| Show frank smith murderer of three officers is hunted down by bloodhounds Is trailed down by bloodhounds and when he refused to surrender was shot to death by kane man oregon city ore frank smith the convict who has murdered three of the law in his endeavors to escape was killed on tuesday in the woods south of new bra claramas Cla kamas county by a bullet in his head from the revolver of harry draper of kane the outlaw was trapped at 8 and at 11 10 he was writhing in the underbrush in his death gle prior to his destruction smith had made a sensational escape into the timber and had been surrounded and penned in by at least officers and volunteers dynamite had been used to dislodge him and the woods had been fusilladed with bullets all of which he escaped unharmed smith was tracked to bis lair through the sagacious intelligence ot craper s bloodhounds which is the best that bloodhounds have ever ac complis hed in this state the flushing of smith was unexpected although the men were certain he was tn the timber the officers stumbled upon alm ilm and were standing within three feet of him when he was espied the dogs which had been following the hot scent and uttering loud cries stopped at the log and sniffed the air folding their heads aloft draper had the dogs in leash and was urging them on suddenly draper glanced down and there concealed partly by the log was the murderer and fugitive smith saw he was cornered and made no outcry he was industriously pull ng the razors watches and jewelry from his coat pocket and hiding them under the log when draper saw him are boil smitha demanded dra per yes was the brief answer As smith made this reply he pulled his revolver from the inside of his coat and started to level it at draper in the twinkling of an eye draper whipped out his own revolver and sent a bullet crashing through smith a temple |
