The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-25
TRACY'S CAREER.
Short Sketch of the Daring Deeds of the No.
tOriOus Outlaw.


q A number of papers have discovered a
Widespread desire on the part of the pub
bic for a history of the notorious outlaw
sand murderer Harry Tracy. In reply to
b note sent to the Butte Inter Mountain
d hat paper gives these facts:
q Several daring burglaries had been
Committed in Portland. This was during
kihe winter of 1899 A posse of policemen
Aand a detective were sent out to locate
&rhe offenders and place them under ar
BEST. David Merrill, whose dead body was
found in the woods the other day. was
suspected He was captured In the house
of his mother where he had secreted
himself at the approach of the officers
A. a large bureau drawer. He was hea-
lilly armed and showed fight but was
Npverpowered. His mother was greatly
ancensed because of his arrest and blam-
- Tracy for leading him into the path
ssoFc crime. She suggested the plan to the
&officers by which Tracy was captured
Elater letter was written to Tracy
Epurporting to come from Merrill, asking
! aim to come to the house, Tracy was
hess alert then and fell into the trap. The
sdetective was introduced as a friend of
Merrill and the two took walk to talk
|sover a prospective job The stroll had
|snot been continued far until Tracy's sus-
|picions were aroused. a locomotive was
slowly approaching. II guess I'll take
Ifhat train remarked Tracy, Iaconically,
as he made a Dash for the cab. There
was an exchange of shots between the
Fdetective and Tracy, but the latter leap
ed into the engine cab and holding his
pistol to the engineers head. compelled
him to open the throttle and get over
5the track with all speed. The telephone
was called into service and after an ex-
citing chase the fugitive was taken into
R<ustody by a butcher and he and Merrill
Ssvere lodged in the Portland pail. Tracy
Htried to murder his guard but later the
Efwo criminals were taken to the state
prison at Salem.
E In their escape from prison July 9. they
Efined three guards. 1t has not yet been
kef the two rifles with which they did
kthe bloody work. The weapons were
Eready to their hands when the two men
Ewth other prisoners. were marched to
Sthe stove foundry In the morning to per-
form their regular work. The exploits
~ Tracy since that time are fresh In
Nc public mind. He has held up the
ns.n who were sent in pursuit of him
aBe has broken through cordons of mill
ia. He has compelled men and women
% feed and shelter him I'm his fight. and
Sfe has not hesitated to kill those who
have refused his requests. He has made
Eahe bloodhounds a laughing stock by
altering red pepper in his own tracks
and sending them sneezing to the rear.
lie compelled Farmer Anderson to go
TO Tacoma and purchase his pistols and
Nsmmunition while he held the farmers
family as a pledge for the faithful per-
Sformance of the service.
ii One story in regard TO the outlaw is
That he Is a half breed Mexican named
ofanuel Albertinez. Ex-Sheriff Rose of
Dillon believes that his right name is
Harry Carr, whom he arrested In 1900
Dor theft This is the opinion of others.
r. this as 1t may. the exploits of the
Inan whom the public now know as Har-
ky Tracy. eclipse in their reckless and
Criminal daring any that have been hith-
krto attributed to the James boys, the
nounger brothers or any other modern
Hesperadoes. The pursuit of the outlaw
uas taken on somewhat the character of
Opera bouffe except where the criminal
nas given tragic coloring.