Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-03
BANDITS BATTLE FIERcELY.
One Man Killed and Five Hurt In
CAPTURE of Murderers.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Chained wrist to
wrist, their hair matted with dried
blood, their clothing covered with dust
and dirt-two beardless boys, Peter
Neidermeyer and Harvey Van Dine,
sat last night in the presence of May
or Harrison and Chief OF Police o.
Neil, calmly confessing to their share
in a three months career of crime
which has included nine murders, the
wounding Of five other men, and long
series Of robberies. The two young
bandits, neither of whom is over Fl
years old, together with their compan.
ion, Emil Roeski, who Is no older,
We're captured near Liverpool, Ind,
yesterday after a fight in which they
battled against policemen, railroad de-
tectives, railroad laborers and farm
ers. One man was killed, another fat
ally wounded and all three of the
young bandits were wounded but not
seriously hurt. The dead: T. J. Sovea,
brakeman on the Pennsylvania rail-
road. Wounded: John Driscoll, detect
i've on Chicago police force; shot
through abdomen, and can live but a
short time. Matthew thinner, de-
tective on Chicago police force; shot
in head and arm. Niedermeyer was
wounded in the hand by birdshot; Van
Dine was similarly injured and sus-
tanned in addition a flesh wound in
the right hip. His wound is the most
serious of any inflicted upon the three
men, but was not sufficient to prevent
him from travelling a long distance
after receiving it.
Tho fhrno tnl fhn
police for completely in. the murders
at the car barns of the Chicago rail-
road cOmpany on August 80, when two
men We're killed, third man was bad
ly wounded and $2,250 stolen from the
company.
Gustave Harx, who last Saturday
night murdered Officer John Quinn
when the policeman endeavored to
place him under arrest, confessed aft
er his capture, that he, in company
with the three other men, had COM
mitted the crimes at the car barns.
The hunt for Van Dine, Niedermeyer
and Roeski has been hot ever since.
Although they knew that the entire
police force was looking for them, the
three men remained in the city until
Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday they went to dug
out near Millers, Ind, where they
were discovered yesterday by the Chi
cago detectives, and a battle resulted
as above stated. #
Chicago, Nov. establishments
have been voted by the grand jury
against Harvey Van Dein, Peter
Niedermier and Emil Roeski, the
three young bandits who were arrest
ed at the close of 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 were
voted charging him with completely in
five murders, against Neidermier in
dictments in connection with four
murders and against Marx indict-
ments for four murders. Roeski will
stand trial for one murder. .,.
The following are the crimes for
which indictments were voted by the
jurors: n III
Van Dein, Roeski and Marx for the
murder of Otto Bauder, July 9.
Niedermier, Van Dein and Marx for
the murder of Frank w. Stewart dur
ing the car barn robbery, August 30.
Van Dein, Niedermier 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, November 21.
Van Dein and Niedermier for the
murder of Adolph Johnson, August l,
at North Forty-seventh and West
North avenues, in the saloon Of B. c.
Lacrosse; also the murder of La
Crosse at the same time.
No cognization can be taken In I'LL
nois of the murder Of Brakeman l.. j.
Sovea on Friday. nor of the shooting
Of Detective Driscoll and thinner in
Indiana f..