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Show ESCAPES CONVICTS SEEN. Tracy and Morrill Crom Columbia River to Washington. I'ortland Or lune IB -llarr) Tracy and Iluvld Merrill Ihi notorious convicts who "sniped from tho Oregon penitentiary a weik ago, aft. r killing three guard" ( rossetl th. f olumhln Hi er today end wc.it Into ihe HlnU of Washington They sro now mon Hun sixty mil. s uway from His Oregon is nit. ittlur) nnd are In the vliln-li) vliln-li) of Mtrrilis homo In Clarke county, W ash , , Uiuiit 1 oilmk this afternoon l buries Ilullgrlew a firmer living nn the (-olum-blu rlvtr about six miles from this ell) rode Into town und announied that he had roiled Iruo an.l .Mtrrlll across the Columbia rlvir shortlv after noon They lsn.lt il on thi Washington shore about five mil s obovi Vaniouver and started tor Ihe mminliilnii north of there lleforu reaihlnc the ColumbK two sloughs hail lo Is crossed nn I the fugl-llv fugl-llv is hell up a man at en. li i rossluR, compelling him to secure a boat end set iheni aiross The) took the two men wllh them to Ihe Itottgrlove runili vvliern tiny found three tuners lh( mn lo all Ave men get Into llie boat Trniy and Mer rill ui. iiillig llie slern wllh a rlllei In their hands When the Washington shore miis reiuhel Ih.y ordend their hontmen lo rdurn linmt.Ilately lo Hie Oregon shore s stum as the news rcuihed this ilt rktt.Hvts riH) and KerrlRitl and rtherlrf Cn.ik nr ( tiiLkamus county set out for i ... liver wh. r. thtv were Jolne I bv Blierlff J I Marsh of Clsrke lounty Wusli an.l about twent) men The posse si . i. I inrlii.ast, huplug In hesd off Ihe fugitives before the) lan leach the molln- Merrill was born In Clarke count) nnd has lived thire and In l onhlt (ounly most of Ids life lie Is Hior.iui.lily familiar famil-iar with Hi. toinlr) In the two toimtles I iiri im 11.111 if Mhltll Is n vrrlluble Jungle If Ih rugltties sUKeed In rem h (tig the m.iuntnlns there will be a slim (llillut It. iill.llire Ihelil ieltilt.in mtssugi from ontniiver st II 1.1 tonight stints tint liucy mil Merrill urn mtt tiy Itiilpb I Iser, Mho Mas rl 1 ing a I it vile nlHiut live miles rrom Hit r I sis r staled Hint ht tillkttl Mllh Hit nu n and that Ihev s ild the) were the fugitives wintetl posse or llventy nun Is guiirtllng ih. road belMetn I ..urili I Infii and Mill I'ltiln und Cnpt Kpnrks tu I IM.nlv mlllll.in. n ..r th atiinuver min i .nv are stiillotu I at iiih Ihe road hi in. . u iiin mver ml MIII fl lln |