The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-09
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elf and his pursuers.

Tacoma, July Ga staft correspondent
IF the Even News telegraphs from Seat
e that he has absolutely verified the in
FORMATION that Tracy, the Oregon outlaw.
Epent lastsnight rowing for dear life to-
ward Vancouver Island or some point in
British possessions. The records OF Ira
ICY movements since his second battle
] Thursday night at the Van Horn resi-,
idence, i'll which two officers were killed
. reads like a chapter from blood-curd.
ling dime novel.
=. After that battle he slept in a gave
yard III the outskirts OF Seattle. He pro
ceeded to the ranch of Mr.. Fisher Friday
morning, where he aecured food. He
slept and rested i'll the woods all that day
and night. Early Saturday morning he
appeared at Meadow Point, On the water
front, three miles north of Seattle. There
he compelled q japanese Fisher boy tc
row him to Port Madison, II miles across
and down Puget Sound from Seattle. He
dismissed the japanese, declaring thai
the latter would be killed by Tracy's pals
If he ever told OF the trip. The Japanese
is still keeping quiet.
Tracy landed near the home of a rarch-
er uamed Johnson, and watched the
house for all hour to make sure of the
number of men there. Finding but two,
he entered the house. He announced that
he had intended to kill every one on the
ranch and take charge of the place for a
few days. He ddded.
<.But after seeing your pretty little girl
will kill no one if you will all mind me.
Will be here all day.
The family prepared breakfast for Ira
cy, and PUT one plate on the table a.
gainst the wall.
'Thas isn't right" declared the con-
ict. "Put the table in the middle of the
oom, and all sit down with me-" This
done.
Tracy then read Friday evenings pa
pers, and after learning how Mrs Van
Horn had betrayed his presence in her
house to the butcher boy, said that he
had been careless in not keeping every
one IN that house constantly under his
his eye.
'tay cere1essnesa in this respect made
it Necessary to kill two officers
After this conversation he made every
one in the Johnson house to 60 IN bunch
where he wanted to go. He made them
give aim a large bundle of mems clothing
and hats, and he'd six days supply of
food cook ed for him, put on Farmer John
SONS suit of Sunday black, and had food,
clothing and blankets made into bundles.
Ats clock he bound and tightly gagged
the johnson family, made their hired
maa, anderson, carry the bundle to
.Johuson's white rowboat, put Anderson
in the boat at the oars and started down
Puget Sound.
Mrs Johnson released herself and 9th
ers Two hours later and notified Dep
ufy Sheriff Mckay, who lives at Port
Madison. Mckay secured a boat and
sent word to Seattle, which reached here
at three O'Clock this morning. Sheriff
Cudltace was summoned from BotheI1,
and at 1890 o'clock with several men,
started down Puget Sound in an electric
launch looking for the white skif con-
tanning the daring desperate and scared
farmland. Tracy has Is hours start,
however, and the supposition is that he
will srow all night, kill Anderson, sink
ahe boat and disappear in the wild forests
OF Northwestern Washington, where he
can live many days on his supyiy OF food
and then reappear to attempt another
long jump toward liberty.