Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27


Sunday night.
He said that in Pine town about seven
miles from Miller station, which Is thirty
seven miles from Chicago he saw two men
enter a grocery store One of them made
n purchase and the speakers attention was
attracted by the fact that the buyer had
difficulty in getting his money from his
trousers pocket, so large was the roll
Tho sneaker scanned them closely ana
decided they fitted the description OF the
two Chicago bandits. He hurried to South
Chicago.
Was on Right Track.
Word was dispatched to Chief O'Neill
and Assistant Chief Schuettler. Detective
John F. Sheehan was put at the head OF
the detail. Sheehan and his men arrived
at Pine. where residents gave them addi-
tional descriptions of the two suspects.
The information confirmed the belief OF
sheehan that he was on the right track.
Tracing the way slowly. the pair were
finally located in the dugout near the bar
timore and Ohio tracks at snort distance
from Miller station.
The desperad does realized that they were
cornered and, according to reports, they
opened fire on their captors. The latter re-
piled with interest. but confined themselves
chiefly to keeping the bandits well in hand
until renforcements could arrive
Then Came Attempts to Escape.
Sheehan communicated with Chief O'Neill.
and declared positive belief that the pair
surrounded were the right men. Then came
the bandits attempt to escape. and re-
sultant wounding of two of the detectives
The message did not give the names of
the policemen who were wounded but later
IL was armed that Detectives thinner and
Driscoll were the men.
Following the attempt to escape and the
wounding of the two detectives the shoot
ing did not by any means cease. The eX-
change of bullets continued for hours but
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increasingly wary, and neither side scored.
Forced to Fight at Disadvantage.
over a hundred shots were exchanged in
this manner between the fugitives and the
detectives. The police were forced to fight
at a disadvantage. having the embankment
of the railroad tracks as their only protec-
ton. Only once was sight caught of the
fugitives They remained hidden, their
rifles alone showing.
The scene of the shooting would stage
the widest of vendettas After a study
of the surroundings Detective Sheehan
sent word from Millers Station that he
was of the opinion the dugout, cave,
had been picked out as a refuge by the
bandits long ago.
Long Time to Starve Them Out.
Il am firmly Of the opinion he said.
"that If we try to starve the men out we
will have long time doing it. The situa-
ton of the cave, the tracks In the snow
and the bravado of the men makes me
think that 1t is well stocked with both pro-
visions and ammunition. 1 think that Van
dine and Niedemeier deliberately picked
out the spot
About the time that reports of the sup
posed escape OF the bandits were received
the train bearing Detectives Joseph B. Dris-
coll shot IN the stomach and mortally
wounded and Sergeant Detective Matthew
Zmmer. brother of Alderman thinner, shot
In the head and arm, arrived in Chicago at
the Grand Central station.
Taken to Hospital.
Ambulances were In readiness and Detec-
tive Driscoll was taken to Mercy Hospital
He was unconscious and 1t was said that he
could not live.
Detective thinner was taken to his home.
His arm was broken and his head bleeding
1t was said that he will live.
When the special train finally arrived at
Miller's. Assistant Chief Schuettler started
instanter at the head of his men for the
cave. two miles distant.
Meanwhile word had been received IN Chi
cago by Chief O'Neill that the bandits had
escaped to Liverpool, Ind. According to the
railroad authorizes there We're three men
to the party, and the descriptions are those
of Van Dine. Neidemeir and one of the al
legged dccomplices in the car barn robberies,
Emil ROesld.
Escape Of the Bandits.
The bandits escaped from the ring the
police formed around them before REIN
forcements under Assistant Chief Schuet-
tier arrived
They made a desperate rush across the
country five miles. reaching the Fennsyl-
yania railroad at East Toleston, Ind where
at the muzzle of their magazine revolvers
they forced their way by freight train to
Liverpool, Ind.
The brakeman killed battling for control
of the train was named T. j. Favio. No
doubt was felt but that the fugitives on the
train were the accused car barn murderers
One had the fluffy red hair of Harvey Van
Dine The others answered generally the
descriptions given Of Niedemeier and Roe
ski
Covered With Dust and Blood.
All were covered with blood and dust.
The escape OF the bandits from the dugout
occurred when Detective Sheehan and part
Of his force were absent removing the TWO
wounded policemen to be sent to Chicago.
The bandits at favorable moment ran
from the cave to the railroad tracks after
Detective Sheehan had started on hand
car with the injured detectives for Miller 8
station.
The bandits had long-range guns. and the
red-headed bandit when not running adopt
ed the method OF lying down on the tracks
and shooting al the policemen to keep the
pursuers at bay.
General Alarm Sounded.
AS soon as possible after the bandits es-
capped from the cave Captain Briggs in
charge OF the Pennsylvania system police
department started with a special train
for Liverpool. for the purpose of appre-
bending, II possible. the fugitives.
Following the order of Chief Clerk Jones
of the superintendents department. he took
a locomotive and one car from the first
passenger train that ran into the union
depot. loaded II with firearms and ammu-
milton, swore as many men into service as
he could find, and started out OF Chicago at
high rate of speed for the vicinity Of
Liverpool
The company sen. kilograms all along the
line calling for volunteers to assist in
rounding up the fugitives.
Crime for Which Men Are Wanted.
The murde $ OF which Vandne and Neid-
ermeer are accused occurred at O'Clock
on the morning of August 30. The last car
on the Cottage Grove avenue line had
entered the barn at Goth street. and three
employees in the cashiers office-Biehl
Stewart and Johnson-were engaged in
counting a part OF the days receipts.
Suddenly masked robber entered the
door and began shooting at the clerks. AT