The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-12-04
CONFESSED TO MORE CRIME.
Chicago Bandit Tells Of Many Daring
Deeds,

Chicago Bandit Tells Of Many DARN.
| Deeds.
Chicago. Nov. 30.-Peter Neider
meier, one of the members of tn,
quartet Of young bandits who for tn
last six months have terrorized Chi
cago, In another confession has adde,
several more crimes to the long lis
already charged against him and hi
companions. Van Dine. Marx an,
Roeski. With parental love upper
most in his mind. Neidermeier Offered
to tell Chief of Police O'Neil Of {
score Of train holdups, burglaries ant
other crimes that he has committed
II the rewards offered will only be
given to his mother.
Il want to know that my mother will
be cared for after am hung" said
the II year old boy, who is now the
self confessed murderer of five men
Il am guilty Of crimes of which you
know nothing and for which innocent
men are now suffering. There are
rewards offered for my capture
and conviction. II you will guarantee
that these rewards will go to my moth.
er will convict myself. 1 will confess
crimes that will startle you.''
In order to make his word good
Neidermeier told of few crimes
which he claimed to have committed.
He outlined them in such a manner.
Chief O'Neil declared. that only one
concerned in them could do. Neider.
meier refused, however. to divulge the
names of his partners in the crimes
referred to, pending proof that his
mother would get the reward. A few
OF the additional crimes he claims to
have participated in are:
Robbery of the Illinois Central linn
tied express at Paducah, KY, in which
Barnes, one of the robbers, cut his
throat while surrounded in a swamp.
The others escaped.
Holdup Of stage coach a mile from
Butler, Nevada. two years ago and rob.
berry of the mails.
No one was shot and the robbers
escaped without recognition.
Holdup and robbery Of Chicago &
Northwestern passenger train near
Boone. Iowa, six months ago.
A holdup and attempted robbery of
Baltimore & Ohio train at Edgmoor.
Ind, four years ago.
Mother Will Get Money.
But in all cases Neidermeier was
careful to conceal the names of his
ssociates in crime. merely giving suf- |
icient outline of the crime to warrant
he chief in believing that he was tell
ng the truth. When Neidermeier
vent back to his cell it was with the
that his mother would be
'ettered $500 financially. Special
Agent Whitley of the Chicago &
railroad promised him
hat his mother would be given the re-
yard OF $500 for the arrest and con-
lotion Of the Clybourne station rob-
cries after Neidermeier detailed the
obbery to him and exonerated a man
AIMED Dole Of st. Louis, who is now
nder indictment.
Operator Dougherty and Ticket
gent Lathrop. the victims of the rob-
cry in the Clybourne station holdup,
'ere present during Neidermeier's
onfession, going over with him in de-
Ill the robbery and the shooting of
athrop.
Neidermeier detailed the Paducah,
y, holdup perfectly, refusing to tell
ames because none of the Illinois
entral detectives were present. He
ffered to tell Special Agent O'Keefe
le entire story of the daring robbery
nd even show him the house in Ken.
lcky where he hid after the robbery.
Il stalled the train alone" said
[eidermeier. "Then I entered the
aggage car and threw out three !
acks. Barnes grabbed one of them.
did not get any as was lucky in
citing away with my life. They found l
arnes In swamp with his throat cut.
70 had the razor in the hand that he
suicide with. Before last
lay I spent three years in holdups
nd robberies outside of Chicago and {
the rewards are forthcoming for
" mother I will make a clean breast {
[ everything"
The police have been so appalled, by ,
eidermeier's confession that they
ardly give credence to all his asser- &
ons. It is thought that his anxiety
yer his mothers welfare has prompt |
him to make himself the author of {
lines he did not commit. From the
ssertions made by Neidermeier and 6
an Dine today it is said by the po- !
ce that more arrests will be made. ,
hief ONeil tonight asserted that :
lere Is strong probability that
eidermeier and Van Dine would tell .
all their accomnlices In nthor