The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-28
MEN
TRAILING
BANDITS
Skirnnish Line Is
Thrown Across
Corner of Olyrn-
pic Peninsula


PORI TOWNSEND, March ~
Two hundred heavily armed
men are spread in ~slxirmfxhs
line" formation today ACROSS IL
northeast corner Of the Olympic
peninsula, searching for the twO
bandits who have held the com-
tryside In a reign OF terror fer
the Last five days.
Enrzgcd over tho killing q
Ray Light by the despcradoea.
and the wounding Of two other
men. members OF the pone have
sworn not to return from ti>s1e :
chase until the murderer asv
tzken-dead o. alive
Inzsmuch as 1t least one -
the fuEitivos has proved himsslf
. enst and Accurate shot. Il b
feared that further casualties
will be suffered as soon n tho
mAnhunters catch sight Of their
prey--for the bandits realize
that they are virtually certain
to 70 to the gallows N taken.
and they are expected 10 fight -
the last II they are cornercd.
The posse was recruited from both
Jefferson and Clallam counties, ana
is led by two sheriffs, j. K. Nelson
OF ClaIlam and William Chase Of
jefferson.
William II. Ritchie, prosecuting At
torney of Clallam county. has also
Joined the chase.
BANDITS NEAR
FORT LUDLOW
The bandits are believed to b
in the vicinity Of Port
Ludlow. about 1e miles south Of Port
Townsend. between Center and Shine.
The posse has established n work
ing base at Maynards. which Is near
the supposed bandit stronghold. e.
men are working out in every difSc-
ton from this point beating every
square foot OF the heavily wooded
More than 50 automobiles have
been placed at the disposal Of tho
posses. and these arc used by.
deputies patrolling the roads
which intersect the peninsula
forest.
At the same time the coast
guard cutter Is standing off Port
Discovery with machine guns
trained shorcward to keep tho
fugitives from escaping by boat.
Two small boats have been
lowered from the cutter and are
patrolling the beach.
One of the coast guardsrncn aboard
these boats shot Tom Carlson Sun
day when the latter failed to heed
demands to stop his launch at the
entrance to Washington harbor This
Incident brought the total casualty
list directly ascribable TO the bandits
up to fouS.
Deputy Sheriff Rex Mc1nnes was
shot Saturday when he encountered
the bandits and short while after
ward the desperadoes killed Ray
Light and wounded Charles Carlson
when they held up the logging camp
1t Maynard.
ALONG
BEACH FOLLOWED
The most promising clue yet
brought to light by the man-hunters
was being followed by a group OF
trackers today. Yester-
lay afternoon Mrs. NJ. Eldridge saw
two strange men in her field. near
Center. She telephoned TO Sheriff
Nelson. who Immediately sent a party
of deputies TO the scene.
The strangers had disappeared by
the time the deputies arrived. but
their footprints were found in the
field and these axactly conceded
with the measurements taken from
left by the fugitives at tho
lime they shot McInnes.
These footprints were followed
down TO the shore OF Discovery bay
last night, but darkness interefered
before they could be pursued any
farther. Early this morning tho
was begun again, and the
possemen are hopeful that the trail
viii lead them to the murderers BE-
fore nightfall.
The 100000 In cash and securi-
ties which the robbers stole from
the Sequim State bank Thursday
night Is believed to be cached
somewhere In the forest, and the
manhunters think they will be
able to recover the loot II they
can succeed In tracking down the
desperadoes.