Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-09-25
AT LAST CAPTURED
NIEoENFIND SHOT DOWN AND is
SAFELY IN CUSTODY.
WINSIDE MEN DO THE ACT
MURDERER WOUNDED, BUT PROB.
ABLY NOT FATALLY.
TRIES TO KILL PURSUERS
First 60 Open Fire, But His Captors I'm
injured. News of Capture Cause of lex
element at Pierce.

First 60 Open Fire, hut His Captors I'm
injured. News of Capture Cause of lex |
element at Pierce.
Pierce, Neb., Sept. 1S.--Gottlieb
Niegentind, the murderer of Albert
Breyer and his divorced wife, former
ly Mrs. Anna Peters, has been cap
tured and is now in the hands Of the
city marshall at Winside. He was
shot down and badly wounded, but
may recover,
County Commissioners Cullen Of
Wayne county and an implement
dealer at Winside we're driving tow
ard that town this afternoon. While
they were passing a cornfield about
five miles west of Winside, Niegen-
find suddenly appeared in the road
way. 1t will be remembered that In
a former dispatch it was stated that
last Friday, the day after the killing
Of Breyer and his daughter, Niegen-
find rode four or five miles with an
implement dealer from Winside with
whom he was acquainted.
The implement dealer was Cullen,
who at that time would have been
glad to have reported about Giegen-
find, but he had not heard the news
of the terrible murder. Mr.. Cullen
was rather surprised today to see
Neigen6nd step into the road, he
supposed him to be far away. Evil
IDENTIFY, on their former ride togeth-
er, NeigenHnd was in search Of
W ,rk, for he told Cullen today tnat
he did not have to go to Stanton
for work as he already had work
here.
Cullen did not say much, but rode
on until he met liveryman and
two young men from Winston who
were out for a ride. Cullen told
them that he had just had a talk
with Neigenfnd short distance
back. These men did not have fire.
arms Of any kind with them, so they
went to farm house near by and
borrowed two shotguns. They then
went to the place described by Gull
len and finding that they had Mel
genfnd surrounded, they ordered him
to throw up his hands. Niegenfnd
replied:
81 will never go back to Pierce,
and after cursing them he fired sil
shots from his revolver in rapid sue
cession at the men. but fortunatel,
none of them took effect.
The men fired in return and Mel
genfind fell to the ground onto hi
face with the revolver under him
The captors took the wounded mar
to Winside.
The doctors who have examined
him say he is wounded in the righ
arm and his face is badly pepperet
with shot. They say his wounds ar,
not dangerous and that his pulse IL
regular. 1t is reported that Neigen
find is unconscious or feigning I'm
consciousness.
County Attorney August Schwich
tenburg. on behalf Of the count,
commissioners, has ordered the mar
shall to bring Neigentind over t.
Pierce as soon as he is able to travel
Pierce people are gathering II
crowds on the streets this evening
and the capture is all that 1t talked
about. Much satisfaction is express
ed over the capture of the murderer
When rural free delivery was frs
lnaugurated in Kansas there wer
some wise guys here and there VIII
refused to put up boxes alleging
that it was some nefarious schem
J which should be carefully avoided
Are any or these wise guys still hold