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( - HOPE OF ESCAPE Leg Is Broken and Ar tery Severed. TRIES TO STOP BLOOD Convict Resorts to Heroic Measures to No Avail. FIVE MEN . RUN HIM DOWN Fight TTott On Between Pursuers lor the Body Relic-Hunters Malco Their Presence Known In , Most Forcible Manner. ' TRACY'S IilFB AT A G1AHCE. Born in "Wleoonsln, 1874. Arrested in Colorado for murder and broke Jail, 1687. Arrested in Utah for burglary' and broke Jail. 1897. Arrested In Portland for highway rob bery, February 7, 1699. Convicted and sentenced at Portland to 20 years' imprisonment In the Oregon Penitentiary, March 21. 1889. scaped from the Oregon Penltea- "Committed auldfio near FHbw, Wash., August B, 1002. " ' y 4 DAVENPORT, WaBb., Aug. 6. (BpeclaL) Harry Tracy, the notorious Oregon convict-murderer, ended his life some time last night, by sanding a bullet Into his brain. Fatally wounded, and -with death certain, he cheated the men "who had sur rounded his hiding place of a chance to battle with him. On entering a wheat field near Fellows, "Wash., early this morning, they discovered the dead body of the long-hunted-outlaw. He was game to the last, and only gave up after his leg had been broken and an artery sev ered. "With no way of stopping the flow of blood, he decided on self-destruction, rather .than be taken alive. With his . famous 30-30 Winchester clasped in his hands, and his face turned heavenward, the convict was found. His death was Intensely tragic For two days he had terrorized the occupants of the Eddy ranch, out In the take Creek, coun try, three mites from the little siding of Fellows, on the Central Washington Rail road. Then five determined citizens of Creston, hearing of his presence there, took their rifles and revolvers and went after' him. They knew their business, and did It without flinching. When Tracy ran, they hung upon his flank as the deer hound stay's by the hunted deer. Sighting the men and securing his rifle, Tracy sought cover behind a haystack, escaping several rifle bullets. The posse then found cover behind a large rock, and for a while it looked like a siege. Last Bold Dash His Undoing. Tracy, however, was opposed to such a campaign and broke for a large boulder lying -on the edge of a small wheatfleld, and ihls dash was his undoing. Just as he came' to the rock he fell forward, a rifle bullet having broken his leg. He plunged Into the wheatfleld, -and his bloody trail there shows the savage de termination of the man. After receiving this wound he crawled 75 yards on his hands and feet In order to reach- a spot that would command the posse and en able him to pour a merciless rifle fire upon them. But once only was he able to fire from this vantage point. Then, weakened by loss of blood, he tried to stanch his cruel wound, failed,, and with his revolver sent a bullet through his brain. By this time dusk had fallen, and the posse, unaware of the serldnsness of his -wound, and fearing that his silence was Intended to lure th-cin into a deadly am bush, posted themselves .to .prevent his escape,, and patjently waited for the dawn. During the night others came on the scene and Joined in the .cordon. At daylight the outlaw's dead body was found. None of the posse was wounded, though all of them had narrow escapes. When tney were firing from the cover of their roatc they had to lift thelfTieads above .the . cover, and every tinje this was done, fTacy's rifle rang out, and a bul let chipped the rock. Tries to Bandage His Wounds. Tracy was hit by the posso twice. The first bullet, it Is. believed, struck his right leg Just half way between the knee and ankle, breaking both bones. The second bullet took effect In the rear of the same leg, about midway between the hip and knee. It caused only a flesh wound, how ever, the bullet lodging near the knee Joint. Both wounds bled freely, but the desperate man, not willing to die until he had revenge, tried with falling at temptsto prevent the blood from flowlftflr. He used a short, narrow strap which b had on his person to pull together the HARRY TRACY, THE DEAD OUTLAW. - vessels of his leg'above tho lower wound, to prevent the blood from running to the wound. His muscles were badly indent ed from the strap being drawn so tightly. His handkerchief, which was saturated with his blood, was found near him. It Is supposed he tried to push the cloth Into the wound. After he was shot he sought protection behind the large boulder, for whlch-Tie J had first made. When dayllsht cameSthls I morning It showed that he had dragged I himself on his left side through the j wheat, which was about three feet high, for a distance of about v75 yards. His trail through the wheat was a mass of clotted blood. When he was seen this morning he showed every evidence that "he had become exhausted with the loss of blood. Life Fajft Ebblnj? Array. It Is believed he only had sufficient vigor to place the revolver to his head and blow his brains out, tqr when he was found the revolver was still in his hand, and had only lowered sufficiently to let the barrel of the weapon drop to the ground. The body presented, a horrible sight. It was covered with blood from head to fqot, and the unsight ly wound over the right eye was a ghast ly one. As he lay In the wheat, his rifle, which had become famous, was by his side. His cartridge sack, which was made of buck skin, was found a short distance from ' him. It contained 150 rifle cartridges. Two boxes of revolver cartridges were also found near the sack,' which he had carried slncehe was hunted near Seattle. As his ammunition' was not near him. It la believed thai he was so weak that he believed he would expire before he could empty the chambers of his guns. Nine loads were found In the rifle. How Tracy Was Attired. Heihad neither coat nor vest. He was wearing a white cotton shirt, which ho had taken from the Eddy brothers.- The shirt was badly torn In many places, which, was evidently caused by dragging himself along the wheat grounds for nearly 75 yards. For trousers he wore blue overalls, which he had forced the Eddy brothers to give him, as he said the 3Icn Killed by Ontlnvr Tracy In Ln.nt Escapade. Guard Frank B. Ferrell, at Salem, June 0. Guard S. R. T. Jones, at Salem. June 0. Guard B. F. Tiffany, at Salem, June 9. Deputy Sheriff Charles Haymond, of Snohomish County. July 3, at Bothell. Policeman K. E. Breese, of Seattle, at Fremont. Wash. Deputy Game "Warden Nell Rawley, of Seattle, fatally -wounded, at Tre mont, "Wash.. July 3, died July 4. David Merrill, his pal, Napavlne, "Wash., June 2S. Wounded by Tracy. Deputy Sheriff Jack "Williams, of King County, at Bothell. July 3. ones he was wearing were entirely too large. He wore heavy shoes, with laces made from heavy buckskin. He vore cheap cotton sockn. The only under garments he wore was an undershirt, which was soiled from long usage. The dead man Is Tracy, his Very feat ures showing that. He resembles his picture In every respect. His eyes are wide set. ar-d have a piercing look. He has a wide forehead, which slopes from the very tips of his eyebrows. The back of his head Is rather flat, His chin is somewhat projected and rather broad. His Hps were firm, even In death. His face was "lean and haggard. His body was round, but did not contain any su perfluous flesh. He was nothing but bones and muscles. Relic-Hunters Out In Force. When the Sheriff, with the body, drove through this place, hundreds of people followed up the street and crowded around the wagon.xBy the time tho funeral pro cession reached the morgue the streets were crowded, and from every corner could be heard, "Three shouts for Lincoln County," The town was wild. The morgue doors had to be closed, and the crowd was asked to stand back. A num ber were allowed In to see the body, and that Is when the trouble started. Every one wanted a relic, and the moat of them. got It, for after a short time nothing was left but the body. Some one even picked up the . clotted, blood-stained handker chief, which had been used by Tracy to keep from bleeding to death. Before he could carry the awful relic away he had to do it up In paper, as It was too wet to place In his pocket. Some one got the strap which had been pulled around his leg to keep him from bleeding to death. That, too, was soaked with blood. which ran from the upper wound. Many locks of his hair were carried away, and in some places his head had been made bald. His trousers were cut Into strips. and before they were divided they were cut Into smaller pieces. Some of the men standing about the streets said that war rants should be sworn out for the ar rest of people who were stealing the ar ticles which now belonged to the state. A good many warrants would have had to been sworn out. Many of Tracy's cart ridges were divided among the members of the posse an to these who could get at tne ouoKSKin sack. MEX WHO FOUND TRACY'S BODY. Convict Ended His Ovrn Life Soon After Bcln? Wounded by Posse. DAVENPORT, Wash.. Aug. 6. The party to which belongs the credit of cap turlng Tracy was made up of the follow ing citizens of Creston: C. A. Straub, Deputy Sheriff: Dr. E. C. Lanter. Maurice Smith, attorney; J. Morrison, railway sec tion foreman, and Frank Lillengren. These men, armed to the teeth, set out from Creston yesterday afternoon, about 2 o'clock. They were working on the In formation of the Goldfinch youth, who had been forcibly made a companion of the Oregon convict for over 24 hours at the Eddy ranch. Proceeding southeasterly for about 11 miles, the party made all pos slble haste in getting near the ranch of L. B. Eddy, on Lake Creek, about three miles south of Fellows. The country is full of "scab" rock, and the party took all precautions as to ambushes. When within a few hundred yards of -the farm they saw Farmer Eddy mowing In one of his fields. While engaged In conversation (Continued on Page 11) READY FOR GROWN King Edward in Good Health and Spirits. NOW AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE HIb Majesty Rode in Open Carriage Was Warmly Greeted by Crowds That Lined the Way Prepara tions for Coronation. LONDON. Aue. flL The roval vacht Victoria and Albert, with King Edward on board, left Cowes at 1:30 this after noon for Portsmouth. The harbor station at Portsmouth was reached shortly after 2 o'clock. A special train to convey His Majesty to London. awaited his arrival at Portsmouth. The royal yacht bearing the King was moored alongside the dockyard Jetty at Portsmouth. The Japanese war ships fired salutes and were followed by all the commissioned ships in the harbor. The King was officially received at the landing-place by Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Holham and General Sir Baker Creed Russell. A guard of honor was mounted on the dockyard Jetty. The King entered the royal special after the exchange of a few words with the of ficials gathered on the platform. The de parture from Portsmouth was made at 3:30 and the train, which was preceded by a pilot engine, reached Victoria sta tion at 5:30 P. M. The Victoria station was decorated In honor of His Majesty's homecoming. The King left the train without assist ance and entered an open carriage, which started, after a few minutes' delay, for Buckingham Palace. He looked extremely well. Repeatedly he bowed his acknowl edgments of the cheers by the crowd at the station, and he shook hands heartily with various friends who greeted him on the platform, and to whom he waved on entering his carriage. He appeared to be In excellent spirits. The decrease in his weight caused by the operation gave him an appearance of greater height. He stood up In his carriage and bowed re peatedly In response to the cheering throngs on the route to the palace. Although a rain which had been falling had scarcely stopped. His Majesty Insist ed upon, using an open carriage on the way to Buckingham Palace, the entire route to which was well lined with en thusiastic cheering crowds. Kinfir Appears All Right. Judging by appearances, the King not only will be able to go through the cor onation ceremonies, but will be perfectly capable of performing all functions of the service without discomfort. His re turn to London was accomplished without any ill effects, and his first public appear ance since the operation delighted even those who had the most serious apprehen sions with regard to the King's condition. When the train arrived, the King, ac companied by the Queen and Princess Victoria, stepped out of the car and walked across a crimson cloth on the platform, some 20 yards to his carrlage The Queen and Princess Victoria entered the vehicle and the King followed, appar ently without difficulty, and four royal servants placed rugs, above his knees. The King stood up straight, as If he had never had an illness in his life, took off his hat and bowed to friends on the plat form and to the crowds behind the bar riers. He seemed to be In great good humor and evidently was delighted to get back. Despite a few drops of rain which fell he drove out with the top of the carriage down. Hl3 face was perpetually lighted up with a smile of satisfaction, and he looked anything but an Invalid. . The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children drove over to Buckingham Palace from York House, and just before Their Majesties arrived they appeared on the palace balcony and were loudly cheered by the crowds outside. The demonstra tion Increased as the King approached, and after Their Majesties had entered (ConcIui;J on Second Pase.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Policy of Britain In Europe and China la eharply criticised In House of Commons. Page 2. King Edward Is in excellent health for coro nation ceremonies. Pase 1. German Emperor and Russian Czar have cor dial meeting. Page 2. Domestic. News comes out that Philippine friars trans ferred much property prior to American oc cupation. Page Cloudbursts in Colorado destroy much proper ty; sweep train from track. Page 3. President witnesses un practice on board tho Mayflower. Page . . Senator lianna speaka on relations of labor and capital. Page Many coal mines are ruined through the strike, and loss is heavy- Page 3. Pacific Const. Convict Harry Tracy commits suicide when fatally wounded and sur.-iunded at Fellows. "Wash. Tage 1. Man shot by his brother-in-law In courtroom at Hoqulam. "Waeh. Page 4. Cook In AVelser. Idaho, hotel falls heir to 5S0O.0OO. Page 4. Government begins condemnation proceedings to gain land to carry out Improvement of Gray's Harbor. Pase 4. Commercial and Marine. Salt trust makes an advance of ?o per ton ail round. Pare 8. Wheat markets gtnerally lower. Page 13. Four Portland grain ships arrive at Queens town. Page 12. Steam grain freights down to 233 6d out of San Francisco. Page 12. Big crop reports cause decline In corn: other grains, dull. Page 13. Stock market dealings show much underlying strength. Pare 18. Sport. Tacoma defeated Portland, score 6-2; Page 5. Butte beat Helena, score 5-2. Page 5. 'Seattle defeated Spokane In a 15-lnning- con test', score 4-3. Pace 5. Dan Patch will try to lower Star Pointer's record. Pare 5. Portland and Vicinity. City Council apportions a large district for cement walks. Pace 14. Many , Portland concerns adopt petroleum for fuel. Page 8. Ben Campbell, assistant traffic director of Har rlman lines, discusses railroad affairs. Page 10. Salt war 13 over and price Jumps S3 a ton. Page 8.. C. A. Francis.' of Mount Tabor, drowns at , "White Salmon. Page 10. Real estate market picks up. Page 14. Washington street to be well paved. Page 10, i EH
