The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-05-04
OUTLAW SIMTHSHOT
BANDIT TRACKED TO HIDING
PLACE BY BLOOD HOUNDS.
Dogs Locate Him Under Log and
Harry Draper Of Spokane,
Shoots Him.

On heavily timbered slope between
the Southern Pacific tracks and the
Willamette river, one half mile south
of New Era, Frank Smith the desper-
ado, was shot and killed at IL CLOCK
Tuesday morning by Harry Draper,
humane officer of Spokane.
The bandit was flushed by blood
hounds behind a log in the densest
part of the thicket. The dogs were
held in leash by Draper, when they ran
out upon the log behind which the
bandit was crouched. They stood hes
itatingly for second baying loudly
aud shifting the air. Draper chanced
to look below and saw the bandit.
"Are You SMITH" he asked, cover
ing him with his revolver.
81 am" replied the desperado, as
he reached for bis revolver.
'"Then throw up your hands," said
Draper, as be pressed the weapon close
to the bandits head.
He fired almost instantly, the bullet
entering the bandits temple. Smith
lived for half an hour, though uncons-
cious.
The bandits body was taken from
the brush to the railroad track and
from there removed to New Era. AS
soon as conveyances could be pro-
duced he was moved to this place.
Hundred of people lined the route to
view the remains.
The killing of the desperate was the
climax of sensational chase which
lasted from early this morning. He
was surrounded in the thicket where
he met his death by 100 or more men
from Oregon City and Candy and 9th
er points along the way. Three dozen
sticks of dynamite were set OH fire and
hurled into the brush in hopes of driv-
ing the fugitive from his hiding place.
Volley after volley of rifle shots
were sent into the brush and the
crowds called on him to come out and
surrender. He steadfastly refused,
knowing that his end had come.
Once when bullets went whizzing
through the copse, he emerged from
the edge of the thicket, but instantly
returned to his hiding place. he was
seen by scores of men, but disappeared
too quickly for them to fire.
Smith started on his last chapter of
crime that ended in his death at Trout
dale, April 20, where iu the early
morning hours he robbed the postoffice
and store. He came to Portland. where
he was arrested the same day.
On April 90, he made a sensational
escape from the city Jail by climbing
water pipe aud going hand over hand
across wire stretched 40 feet above
the ground to the Worcester building,
eluding the officers and escaping from
the city.
April "a, during the midnight hours
he robbed jewelry store at Oregon
City and at $3.50 a. m. shot and killed
Night Policeman George Hanlon who
was attempting to arrest him, aud es-
capped.
April 24 Smith broke into the
postoffioe and store at Candy, securing
81 in cash aud some razors and again
escaping.
April 28 he encountered posse on
the railroad track near Woodburn and
mortally wounded Sheriff John. r.
Shaver of Clakimas county, and Cap
tain o. d. Henderson of Woodburn,
both dying at Salem hospital from
their wounds. Smith, although fired
ut by other members of the posse,
made good his escape
May Smith was shot and killed by
Harry Draper, member of the posse
that had surrounded the desperate in
strip of woods near New Era.