives at Whatcom.
Saturday night while intoxicated he said
that the murderer was on his way. to that
place. He also said that arrangements
had been made to meet him. -.
Whole State Excited.
As result of Tracy's spectacular jump,
tho greatest hue and cry after criminal
in the history Of the state is under way.
Anacortes has two launches out guard
ing the pass through which the convict
may reach the shores of Whatcom county.
Deputy sheriffs are focking from all sides
to join in the man hunt, and when Tracy
lands he will be hard pressed. The last
heard Of Sheriff Cudihee and an expedi-
tion he led on the tug Sea Lion to Port
Madison in pursuit of Tracy was at Sid
ney. He went there to hold consulta-
tion with Sheriff Sackman of Kitsapi
county.
Tracy's flight from, the vicinity of Both
ell Friday was unexpected. According to
his own story he beat across country to
Meadow Point, where he held up a. Japan
ese fisherman. At the point of his Win
chester rifle he forced the man to take
him across the sound to Port Madison.
Bound and Gagged a Family.
At Madison the murderer entered the
home of a Scandinavian family named
Johnson. There he ate hearty meal
and changed his clothing. He made no
effort to conceal his identity: When he
left the house: Tracy left the members
Of the family tied to beds and gagged:
He took Johnson's hired man with him
and left Madison In large boat belong
ing to the family, accompanied by the
hired man. He set sail down the sound
Saturday afternoon at dusk. Sheriff Cud-
thee returned from Bothell on the morn
ing train and organized a new posse
The tug Sea Lion was chartered and the
party left yesterday afternoon for5Madi-
son. It consisted Of large number of
heavily armed men. Il S& :
Until Tracy's boatswas seen off Decep-
tion Pass no definite news of his move
ments was received. 1t was reported that
he was heading for the straits. Sheriff
Hammond Of Jefferson county and several
guards left Port Townsend on the reve-
nue. cutter Grant in search of the MUIR
ldeTers- : Il
From all indications it would appear
that Tracy took the outside passage on
his voyage to Deception Pass; u In this
case he must have gone past Port Lud-
low, Port Townsend, Forts Flagler, Casey
| and Worden. His boat. must have been in
sight these places, as the murderer
slowly put mile after mile between him.
self and his pursuers..