A
v. ,
Tracy and Merrill, After Stealing Horses in
: jSaleni, node to French Prairie Where Clood
lloands Struck Their Trail, Pressino them.
The fcgitlves, f Itelna f rcn Officers. Entered the Streets of Ctr
vlaV at 9 O'clock last Night, Csttly Seized a Team and
fift Tfaty Wirt Ctrcered end Agaln Tcok to the fields
Celnfcrcenents Cclcg Daivd This llinlzz ti Believe Sheriff
Dsrhln's Posse If Necessary.
' .t . M - - . , , . - - m
FIOM -WEDNESDArS STATESMAN
The pursu.t of Tracy and Merrlfl,
the escaped convicts became Intensely
exciting last night; - The men had, by
mean of stolen horses, rone to . the
Gervals neighborhood, and there fa
- posse under command of Sheriff F. W.
Durbin, took up. the trail, at 6 o'clock
last night, tracking the murderers by
means of the, Walla,. Walla , blood-
' hounds. The" pursuing- party, numbering-
a score of .-armed men. was bard
on thte track of the two fugitives for
several hours last evening, and were
pressing them close .when the men
made a f bold stroke, by making
' straight for 5the4 town of Gervals. and
about 9 o'clock suddenly appeared on
the streets, where they met Dr. C. 8.
White and Ed. Dupiiis, . riding Into
town In the doctor's buggy, 'and drlv
IngA fine mare belonging to Dr White.
Aiming their rifles at the t wo gentle
men, the convict compelled their-vfc-t
ima to dismount. . entered the buggy
themselves, and started out of town In
.the direction of Buttevllle. This bold
; move was; made evidently In a spirit
o fdperatlon, when Sheriff Durbin
and his posse were less thin a quarter
of a mile behind the fugitives, follow
ing the scent of the dogs, but on the
trail.. .But the fugitives made-a mis
take .in driving out of Nervals, they;
missed the main road, driving Into an
. old highway for a quarter of a mil?
, when thejr found themselves in a trap,
the road, belogfenced In. and "as they
jver unable' to escape In that direction
they abandoned the horse and buggy,
and eUmlang the fence entered a large
field fir the west of Gervals.
; Sheriff jDurbln and party were close!
on their .(frail, and When Pr. White's
mans and buggy came out of the lane,
after being abandoned by the fugitives
the plight of the latter was discovered,
atnd th pursuers entered- upon, "a
search-of the fields At last accounts
the fuglUves -were In this field, with
the poswe scattered at the edge, along
the fence, and the ' Indicat Ions - were
- .that the convicts would be cut off from
esmpe. The'1)racrTr;Ve'fftKWmlneTl
t oseeurethelr men'and In. all likeli
hood the. convicts wlll .be caught soon
after this'ls prlnte. If they are not at
ready, prisoners or dead.f This is In,
substance the report received from
down-thfrjee Just before telephone con
nection was Interrupted for the night
aoout 41 p.
closfvl. ".'
When' the! Gervals
office
At 10 o'clock! last night Sheriff
bin J telephoned! the' Statesman ,k
office
that , he and ills posse would keep at
work all night, giving the fugitives no
rest.? and unless he captured; them,.. before-;
morning; would want re-lnforce-ments.
-lie asked that .a new posse
of 2- or more men be sent tdown 'Oft
.the morning train to rcIKye- the men
then in the field. The Governor's of
flctwaa communloatetd with, as. was
the renPtcntiary, and it was suggested
that the.-Governor would" call out the
militia to -assist in the- capture; 'of the
criminals. . In view of this proposed
ac tion by the Governor, Deputy Sheriff
B. H. olbath. ho had sta tried to
raise a fresh posse, abandoned . hlsef -fortta
expecting the militia to go down
but after midnight, K was decided that
the militia wpuMno be called out. but
the men could go down as Individuals.
It was then, too late for Mr. Col hath to
raise a pose, arid adosen of the militia
men, , whoown rifles., decided ,to ko
down on the early r train arid tender
thHr services -to Sheriff -Durbin. ;
.... y j ."' .
Clothing and Horses.
The trail of the two murderous ex-
convicts grew" hotter yesterday morn-
Ing jwhert it became evident that the
fellows had been In the city, and had
supplied themselves with citizens
clothing and. were eager to strike the
. trall. jJ.The first definite inews of the
appoarance in the city of the two mur
derers was brought down town by J.
.' W. I Roberts, of South Salem, who told
a story of a sensational hold-up, of
which he wa'if the' unwilling victim.
Mr.J Roberts stated that he was held
up at 10 o'clock on Monday evening,
when" on his way home ' from down
town w here he had discussed "the prla
n delivery and 1ie murd of th
guards. i Roberts was about, to entr
. the; gate of his home on South IJberty
street, when two men approrhinr hi
from the corner, spoke to him. Rob
erts, thinking: the mm belonged to a
posse returning from" thf;t sen r-hV '!-
wed. when he sudden y n
r-1. ih j
,- your
eoverel bv two rifli". an 1 l h-n
stern" ' commands S;ik u
hands;-' He promptly 6b y; fi tm ;
ih w r ihfr n,t.irs walktid to s
Mr tree , near by. where the mm. at- dogs were taken to the place where the
ter artalnlng that Roberts was not en were seen fcist, but they refused
an officer, made him take off his doth Uto .; Tbrlsoriers are
down to his under garments. Thes. evidently In a strip of heavy Umber
tlothes the men pprr Hated to their , that runs north andsoutJi abtona-
own vtsm, th
rowing i-w.y; a p tion Of
their strips!
boated ofTh; prowes. I hroaUy, be.
fre leaving him.sW H
est point on thd.rlvr ,H r a b-i i. ' - ,V" I
could be soured' with whUh tc r; . rkhaae The
PortJ,n,f. where.: thy ral-U tW , rt?- !' ZrZTt-Zn
friends. They warnel Robert i M1 f
w t, ,h.t- ,...rfitft..l:v and awr th horses th"y role last
the .cltv. shook hands with "
st ailed t ftwa f d th tlvcr, nd Ro'jirls
went hme in his -underclothes. " This
whs ui 1 o'clock.; lie did, not leave
home. until dajiight. at wAlch time he
came down and reported to the officers
bbL .ex prm e with the, convicts . , i
After leaving Roberts house the two
men ' evidently . went to the home of
EM
Felix LaBranch, onUKh and Center
streets, where,' they -" appropriated a
span of driving, horses belonging to
Mr. LaBranch. - At 11 o'clock A. MV
i Southwick saw. the men on 12th street.
mourned on the horses, taken from the
LaBranch barn. -' The fhen rode in In
dian file, passing slowly out of town,
each holding a rifle across the withers
of his horse. -Mr. South wlch was a
half block away from the men, and was ,
uncertain as to their Identity, bat con
sidering the matter J suspicious, tele
phoned the night watchman at the
court house, what he had seen. ' When
vMr. LaDranch'S team was found mis
sing this morning, Mr. South wick's
story was- confirmed, and a clue secur
ed as to the direction taken north. (
During the forenoon a report also
reached the city that the two men
were seen riding through Brooks at a
Mttle after midnight, There all clue
was lost, and though a force of men
was scouring the woods, no track was
to be round. .
r.
'. Tha. Bloodhounds. ;
. On the 11 o'clock train the - blood
hounds from the Walla Walla Peniten
tiary arrived. ;' Guard Carson; of
Walla Walla, is in charge of the ani
mal e. "Don" and "Hunter.", the two
dogst, are Well trained animals, and es
pecially kept to run down convicts. --
"Don" is 18 months old, is of a pure
tan color and began the business f
convict trailing at the: age of four
months. "Hunter" Is somewhat smal
ler; though of the same age... The broad
black band along his back suggests his
lineage, which is that Jot thft Fpanlsh
Cuban, breed, kept for generatlona ort
the West India Islands for the purpose
of tracking fugitive slaves. J. J
, Mr. Carson "Is a spare built man of
about 30 years of age, and In his short
blue coat and buckskin leggings seems
capable of tlie difficult) and dangerous
duty to which he has been assigned. ,
? Mr. Carson and his man-trailers Were
met at the station - by Sheriff F7.V.
Durbin and several -offlcers. and the
dogs .were aken to . the- Roberts home
where the; discarded convict; clothing
was given I to the, intelligent -animals,
and; after catching the, acent they
struck i the trail Land .followed it
through the city to the La Branch barn
going directly, Into the stalls , of I the
horses, where the men had evidently ta
ken their mounts. . Here the trail was
lost,, the dogs were taken off. and the
officers went - to , lunch. - In the mean
time men had started out all over the
countryto find traces of. the stolen
horses.- At ' 2:3.0 o'clock "a telephone
message. was receive from Gervals, to
the; effect that the two men had been
seen at a wooa-cnoppers' camp near
that place. They , rode into the camp
at 4 "-o'clock yesterday morning., at the
muzzles of their rifles ordered break
fast, and after disposing of a good meal
left the camp, abandoned their horses,
and took to the woods. ,
When this report reached the-officers.
a posse was .nasiuy raisea, ana tne
start fmade for 'Gervals. Sheriff -Dur-
bin. Mr. Carson, several other officers
and the bloodhounds drove to Gervals.
while a posse of ten or twelve men went
down by the afternoon train. Among
the men were Chief of Police D. W.
Gibson. T. Howard, F. M. Bort. C A
Bort.: J. Luhrman Ed. Thielsen, H. W.
Meyers, Fred Thielsen. Oscar . Gillice.
and. others. The men w-enjt to Gervals
determined to take up the work and
run down the tfwo murderers Is It was
possible, and under the leadership of
Sheriff F. W. Durbin, equipped as they
are with the best'of guns and a couple
of good blood, hounds, the, men - will
doubtless be run down In time. ,
The Hunt at Gervals,
' GERVAIS. June 11. (8;80 p. m.)
The escaped convicts evidently- kept
the old stage road from Salem to Ger-
vals. When they arrived here they
took a read leading east and following
m, a hort dists nee stopped and enter
ed the wooda where they fo'und August
King, a Wood chopper. ' They com
manded him to prepare breakfast for
them whlqh he did. f They sat down
to their meal witht their guns In their
laps and watcTted closely to see If they
were being pursued. Xing gave a good
description of the men and no doubt !
remains ras to their identity. There
was no evidence of either being wound
ed, but both appeared tired. 'One was
without a bat and they bad evidently J
made no additions to tneir wearing
apparel since tthey teft Salem. King
knew nothing about the outbreak and
made no report of the oceurrcnce:untlI i
after noon. The matter was then re-
ported to Sheriff Durbin at-S o'clock i
and. he arrived here at o'clock wKh
anoui wiwssnn "". " '"f
bounas orougni irom waua aia. i ne
nan, mne "
Ue. ani at
,le "-U ,h ""t
nia-ht.' Mm are guarding the roads
and bri lges-north, and northeast ot
here and it is probable that traveling
.will not be as easy for the murderers
as It was last night. .
King's Statement.
"I was uo at about t:30
getting
breakfast in my abtiv
when a roan
pushed open' the door " and stuck" bts
rifle liu lie asked me for something
to eat. I told- him to wait , outside
and I would get IV ready. In. fifteen
minutes I called them In. One dreised
In a duster or tight- mackintosh ate
very little. He was evidently very
much exhausted: for he ba-3 no appetAe
for anything. lie tasted the mush and
took a cup of coffee and then rolled a
cigarette but threw it away without
smoking but a little of It. ' He Inquir
ed" the way to T4e Dalles and wanted
to know If the timber went all the way
there; also, the? distance to the foot
hills. They asked first how far tbey
were from: Salem. '"J- i'
Mr. King gave It as his opinion that
one of the two would not go far owing
to his apparently exhausted coudltlon.
The. horses were turned loose In the
pasture and the halter and bridle hiX
In the fence comer. The dogs found
these but refused to follow the trail of
the prisonera - " - - .
On the TraiU
When the bloodhounds -first took the
trail of the fugitives near Gervals, they
followed It unerringly for a time until
a cake of soap, such as Is made and
used In the ; Penitentiary, was found.
"Beyond that point the animals did not
care to work, and it was supposed that
the' convict, evidently informed of the
presence of bloodhounds, had thorough
ly covered their shoes with that soap,
thereby destroying the scent followed
by the dogs. Later, however, the blood
hounds again took' the: trsili and fol
lowed . it rapidly. They " led the pur
suers to 'where the bridles, taken off
th" stolen horses, were secreted, and
finally led the posse " into Gervals
close on the heels of. the escapes.
A Possible Accomplice JJ.
A stranger has been hanging around
the LeBranch' stable since "Saturday;
familiarizing himself with " the place,
under. , the pretext . of wanting to swap
horses, was yesterday arrested - by
Sheriff F. W. Durbin. When LaBranch
found the .horses tsto!en . yesterday
morning at ' b'clock. her reported to
Sheriff ;Dtirbtn. telling of i the- stranger
and the latter was arrested. Property
stolen from a lodging house, consisting
of soap -and towels, was found In his
pockets. He gives the "name of Louie
Butler, and is an ex-convlct. and It la
believed that he U 'Implicated In the
conspiracy to- break out of the prison.
:.- Tracy's Colorado Records
Denver, Colo., June 10. Harry Tracy,
who with Dave Merrill, killed three
guards and then escaped from the Ore
gon Penitentiary, is "wanted in Colo
rado to answer the charges of murder,
robbery and horse stealing. He was
about to be tried for -the murder: of
Valentine Hoye, a wealthy cattleman,
of Routt county, when he bound and
gagged the sheriff at Aspen,-Colo., ob
tained his liberty, and left for Oregon.
Tracy vwas.a leawler in the once no
torious . "holein.the-wairr ; or ' Powder
Springs gang of outlaws that Infested
the northwestern ' corner ot . Routt
county' near .the Utah and Wyoming
lines.. The murder of William Strong,
a boy. caused the citizens of Western
Colorado to demand the extermUiatlon
of the gang. ' Aposse of sheriffs ; was
rormed" and war was declared on the
desperadoes. frWhen the posse emjouh
tered the outlaws, a desperate 7 bat tie
was fought- Several were wounded on
earii side. Hoye. a member efi the
popsee. was Jkllledi Four outlaws mere
afterward captured by the posse. Tracy
was convicted at Aspen; but : subse
quently escaped.,
' 1 " Tracy in Utah. - .
' Palt Lake City, Utah. June 10. Harry
Tracy, who with David Merrill, shot
and - killed three men while, escaping
from the slate prison at Salem, Or.,
Monday, has served time In the Utah
Penitentiary, but escaped'from custody
With four other desperate - criminals,
none of whom has ever, been recaptured.-
Tracy, drew a revolver from bis
convict's jacket and cove'red the guard
with the weapon.- Commanding the
guard to remove his clothing and .tak
ing his gun, Tracy donned" the uniform
of the guard and with three other pris
oners walked boldly away, i
FROM THURSDAY'S STATESMAK.)
. Yesterday w as a .day of excitement
throughout Marlon countjvand In fact
in the Willamette valley, all yes being
turned to Gervals. near fwhlch' place the
murderous convicts. Tracy and Merrill,
were : in hiding, with large posses
searching every, nook and cranny for
the criminals. . " -': ' "' ;
Late on Tuesday hight. the criminals
eluded their pursuers near the town of
Gervals, and although every road and
trail was patrolled by armed men
searching for them, Tracy and Merrill
kept: out of the" teach of the deputies,
and at 4 . o'clock- yesterday i morning
serenely reappeared . at. the . August
King cabin, where they secured break
fast on Tuesday morning, and again
asked for food. They were supplied by
King with w-hat they demanded a loaf
of bread, a pocket knife and some ar
ticles of clothing and again took, to
the woods. King notified the. authori
ties at Gervals,, and the. men. scattered
over the country, were called In and
soon surrounded the wood m which; the
men were located. The bloodhounds
picked up the scent at King's ablif and
traced the men into the Jungle a tract
of timber covering about 100 acres and
adjoining a wheat field. 1 '
During the day Sheriff F. W, Durbin
tleirraDhed Governor .T. T. Geer an
urgent reuewt for reinforcements ss he
had not enough men to completely sur
round te timber In which the murder
ers were located, and the Govemot" at
once called out Company F. Fourth
Regiment.; O; N. ' G bf Salern. and
Company D., of Woodburn. and both
orgarslsatlons; reached the scene -or
ferations during the afrernoon; and
went cm duty at once. Major fU-as H.
Lcabo, of.-, the .Fourth Regiment, was
ordered to take command of the men,
. During the afternoon, the men were
sighted several times. Between 4 and
S .o'clock they - attempted . to -" crawl
through lhe wheat field adjoining the
timber, when Oscar' Gailtce, one of
Sheriff Durbln's posse, caught sight Of
them crawling through the ferns in the
edge of the timber.. InstanttytJaHu:
began pumping lead at them., wst of his
Winchester, firing five shoU' in rapid
succestioni but the distance was ;
greatlJS yards, and the men dropped
down in. the ferns out of sight, that
none of the shot took effect, and the
fugitives si ipped away' back into -the
timber. The cordon around the timber
was at once drawn closer,: and more
men were sent out. from Gervals to re
inforce the posse, the ofneers making
preparations for a. long feeige. . It" was
proposed to keep the wood surrounded
all night, and should the men break out
to efthr camure or kill therm After
the firing by Gailice, the two! fugitives
fired a couole of " shots, bnl no: one
heard a bullet whistle, and It was sup
posed their firing was done in a spirit
of defiance. c- -.;-.'. -:' '--:-r
A 'company, or thirty men at Oregon
City, composed of veterans of the fe..
ond Oregon volunteers, offered to Jom
the forces last night, but were request
ed to wait till this morning. Should
more men be required and the criminals-
b still at large, the Oregon City
volunteers -will be sent for. .
J
; 7) i; run U'O not warn. :
Some time before dark last night
Sheriff F. W. Durbin planned a sort of
ruse with the hope of drawing the coti
Victa out from their concealment and
open, to ffre; Sheriff Durbin quietly
made the rounds, visiting all the sen
tries and advised them of his plans and
gave them each exoiicit ' instructions
which conformed with the plan agreed
upon. When he returned to the start
ing point Dr. -H. 1L Olinger. of this
city,: got Into a buggy and started to
drive down the county road which fol
ows tje clump of timber, in which the
f uarttlves have taken refuge, the entire
length The object of this move- was
to temot the convicts to hold the rig
ap and attempt to escape with It.
whereupon, at a certain understood lg
nai. the sentinels were to open fler. The
ruse did fcot work, however, as Dr.
Ollhgejr drove the entire length of the
Umber and back Without the convicts
ever revealing themselves.' - -t; '
; Provisions were provided for. the men
standing on guard. In the way of sand
wlchea. coffee, etc.. from the hotel at
Gervals' and these were distributed
around the entire line by aeveral who
volunteered their services by the: ajld
of a vehicle. :..'--: 'i ,
Kerrlga n and Snow,and Ford and Cor
dans, the 4 Portland de tec tlves.are with
the pursuing party, and officers from
all - sections of ; the, Willamette; valley
have gathered at . Gervals to assist in
running down the bandits.
A report was received from Gervals
yesterday, that the coat stolen from Dr.
White on Tuesday morning, has net
. S . s Bvs as.. a
been recovered, but a quantity of ar
munition taken in the doctor's buggy
has been found. The ragged overcoat
Tracy 'wore was found. The articles
were, t In a field near the" heart jot the
Dr.l White states that when he was
accosted on the street and robbed' Mer
rill said but few words and that Tra
cy did all , the talking. Tracy was very
pale and gaVe his commands so Indis
tinctly that the doctor had to ask the
outikw to repeat his words. Tracy
wanted all of the doctor's clothing, and
Dr. White commenced to take off his
trousers when Merrill insisted on speed
and pushed hlra into the rig on the lap
of Ed Dupuis, who:: was then thrown
out. L. Uriggs. a resident of GerVals,
states Tracy entered him house, saying
he had walked from town, was footsore
and weary, lie asked for bread land
meat, but Briggs : had nothing but a
loaf of bread.: .For this Tracy offered
2G cents, saying he was willing to pay
for the loaf and some, milk; Briggs
bad no milk and refused the money
Tracy took the articles and left.
' Governor T. T.. Gttr, Hon. S. I T.
Richardson, C. - II.: ' Jones, A. M.
Southwick. Roland Southwick. L. R.
Stlnson. Charles Till son, K. VC. Patton,
N J. Damon, John A, Byrne, James
Walton, S. E. ; Purvlne, and several
others went to Gervals yesterday af
ternoon, the - Governor to view
the situation and make what provis
ions which were neoessary for thos"
participating in the manhunt, - while
some of the others went down to lend
their assistance and still 'others
through curiosity. .Those who went
down to assist remained while the oth
ers retqed 7 last night.
They Secured Brsakfast,
OERVAIS. Or.,. June 12. Dr. C. S.
Whlte'a horse and buggy were 'taken
right in town ibut owing to a road be
ing closed up recently and the near
spproach of the posse, the buggyWas
abandoned. A Winchester rifle . ras
taken from it with 12 rounds of am
munition. Dr. White,' coat was ais
taken from; him. Before taking the
buggy the men entereM a house and got
a loaf of bread they -then passed
through the town ; spreading terror
among the Inhabitants who recognized
them, ,!'' ;-.'--:.'. .
"After leaving the buggy they went
back to the strip of timber where they
spent Tuesday. . This morning at 4
o'clock they appeared art King's cabin
again for breakfast, Tbey got a loaf
of bread and a piece of cheese and left
going Into the timber., Krsg says
they, told him that they presumed; he
knew who they wrt-p; h told themi he
did and that men were after them and
they should keep away from his place.
They offered to pay for the bread i in
timating that they would pay any sum
he might ask. They- told hint not to
go to tOWn today and " promised to
write him a month from today ss to
khe success of their efforts to escape.
King came to Gervals and reported
before o'clock and the posse was
soon In pursuit. ; The hounds struck
the trait near the cabin and) followed
it Into the timber. The dogs were then
called back and a line of mn war
placed around the tract of timber
which lies betweep roads. It Is about
1 mile long and a mile wide. Triere;
are now about fifty men on guard and
It will : be hard for them to escape.
Thra will be more men tonlrht and
It Is quite poswibleJhey will- be- taken!
If they -attempt to Weak through the J
nine.
Tjiey were seen at 5 o'clock by . Mrs.
Adam ftlannard as they wer en-tertng
the timber.. They will probably make
another break tonight, . ....
Tracy Is evidently In a bad condi
tion; he Is said to be lame and is de
scribed as being as white 'as a ghemt
FROM FRIDAY'S STATESMAN.)
The c-rti--of th ) effort f captuto
Trscy and Mr rill the, escaped con
vlots, was again shifted yesterday. It
was1 tranferrd rfrom the woods a
mile outside of Gervals. to the woods
and: Jungles in th gulch of the Xeedy
and MoIgUa countrj-, in the southeast
ern lortion of Clackamas county,
where" a: large tract of timbered-coon-try,'
in which the fugitives are liiiev
ed to be, was last e vesting surrounded
by thrw cdmpektte ot militia an 1 the
posses of Sheilit F. W. Durliin, cf
Marion tounty,' and Shsrlff . J. J. Cooke,
of Cljtkama county. The tn?n Were
potted ' oh the- roads surrmindhtg tht
section., in the hoie. of securing the
bandits, if thy should again try An
break through th corj-m as thev did
on the pre!Jintf night near Gervals.
Should the fuifiilvi " try t' g
through the lines, it Im likely that one
of them will be killed or caplured. .s
the men und?r rrramvil -of tJhri.'V
Durbin ir-t r.!ilng th? sri tv.rtt wf
the -fcini4t , anJ are Je; 'ri;iia?.l to
bring i; ihe luurderii-f of U tlr--
prison guards. It i feared, however,
that th heavy "timber and thick un
dtrbrush, whero they are supp" 1 ,0
be. w4ij:e the tscapefc ait upiKHu--Uy
to silR, through the lines-' again,
and that !' men vj-llt ultin'iately
make their way xnto ih fastne of,
the Cascade rango, whre It woull be
difficult to secure thein, unless at
tacked from the- tuet )aida, espeialiy
fcf they . should take the I?ariow paes
for Eastern Oreoiv, which many now
believe to : be their destination. , This
belief is oased on th fa t that every
where the men have T made cantuous
Uiviuiry regarding the character of the
courtry lying between this section ntitV
hThe Dallies, coupled with the further
tact inat mey are. gradually Working
toward, the pass in question, having
been seen Only , eight (miles4 went ; ot
Wllhoit Springs as lajte aa yesterd.iy
-i's Yssterilay's Movements.
On Wednesday uigtit- aloui 200 nn
wire posuid around the . timber ia
which the two escapes were known to
be. During the night the men at
ttmpted to pass the lines at" avral
points, but -were driven xback until Tin
ally, ax about 1:30 o'tlock yeyterday
morning they made good tlvlr escape.
Charier Pugh. on guard in the line.
had temporarily raoVJ 4 little 'dis
tance from -the line. When one of the
men suddenly appeared, climbed over
lh fence, and though Mr. l'vgh nrea
four sJtjotg at him in f the uncertain
light, the fugltlveescaped through the
lines. At the same tinve. a hundred
yards filrther n way. the second con
vict broke lilough-tb, lines.
The shot fired at the. escaping con-;
vlcis met with responses from all
along the line, and for som unac
countable reason a general fire re
sulted, directed atthe wood. In which
she convict had beri bidden. They
had escaped, howeverj and , this Tact
was at daylisht reported to the sher
iff, w-henabe forces were, tailed off.
Immedlatn'iy the oioodhounds were
brought Into requisition, and they tok.
the s-ent of; the one convict at the
point he was aern by. Mr. Pugh "climb
ing :" tjje fence. And .here proof .of
Mr. Pugh's, marksmanrh!pw-as dlsHv
ered In that the fence: rails mere fiiied
with buckshot. - The trail was follow
ed for a short distance, when the men
returned to Gervais fr breakfast. -
About this time .a "telephone message
from Monitor announced the fact that
the two escapes hadj taken breakfast
at the farm of' a'arrtey Aker, v .n'ar
Monitor, about seven (miles. frym Ger
vals. snd'Hherifr Durbin and a small
party, with thn bloofihounds. quickly :
started for that point, the militia fol
lowing more letrurPtyL , . ..;
At Monitor it wasj found "the tmn
had entered theAker home and" de-1
inandod breakfaet of Mrs. Aker. Vhilo
cne guarded the children, the ' otnT
accomimnled th-wontan to the tilaf
after provlfn. " Tbey sat down and
ate. but at thut tnbmkvt tb whittle: of
a ni-uroy saw mill - Sounded, and tne
men. hastily gathering up the provi
sions on the table, ittade their r4-aN?
1o the woous. llerej the bloodhounds
v ere put on th track, hut they did
not work well, and thie men' were jlai,
ed on the trail. It had bmome evi
dcMt that the cloth s used to give the
dogs a seem of th, tugilives were not
as effective as earlier In the campaign,
so word was sent to the prison to sen 1
a niw supply, and this will reach sher
iff Durbin this morning.
- The two com pan I. s of . militia Sa
lem and '.Wood burn, - arid lh issues,
followed the: -nvtrts. : to th-e t'lacka-
mas couaty lUn? Butte r-lk wnere
dinner was served. , MtnwhSle Shr
Iff Durbin rand a "small post went on
Into f'lackamas cpui)ity, snd learning
that Merrill had a sliter r4dtng thoie
the house of the family wa'j surround
ed, and a. search made, bi:i no iioit
of the men found. Returning, to Mon
itor, another attempt w-NS natl . to
start the bloodhounds at the Aki-r
home when a young woman came., rid
ing In hastily, and notified the sheriff
that at noon the fugl Uvea had entered
the hotne of Edward Oraves,j nar the
Needy read and had secured a frying
pan and six pounds of tacon,. . having
Immediately after gone into Ih heavy
timber. ";":; -.;: ..-p'-:--; :;'-1 : ,
'--'The entire force Was moved fot ward
to beond thw Gravcs' rant h, and there
the woods, "riterd y th convicts:
was picketed.), SherliT Durbin - then
left for Needivsnd thei- rpet Sheilff
J. J. Cooke.Jof tJlackamas eounty.
wtt-hra po5vivndy h take up tho pur
suit of the fugitive. Sheriff -Cooke
at orce after learning of the omll
tions. asked Gov. T. T. Ger for the
Oregon City militia,; and thes and a
posse of deputy .sherilTis were sent om
from Oregon .City last evening. Mm "-'the
Molalla road, picketing that highway
Into: the mountains,! while tit Hn lent
and Woodburn troops and Sheriff Imt
bln's -men occupied the Meedy . road
paralleling the Molalla roHd,, th end
being closed by the posses. i II van
thought, the men were !n this sctlori.
and today the dogs will again b us?-l
In finding the) trail., when the Salmi
and Woodburn troops are expectei; to
come home, probably thlt. evening; thf
Clackamas county officials taking up
the chase, . , .
The w;ork of the pursujng forces yes
terday. was most arduous.; The roads
as the pursuit was carried Into Clacka
mas county, .were rough, the -country",
sparsely settled, the timber and under
growth thick and movements, especial
iyfororgabtzedt roops.exe eed Ingiyjllf
flcult. '. And' the ran lid pace, set by the
fleeing convicts put the mettle of the
pursuers " to a' severe test. esieclallyj
Was this the case wHh the men who
had been in the pursuit since Tuesday.
The commissary department was not J
organized as well as some would have
liked It, though all was done In the
lower of the official u to :make the dis
comforts as few as iHjs'slbie. T
(Sheriff F. W- DUrbin.. who lias been
tireless in his .work, was constantly in
tite forefront, and -did the work of two
meu, while directing' the movements of
the entire foree. Major R. H. Ialo
In filrect command ojf he troi;s did all
In his power for thelmen. and Surgeon
General A. B. Clltl was on hand to
render what assistance mjaht : be re
quired, and taking bis turn in, any of
'Kaiastwlaweat W' V
HfMH treat
wHSE-arcaal
aota lh damp.
keep foe liH-
craeft ans ph-;
tfl aca III aiiK.
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and cat. I Ha I
Saraf So
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tmAmt t.ka
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Warm Caths with
And grntle applications cf C: -'
l cut Ointmctit, purest of c rr . .
UenU and greatest of skin cure;,
to fee iolIoweJ in severe cosct t y
mSld doses of Cuticur Resolvr at
Pills. Thfs Is the most spec J yi
P. permanenVani economical treat
ment for tor tarinjr, disfin'n
itchlnp burning', Heeding si.iSr,
crustd,nd pimpl7skin and sc- p
humours, with loss of hair, of in
fants and chilireo, ever ccni-
pounded.
tujoiorrKrtr.rKCiTKiHAoi1
asaUied by C'uThi'a OisrasT. for tui
. fytng tlie akin, fr rlcanina- Urn sc-:i. e I
tfie Irtj.-p'.nc- of.falllnf lir, fer st .. u'n,.-,
whllroiiid. amt nvn),Hc red, ruiiirlj, tr.i C'-n)
h.Tn.ln, nnl for all th iurj- of lb l-r-l.
both, ami Surarrr. Wi!lnnf woiirii n-.-t.t--TH't.S
MorliitWithiiforntMvliiljfit tl ii-,
. lnflinmiitKos,snarlurinin,t tire or :! n
;te pernplraUnB, Is walit for ti'i. r.i'
weancw,and formanramiatlri'.anti'f i t
partmse which rcai4y 'uggvt iiuhhm
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Hsals quickly alk ciits er bruia,'
drawi tortntia ut of lama bacV, nn I
draws slivers-eot ,f fleah which eftert
break ff too short toi 'pull. Stir liKs
ticking plaster. Try it and you vi.l
never be without. U- ros;l 2S cent.
L. M UARR
120 State St. . Svien, Or.
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" Marion -ourtty. woi 'growers have
KKIet ther wtWl. Thy have '0(0 tr
more flHt es.. The Unit will ;.'ri;main'.
open Tor growers .until juno Htf). Tin;
following cotninHtct' will rH-i-ive s aL-1
bids for this txl at the Wi!irn (In
hotel, HaVm, Oregon, at 1 o'cliKk, Sat
urday, June Hlh.. The committer: ir-servt-n
ther light to tt-J' tt any and all
bids:..:.- ...- - . . k u
W If. DOWNING, '
. cirAs. r. nr,iN,
A.T, WALN,
rt Yet Could Loo!;
Xs-Ja Inf ntefstk-eand eet1iecof1tiKft
to whlrh yottr cjtiart. If twrl'--" i,
Wljl h tin, rv, yrnt -I efc trlirf t
once- ixA tlu.;-' orally SX be tUruuU
Cbrisumptidn
V.- i an O-Sftr,' --t to cure Crn
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Trout let, Cw? Hascd v. M in hs .
t ceU. ; "r Jt V3 'f. C- Wfc. ia & Co.,
3S VJCJf, N. Tvt Itt trial IxHlk.
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Can Be Cared. Read This:
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rot the benefit ! ojn ainirt"i w , .i
mptarc or hernial will aia I hat I fate . .
cured of on ty an H'nel Jotirv'-' tr ..s, t
to me and fitted by br. Ktone, fcaifrn, tr.
':"('!., -' . Wo. ,o!Tf; r.
Call and Itivcitljnlj.tljc.e trtif s,
235 and totnriutrclal Hi.
the work coming upon the m-n.
Durbin was ably aaitlaled by i
men in hts tmse. and all ' -rn
work in perfwt harmony, havir ;
one object In view the capture t
murderers, and this, it Is hot'.cl,
srompIihfd Itxlay. if It hast n.
ready been done during thfft s I -; 1
NEW Gr-AN'D JIAHTi n.
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