The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-12-10
DESPERATE BATTLE
With BANDITS
Killed Brakeman and Fatally Injured
One If Posse Trying to Escape
CONFESSED TO EIGHT MURDERS

OVNT rsoSEp ~ Giuhk uOSbCESo
Chicago. Nov. 2S,-Chained wrist to
wrist, their hair matted with dried
blood, their clothing covered with dust
and dirt, two beardless boys-Peter
Niedermeier and Harvey Van Dine
sat in the presence OF Mayor Harrison
and Chief OF Police O'Neil. calmly con.
Tossing to their share in three
months career of crime, which has in.
clnded eight murders, the wounding of
FIVE other men and long series Of
robherios The two young bandits,
neither OF whom is over q years Of
age. together with their companion,
Emil Roeskie who is no older, were
captured near Liverpool, Ind, after a
fght in which they ba,ued against
policemen. railway detectives railway
lahorCvs and farmers. C-c man was
Killed. another fatally wounded and an
three of the young bandits were
wounded. hut not seriously
The three men were wanted by the
police for completely in the murders
at the car barns of the ChIcaCo City
Railway company. on August SO. whom
two men were killed, a third badly
wounded and $3.50 stolen from the
company GuStave MarN. who last
Saturday nicht murdered Officer John
Quinn when the policeman ouisavOrej
to place him under arrest confessed
after his capture that he. in company
with the three men, had committed
the crimes at the car barns.
Word was brought to the police by
T. :. ReiChers, a school teacher near
Clark Station, Ind, that three men
answering the description of those
wanted for the car barn murders were
living in the dusout and eight detcc.
tivos were sent there.
As soon as they were in sight of the
placoThe officers advanced in a cir
Gle upon the duGout where the three
robbers were supposed to be concealed
Detective Driscoll, who was walking
in closer than the others, called out:
1T doesn't look as though there is
anybody in there" Driscoll picked
up a chunk OF wood and hurled it at
the ducout Instantly there was a
fash. 2 report and Driscoll fell in a
heap. shot through the abdomen One
OF his fenow-ofliCers 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 Roeski rushed out followed few
minutes later by Niedermeier The
latter ran to the tracks of the Michi-
gan Central railway, and, throwing
himself fiat on the roadbed, steadied
his arm on the rail as he kept up
rapid fire with three revolvers. Roeski
ran for the brush, but Van Dine re.
treated slowly although the air around
him was filled with bullets and the
snow al his feet was kicked I'D by
them He is q splendid marksmau
and catching sight n. Detective lin
ner who was benin. O. tree be- fired.
Zlumsr w,u- down with q uuNa, il the
head As he rel Van Dine fired
again. aua tho sonau. bullet tore
through ZImue,s a~M.
RoesEi had 10y this time aisappearau.
anG Van Dine aul N.edg-meier. p.a..
ln- their revoivers il their pockets.
made ruu ior freedom The det...
tIves fired constantly. but the bandits
escaped. After running a1uu, q mile
across country. they came 10 the tracks
OF the Pennsylvania railroad. A switch
engine with train o. cars was close
a, hand. and nurrvIug NJ 70 il the
men ordered Brakeman Sovea 10 uu.
couple the train from the locomotive
H refused and attempted TO take
NIedermelers revolver from him. The
latter instantly sent q bullet through
the brakeman S brain laying MIN dead
II the snow Spr!nging past Suveas
bocy. the bandits mounted the locumU-
tive with reyolyers IN hand and or.
oerec the engineer TO move out In a
hurry which he did going In the direc-
uon Of Liverpool. Ind. After TWO miles
had been covered, the men ordered the
engineer TO slow down. and. leaping
70 the ground, disappeared in the
WOODS
When they left the train. both men
were nearly exhausted and unable to
travel The country az that place is
rough, sandy and cut up by gravel
pits. The farmers, railway laborers
ano officers Of the Pennsylvania road
were coming W fast, and soon were
Close OIL the fugitiye's heels It was
easy 70 track them in the newly fallen
snow and the hunt was speedily
closed The men were seen a. they
lodged about IN the sand dunes. and
the farmers. most Uf whom were arm
Cd with dOuOIe-yarrelcd shot guns
opened IRE On them Neidermeier r..
Ceiyed charge full In the head and
the blood sLreamed down his face aud
into nis eyes binding hin 80 that he
could hardly see. h shot glazed Van
Dimes head, carrying Of some Of his
hair and his wounded lcg was weak
eniug The posse was closing IN on
a.. sides There was 10 escsye and