Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-03
Beardless Youths Surrender to
Chicago Officers after Shoot
ing Down Pursuers.
CALMLY CONFESS CRIMES
Acknowledge Completely in Car Harm
Murdcrs-Wcrc discovered In 81 Dug
out. Captured Train after MUIR
dcring Brakemnn--NhoIcC Ouu-
trysidc Joined Chase.

Chicago, Nov 27.-Chaincd wrist to
wrist, their hair matted with dried blood.
their clothing covered with dust and dirt,
two bcardlcss boys. Peter Niedermeier
and Harvey Van Dine sat tonight in
the presence oi Mayor Harrison and Chief
of Police - Neil calmly contcssinS to
their share i'm three months career of
crime which has included eight muruers.
the wounding of five other men and
long series OF robberies The two young
bandits neither OF whom is over u years
of age. together with their companion.
Emil kocski who is no older were cap
turcd near Liverpool. Ind, to-day after
II tight in which they hattled against
policemen. railroad detectives. railroad
lahorers and farmers. one man WAS
killed. another fatally wounded ana all
three of the youps bandits were wounded
but not seriously.
The dead:
II. j. soyea. brakeman on the Penn
sNlvdnia railroad.
The wounded:
Jos Drscor. detective on Chicago po-
lice force. shot through abdomen and Ctn
live but Il short time.
Matthew thinner, detective on Chicago
police force, shot In head and arm
Niedermeer was wounded in tho hand
by bird shot. Van Dine was similarly in
J"lru an" HuS'a.i,u III I ri a NJ.
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tance after receiving ii.
MEN INFORMED on
Three men We're wanted by the police
for completely in the murders ut the car
barns on the chicago Guy Rallroad COM
panN August 30. when two men We're
KILLED. thlrd badly wounded ana s-'~
etoien from the COMPANY Pust"Ne Ma'",
John Quinn, when the policeman endeav-
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THE SHOOTING OF DRISCOII
as Sheehan spoke DrlScoll picked nm
chunk OF WOOD ana hurled II AT IN" aug
out. instantly there was NASH. re-
port and DrlscoN Tell IN heap. shot
through the ahdoineh' ore 90 ms fellow
officers stopped to raise nm ana In"
ether six opened frc on the duE out from
Which inc SnotS were now coming timex
and fast. Nhile the hre Was at It's hot
Test van Dine ana i."eshl rushed out.
followed "A mihu'" h''er pN Nlpit luneirr.
The latter ran TO the tracks OF the Mich
lE1n Central railroad and, throwing him
self nat on the roau pen' Sleadled ms
arm on the ran as ne KEPT up rand
the brush. but Van Dine retreated slowly.
although the arr around nm wa MI, d
with bullets ana thc snow al ms rect
was kicked up by thcm. tie is splendid
marksman ana oatchlng SiSht OF D"tec-
tive thinner, WHO was h"hlhh tree. he
tired Iimner "enl down WIN q bullet
In inc mead as ne zen van Dine urea
again ana the second pulI't tore through
thinner s'arm.
BRAKEMAN SOVEA M-RDERED.
Roeski had by inns time disappeared
and Van Dime and Niodcrmeier placing
their revolvers IN thelr POCKETS made a
run for freedom. The detectives fired con-