The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-01
4 Mad CHASE
THRILLING FIGHT
Trio of BeardIess Bandits Battle Against Scores
and Stain the Snow With
Scarlet.

~ AollCCulIpQ. DIacpd 1lnnn I
a tram and hurried to Chicago, the citv
police officers wasting not = minu+a =
rushing them over the line into Illinois !
in order to avoid possible conflict with the
Indiana police, who might nave demanded
the men on account of the murder of
SoTea. This fear was not justified. as
Governor Durbin, Of Indiana, has said he
approved of their action.
They were taken into the office of Chief
OF Police O'NeiIl and there, in the pres |
ence OF Mayor Harrison and a throng of
officers, they discussed the events of the
Gay as calmly as though it had been moth
ing unusual Tor them. None of the prison
ers showed any bravado and did no boast
ing. Ihey showed not the slightest hest
tatlon IN confessing to their crimes. Their
demeanor was very much like that of
boys who had been caught pilfering.
Van Din sat upright, talked freely,
showing in word and bearing the courage
that he has revealed throughout. Neider-
meier sat with his head on his hands.
When Van Dine said: Pete, here, shot
Dr1scol,' Neldcrmeier looked up, smiled
slightly and remarked:
Yes, | shot Driscoll and the brake
man. and then sank back to listen to Van
Dine.
DULL lItH tulllilUeu lldC MARI had told
essentially the truth in connecting them
with the various crimes charged I'D
against them, and said they did the killing
at the car barns.
Following fresh Footprints in the snow
from the scene of the capture of Neider-
meier and Van Dine, Fred Miller. Louis
Miller, John lion, Charles Hamilton and
Hugo Kemp, residents of East Tolleston,
Ind, captured Emil Roeskie sitting on a
bench in the Wabash station at Aetna,
Ind, a town four miles northeast of Liv-
erpool. Ind. The arrest was made at Ais
o'clock, shortly after Roeskie had missed
q train to Chicago. He was unarmed.
The bandit was identified by Hugo
Kemp, a hunter who engaged the desper-
ado IN a fight for life at a sand pit in East
Tolleston when the fugitives pressed a To-
connective into service to escape the police.
Chicago, Nov Establishments were
voted by the grand jury today against
Harvey Van Dein, Peter Neidermeier and
Emil Roeski, the three young bandits who
were arrested yesterday at the close of
a spectacular man hunt in Indiana. An
indictment was also voted against Gustave
Marx, who murdered Officer Quinn and
was with the others in the majority Of
their crimes.
Against Van Dein indictments wer4
voted charging him with completely in i've
murders, against -,eidermeier indictments
IN connection with four murders and
against Marx indictments for four mur-
ders. Roeski will stand trial for one
murder.
No cOpOJy9nCp can he taken in Illinois
of the murder of Brakeman l.. j. Sovea.
in Indiana, Friday, nor of the shooting OF
Detectives Driscoll and thinner in In
diana.
1t is the intention Of States Attorney
Deneen to bring the men to trial as quickly
as possible.
Van Dein's mother called on him at
the police station today. The meeting
was affecting.
We've got mothers like other people,
haven't we, Pete?" was what Dan Dem
said to Neidermeier before Chief OF 20
lice O'Neil last night.
This morning Van Denis mother read
the remark in a newspaper and wasted
no time in going to her boy.
Mrs. Van Dein said:
you have sinned, Harvey, and you
must suffer. But remember, you are not
beyond redemption and your mother >
suffering with you. She is your pest
I friend now and she will suffer with you.
For a few seconds the prisoner sat
dazed. Then he caught sight OF a smaller
and more girlish figure standing beside
his mother and he arose and walked TO-
ward the door of his cell.
Mrs. Van Dein, speaking between her
sobs, said:
ooh nv son. my son. and she put her
- H. harc ap1 hnr HANDS
uDon the prisoners shoulders. Then Ma
mic Dunno. Van Dein's sweetheart, stepped
forward and shook hands with the prls-
orer.
At this point Van Dein displayed his
first sign of emotion. Tears appeared IN
his eyes, and the girl was quick to see
them.
please don't, Harvey" she said.
Mrs Van Dein again put her arms
+brorgb tho bars toward her son. IN
enactor LAWN. who had been warned tha'
an attempt might be made to pass IRE
arms to the prisoner, caught the srlei
stricken mother by the shouldelo 'Ho
gently drew her back.
1--WE cannot allow you to to"ch she
prisoner any more" said the Inspector.
A. tbic noint Van Dein stepped close &c
,,a hsrs and with a scowi pceicd m'c
The dimlv lighted corridor at 4 doze}
or moro detectives and spectators WIG
had been passed in to the cell room
cant q man see his mother Wlthou'
everybody putting in" He asked,
You ought to be glad to be allowed {
see her at all said one OF 'he poii0'
officers. ao;d MIC
.>Please don't talk that way sad MRS
Van Dem. 10 +bt
nor Who said but little and looked
meoacingly toward the curiosity seekers
Yes, my boy" she continued, .yo'
ovo sinnod and your punishment canno
49, avoided. But always thlnk that you
,no+ber is suffering with you. Her su1ier
mo * even more keen than yours II 'na
, is possible .,a4 ,,o n~i.ooe
Mrs. Van Dein saw that hae = ,
= had fastened his gaze up"l b,r;e,
companion who stood WIN ne"u