The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-04
BANDIT SMITH SHOT
OUTLAW TRACED TO HIDING
PLACE BY BLOODHOUNDS
IN THICKET NEAR =
NEW ERA.
Bullet Sent Into His Temp by
Harry Graber, Owner of Blood
hounds, as Smith Levels
His Gun-Dynamite
Is Used to Force
Him Out.

Ills Ouu-Oy uhul ltS
Is Used to Force
Him Out.
Oregon City, Or, May 1.-Des.
perado Frank Smith, murderer of
three officers of the law. was killed
this forenoon in the woods south Of
New Era, Clackamas county, by a
bullet in his head from the revolv-
er of Harry Graber, of Spokane.
The outlaw was trapped at 9 O..
clock this morning, and at LILO
he was writhing in the underbrush,
wounded unto death.
Prior to his destruction Smith had
made sensational escape into the
timber and had been surrounded
and penned in by at least 200 Off
GERS and volunteers. Dynamite had
been used to dislodge him, and the
woods had been fusilladed with bull
lets, all of which he escaped un-
harmed.
Smith was tracked 10 his lair
through the sagacious intelligence
Of GRADERS bloodhounds, which did
the best work that bloodhounds have
ever accomplished in this state. In
the chase for Smith, the finish could
not have been more spectacular nor
more dramatic and filled with start.
ling sidelights had the entire affair
been planned and executed by the
brain Of a master stage director.
It was exactly lilo when lead
en- missile from Graber's. weapon
ended the career of the outlaw. II
was less than two hours after the
first information had been received
by Sheriff Culver that suspect
had been seen near Candy. The
trail which bad been cold and dor
mant for The past four days, devel-
oped with remarkable rapidity, and
the more the officers investigated
the hotter it grew until the great
climax was reached and bathed in
blood.
Cones aled behind fallen log
less than rs feet 10 a straight liue
from the railroad track, Smith was
bropght to bay and there crouched
until the pureuers came upon him
The flushing of Smith was unex.
pected, although the men were GER
tain he was in the timber. The of.
icers stumbled upon him and were
standing within three feet of him
when he was espied.
The dogs, which bad been follow
ing the hot scent and uttering louc
cries, stopped at the log and sniffec
the air, holding their heads aloft
Graber had the beasts In leash, ane
was urging them on. Directly
across the log and at the feet o
Graber lay the desperate. To th'
right of Graber was detectiv
Vaughn, of Portland, and Sheriff
Culver.
To Graber's left crept Deput,
Sheriff Morden, of Portland. Thes'
men were slowly advancing through
the brush when the dogs pausee
and the rifles of the men were hell
in readiness. Suddenly Grabe
glanced down, and their, concealed
partly by the log, was the murdere
and fugitive. Smith saw he wa
cornered and made no outcry. H
was industriously pulling the razorr
watches and jewelry from his Goa
pocket and hiding them under tn
Ilog when Graber saw him.
care you Smith," demanded
Graber.
"Yes," wes the brief answer.
| AS Smith made this reply b
pulled his revolver from the inside
of his coat and started to level i
at GRADER.
"Plug him!" exclaimed the detec
tive and sheriff's Office men, and il
the twinkliDg Of an eye Graber hat
whipped out his own revolver from
his holster and sent bullet crash
ing through Smiths temple.
Smith did not die instantly, bu
lay groaning In a terrible manner
while the crowd of armed men
which had guarded the railroad
track, came vaulting over the wir'
fence which enclosed the track o
brush between the roadbed and thl
river.
For a few minutes there was {
feeling Of anxiety on the part 0
lGraber and the others Immediately
connected with the shooting, for de
spite the telltale blue cap which th
ldying man wore and his genera