Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-12-03
AUTHORS OF EIGHT CHICAGO MURDERS
TAKEN WHEN BATTLE HAS COST TWO
LIVES AND THE FUG|TIvES THEM
SELVES ARE NEARLY DEAD
THREE DESPERATE CRIMINALS IN REFUGE
IN HUNTERS DUGOUT SURROUNDED
BY SQUAD OF DETECTIVES

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Chained wrist
and wrist. their hair matted with dry
blood, clothing covered with dust and
dirt, two beardless boys, Peter Nieder-
meir and Harvey Vandine, sat last
might in the presence of Mayor Harrl-
son and Chief of Police O'Neill, calmly
confessed their share in three
months career of crime which had in
cluded eight murders, the wounding OF
five other men and a long series OF
robberies The two young bandits,
neither of whom is over q years old,
together with their companion, Emil
Roeski who is no older, were captured
near Liverpool, Indiana, yesterday
after fight in which they battled
against policemen, railroad detec-
tives, railroad laborers and farmers.
One man was killed, another fatally
wounded and all three bandits were
wounded but not seriously.
Dead:
t. J. Sovea, brakeman of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Wounded:
Joseph Driscoll, detective of the Chi
cago police force, shot through the alb
domen, will die.
Matthew thinner, detective of the
Chicago police force, shot in the head
and arm.
Niedermeier was wounded in the
hand by birdshot,
Vandine was similarly injured and
sustained in addition flesh wound in
the left thigh.
Rcesd was shot in the right hip.
His wound is the most serious of any
inflicted upon the three men, but not
sufficient to prevent his travelling a
long distance after receiving it.
First Murders at Carbarns.
The three men were wanted by the
police for completely in the murders
at the carbarns of the Chicago City
railroad, August 80, when two men
were killed, a third badly wounded and
$2,25O stolen.
Gustave Marx, who last Saturday
night murdered officer John Quinn
when that policeman endeavored to
arrest him, confessed after his capture
that he, in company with the three
men, had committed the crimes at the
carbarns. The hunt for Vandine, Me
dermeier and Roeski has been hot
ever since. Although they knew the
entire police force was looking for
them they remained in the city until
Wednesday morning.
I'VE were laying for a fellow that
was witness against Marx" said
Vandine.
Hid in Dugouts.
Wednesday they went to dugout in
Indiana along the Michigan Central,
and later in the day moved to another
dugout near Millers station, Indiana
where they spent the night and there
they were surprised by the police yes
terday morning.
Begin Deadly Battle.
4 school teacher named T. S. Reich
ers, near Clark station, Indiana.
Thursday night notified the police that
men answering the description OF
those wanted for the carbarn murders
were in the dugout. Eight detectives
were detailed for the work and
reached the dugout at yesterday
morning, guided by Reichers. They
advanced in a circle, and Detective
Driscoll picked up a chunk of wooa
and hurled il at the dugout Instantly
there was a flash, report and Dris.
coll fell shot through the abdomen
One Of his fellow officers stopped to
raise him and the other six opened fire
on the dueout. from which shots were
coming thick and fast
Driven from Cover.
While the fire was at its hottest.
Vandine and Roeski rushed out, fol-
lowed few minutes later by Nieder-
meier. The latter ran to the tracks OF