The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-30
RecOunts Circumstances of ClybOurne-
Agent Promises to Pay $500.
A ROBBERY AT PADUCAH, KY.
CHIEF O'NEIL THINKS PRISONER
WAS CONCERNED In 1T.
His Account Is Very CircumstantiaI-
Mothers Welfare Is Assured.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Peter Neidermeier,
one of the members of the quartet of young
bandits who for the last six months have
terrorized Chicago, in another confession
to-day added several more crimes to the
long list already charged against him and
his companions-Van Dine, Marx and
Roeski. With parental love uppermost in
his mind Neidermeier offered to tell Chief
of Police O'Neil of a score of train hold
ups, burglaries and other crimes that he
has committed If the rewards offered will
only be given to his mother
II want to know that my mother will be
cared for after am hung" said the twen-
ty-one-year-old boy. who is now the con-
fessed murderer of five men.
II 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. If you will
guarantee me that these rewards will go
to my mother 1 will convict myself. L will
confess crimes that will startle YOU"
In order to make his word good Neider-
meier told OF a few crimes which he claimed
to have committed He outlined them in
such a manner. Chief O'Neil declared to-
night, as only one who was concerned in
ever, to divulge the names of his partners
in the crimes referred to pending proof that
his mother would get the rewards.
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, after which
Barnes, one of the robbers, cut his throat
kwhile surrounded in a swamp The others
escaped.
Hold-up Of stage coach mile from
Butler. New, two years ago, and robbery
of the mails. No one was shot and robbers
escaped without recognition.
| Hold-up and robbery of a Chicago &
Northwestern passenger train near Boone,
Ia, six months ago.
Hold-up and attempted robbery of Balti-
more q Ohio train at Edgemoor, Ind, four
years ago.
Minor hold-ups and robberies in and out
| of Chicago were mentioned by Neidermeier.
But in all cases ne was careful to conceal
the names of his associates in crime. merely
| giving sufficient outlines of the crimes to
warrant Chief O'Nei in believing that Nei.
dermeier was telling the truth.
| When Neidermeier went back to his cell
1t was with the assurance that his mother
| would be bettered 500 financially Special
| Agent w. Riley. OF the Chicago & North
| western Railroad, promised him that Mrs
| Neidermeier should be given the reward OF
| 500 offered for the arrest and conviction OF
| the Clybourne Station robbers after Neider-
| meier detailed the robbery to them and ex-
onerated man named Dole, of st. Louis
| who is now under indictment.
Operator Dougherty and Ticket Agent
Lathrop, the victims of the robbers In the
| Clybourne Station hold-up, were present
during Neidermeier's confession, going over
with him in detail the robbery and the
shooting of Lathrop.
Neidermeier detailed the Paducah, KY.
hold-up perfectly. refusing to tell names
| for the reason that none of the Illinois
Central detectives were present. He Of
fered to tell Special Agent O'Keefe the en-
tire story of the daring robbery and ever
show him the house in Kentucky where he
| hid after the robbery.
II stalled the train alone" said Neider.
meier. Then 1 entered the baggage cal
and threw out three sacks. Barnes grabbed
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