The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-28
CONFESSED EIGHT MURDERS.
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CONFESSED EIGHT MURDERS.
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time after Marx made his 'squeal, but
were coming back again. We intended to
come in tonight and get some money so
that we could get away"
II suppose that means" said Chief
ONeill. that you were going to commit
robbery"
why. sure; certainly said Van Dine,
with laugh.
CRIMES OF THE CAPTIvES.
In abiding to the other crimes Of the
captives Assistant Chief Schuettler asked:
''Who killed Otto Bauder?'
"All of us took a shot at him." said Van
Dine.
WHO killed the man at North avenue
and Forthy-seventh street?'
Il don't know. 1 fired two or three times.
Pete shot some, too"
WHO shot GOorski?"
81 shot him and Doski helped"
In answer to other questions about rob-
berries of saloons, Van Dine generally re-
piled, II and Doski did it,
1--WE were planning some big robberies
here" said Van Dine, land we would have
got away with a lot of money soon but for
Marx squealing on us. I'd like to get him
and put him where Driscoll is"
When told that the police wanted to take
his picture Van Dine replied: swell, you
don't get 1t until my face is washed. I'll
have no picture looking like this
Chief ONeil took a damp towel and wiped
the faces Of the two men. Then the pictures
were taken.
After this Van Dine again talked Of his
! surrender. ST wanted to see my friends be.
fore I went" he said. We've got mothers
like other people. amt we, Pete? ant
Neidermeier replied ''sure thing"
I'VE fought until there was no chance O,
| getting away without further murder,
| said Van Dine. when you were on thai
| train 1 could have shot lots of those farm
/ ers. They were black against the snow ant
| did not know enough to take cover. i
would have been nothing but target prac
tice to kill them"
| FARMERS ARREST DOsKI.
| Following fresh footprints In the snow
from the scene Of the capture of Neider
| meier and Van Dine Fred Miller, Loui
Miller, John Dillon, Charles Hamilton ant
| Hugo Kemp. residents of East Tolleston
II
bench in the Wabash station at Aetna. Ind.
a town four miles north OF Liverpool, Ind
The arrest was made at AIS o'clock, short
ly after Doski had missed train to Chi
cago. He was unarmed The bandit wa
identified by Hugo Kemp. a hunter, VIII,
engaged the desperate In q fight for lif
at a sand pit In East Tolleston, when tn
fugitives pressed locomotive into servic
| to escape the police.
Kemp. who was a witness of the pnurde
Of Brakeman Sovea, told the followtn,
story Of the affair: 'T was standing benin,
| a locomotive near a sand pit In East Toll
lesion, talking to John Clifford, when
heard a man command Sovea to throw tn
switch or die. Sovea grappled with his as
\ sailant and attempted to wrest a revolve
from the desperado's hand. The bandit
then threw the switch himself, while struz
Cling with Sovea. Then releasing himsel
| from the hold of his antagonist, the bandi
shot Sovea in the face, instantly killin
him.
II had just returned from a hunt. an
still had my weapon with me. With tn
| weapon in hand, ran toward the bandit
| He fired several times at me with re
| volver, none of his bullets taking effect
| succeeded In shooting him in the RICH
cheek with bird shot. but not seriously in
| juring him. After / injured him he an
his two companions entered the locomotiv
| and the next minute the train was speeding
toward Liverpool /, with number o
men, went to Liverpool and took up tn
trail in the snow. The footprints led us
mile and half northeast to a corn SHOCK
h..
taken refuge.
THE SURRENDER.
Fired Miller then took charge OF tn
posse and directed us to retreat severs
yards.
Take no chances. boys Miller sale
shoot into the shock.
I'VE were preparing to shoot when w
heard voice from within the corn shock
We surrender
Throw up your guns and come out wit
your hands up Miller ordered.
Three magazine rifles and revolve
were thrown towards us and Van Din.
pleading for his life. and with both hand
up. stepped into the open and said:
For Gods sake. boys, don't shoot m,
/ want to see my mother before / die
"Neidermeier then stepped out with hi
hands UP and said: We know you men wi
do the right thing with US and that is tn
reason we surrender. We would never Civ
up alive to the police. who we know ar
surrounding US. l, too. want to see m
mother. You see we are both injured. Va
Dine is weak and cannot go any furthe
and so remained with him. Doski wer
on and there is his trail lat the same tim
pointing to a line Of footprints going NORTH
east from the shock)
when we turned the bandits over to tn
Chicago police, Neidermeier said: You hay
treated US all right. come to Chicago an
see rs hanged.
Then we took up the trail for Dosl
and .he footprints took Us to Aetna Ste