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BOY MURDERER IS
SELF-POSSESSED
De&jls of Shooting Down Her
mit and Flight Told Without
Any Regret Being Apparent.
' Hillaboro. Dec, 16. Sitting calmly In
bin cell this afternoon at the county
Jail Frank Vanderzanden, self, con-
,, . X MMd ' murderer of Jacob Dahenden,
told his story of the crime willingly
and without trace of emotion or re
gret. He la the 17-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Yandersanden. who re
side on a farm located in Cedar canyon
- district, about 10 miles from HiDsboro.
According to hi story he was dis
satisfied at homo without apparent
cause or reeson, and had decided on
striking out tor him self. This decision
was not sudden, as be had considered
doing so several times before. About
11 o'clock Sunday morning. November
: . he started up into the hill country,
armed with three revolvers. On of .23
' caliber he soon discarded as useless,
: but kept the other two, including the
.45 Colt revolver used in killing Dahen-
len.
FIRED THREE SHOTS
Before reaching Dahenden's lonely
cabin he stopped at the farm house
of Otto Kulka, of whom he asked a
meaL He was given a sandwich. Con
- tinuing on his trip h trough the hills he
came to the Dahenden cabin.
Her he rapped on the door, which'
was opened by Dahenden, trom whom
he said ho demanded food and money.
- Accordin gto Vandersanden's story.
Dahenden refused his request and or-
t dered biro to "get the hell" out of
there, at the same time making
threatening motion . with his hotgun.
which he held In his band.
Vandersande said ho started shoot-
. lng at Dahenden with his .45. Colt re-
; volver, firing three shots, one striking
: Dahenden in the shoulder before he
" could dose the door and one his hand
as he was closing the door. The third
shot was fired through the door, the
. .bullet plowing its way through" Dahea
. den's body. just above the heart, ap
parently resulting in instant death.
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Fearing that Dahenden might shoot
at him, Vandersanden said he fled Into
. the brush and could not possibly have
. known that his last shot had killed
Dahenden. The boy said he did not
. return to the cabin of Dahenden, but
- kept on walking the rest of the day,
all of Sunday night 'and all of Mon-
- day, arriving at Knright, a small sta
tion on the Tillamook branch of the
Southern Pacific railway. Here ' be
- spent the night, leaving the next morn
lng for Wheeler, another station on the
.same railroad, where he arrived about
9 o'clock Tuesday night, after walking
the entire distance except for two or
- three miles when he stole a ride on
-the train. At Wheeler he said he se
cured work for a few hours. Wednes-
day.
- : On the following day. Thanksgiving,
he and another boy of about the same
age walked about a mile down the
track to practice shooting, both of
- the boys shooting the gun that killed
Dahenden. Vandersander said his com-
panion claimed to be a pal of Boston
Blackie, a Colorado crook. Vander
sanden chummed with this boy during
his stay in and around Wheeler. '
GC3f TAKEN A WAT
! Deputy Sheriff Baker, an employe
of the sawmill at Wheeler, later took
away from Vanderzanden his .45 Colt
- revolver.
From Wheeler he walked towards
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BOY WHO ADMITS -MURDER
IN CO
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skills
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Walter Franklin Vanderzanden, 17-year-old Washington county boy
who has confessed to having slain J a cog Dahendere, recluse, In his
cabin near Hayward, November. 26.
Tillamook, he said, sleeping nights
wherever he could, find a convenient
place, working during the day time at
two or three different-places and earn
ing money enough to pay his way.
After leaving. Tillamook he worked
towards Salem, arriving there Wednes
day, December 13, and going directly
to the home of his uncle, Henry llaxen.
Hazen, knowing of the ' boy's inclina
tion to leave hornet persuaded him to
remain there until -the father was noti
fied. When the father received the
news he started Immediately for Sa
lem, . returning to Hilteboro with the
boy, without the least knowledge that
his son- had committeed murder. ,
When presented with the evidence
secured by Sheriff Alexander, and after
being advised by his father to tell the
absolute truth the boy made a com
plete confession. He asserted he (had
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not known until then' that he had
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SELF POSSESSION
Vanderzanden apparently does not
realize the enormity of his crime -or
the terrible grief he has caused his
father , and mother. Evidence shows
convincing proof that the motive must
have been robbery, as Dahenden was
rumored to be a retired millionaire
woodsman and miner. Nothing in the
tife and habits of the boy show any
influence' that would lead him to com
mit such a crime, though he has
seemed to enjoy reading thrilling tales
of adventure. He seemed to have the
most affection and admiration for Ar
thur, an older broth r. who left home
a few years ago and has never returned.-
This brother has been of a
roving disposition and was at one time
v
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In talking of the crime the boy nas
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He believes that hia father and mother
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Tfllamook. Dec." -The pistol "with
which : 17-year-old Frank vander
sanden murdered : Jacob Dahenden.
hermit of Washington county, is In the
possession of Sheriff John Ascnim
of Tillamook county;
About 10 days ago young Vander
sanden -appeared at Wheeler and tried
to dispose of two revolvers. Deputy
Sheriff 'Baker took the guns away
from Vanderzanden because . the boy
was too young to carry firearms and
had no license, and reported the mat
ter to Sheriff Aschlm. but no complaint
was filed and' the boy was allowed to
go. At that "time he had not been
connected with the" 'Washington coun
ty murder.
The guns win be turned over to the
Washington .'county authorities..
University Girls to
Make Kiddies Happy;
Will Give Dinners
University of Oregon, Eugene, Dec.
16. University girts are doing their
part to make Oregon kiddies happy by
carrying on Christmas activities during
the last week of the fall term.
i Girls of the freshman commission are
making doll dresses for 12 little people
in the school for the deaf ..and dumb;
Christmas trees are being sent out to
a number of Eugene families ; three
sororities are holding parties for chil
dren whose names are' given them by
Mrs. M. S. Ady, Eugene relief worker.
Christmas dinners and donations gen
erally to Eugene poor are also being
prepared by sorority girls.
Bishop Bemington
Feted in The Dalles
The Dalles, Dec. 16. Bishop William
P. Bemington of the Episcopal mission
ary district of Eastern Oregon was
guest at a community reception ten-
A dered him at the civic auditorium here
tonignx. circuit judge jfred W. Wilson,
Mayor P. J. Stadelman, L. Barnum,
president of the Chamber of Commerce,
and Mrs. Lulu D. Crandall, president
of -the women's auxiliary of Eastern
Oregon, were among speakers. Bishop
Remington will officially visit St.
Pauls church tomorrow, taking charge
of the confirmation services.
SAMUEL WHITEHEAD
Dallas, Or., Dec 16. Samuel White
head, 70, resident of Dallas for more
than 20 years, died December 10. He
is survived by his wife and the follow
ing children : John and James White
head, Mrs. Weldon Black and Mrs. V.
E. Gosso, Dallas ; Mrs. Clint Hanks,
Nehalem ; Mrs. George Straul, Port
land; W. D. Whitehead, Oregon City,
and Mrs. Frank Lockett, Falrview,
Okla.
-' 1EBA505 PHTSICIA3T 3fAMED
Lebanon, Or., Dec. 16. Dr. B, L.
Wood of Lebanon was elected vice
president of the Central Willamette
Medical association at a Eugene meet
ing. Dr. W. H. Davis of Albany was
elected president. The next meeting
will be held in Cor vail is in January.
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Manslaughter" Charged Against
Man Who Fired - the Fatal
Shot to Frighten Youths.
An Indictment charging manslaughter
was returned try the grand jury Sat
urday against Partab Hart.' Hindu pop
corn vendor, who la accused of shoot
ing and killing Norman. Conrad Repp,
11-year-old : boy, November li. Repp
and a crowd of youngsters had been
following , the popcorn .man trying to
get him to rive them something to eat.
According to the - police investigation
they followed him several blocks, bar'
rassing and annoying him. Finally
Hari drew a revolver and - fired into
the crowd. Young Repp died during
the night at St.. Vincents hospital.
Bail has been set at S3000.
A not true bill was returned against
George Velheck, accused of murder in
the first degree as a result of the
stabbing of Marco Piplic November 26.
in St. Johns. Piplic was assisting Pete
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to bis home, after he eame to .Miller
to collect the money. - Piplic followed
Velheck borne. Velheck came out of
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