The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-12
He Was in the Potot House Cover.
ing His Aged Entertainers
With a RifIe---The Lat
est EsCapade Of
Elusive Tracy
KARL M. ANDERSON.

RAvENSDALE Wash, July rs.-3;oo p m.-Hsrry
Tracy hunted outlaw undoubtedly in the country lying
between Covington Franklin and Ravcnsdae 1t is believed
impossible that this marvellous he is could have
ten he the Potot place last night.
At present guards far Franklin the
and along Northern Pacific track strong posse lead
ing from Auburn All last night the roads well guarded
road south Of the Poos place. and all trains the rail-
road searched
has lust been reported here that Tracy
dist be had in back twice covington
nsdsy night This be verified. interviews had
mn the aged French couple this morning brief both
victims Trscys nights visit telling facts and
~ ~ the while that the desperate silent most OF the
s and complained talked only Of his physical con-
dtion.
lust had talk with Sheriff cudhee says there
question but that Tracy is about used The sheriff
believes that the nearing end He tells the
most vigilance win be used and impossible for the
outlaw get Of King county railroad train conse
queny he walk and the roads watched and every
farmhouse covered that visit would be reported with
in very few hours him that before many hours
the man-hunt win be
BY CURTIS D. STRATToN
AUBURN. July ra-ro: so m-News has Just been re-
eeiver from Deputy Fred Berner that he has Tracy
definitely located mile of Green River. point nine
The held up Frank Potot aged ranehsr and his
wife at o'clock last evening and compelled them to give
him supper demanded that the old drive him
Buckley and being told by the ranchor that he had no horse
that could make the journey the desperate walked from the
house at dark and disappeared in the woods
At o'clock this morning Frank Potot appeared at
Rays half mile from his home accompanied BY
his wife The old people terribly frightened and was
before they could tell their Mr. Potot
that o'clock last night he strange coming
from woods towards his house. The approach
with his rife when feet away said that he
Harry Tracy wanted supper He ordered the old
into house. where Mrs Potot preparing the evening
meal The convict down in chair by the window and
said very hungry and tired He rolled up his right
ouserseg exposed very swollen leg He complained
Of rheumatism and said that the recent wet nights had about
done him up
Mr. Potot said that times the outlaw placed his
hand his hip and expression of pain would his
features From this many believe the Is wounded and
confidence being placed in the story reported by
Bunee the effect that Deputy Sheriff Grove himself and his
had with Tracy Covington Thursday
night, in which several shots were fred.
While seated the window, he Fred Berner coming
up road Believing posse close in pursuit he
jumped chair. drew revolver and with that weapon
IN his and his rife in his right he ordered the old
couple into bedroom.
remained standing with the bedroom door partly
where had full of the back door of the house.
he told the old couple IL they uttered cry
he would kill them both and then shoot every deputy that
into the house.
Deputy Berner. followed by several of his posse,
huying Black Diamond which town report
ed that Tracy had been The all passed the house
without inqung anything about Tracy This morning Fred
Berne had night further the road from
the Poot ranch inquired Rays place and there met Mr. and
Mrs. Potot. where the thrilling story was related
Potot told the deputy that Tracy could hardly walk and
that he had commanded him horse and drive him
to Buckley Ortng in Pierce county Mr. Poot told the
outlaw that his travel mile and Tracy
pursued wovld be After arguing for time
Tracy said that he coudn walk that far and would
queny have give the journey Mr. Potot said the des
peado remained the until nearly dark and left after
threatening couple with murder if they from their
house that night and told OF his there He said he
would not be far from their place and could tell just how
they acted