The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-28
fURRIEDLY TAKEN TO CHICAGO IN MANACLEs
Where They Told an Amazing Story of Crimes
Committed in the Last Few Months.
Battle a Dugout Dash for the Amid Shower of
Bullets Seizure of a Locomotive After Killing
Brakeman, Followed by Arrest.

| hurry which he did, going in the direction
of Liverpool, Ind. After two miles had
been covered the men ordered the engineer
TO slow, and. leaping to the ground. dis
appeared in the woods.
RIFLES SENT FROM CHICAGO.
After the train had carried Van Dine and
Niedermeier away Detective Sheehan hur-
ried to the nearest telegraph station and
wired to Chief of Police ONeil asking that
men be sent out with rifles. The message
met with a prompt response, and IN short
time Assistant Chief of Police schuettler
and fifty officers. armed with rifles. were on
the way to Miller's. The officials OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad also rose TO the
emergency. Captain Briggs, of tae detec-
tive service of that railroad. was given a
special train as soon as the news OF the
murder of Brakeman Sovea was known.
and with orders to take no chances. spare
no expense and get the three men. dead or
alive, he and his men were off toward Liv-
erpool. The entire system of the Pennsyl-
vania road was placed temporarily under
orders OF Captain Briggs.
The news of the fight at the dugout had
spread with great rapidity through the
country. and by the time the twu painting
men rushed ND to the locomotive q hundred
farmers and railroad laborers were after
| the men, These were left behind with the
Chicago detectives. although one farmer.
armed with shotgun. got in his work as
| the train started away. Catching sight OF ,
Van Dine as he poked his face through the
| cab window he turned loose with both bar
rels. A number OF shot struck vaa Dine In
the head and face, and one hit him in the
| throat, causing him trouble.
TRACKED IN THE SNOW.
When they left the train both Iuen were
nearly dead and unable to travel. The
country at that place is rough sandy and
| cut UP by gravel pits. 1t is ground over
which TO travel would soon exhausf a Wig
orous man, and the two desperadoes made
| slow progress. The farmers, railroad la
borers and officers of the Penhsylvania
road were coming up fast and sbon were
| close on the fugitives' heels IL WAS easy
| to track them in the new-fallen snow and
| the hunt was speedily closed. The men
were seer as they lodged about in the sand
dunes and the farmers. most OF whom were
armed with double -barreled shotguns.
opened fire on them. Neidermeier, received
a charge full in the head and the blood
| streamed down his face and into his eyes.
binding him so that he could hardly see.
A shot grazed Van Dimes head. carrying
off some of his hair. and his wounded leg
was weakened.
The posse was closing in on all Sides
There was no hope and 1t was evident to
both men that the time had come either to
surrender or fight To the death. Both men
were heavily armed and able to take more
lives before they lost their own; but, as
Van Dine said tonight. in discussing his
| surrender:
There would have been no good in that.
as We never shoot anybody unless we nave
to, and killing any of these fellows would
| not have let me OF. The jig was up for
us, no matter how many we killed. 1 said
to Pete: We'll. what do you think?' He
nodded his head and dropped his suns. and
| that's how they got U.S."
| Van Dire, who has served in the army ir
the Philippines. and shows his military
training in many ways. was full OF scorn
for the men who had taken him. Eve could
have killed no end Of them," he said They
came walking along like a drove OF Quail
and L could have covered the ground with
them. had plenty OF cartridges and I
| generally hit what 1 shoot at 1t wouldn't
have done me any good. though, and don't
shoot unless II is necessary"
RUSHED OUT OF INDIANA.
The men were at once handcufesi, placed
| upon train and hurried TO Chicago the
| city police officers waiting not a minute in
rushing them over the line into illinois in
| order TO avoid possible conflict with the In
diana police, who might have demanded the
men on account Of the murder OF Sovea
This fear not justified, as Governor
Durbin, Of Indiana. has said he approved
| of that action. They were taken from the
| train at the Archer-avenue crossing and I'm
a patrol wagon were hurried TO the City
Hail. They were taken into the ,ofhce OF
Chief Of Police ONeill and ther9, IN the
presence of Mayor Harrison and 4 throng
of officers, they discussed the events of the
day as calmly as though Il had been MOTH
ing unusual for them.
None OF the prisoners showed any bra
| vado and did no boasting. They showed
not the slightest hesitation In confess
ing to their crimes. Their demesnor was
| more that of boys who had been caught
pilfering. Van Dine sat upright, talked
| freely, showing in word and bearing the
| courage that he has revealed through-
out. Neidermeier sat with his head on hin
hands His large brown eyes were bent
on the floor, and he did no talking except
TO corroborate some statements made by
Van Dine. When Van Dine said: Pete.
here shot Driscol" Neidermeier looked
up. smiled slightly and remarked: Yes. I
shot Driscoll and the brakeman" and then
sank back to listen to Van Dine. When
Van Dine heard that Mayor Harrison was
coming into the room he Strengthened up.
tried to smooth down NeidermeieF's hair.
which was stin with matted blood. and
taking a small mirror from a pocket. tried
TO scrape the blood from his own face
Both men admitted that Marx had told
essentially the truth In connecting them
with the various crimes charged up against
them. and said that they did the killing
| at the barns
II hit two men," said Neldermeier. !
don't know IL / killed anybody"
1--WE left Chicago" said Van Dine. De
cause we thought II wise 20 disappear for .