The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-28

CHICAGO, Nov. Exclaimed wrist TO
their clothing covered with dust and dirt.
two beardless boys, Peter Neidermeier and
Harvey Van Dine, sat tonight in the pres
ence of Mayor Harrison and Chief of Police
O'Neill, calmly confessing TO their share
in a few months career of crime which
had included eight murders. the wounding
of five other men and long series of rob-
berries. The two young bandits, neither of
whom is over twenty-one years old, to-
gether with their companion. Emil Doski.
who is no older. were captured near Liver
pool. Ind. to-day after a fight in which
they battled against policemen. railroad
detectives, railroad laborers and farmers.
One man was killed, another fatally
wounded and all three of the young bandits
were wounded, but not seriously.
The Dead
T. j. SovEA. brakeman OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The Wounded.-
JOSEPH DRISCOLL, detective on Chi
cago police force. shot through abdomen
and can live but short time
MATTHEW ZIMMER, detective on Chi
cago police force. shot in head and arm.
PETER NIEDERMEIER, wounded in
the hand by birdshot
HARVEY VAN DINE, peppered in hand
and slightly wounded in the left thigh.
EMIL DOSKI. shot in the right hip. His
wound is the most serious OF any inflicted
upon the three men. but was not sufficient
to prevent him from travelling a long dis
tance after receiving 1t. He was brought
to Chicago late tonight.
MEN WANTED FOR MURDER.
The three men weraswfsnted brcasse the
police charged them with completely in the
murders at the car barns of the Chicago City
Railway Company on Aug. 30. when two
men were killed. third badly wounded and
s., $50 stolen from the company.
Gustav Marx, who last Saturday night
murdered John Quinn, the policeman, who
endeavored to place him under arrest. con-
fessed after his capture that he, in COM
pany with the three men, had committed
the crimes at the car barns. The hunt for
Van Dine, Niedermeier and Dosh has
that the entire police force was looking for
them, the three men remained in the city
until Wednesday morning. I'VE were lay
ing for a fellow that was a witness against
Marx" said Van Dine. On Wednesday
they left Chicago. going to dugout made
by railroad laborers beside the tracks of
the Michigan Central road near Miller's.
Ind. Last night they spent in another dug
out near Miller's Station, Ind, and there
they were surprised by the police this
morning
Word was brought to the police last night
by T. s. Reichers, a school teacher, near
Clark Station, Ind, that three men an
swering the description Of those wanted
for the car barn murders were living in the
dugout Other stories last night placed
the men near Waukegan, ILL.,, and the po-
lice, placing no great reliance in any Of
the rumors sent only eight men-Detectives
thinner, Deroche, Qualey, Gleason. Shee-
han, Driscoll, Baumer and Hughes. to In
diana, Sheehan being placed in charge of
the squad The men reached the dugout at
about O'Clock, guided by Reichers. AS
soon as they were in sight of the place, the
officers advanced in a circle on the dugout
where the robbers were supposed to be con-
cealed. Driscoll who was walking in closer
than the others, called out:
TT doesn't look as though there is any
| body in there"
Don't anybody fire." ordered Sheehan.
until we know II they are the right peo-
ple.'
ROUTED OUT WITH BULLETS.
| AS Sheehan spoke, DriscolI picked up a
| chunk of wood and hurled 1t at the dug
| out Instantly there was flash, re-
port, and Driscoll fell in a heap. shot
| through the abdomen. One of his fellow
| officers stopped to raise him. and the other
six opened fire on the dugout, from which
| the shots were now coming thick and fast.
| While the fire was at its hottest Van Dine
and Doski rushed out. followed a few min
| utes later by Neidermeier The latter ran
| to the tracks of the Michigan Central
| Railroad, and. throwing himself fiat on the
| roadbed, steadied his arm on the rail as
| he kept up a rapid fire with three revolv-
| ers. Dosk ran for the brush, but Van
| Dine retreated slowly. although the air
around him was filed with bullets, and
| the snow at his feet was kicked UP by
| them He is splendid marksman and,
| catching sight of Detective Zimmer who
| was behind a tree, he fired and thinner
went down with bullet in the head AS he
| fell Van Dine fired again and the second
bullet went through Zimmers arm
| After his arrest Van Dine said: His head
and his arm were all 1 could see. hit all
| there was Of him.
Doski had by this time disappeared, and
| Van Dine and Niedermeier. placing their
| revolvers in their pockets, made a run for
| freedom The detectives fired constantly,
but the bandits escaped. After running
about a mile across country to the tracks
| of the Pennsylvania Railroad a switch
| engine, with a train of cars, was close
at hand, and. hurrying up to it. the
men ordered Brakeman Sovea to uncouple
| the train from the locomotive. He refused
and attempted to take Niedermeier's re-
| volver from him. The latter instantly sent
a bullet through the brakeman's brain,
| laying him dead in the snow. Spripgins
past Sovea's body, the bandits mounted the
locomotive with revolvers In hand I'd or
dered the engineer to move out in a