Gilpin observer., 1903-12-03
BANDITS RUN DOWN
TRIO OF CHICAGO MuRDEc-as
CAPTURED IN INDIANA.
Batti, Of Bullets as Dcsperadocs Make
Their Last Stand-Onc Man Killed
and Two Detectives Wounded-Pur.
sue IS Bring crlmiraio TO Eay.


ermier and Harvey Van Dein. sat in
Chief of Police ONeill. calmly confess
ing their part in career of crime
which has included nine murders. the
wounding of five other men and long
series OF robberies The two young
bandits. neither of whom Is over twen
ty-one years old. with their companion
Emil Roeski, who is no older. were
captured near Liverpool. Ind. after a
fight in which they battled with police
men, railway detectives and farmers
T. j. Svea. brakeman On the Penn
sylvania railway, was killed, and De-
tective John Drisccll OF Chicago was
shot through the abdomen ana can
1.-Two but short time. Neidernicr was
wounded in the head by birdshot. Van
Den was similarly injured and sus-
tanned in addition flesh wound in
the right side Roeski was shot in
the right side. His wound is the most
serious of any inflicted upon the three
men, but was not sufficient to prevent
him from travelling q long distance
after receiving It..
Wanted for Car Barn Murders.
The three men were wanted by the
police for completely in the murders
at the car barns OF the Chicago City
Railway company, Aug. 80. when three
men were killed and So. 500 stolen from
the company Gustav Marx, who last
Sunday night murdered John Quinn.
when the policeman endeavored 10
place him under arrest. confessed that
he. with the three men, had commit
ted the crimes at the car barns. The
hunt for Van De.n. Niedermier and
Roeski has been hot ever since. AL
though they knew the entire police
force was looking for them. the three
men remained in the city "Wednesday
morning. we were laying for fel-
low that was witness against Marx"
said Van Deln Word was brought to
the police by T. S. Reichers that
three men answering the description
of those wanted for the car barn mur-
ders were living in a dugout near Nil
ler's Station ind Other stories placed
the men near Waukegan. Ill. and the
police. placing TO great reliance in
any of the rumors. sent only eight
men. Detectives thinner. De Bross
Bailey. Gleason. Sheehan. Driscoil
Banner and Hughes to Indiana. The
. men reached the dugout about
O'Clock. AS soon as they were in
hers were said to be hidden. Driscoll
picked up a chunk of wood and hurled
it at the dugout. Instantly there was
fash. report and Driscoll fell.
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 Dein
rushed out. followed by the other two.
Roeski ran for,the brush. but Van Dein
retired slowly. although the air around
him was filed with bullets and the
snow was kicked up by them. thinner
went down with a bullet in the head
As he fell Van Deln fred again. The
second bullet went through Zimmer's
arm. Roeski had by this time disap-
peared and Van Dein and Neidermier.
placing their revolvers in their pock-
cts. made run for freedom. The de-
tectives fired constantly. but the ban
dts escaped. After running about a
mile across country they came to the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railway. A
switch engine was close at hand and
hurrying up to II the men ordered
Brakeman Svea 10 uncouple the train
from the engine. He refused and at
tempted 10 take Neidermier's revolver
from him. The latter instantly sent a
bullet through the brakeman's brain.
laying him dead in the snow The
bandits mounted the locomotive with
revolvers in hand and ordered the e1-
gineer 10 move out in hurry. which
he did. going in the direction of Liv.
erpool. Ind After two miles had been
covered the men ordered the engi.
neer 10 slow up and le1ped to the
ground and disappeared in the woods.
Farmers In Pursuit.
The news of the fight at the dugout
had spread with great rapidity
throughout the county and by the time
they rushed up to the locomotive a
hundred farmers were after the men.
One farmer. armed with shotgun. got
in his work as the train started away.
Catching sight of Van Dein as he
poked his face through the cab win.
dow he turned loose with both bar.
rels. A number OF shot struck Van
Dein in the face. When they left the
train both men were nearly dead and
unable to travel. The officers were
coming up fast and soon were close
on the fugitives' heels. It was easy
TO track them In the new-fallen snow
and the hunt was speedily closed. The
men were seen as they lodged about
the sand dunes. and those who were
armed with shotguns opened fire
Niedermier received a charge in the
head and the blood streamed down his
face and into his eyes. binding him