The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-28
Not Over TWeRty-ORe Years Old They Fight Like Yet
 erans in Crime
FORGED AN ENGINEER ID
 CARRY THEM IN HIS CAB
Nine Murders and Many Robberies Are Charged to Their Account and They Are Taken After a
 Thrilling Chase.


 Chicago. November 27.-Chained wrist to wrist, their hair matted with dried blood, their clothing covered with dust and dirt, two beardless boys, Peter Nei- dermier and Harvey Vandne, sat tonight in the presence of Mayor Harrison and Chief of Police O'Neal calm confessing to their share in a three months career of crime, which has included nine mur- ders. the wounding of five other men, and long series of robberies.
 The two young bandits neither of whom Is over twenty-one years of Age. together with their companion. Emil Doeskie, who is no older were captured near Liverpool, Indiana, today, 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 ban dts wer wounded but not seriously. The dead:
 T. J. Sevea, brakeman on the Pennsyl- vania railroad.
 Wounded:
 Joseph Driscoll, detective on Chicago police force, shot through abdomen and can live but short time.
 Matthew Zimmer. detective on Chicago police force, shot in head and arm.
 Neidermier was wounded in the hand by third shot. Vandine has similarly injured and sustained in addition fiesn wound in the left thigh.
 Doeskie was shot in the right hip His wound is the most serious of any inflicted upon the three men. but was not sufficl- ent to prevent him from travelling a long distance after receiving 1t. The three men were wanted by the po- lice for complicity in the murders at the car barns of the Chicago City Railway company on August 30 when two men ' were killed. third badly wounded, tnd 1 $25Oo stolen from the company Marx Confesses. Gustav Marx, who last Sunday night | murdered Officer John Quinn when the policeman endeavored 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. The hunt for Vandine, Niedermier and Doeslxie has been hot ever since. Although they knew that the entire police force were looking for them, the three men remained in the city until Wednesday morning.
 "We were laying low for fellow that was a witness against Marx" said Van- dine. On Wednesday they left Chicago. going to a dugout made by railroad labor CTS near the tracks of the Michigan Central road near Millers, Ind. Last night they spent in another dugout near Millers station, where they were sur prised by the rolice this morning. On account of conflicting stories the police placed little reliance in any of the rumors as to the whereabouts of the fugitves and sent but eight men to Mill lers station. The officers reached the dugout about o'clock guided by T. S. Reichers. q school teacher, who had given the information. As soon as they were in sight of the place the officers advanced in a circuit upon the dugout. Driscoll, who was walking in closer than the others, picked up a chunk of wood and hurled it at the dugout. Instantly there was a shot and Driscoll fell in a heap. shot through the abdomen. The others opened fire on the dugout from which the shots were now coming thick and fast
 Desperadoes Face Bullets.
 While the fire was at it's hottest, Van dine and Doeskie rushed out. followed a few minutes later by Niedermier. 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 revolvers. Doeskie ran for the brush but Vandne retreated slowly, al- though the air around him was filled with bullets and the snow at his feet was kicked up by them. He is spen- did marksman and, catching sight of Detective Zimmer, who was behind tree, he fired. Zmmer went down with a bullet in the head. As he fell Vandine fired again and the second bullet went through Zimmers arm
 Doeskie had by this time disappeared, and Vandine and Niedermier made a run for freedom The detectives fired con- stantly but the bandits escaped After running about a mile across country, they came to the tracks of the Pennsyl- vania railroad. A switch engine with a train of cars was close at hand. and hlir- rying up to it, the men ordered Brake man Sovea to uncouple the train from the locomotive. He refused and attempted to take Niedermier's pistol from him. The latter sent a bullet through the brakeman's head, laying him dead in the snow. Springing past Sovea's body. the bandits mounted the locomotive with re- volvers in hand and ordered the engineer to move out in q hurry, which he did, going in the direction of Liverpool. Ind After two miles had been covered the men ordered the engineer to slow up and ieaping to the ground. disappeared in the woods
 Detectives Wire for Help.
 After the train had carried Vandne and Niedermier away. Detective Sheehan hur ried to the nearest telegraph station and wired to Chief of Police O'Neal. asking that men be sent out with rifles Tn q short time Assistant Chief of Police |