The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-30
CHIEF FOILED
PLAN TO ESCAPE
Chicago's Boy Bandit Had Made All
His Arrangements to Take
French Leave.
Intended to Jump Thru Window,
but Didn't as Police Were
Stationed Outside.
Neidermeier Has Confessed Bandits
Are Indicted, Several Bills Be
ing Found Against Each.

F i.
ing Found Against Each.
Chicago. Nov. 30.-Chief of Police
O'Nei1l has in person frustrated a
plan by which Peter Neidermeier, one
Of the car barn bandits, sought to
escape from the Harrison street sta
ton in the course of an interview with
the chief. AS a result Of the incident.
however, the police to-day redoub1ed
the guard over the cell in which Mel. 4
dermeier is locked.
Neindermeier all but carried out
his plan to make dash for liberty:
He arranged to meet Chief O'NeilI
alone in Inspector LAWNS office os-
tensibly to make a number of con.
fessions. He intended, while gesticu-
lating in illustration, to try to leap
thru the window to the street.
Ills plan was frustrated by the fore.
sight of o'Neill who before permit.
ting the interview stationed three
armed detectives outside the window
thru which the bandit hoped to
escape. Neidermeier, seeing his plan
checked, signifed that the inter-
view need not go further and that
he was ready to return to his cell.
Retain Their Bravado.
1--WE will all walk to the scaffold
II.
This was the statement made to-
day by the murderers, Mark, Van Dein.
Neidermeier and Roeski, as they sat
in their cells.
Van Dein may plead insanity. This
plea. may also be entered by the other
bandits.
A great-grandfather of Van Denis
is said to have murdered his wife and
daughter in Maine and to have been
adjudged insane and sent to an asylum
in which he died.
Van DENIS mother has been work
ing with charitable organizations for
several years, devOting much time to
organizing boys clubs, the purpose of
which was to keep boys from saloons,
smoking and reading lurid literature.
She told Police Inspector LAWN to-day
that she never suspected her SON OF
| Prompt action was taken by the
grand jury against the young bandits
now in Jail here.
Against Van Dein, indictments were
voted charging him with completely
! in five murders; against Neidermeier.
indictments in connection with four
murders, and against Marx, indict-
.ments for four murders. Roeski will
Estand trial for one murder.
! The following are the crimes for
which indictments were voted by the
| jurors:
Van Dein, Roeslsi and Marx, fer the
murder Of Ottoe Bauder. July 8.
J Neiderrneier, Van Dein and Marx, for
the murder Of Frank w. Stewart during
| the car barn robbery, Aug. 80.
| Van Dein, Neiderneier and Marx, for
the murder of John B. johnson at the
barns at the time Stewart was slain.
| Marx, for the murder Of Detective John
| Quinn, Nov. u.
| Van Dein and Neidermeier for the muir
l ~. no a
Forty-seventh street and West North aye
nue., in the saloon Of B. G. LIE Crosse; also
the murder of LIE Crosse at the same time.
! No cognizance can be taken in Illi-
nois Of the murder Of Brakeman l.. j.
Sovea in Indiana Friday, nor Of the
| shooting of Detectives Driscoll and
| thinner in Indiana
Peter Neidermeier in a second
confession added several more crimes
to the long list already charged
against him, Van Dein, Marx and
Roeski.
Solicitous for His Mother.
! IT want to know that my mother
will be cared for after am hanged"
said the 21-year-old boy. who now is
the self-confessed murderer Of five
men. IT am guilty of crimes of which
you know nothing and for which inno-
cent men are now suffering. There are
rewards offered for the culprits' ar
rest and conviction. If you will guar
antee that these rewards will go to my
mother I vii convict myself. will
confess crimes that will startle you"
A few of the additional crimes he
claims to have participated in are as
follows:
Robbery OF the Illinois Central limited
express at Paducah, KY, in which Rarth,
one Of the robbers, cut his throat while
TI,4 ~,
capped.
old-up of stage coach, committed in
Butler. Neb, two years ago. and the rob-
bers escaped.
Hold-up and robbery Of Chicago & North
: Western passenger train near Claybourne,
Iowa, six months ago.
Hold-up and attempted robbery Of Baiti-
more & Ohio train at Edgemore, Ind, four
years ago.
Minor hold-ups and robberies in
I Chicago were mentioned by Neider-
meier, but in all cases he was careful
& North-W Western promised him that
in crime, merely giving sufficient out
. lines Of the crimes to warrant Chief
O,Neil in believing that Neidermeier
| was telling the truth.
Mother to Get $500.
When Neidermeier was. taken back
to his cell it was with the assurance
$500 financially.
Special Agent Wiley Of the Chicago
, to conceal the names Of his associates
Mrs Neidermeier would receive the
$500 reward for the arrest and convic-
, ton of the robbers at the Clybourne
. station. Neidermeier exonerated q
.. man named Dolan of st. Louis. who is
. now under Indictment.
! RECOGNIZE SEREIA