Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-21

a criminal In Australia shows that
his chances for escape arc nearly
hopeless IL n "trackor" Ia nut uron
his trail within day after tho crime
Ii discovered. a "trackor' Is a ma.
tive black man having natural In.
istinct for running down crlminala
fleeing from Justice. These mon ars
verltablc bloodhounds. and their
strange power is possessed by IA.
other race In the world.
SO implicit Is the confidence felt IL
them by tho police that when a blacl
starts out upon a man hunt tho ON
cor who goes with him merely follow,
In HIS wake. He does not question
him, Int, leading his own horse. al
lows tho guido to 80 IN whatever df
rection he picases, no matter how M,
parently reasonless hls course MAJ
seem. sa ptnaN m
The most successful crackers arc IN
Queensland, near the edge OF New
South Wales. They Will travel apy
distance. animated by no feeling OF
hatred for their quarry. but only de-
strous of proving their experiences
The reward they ask Is absuryily small
Tor the long and dlfiicult trails. a
Tow shillings or some cheap brace
lots. rings and SO on, quito satisfies
them. They have no Idea of the value
OF money. Rum is their great weak
moss.
Once a tracker was employed 10 10 :
cate some valuable troes for timber
man. He had to travel some 40 miles
through n forest SO dense that Il WAS
necessary 10 cut his way through with
MS tomahawk. All he asked for wan
n bottle of rum. whilo the timber
merchant derived over 1000 pounds
from the sale oftho trees. -
Tho following description OF man
nunt VIII convey a clear idea OF tho
dangers and hardships to be endured.
In this particular case the trucker
was a splendid specimen of manhood
mo usual loin garment of Kangaroo
skin he had exchanged for light GOV
ering OF cotton cloth provided by the
police. He led a horse. SO IA TO mako
tlme In tho opon country. district
where the r1inaway's footsteps could
DC seen from n horse. Tha hunt wns
very earnest because the fugitive hal
Stoien some cattle. In Australia tho
crime of cattle stealing is movt se-
Verely dealt with. and considereSi y.
sorioua offense. ra14s'Ssi
Tho offender was a well.seasope,,
oushman. cunning, and ACQUAINTED
with the tactics of the crackers: :"
iurtnarmorc. he had two days Etart
or bis pursuers i ma - = !,
10 accompany a chase ike thia ia
!awosome; the utter sllenco and desn.
.ation or tho woods is SO depressing
Ihen. too. the trails are decept,ye,
o'ten leading to a. deserted wood cam,
beneath foliage 20 dense TINT n "a
impossible even to catch a fylfupso
OF tho Sky. Darkness closea n very
auickiy 10 tho mountain regions. and
oy nighuail the "tracker'' and bIg
employer were glad 10 reach an "nc.
Z. s;s'Ssion house Tor rancncrs
nomc), where such as these were us.
uaiiy welcomed and allowed 10 put
up ior tue night. At this house the
omccr tried to hear tidings of his
man. but no one had seon MIN.
All the next day the black fellow.
ied along as swiftly as possible The
way was extremely rough. and mile
after mile was covered through Will
siienceS. until stranger would sure.
~, think the guide was playing n los.
Inc game At no time could they. ride.
and 1t was with great difficuIty chat
.hey reached a sort of clearing. whore
tne horses were tied and camp strucl,
LOT the night. Tearing huge strips
OF lark from the trees, and wrapping
blankets around them, each lay on
inc concaye surface of one for a he'd
and rested. :
AT noon the next day a bushma n'Y
cabin was reached and there tho tired
horses w.ero tethered. The hunters
'hen proceeded on foot. Another
night In the forest. and the fourth dev
found these Intrepid hunters maxim,
,helr way through underbrush peculiar
10 Australia. called lawyers and ha,-
risters." because It's thorns and BRAN
Dies catch ono at every turn. Ones
Inc guide hesitated. turned back and
struck of in another direction down
an embankment, the rcst tumbIlng az.
ter him. ~ q
:, a Wild chase that must have been /,
TWO white men following the appar
entity mad actions OF black fellow
, INTO pieces so remote that-it wonlJ
nave been Impossible TO find The way
out OF them alone. But such is Tho
confidence In that country In the
laitnrilness and ability of a 'tracker I.
ne now crawled for tho greater pnr,
on HIS hands and knees. minutoIv q,
lamining twIss and branches for SIN,
al freshly broken passage way for
she Iug'uve. He was about 10 foot
nSaa OIL The others when ito gave a
Supdued exclamation of delight.
catch white Teller quick!v no
saw. and pointed TO scran of ciotI,