The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-28
Career of Crime Brief
 !. But Bloody. ....
HAVE KILLED NINE MEN
Wounded Others and Commit
 ted Many R0bberieS.
peardless Bandits Calmly Relate to ] Chicago ofa :als IT cir Career 1 of Thr Months in Cru
 --de Against the Law.

&t N Chicago. Nov. 27.-Chained 'wriet .o rr,st their hair matted with dried oiooo' their clothing covered with dust anu EAirt-two beardless boys, Peter Neioei \ Hlneier and Harvey Van Dine, sat to- b,rht in the presence of Mayor Harrison nd Chief of Police O'Neil, calmly con, 8essinr to their share in a three monlns lareer of crime which has incluoeo nliie b,urders. the wounding of i've othe' nen and a long series of roopeties o. \ The two young bandits, neitnei ~. whom is over 21 years or age with their companion, Emil Doesni1 5 no older. were captured neai .,,,,o,, jool, Ind, to-day, after nsnt III wrnsd hsv battied against policemen. railroad iatectives railroad laborers and lar here One man was killed, another Ia slIv wounded and all three of the young landits were wounded but not SC ousiy. H The dead: T,J Sovea,. brakeman oii he Pennsylvania railroad. ... H The wounded: Joseph Driscoll, oetec. kye on Chicago police force; ehot hrough abdomen and can live put hort time. Matthew Zimmer, detecuVs ln Chicago police force; shot in heao Ind arm.
 dNeidermeier was wounded in the naho HAv bird shot Van Dine was similarly ln- [red and sustained in addition. a hesn kound in the left thigh. Doeskie was Isnt in inc right hip. His wound Is the bost serious of any inflicted upon the Ebree men. but was not sufficient to pre- Fent him from travelling long distance | fter receiving it. -'.'
 FlDoeskie was caught in the woods eoove Ee miles from Liverpool. He was iouno ling half sheltered under log. ne "es { Lefer,rg from a wound in his nip ana ld sourht A shelter from sight by pulling bIaRe and brush over him. .L. l1rher three men were .wanteo py 'ne blice for compltcity in the murue[s Se car barns of the Chicago City Haaa ..''o Elay Company. August SO when t"S len were killed, a third paoly NoS>t ,d Sa. .2b0 stolen from the company: GnstaM Marx. who last Saturday night ,,rAered 1Patrolman John Quinn, when a roliceman endeavored to place nm 'sar'' ayrest. confessed after his cap ir., thaf he. in company with the tnree fa. had committed the crimes at the \ '. ha rns The hunt for Van Dine, Nei- f.,,.niar and Doeskie has been hot ever hoe Although they knew that the @ Hire police force was looking TOT lem the three men remained III 'ne fv until Wednesday morning. Five were laying for a. ielIoW @ .Ea1 V" r,,tness against Marx" said Van lne. c,,...o ,,o,n1 to lI,,s1o,It made by railroad laborers near a racks of the Michigan Central road. or MiIlers. Ind. Last night they spent another dug-out near Millers Stauon' Ia and where they were surprised py ae roIice this morning. On account or l,,eictinR stories, the police placed ht- radiance in any of the rumors as to a whereabouts of the fugitives' ana hi out but eight men to Millers Sta-
 rha officers reached the dug out at q n,,t s o'clock. guided by T. s. Reisch- school teacher, who had given the A forroation. As soon as they were Tn S tbt of the place, the officers advanced ctrcut upon the dug out. Driscoll bo was walking in closer than the & hers. picked up a piece Of wood ana * irIed if at the dug out. Instantly there ks A shot and Driscon fell In a heap' K ot through the abdomen.
 f The others opened fire on the dug out' N brn which the shots were now collins < kck and fast. While the re was at \ hottest. Van Dine and Doeskie rushed lt followed a few minutes later py # ledermeier. The latter ran to the # hcks of the Michigan Central railroad
 Id throwing himself fiat on the road
 "a steadied his arm on the rail as he
 hi m rapid fire with three revolvers.
 Van Dine Was Cool.
 boeskie ran Ioi the urnsh' put van # Inc retreated slowly. although the air N bund him was filled with bullets and ! snow at hls feet was kicked up I them. He is a splendid marksman and
 kcbing sight of Detective Zimmer. who
 behind a tree, he fired. Zimmer Inf down with a bullet in the head. As
 fell Van Dine fired again. and the # bond bullet went through Zimmer' s
 boeskie had by this time disappeared
 h Van Dine and Niedermeier made a
 n for freedom The detectives fired
 bstantly. but the bandits escaped.
 fter running about a mile across coun-
 they came to the tracks of the Penn
 ivania railroad. A switch engine with
 krain of cars was close at hand, and
 Frying up to it the men ordered
 hkeman Sovea to uncouple the train
 im the locomotive. He refused and at
 bpted to take Neidermeier's pistol
 ln him. The latter sent a bullet
 lough the brakeman's head, laying him
 Id In the snow.
 bringing past Sovea's body, the ban
 mounted the locomotive with revolv-
 in hand and ordered the engineer to
 I've out in a hurry. which he did, going
 the direction of Liverpool, Ind. After
 miles had been covered the men or
 led the engineer to slow up and leap
 to the ground disappeared in the
 bds.
 Sent For Achievements.
 liter Ine tran had carIIeu Van Dine
 Niedermeier away. Detective Shee-
 hurried to the nearest telegraph sta
 and wired to Chief of Police O'Neil
 ling that men be sent out with rifles.
 a short time, Assistant Chief of Po-
 Schneider and fifty officers, armed
 h rifles, were on the way to Millers.
 btain Briggs of the detective service of
 Pennsylvania Railroad. was given a
 eial train and with orders to get the
 ee men dead or alive, he and his men
 le off toward Liverpool
 he news of the fight at the dugout
 spread with great rapidity and by
 time the two panting men rushed up
 he locomotive a hundred farmers and
 road laborers were after the men.
 se were left behind with the Chicago
 lctivsB. One farmer armed with a