The Detroit times., 1914-11-27
YOUTH FLEEING
FROM OFFICER
IS SHOT DEAD
Detective Fraley Opens Fire
When Albert Smith Refuses
to Halt
VICTIM SOUGHT AS
BURGLAR SUSPECT
Declines to Give Names Of Rel
atives as He Lies Dying in
Hospital

Attempting 10 escape from Detec-
tive Frank Fraley and Driver Frank
Trombley. OF the detective flyer. after
being traced ny An odd button, and
captured as burglar suspect. Thurs
day afternoon, a young man known
as Albert Smith. % years old and said
to be from Toronto. was shot in the
back by Fraley. as he ran, the bullet
piercing his lung. and causing his
death. an hour later, In Grace hospi-
tai
Scores OF persons saw the chase,
but not even the detectives knew that
the man had been wounded when he
staggered slightly as Fraley's third
shot struck him. Smith kept on run
ming but collapsed as he tried 10
climb the steps of the Lithgow apart
ments, No. 3036 East Grand-blvd.
Dying from his wound, he said TO
Fraley, when the latter attempted TO
get a statement from him, as he was
I being taken 10 the hospital In police
auto. please go TO hell"
In the hospital he intimated that
was told that he had better reveal his
true identity, as he had only few
minutes 10 live.
Well, It's better So" he replied.
There's no use disgracing my rela-
lives. won't tell you who they are.
He had been rooming in Woods hotel,
on Howard-st.
Lerchen Bros butcher shop at No.
1749 Woodward-ave., had been bur
glartzed, Monday night, small sum
/ OF money being taken from the cash
register Caught in the cash drawer
Detective Fraley found button, which
I he took with him. and showed 10 sew
eral saloonkeepers. suspecting that II
had been torn from the burglars coat.
( The theory was strengthened. when
1t was found that the button belonged
on one OF four coats stolen from the
Milo Cleaning & Dyeing Co., No. IL
Horton-ave., Nov. Is. Other burglaries
charged to Smith were those In S. II.
, Gruth's hardware store, No. l741
Woodward-ave.. and Shame Bros.
fruit store, No. 1877 Woodward-ave.
When Fraley showed the button TO
I Arthur Midland, bartender in the
Woodward Inn, No. 1850 Woodward
ave-, Midland identified the button as
one OF the sort on a coat worn by
Smith" who had sold him two over
coats, found TO be stolen from the
Milo establishment
Thursday afternoon tine police were
notified that Smith" was In the
woodward Inn. Fraley and Trombley
sped TO the scene. They tapped the
man on the shoulder, as he stood at
the bar He darted away life deer
with the officers in pursuit The
fugitive vaulted high fence,
getting a good lead but on NIL;
waukee-ave.. near Woodward, ne
was captured Again he made his es-
cape, by wriggling out of his oyercoat.
The officers commanded him TO halt,
threatening TO shoot, but he kept rum
ming, and Fraley fired three times,
and Trombley twice. The fugitive
Ireeled and staggered as the third shot
was fred, but he quickly dashed
ahead, and ran up the steps or the
Lithgow apartments, reached for the
door knob, and collapsed.
Motorcycle officer Barney Selesky,
who had been attracted by the shoot,
ing, and Joined in the pursuit. grabbed
Smith as the latter fell. I'm shot"
The wounded man gasped. They've
taken my life"
In the hospital II was found that
the bullet had entered his back just
below the right shoulder, and had
pierced his lung
Detective Fraley was badly I'M
strung when he returned TO headquar-
ters
Il wish had only wounded him."
said the officer.
you did only your duty" said Chief
of Detectives Palmer.
Fraley was formerly the partner or
Precinct Detective Thomas f. Madden,
who was shot and killed by Alpheus
Moore, auto bandit, while patroling a
beat after the precinct detectives had
been done away with
Fraley was promoted 10 the rank of
detective last July, and has made an
excellent record In the position.
The body OF the boy burglar was
taken TO the county morgue, and Cor.