The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 9, 1902, Page 1

NE CENT A COPY 4 44.4 # #2 SIX CENTS A WEEK voL.4 heli ~~ SIXTH EXTRA-- THE SEATTLE STAR. SELATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY ONE CENT A COPY "DEMAND YOUR CHANGE CLUES, CLUES, EVERYWHERE BUT NO TRACY The Earth Seems to Have Swallowed Him Up---But It Hasn’t RENTON, July 9.—2 p. m—The posse with the dogs has _ just returned here. Since early this morning the armed body ~has been scouring the country between here and Black River “junction. The territory lying in the square bounded by roads | Yeading from here to Black River junction, then to Orillia, | thence to Springbrook cross roads and back to this town, has sentried. It is believed that Tracy is hiding in the dense of this district. Guards have been stationed at every road ction, and it seems that the outlaw will be unable bis believed that he will soon make his appearance at ‘some house and demand food, as he is known to be without sup- ‘The rumor that Merrill has joined his murderous comrade cannot be substantiated. As matters stand at this moment, no ong knows the exact whereabout of the desperado. The chase is suspended for the time-being. The moment Tracy shows his head, 20 men now waiting here will be in pursuit. * The Salem guard who is with the party at Renton, is certain that Merrill and Tracy are once more to- gether, although he will not state the reason for his belief. RENTON, July 9.—12:30—The marshal of Renton and a deputy sheriff have just captured three suspicious looking in- dividuals at Renton. The men have the ce of hobos, and Be eee oe y be three of the four men who met at Black River bridge the night before last and nod yr there res Nielson, At the town ave ir names 5 em Madden and Pail Richie. The first two claim to be log- their recent actions are somewhat conflicting. to Seattle a couple of days before the , and got on a spree. ed fl Renton Monday morning, and on arriving forthe night. The next day ey state that they do not know they did not see him. They cannot state where SB hah places they stopped at. They be visibly under the cross-question- the third says he is an iron bridge builder. Their as J ing and the cochoctins ill D hold them until they can have An- | brought out to see if he can identify them. diligent search is being made for the fourth alleged ac- _tomplice, who is thought to be hanging around Renton, or have joined the convict. Rumors are rife that the fourth is none other than Merrill, but this is generally discredit- BY KARL M. ANDERSON ORILLIA, July 9—11:15—Went by special train to k River junction, and walked to this place. Just arrived. our party are eight well armed men, including a guard | from the Salem, Ore., penitentiary and two strangers, believed to be from the same gnc. Neither one of these men will give bis name. Positive information has just reached here that Tracy and & companion were seen at 11 o'clock this morning in a ravine shout half-way between here and Renton, and a half-mile east Of Squire's hophouse. We are leaving for the locality where desperado is said to be. It is almost certain that Tracy is fm the woods somewhere between here and Renton, TRACY’ '$ EFFECTS At half-past nine o’clock this morning Deputy Sheriff Fred Snyder returned from Renton, bringing with him the food and ¢lothes left by Tracy in the dense brush a half mile north of the Gerrell house yesterday. Anderson identified them as the things Tracy discarded before he made for the Gerrell house at 11 o'clock Some butter, flour and sugar were in one compartment of the brown valise taken from Johnsons at Port Madison, There were also some cheap writing paper and seven cents’ worth of Stamps. There was a pen, but no ink, a stub of a blue pencil, @ pair of heavy logger socks which had evidently been worn and a small looking glass. One member of the returning posse Carried on his arm a pair of heavy blue blankets, still damp with dew, found near the embers of the camp fire. Seven flap-jacks were picked up on a log nearby. These, with a frying-pan, were shownto Anderson, who said the cakes Were a fair sample of Tracy's cooking. As the frying pan was their only cooking utensil, Ander- son said that making cakes was a “long job.” The batter for each flap-jack had to be mixed in the pan, and then fried. The cakes did not look as though they would be palatable to even a hungry man, and were only half cooked. ‘TRACY HAD HIM IN MIND Capt. John Hanson of the tug Majestic, learned last night that Tracy, the desperado, had contemplated holding up his tug and making the crew carry him to British Columbia. He ‘was told of these plans of Tracy last night while talking to Mr. and by Johnson of Port Madison. . Hanson this afternoon: “The Mystic was lying varia @ quarter of a mile of the Johnson home, beside a boom of s, from 4 until 9:30 o'clock Saturday night. Tracy was in thé Johnson home during all this time. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson me last ht that Tracy several times dur- ing the afternoon, said that-he ad a strong notion to hold up my tug and make his way to British Columbia. He said that he was something of an engineer himself, and that he could tie or kill all the crew the captain, and run the engines him- self. Idonbt could have held up the five of us, still he might have done so. 'e left Port Madison at 9:30 o'clock for Ballard, with a boom of logs. It is the opinion over there at Toney eens oe Pest Se bee logs and let us tow him to the of West Point. I saw a skiff lying within 75 feet-of our it when a short distance out from Port Madison, It was raihing and dark, so that I could not distin- "Tartan hagas pa It appeared to be drifting. Tracy may rae Oar ear mn Oprere Siena Coe boom of “Mts. Johnson ie 9 is still ‘upset’ over Saturday night’s exper- ience, and’is staying at Port Madison, refusing to return to her home at Seabold, across the ba y.” EVEN IN HIS DREAMS Jack Anderson, who accompanied Tracy on his recent ramble from Port Madison to Renton, art in the city last night and was taken at once to the county jail. Although very much exhausted, Anderson submitted >a close cross- questioning from Sheriff Cudihee and rs regarding his movements with the outlaw. He retired ly after midnight and slept soundly, if not quietly. The rs of his journey had left an effect wy his mind which was hard to dissolve. At times he started from his couch, sitting up and holding his hands out in a gesture of protection. Then he would fall back on his pillow, only to start up again with an inarticulate shout. He talked in broken English and his native tongue nearly all night. The little of his conversation that could . understood was about Tracy and his long journey. This morning An- derson awoke feeling much refreshed, and enjoyed a hearty breakfast. FINDS SADDLE AND BRIDLE J. W. Binkeley, a resident of West Seattle, called at the sheriff's office early.this morning and told Sheriff Cudihee that he had found the saddle and bridle which Tracy took from Port Madison. Blakeley ran on to the articles under some bushes near his house. This confirms the stories told by both Anderson and Tracy to the effect that the saddle and bridle had been left there Sunday night. RENTON, July 9~—-That yesterday afternoon's attempt | to capture, dead or aliv ¢, Outlaw Tracy, was a miserable fizzle | goes without saying down here, Today the pot is calling the kettle black. In other words, some persons charge that the two newly organized posses which arrived from Se- jattle failed to assemble in any effective order, and in no | way surrounded the Gerrell house. "It is said that the sheriff's |men were so late in getting on the scene, and so slow after ar- lriving there, that a one-legged man could easily have made |his escape. On the other hand, the King county officials say that two Renton citizens “butted in” and gave Teeny a tip that the Se- attle posses were coming. By this is meant the circumstance of the Renton butcher and his unarmed companion who went to the Gerrell house before the regular posses had arriv- ed, and inquired for Tracy. The deputy sheriffs say that this gave the desperado a warning of which a general such as he has | proved himself to be, would take the best advantage. The fact of the whole matter is that the mix-up, or what- ever it may be called, was complete, and Tracy had no more ltrouble in eluding his pursuers than he would have had in getting away from a parcel of schoolboys armed with wood- en guns. RENTON, July 9.—10:30 a. m.—The report that Tracy | was seen in Squire’s deserted hop house this morning, has |proved untrue. A posse has just returned here and states that |the “Tracy and his pal,” supposed to have been seen at |the place, proved to be two deputy sheriffs—Stirrett and Ged- |dings—who are guarding the place. RENTON, July 9.—10:45 a. m.—A man was just seen on |the hill between here and the swamp near Burrow’s boat- ‘house. It is said positively that he is Tracy. The dogs and deputies that returned a few minutes ago from Squire’s hop- |house, have gone on the trail, and it is believed that the outlaw is retracing his steps to the lake. At midnight yesterday an organized hunt for Tracy was |temporarily abandoned. The dogs were unable to pick up the scent, and the pursuers found themselves wandering aimless- lly about the wogds between Renton and South Seattle. This morning at 4 o'clock Guard Carson and his two dogs, Dr. Calhoun with his bloodhound, six armed men and myself, left Renton for Burrow's boathouse about three-quarters of a mile up the lake frorm Renton. A hundred yards from that place the dogs found a strong scent, and the outlaw’s trail was taken up and followed very easily, It led across the railroad track and on to the hill towards South Seattle. It then doubled back to the lake, where it entered the water, Search as we would up and down the banks, the dogs EVENING, JULY 9, 1902, j could not take up the scent where the convict had come out of | the water. We made a careful search of all territory for a mile back of \the boathouse, and struck no clew until we reached Ola John- son’s house which is probably half-way between Renton and Black River junction. The dogs here showed signs of energy and for a few mom jents we followed in Tracy's footsteps, but the scent was soon |lost, and when we arrived at Johnson's house we were entirely at sea as far as any definite trail was concerned, ohnson said that at 11:30 last night his dogs barked very loudly, and going to his back door he saw three distinct figures hurrying down a trail a hundred feet from his house. 't is believed that these men were Tracy and his accom- plices, We searched about in every direction for a clew and finally returned to Renton to give the dogs a rest. We will start out again the moment anything definite is heard regard- ing the desperado. BINDS AND GAGS WOMAN AND THEN Efforts to Rival Outlaw Tracy FAIRHAVEN, July 9.—Intense excitement prevails here jover a report that came from Ferndale this morning, of a most brutal attempt at murder, followed by a robbery. At rt o'clock a masked man suddenly, appeared in Wil- son's grocery store at Ferndale, held the proprietor up, locked him in a back room and rifled the till and safe. The report says that he immediately went across the street from there to a restaurant run by a woman, held her up and began to rifle the money drawer. The woman started to run |from the store, when the miscreant seized, her, bound and gag- ged her, and then set fire to the building. In the excitement which attended the fire the robber and wouldbe murderer made his escape. The news was telephoned to Sheriff Brisbin, who organ- ized a posse and has gone to the scene. If the story receives full confirmation, almost every man in this section will join in the chase, as indignation is intense. } ANOTHER ACCOUNT (a WHATCOM, Wash., July 9—At about 10 o'clock this morning a masked man entered the home of Mrs. Gifford at Ferndale, 10 miles north of this city, and after robbing her of $300, which she had in the house, bound and gagged her and set fire to the houst, leaving her to roast alive. Neighbors came to the rescue and succeeded in releasing Mrs. Gifford and getting her out of the burning building just intime. She was unable to give a very good description of the man. She has been running a restaurant. A hundred men armed with rifles and shotguns are now searching the country for the fiend. Sheriff Brisbin and a small posse left here at noon for the scene of the crime. Mrs. Gifford and her husband have been on bad terms for several weeks, and he has been on a protracted drunk. It is presumed that the robber heard Gifford talk of the money which his wife had, as the job was done by some one familiar with the sur- roundings. DESERTING VALDES Steamship Santa Ana Brings Down News of a Stampede— Other Marine Items of Value to Ship Men and Ship- pers. Steamer Santa Ana, Capt. E. An dersen, of the Pacific Clipper line, | of merchandise and 36 passengers. returned from Valdes at 1 o'clocx| The bark this morning. | Jorgenson, | "Valdes is almost deserted,” | Capt. Andreson to the Star | able bodk lout for the interior at Neaina creek, | cha where a big strike is quthentically | other reported, One man, whose name I| Steamer Bonita sa do not femember, brought $1,600 to| today with 550 to | Valdes, and left immediately omp rand a now waiting for an- of genera’ FIRES THE HOUSE Ferndale Has a Thug That Is Brutal in His FOR THE BIG STRIKE San Francisco tonight with §70 tons} 4 for Juneau for the| freight and 15 employes for the can- TWO SNAPS 1se and good corner joality, for $1,800. Beven nh well laid An ext emely ina care pans t room b unt. p n this am ‘Herbert Ss. lier 12 and 13 Scheurerman block, First Avenue and Cherry Street 4 eeee Our Mideun Clearance Sale Begins Thursday Every article in the house is being markeé Room is what we must make for our fall stock which will early. You know our reputation for low price clothiers. Come and avail your- self of these July bargains. Lion Clothi House ” ~~ MAURICE GERBER .. 220-222 First Ave. South OREN ED Sults $15 Third semi-annual clearance sale, Choice of any summer weight, $18, $20, $25 and $80 suit except plain blue and black, $18, into prominence. For three days and nights he was the unwilling companion of the most remarkable criminal character, Tomorrow fore- noon and afternoon he will ait up in the Bon Mare nd greet those who may want him. It seems | that 4t is 0: ep from the ter- jrors of midnight tramps through |foresta with a murderer to the peace- | ful gaze of an Interesting public, NAVIGATORS ARE NERVY |: fi - ‘The 38 foot [interior again. The Santa Ana/| neéry at Shakan | ew YORK, July % brought back 50 passengers and tw: xoursion steamship Spokane | kerosene launch, Allel Abbott Low | horses, besides, rate ae Bah o 1 from her secohd Alaakan| started for England this morning mixcellaneot « ‘he Pollar last night. Good weather! itn capt. William New te (eee ainier will arrive from | was nced on the trip. } With Wants eran | Newmad cans | ee | old son Ed as a crew | t to cross the Atlantic in | printers’ supply house, and damaged | 4 aye. other property. The loas ts $200,000, n bas been made tamo ous 7 ny similar voyages in small . having gained a fe the ocean in te that ha — - attempted It. On one of his trip Rpeeial jhe narrowly esc ped ‘death VICTORIA, B pei to the Dirigo wi Oe morrow, when the | Manufacturers Meet i marine railway here. WASHINGTON, eaolution that ary | July 9.—Presiden OYSTER BAY be | being « ome | t | puptic h in aid, an attac ot the’ approach harbor, and perhaps the to ¢ lenoun that he was th in @ wrestling match with his son | Archie $200,000 FIRE ANDERSON AT itself. city DALLAS, Tex., July. 9,—Fire is ie oeyes & portion of the wholesale drug house | John Anderson, the impressed ser- building, the Massit & O'Connor, | vant of Outlaw ‘Tracy, has broken Taent bee” eat | Francis that | ‘s Fair board of | ré has adopted a Bunday clow- | journals and thinks BON MARCHE| 's’ association morning at 11 ck, Af the chamber of commerce The | wilt meet. tor (Manuta vow HOGE HAS life ts , Bpecial to the Star. WHATCOM, Wash,, July %—E. 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