Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-12-03

the Michigan Central and, throwing
himself fiat on the roadbed, steadied
his arm on the rail as he kept up
rapid fire with three revolvers. Roes-
Xxi ran for the brush, but Vandine re,
treated slowly, although the air around
him was filled with bullets and the
snow at his feet was kicked up by
them Catching sight of Detective
thinner, who was behind a tree, he
fired. thinner went down with bull
let in his head, AS he fell Vandine
fired again, the second bullet going
through Zimmer's arm.
Brakeman Slain.
ROeski had by this time disappeared
and Vandine and Niedermeier made
a run for freedom, The detectives
fired constantly, but the bandits es-
capped After running a mile across
the country, they came to the Penn
sylvania railroad. switch engine
with train was close at hand, and,
Brakeman Soyea to uncouple the
train from the locomotive. He refused
and attempted to take Niedermeier's
revolver from him. The latter instant
ly sent bullet through the brake
mank's brain, laying him dead in the
snow. Springing past Sovea's body,
the bandits mounted the locomotive
with revolvers in hand and ordered
the engineer to move out In a hurry,
which he did, going in the direction of
Liverpool, Indiana After two miles
had been covered, the men ordered
the engineer to slow down and, leap
ing to the ground they disappeared in
the woods.
Men and Rifles Ordered.
After the train had carried the ban.
dts away Detective Sheehan hurried
10 the nearest telegraph station and
wired Chief O'Neil fora men and rifles
The message met with prompt re-
Spouse and in a short time Assistant
Chief Shuettler and so officers armed
with rifles, were on the way. The Of
fcials of the Pennsylvania road also
rose to the emergency. Captain Briggs,
of the detective service of that rail
road, was given a social train as
soon the news of Soyea's murder was
known and, with orders to take no
chances, spare no expense and get the
men dead or alive, he and his men
were off toward Liverpool. The entire
Pennsylvania system was placed tenn.
porarily under Briggs orders
Farmers True Shotgun.
The news of the fight at the dugout
spread through the country and by the
time the bandits rushed up TO the loco
motive a hundred farmers and railroa
lahorers were after them. One farm
or, armed with a shotgun, catching
sight of N2pdine as he poled his face
through 10 cab window, turned loos
with both barrels. The shot struck
Van Dine in the head, face and throat
Tracked in the Snow.
When they left the train both men
were nearly dead and unable to travel
over the rough, sandy country They
made slow progress, but the farmers.
railroad laborers and officers of the
Pennsylvania road were coming up
fast o,i soon we're close on the fugi-
tiyes heels II was easy to tracs sac.l
in the snow and the hunt was speedily
closed. The bandits were seen as they
lodged about in the sand dunes ana
the farmers armed with double.bar-
relied shotguns, opened fire Niedo.
meier received a charge full in the
mead and the blood streamed down his
face into his eyes, binding him 20 he
could h"rdly see.
Hunted Like Wild Beasts.
A shot grazed yandines's head. car.
rying off some Of his hair The posse
was closing in on all sides There
was no escape ard it was evident 10
both men the time had come either to
surrender or fight to the death Both
were heavily armed and able TO take
mere lives before both lost their own,
Int as Yardine sad last nj GIT
There would have been no good In
that III re never shoot anybody ur.
loss we have to- and killing any or
there fellows would not have let me
OF The jig was up for us. no matter
how many We killed. said to Pete.