Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-04
ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER
FATALLY WOUNDED BEFORE
THEY QUIT.
EIGHT MURDERS on THEIR LIST
CALMLY TELL CHICAGO POLICE
OF THEIR LONG LIST OF
CRIMES.

wrist, their hair matted to dried blood,
their clothing covered with dust and
dirt. two boys, Peter Niedermeier and
Harvey Vandine, sat last night in the
presence of Mayor Harrison and Chief
of Police ONeil, calmly confessing to
their share in three months career
of crime, which has included eight
murders, the wounding of five other
men. and long series of robberies.
The two young bandits, neither of
whom is over twenty-one years of age,
together with their companion, Emil
Roeski, who is no older, were captured
near Liverpool, Ind. yesterday after
fight, in which they
7attIed Against Policemen,
railroad detectives, railroad laborers
and farmers. One man was killed, an
other fatally wounded and all three of
the young bandits were wounded. but
not seriously. sssss 'ss
The dead: T. ]. Sovea, brakeman
on the Pennsylvania railway.
Wounded: Joseph Driscoll. detec-
tive on Chicago police force: shot
through abdomen and can live but a
short time. Matthew thinner, detec-
tive on Chicago police force; shot in
head and arm.
Niedermeier was wounded in the
hand by bird shot; Vandine was sim
ilarly injured, and sustained in addi-
ton flesh wound in the left thigh.
Roeski was shot in the right hip.
The three men were wanted by the
police for completely in the murders
at the car barns of the Chicago City
Railway company on Aug. 80, when
Two Men Were Killed,
a third badly wounded and $2,25O
stolen from the company Gustave
Marx. who last Saturday night muir
dered Officer John Quinn when the
policeman endeavored to place him
under arrest, confessed after his cap
ture that he, in company with the.
three men, had committed the crime
at the car barns. The hunt for Van
dine, Niedermeier and Roeski has been
hot ever since. Although they knew
that the entire police force was look
ing for them. the three men remained
in the city until Wednesday morning. (,
1--WE were laying for fellow that
was a witness against Marx" said
Vandine
On Wednesday they left Chicago,
going to q dug-out made by railway
laborers near the tracks Of the Mich
igan Central railway near Miller's. Ind
Thursday night they spent in another
dug-out near Millers. and there they
were surprised by the police yesterday
morning.
Word was brought to the police on
Thursday night that three men an
swering the description of those
wanted for the car barn murders were
Living in the Duc-out.
Eight men were sent to the scene.
They reached the dug-out at ABOUT. =
o'clock. AS soon as thew were Ill sight
of the place the officers advanced in
a circle upon the duE-out. where the
three robbers were supposed 10 I've
concealed. The robbers opened 9tlre
at once and Detective Driscoll FELL,
shot through the abdomen. The OFF,
GERS lost no time in responding to the
fire and terrific fusiladc ensned.
While the fire was at its, hottest Van
dine and Roeski rushed out. followed
a few minutes later by Niedermeler
The latter ran to the tracks of the
Michigan Central railroad. and. throw
ing himself fiat on the roadbed. stead.
led his arm on the rail as he kept ,lr
a rapid fire with three rev0lvers.
Roeski ran for the brush. but Vandine