The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-02
AN EXCITING MAN MuNT.
Three Chicago Murdcrcrs Captured After
Desperate battle With Officers.

Three Chicago Murdcrcrs Captured After
! Desperate hattie With Officers.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Chained wrist
to wrist, their hair matted with dried
blood, their clothing covered with
dust and dirt. Peter Niedermeir and
Harry Vandine, sat tonight il the
presence of Mayor Harrison and Chief
of Police O'Neil, calmly coufessing to
their share in three months career
OF crime. which includedsniue murders,
the wounaing cf five other men, aud
! long series OF robbelies. The two
young bandits, neither Of whom is
over II years OF age, together with
their companion. Emil HoeslSi, were
captured near Liverpool, Ind, today
after fight. ia which they battled
against policemen, railroad detectives,
railroad laborers and farmers. One
man was killed, anoiher fatally
wounde1 and an three OF the yuuag
bauSiits were Wounded, bug uot serions-
ly.
| The three nan Were waited hy the
police tor completely la the murders
at the car barns OF the Chicago City
Railway conpany on August 30, when
two nen were killed, a third bad ly
wounded, and 81. 2199 stolen from toe
company. Custaye Marks, who last
Saturday night murdered Officer john
i n
TO place him under arrest, confessed
after his capture that he, in company
with the three lnen, had cUnssnitted the
crimes at The car barns. Ihs hunt for
Nandine. Nlede:meisr aud Roassi has
4 been hot ever since. Although they
knew that tile entire police force WAS
looking for them, the three men re-
manned il the cisy pnti! "Wednesday
morning. Oh "Wednesday they left
Chicago, Going 10 i lu@oat made By
railway laborers near tile tracks G5
the Michigan Central railway near
Millers. Iud Last Il gl.t they spent
Ia another dugout near NIil!er's sta
tion, Ind, and there they were sur.
prised by tie police this :nornin@.
After q brisk exchange OF shots.
daring which several members al tile
attacking party Were WoUudsQ. the
bandits managed to escape from the
dugout. After running about a mile
across the country they came TO the
tracks OF the Pennsy ylvauia railway
\ switch engine with d train of cars
vas close at hand aad, hurrying up to
1t. ordered Brakeman SQyea TO un-
couple the train from the locomotive
! lie refused anl attempted to take
Nledernlair' y revolver from him. The
latter instantly sent !; bullet through
the brukemau's brain. laying him
dead in the SNOW. Springing past
Soyea's body, the bandits mounted
the locomotive with revUlyers ia hand
and ordered the engineer to move out
in a hurry which he did, going in the
/ direction of Liverpool, Ild. After
two miles had been covered the ban.
dts ordered the engineer to slow
down, and leaping to the ground, dis
appeared in the woods.
When they left the train both men
We're nearly exhausted and unable to
travel. The country at that place is
rough, sandy and cut up by gravel
pits. 1t is ground to travel over
which would soon exhaust vigorous
man, and the two desper ADDE'S made
slow progress. Farmers. railway la
bOreres and officers of the Pennsyl.
vania railway were coming up fast.
and soon were on the fugitives' heels.
1t was easy to track them in the new
fallen snow and the hunt was speedily
closed.