New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
ADDS TO LIST OF CRIMES.
CONFESSES HOLDUPS.
Chicago Boy Bandit Gets Money for
Mother.

Chicago Nov 29-Peter Nedermeyer. one of the
quartet OF young bandits caught in Indiana on Fri
day. in another confession to-day added several
crimes the long list already charged against
him and his companions, Van Dine, Marx and
Roeski. Neidermeyer told Police Chief O'Neil Of
of hodups. burglaries and other crimes
that he has committed the condition that the
rewards offered be given TO his mother.
II want to know that my mother will be cared
for after 1 am hanged said the boy, who Is the
self-confessed murderer Of f"e men, II am guilty
Of crimes of which you know nothing, ana TOT
which innocent men suffering. There are
rewards offered for my capture and conviction III
you will guarantee that these rewards viii go
to my mother 1 will convict myself will confess
crimes that will startle you
To prove that he telling the truth. Neloe--
meyer told OF few crimes he had committed
outlining them in such manner, Chief ONeil de-
clared, only who concerned in them
could do. He refused. however. to divulge the
names of his partners in the crimes. pending proof
that his mother would get the rewards.
A few of the additional crimes he says he par
ucipated in follows:
Robbery of the Illinois Central Limited Express
Paducah, Ky. Barnes, one of the ROBBERS Gu, cut
his throat while surrounded IN swamp 1he
Holdup of a stage coacn mile from Butler.
New, two years ago, and robDery OF we tba,1t
No shot, and the robbers escaped WITHOUT
recognition
HoIdup and robbery of Chicago and Northwestern teri
passenger train near Boone Iowa, six months ago;
Holdup and attempted robbery of Baltimore ana
Ohio train at Edgemoor. Ind. four years ago.
Minor holdups and robberies in and out of this
city were mentioned by Neidermeyer but In all
cases he was careful to conceal the names of his
associates merely giving sufficient outline of the
crimes to warrant Chief O'Neil in believing that
Neidermeyer was telling the truth
When he went back to his cell 1t was with the
assurance that his mother would be bettered $500
financially W. Riley, special agent of the Chicago
and Northwestern, promised him that Mrs. Neder-
never should receive the reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the Cyborn station robbers
after Neidermeyer detailed the robbery and exon
Grated man named Dole. of st Louis, who Is now
under Indictment Dougherty, the operator, and
Ticket Agent Lathrop, the ticket agent. who were
victims of the robbery in Ciybourn station, were
present during confession, going over with the
prisoner in detail robbery and the shooting or
Isathrop.
Neidermeyer detailed the Paducah. KY. holdup
perfectly refusing tell for the reason that
none of the Illinois Central detectives present
He offered to tell Special Agent OKeefe the en-
tire story and even show the house in Kentucky
where he hid after the robbery.
Il stalled the train alone.' said Neidermeyer.
Then I entered the baggage car and threw out
three sacks Barnes grabbed one of them. L
didn't get any as 1 lucky in getting away
with my life. They found Barnes in a swamp with
his throat cut. He had the razor in the hand that
he committed suicide with.
Before last May spent three years in holdups
and robberes outside Chicago. and II the rewards
are forthcoming for my mother will make a clean
breast of everything"
es eopfessons that they hardly give credence to
all his assertions. 1t is thought that his anxiety
make himself the author Of crimes he did not
From the assertions made by Neidermeyer and
Van Dine to-day, it is said by the police that more
arrests will be made. Chief ONeil tonight as
serted that there was strong probability that
Neidermeyer and Van Dine would tell of all their
have acknowledged they had help