Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-07

well, what DO you think He nOdde
his head and gasped that they had go
us"
Served in Philippines.
Vandine, who served in the army in
the Philippines, shows his military
training in many ways, and was full o
scorn for those who had taken him.
81 could have killed no end of them,'
he said. They came walking along
like a drove Of quails. | could have
covered the ground with them. | hac
plenty of cartridges and l generally
hit what l shoot at. 1t wouldn't have
done me any good. l don't shoot un
less il is necessary"
Rushed Back to Hanging State.
THE men were at once handcuffed
placed upon a train and hurried TO
Chicago, the city police not waiting a
minute in rushing them over the line
into Illinois in order TO avoid a pos
sible conflict with the Indiana police,
who might have held the men on &C.
count of the murder of Sovea. This
fear was not justified as Gov Durbin
of Indiana has said he approved that
action.
Calmly Discuss Their Crimes.
on the arrival here they were hur-
ried in a patrol wagon to the city hal
and there, in the presence of Chief
ONeil, Mayor Harrison and a throng
of officers, calmly discussed the events
OF the day. They showed no bravado,
did no Boosting and did not hesitate in
leading the discussion of their crimes.
Vandine talked freely, showing in word
and bearing the courage that he has
revealed throughout. Niedemeier sa
with his head on his hands, and did no
talking except to corrobate some state
ment made by Vandine. When Van
dine said: pete here shot DriscOll,
Neidemeier looked up, smiled slightly
and remarked, Eyes, shot Driscoh
and the brakeman" and then sank
back to listen to Vandine.
Slick Up to Meet Harrison.
When Vandine heard Mayor Harri-
son was coming into the room he
Strengthened up, tried to smooth Me
demeier's hair, which was stiff with
matted blood, and taking a small mir
ror from his pocket, tried TO scrape
the blood from his own face. Both
men admitted Marx had told essential
ly the truth in connection with the
various crimes charged against them
and said they did the killing at the
car barns.
Planned One More Crime.
I'VE left Chicago" said Vandine,
because we thought it wise to disap-
pear for a time after Marx made his
squeal. but were coming back again.
We intended 10 come in tonight and
get some money so that we could get
away"
Il suppose that MEANS" said Chief
ONeill, that you were going to COM
NIT a robbery"
why, sure. certainly" said Vandine
with laughter.
Marx Spoiled the Schemes.
vandine said they were planning big
robberies here and expressed con
fidence in getting away with a lot of
money but for Marx squealing on us, /"
adding "Pd like to get at him and put
him where Driscoll is" The police
wanted to take his picture, but Van
dine refused to permit it until after
the blood had been washed from his
face.
Bandit Misses Train.
A party Of residents of East Tolles-
ton, Indiana, followed Roeski's foot
prints in the snow and captured him
sitting on a bench in a Wabash sta
ton at Atena, Indiana, a town four
miles northeast of Liverpool. He had
just missed a train to Chicago.
Invites to His Hanging.
Hogo Kemp, one of the party who
captured Vandine and Niedemeier
says they tracked the bandits to a
corn shock and were about to fire up
on them when one answered 'surren-
der" When ordered to throw out
their guns and come out with their
hands up, three magazine rifles and a
revolver were tossed out. Vandine
pleading for his life and
that he be permitted to see mis- mother
Jefore he died. Niedemeier made a
similar plea, at the same time point
ng out Roeski's trail in the snow.
When they turned the bandits over to
he Chicago police Niedemeier invited
MS captors to come to Chicago to see
ne hanging.
Muroerers Quarreied.
Late last night Roeski was brought
10 Chicago and is now locked up in
the same station as his companions.
He said he took no part IN the car
barn job, that he knew the other two
wanted to kill him and that once Van
dine was about TO murder him when
he covered Vandine with a revolver
and threatened to shoot him on the
spot if he made a move.
The record of the trio captured yes