Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
Startling Confession of a Mem
Der of a Gang of Young
Bandits In Chicago
CAR BARN CRIME is EXPLAINED
eustave Marx. Who Killed Detective
Quinn, Makes a complets Confession
and duplicates Three PaIs-ouartet
Guilty of Six Murders and Large
Number Of HoId-Ups.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The car barn MUIR
derers are known to the police and one
of them, already under arrest, has con-
fessed his part in the crime. The con-
fession involves the clearing of eight
crime mysteries involving total OF
six murders.
Gustav Marx, the youth who ki1lei
Detective John Quinn in an Addison
street saloon last Saturday night, has
made sworn statement before Assist
ant Chief of Police Schuettler and hall
a dozen witnesses, detailing the entire
plot and accusing three other men as
his accomplishes in this as we'll as
other crimes. The three men implicat-
ed are:
Peter Niedermeier, Elston avenue
and Diversey boulevard.
Harvey Van Dein, 1871 North Spring
field avenue.
Emil Roeski. last place of residence
unknown.
All three of the alleged confederates
are known to have fled the city early
Sunday morning as soon as they heard
of the killing of Policeman Quinn and
the arrest of Marx. Last night descrip-
tons of the fugitives were sent broad
cast thru the country, and Detective
Blaul, who captured Marx after the
shooting of Quinn, was sent out of town
on a promising clew.
The record of this quartet of young
desperadoes, none of whom is over 81
years old, is startling In the boldness
OF the deeds, and the success with
which they were carried out. Besides
the car barn murders Marx confesses
that he and his gang were concerned
in four other robberies, while three 9TH
ers of even a holder scope had been
planned. During the greater part of
this time the young bandits spent their
time In riotous living on their plumber
about the city.
The list of their victims killed and
wounded and the amount of booty Sc
cured Is as follows:
Bauder, Otto, murdered In saloon Of
Ernest Spires, 1920 North Ashland ave-
nue.. on July 8.
Johnson, Adolph. murdered in the sa-
loon of B. c. La Gross, 2120 North Ash
land avenue. on Aug. 2.
johnson. James b., motorman, killed
in robbery of Chicago City railway
company car barns on Aug. 30.
La Gross. b. c., murdered in his sa-
loon, 2120 North Ashland avenue. on
Aug. 2.
Stewart, Francis W., clerk. killed In
robbery of Chicago City railway COM
pany car barns on Aug. 30.
Quinn, John, detective. killed last
Saturday while trying to arrest Marx.
Biehl, Henry, clerk, shot in robbery
OF Chicago City railway company
barns.
Cohen, Louis bartender, shot in raid
on saloon OF NJ. Greenberg. 40l Addison
street on July 10.
Edmund. clerk, shot In robbery OF
Chicago City railway company car
barns.
Gorski. Peter. shot in raid on his sa-
loon, 2611. Milwaukee avenue, on July
20.
Lathrop. T. w, agent OF Chicago and
Northwestern railroad. shot In raid on
Clybourn avenue station on July 3.
The booty secured by the gang was
as follows:
Chicago City railway car barns. .$2.25o
Clybourn avenue station. ....... 100
Ernest Spires saloon. ........... 80
NJ. Greenberg's saloon. .......... 40
Peter Gorski's saloon. ........... 100
Total observation-disclosures. .$2,b4O
Marx admits his completely in three
of these-the car barns, where the
shooting was done by Van Dein and
Niedermeier ne said; the Spires saloon
raid, where Bauder was shot by Van
Dein, and the killing of Quinn, In which
he alone was concerned.
AS soon as the confession of Marx
was made the police hurried to the
houses of Niedermeier and Van Dein.
They found the men gone. but discoy-
cred in each of the houses small arse
nails which testified to the desperate
character OF their owners. Van Dein
had three pistols and Niedermeler four.
while in the latter's house were found
$50 magazine cartridges corresponding
to those found about the car barns.
Marx then told how Van Dein recently
had sat for three days in an upper
window of his home with loaded rifle
across his knees. waiting for the ru-
mored coming of the police.
Dream of BoIder Crimes.
Emboldened by the success of their
first depredations and their apparent
immunity from detection. the quartet
had dreamed of outlawry on even a
greater scale. With $2.25O, the pro-
ceeds of the car barn robbery, they de-
cided to inaugurate the business of
holding up trains right in Chicago. Dy-
Mantle, however, being difficult to buy
in these parts and being easily trace
able, they made special trip to Grip
pie Creek, Col. to buy the article
which must be employed to blow open
car doors and express boxes. Return
Ing with dynamite, they tried to hold
up Northwestern train in Jefferson
Park a month ago, but the plot mis-
carried.