The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-30
One Of the Chicago Desperadoes
C0nfesses to It.
The Police Amazed Of the Startling
Story Of the Young
Bandit.
SAYS HE WILL TELL ALL

The mystery Of who held mp the H.
linois Central train near Bardwell,
KY, IS miles below Paduoah seems
now TO have been solved. Peter Nei.
dermeier. one of tho desperate muir
derers and bandits arrested ut Chicago
has confessed to being one Of the men
In the memorable holdup. which was
cond ucted In traditional western style,
and created great exoiscmens through.
out tho ooustry.
Yesterdays Chicago dispatches state
that the young desperado wants to tell
all he knows on condition that his mo-
ther be well cared for after he is
hanged. The Bardwell robbery is re-
ported a. the robbery OF the Illinois
Central limited express ct Paducah.
KY" etc.. but this mistake probably
resulted from the conf usion caused by
the fact that most Of the dispatches
about the holdup were sent out from
Paducah, or il may be the prisoner 10
lying. and thinks the robbery he says
he took part in took place ncar Padu-
cab.
The prisoner claims he is author Of
many crimes of which the police know
nothing, and for others for which in
nocent men are now suffering. and
promises to tell all II the rewards are
paid to his mother. The police do not
entirely believe him although Ohief
Of Police O'Neill. of Chicago, says he
relates the details Of the crimes only
rs one who was guilty could do.
A Chicago dispatch SAYS further:
Neidermeier refused, however, to
diyulee the names of his partners in
the crimes referred to, pending proof
that his mother would get the rewards.
A few OF the additional crimes he
clsims TO have participated in are as
follows:
Robbery of the Illinois Central lin
tied express at Paducah, Ky, in which
Barnes, one OF the robbers. out his
throat while surrounded in swamp.
The others escaped.
Holtup Of u stage coach mile from
Butler, New, two years ago and rob.
bling the mails. No one was shot and
robbers escaped without recognition.
Holdup and robbery of Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train near
Boone. Ia. sill. months ago.
Holdup ana attempted robbery of
Baltimore and Ohio train at Edge
moor Ind, four years ago.
Minor. oldups ana robberies in and
out of Chicago were mentioned by
Neidermeier.
Special Agent W. Riley of the Chi.
cage and North western railroad prom
ised him that Mrs. Neidermeier should
be given the reward Of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction Of the Clay bourne
Station robbers after Neidermeier de-
tailed the robbery to them and exon
crate d man naped Dole Of st. Lou.
10, who is now under indictment.
Operator Dougherty and Ticket
Agent Lsthorp, the Victims Of the rob-
bers In the CLAY bourne Station hold.
mp, were present during Neiaermeier's
confession, going over with him in dc.
tail she robbery aAd the shooting Il
LAthrop.
Neidermeier detailed the Paducah,
KY, holdup perfectly, refusing to tell
names for thu reason that none Of che
Illinois Central detectives were pres
emit He offered to tell Special Agent
O'Keefe the entire story of the daring
robbery and even show him the house
in K,ntusky where he hid after the
robbery.
81 stalled the train alone" said
M idermeire. "Then entered the
baggage car and threw out three saqks.
Barnes grabbed one Of them. did not
get any and I was lucky in getting
away with my life"
The police have been 30 appalled, by
Neidermeier's confessions that they
hardly give oredenoe to all his asser-
tions. IL Ia thought that his anxiety
over his mothers welfare has prompt