The Washington times., 1903-11-28
VANDINE CHEERS UP
HIS FELLOW-BANDITS
A Quartet of Remarkable
Criminals Behind Bars.
SURE TO GO TO THE eALLOWS
Interesting Analysis Of Mental and
Moral Make-Up OF Men Given by
Expert CTiminoIogist.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-Harry vandine.
Peter Neidermeyer. Emil Roeski and
Gustav Marx are kept in cells under
heavy guard this morning as a precau-
tion 2 sainst attempted suicide or escape.
Vandine spoke for his fellow-crlminals
this morning when he said: We'll, I
guess were about done. There's no
chance to get out OF here, ard Wen
have to make the best Of IL"
He shouted cheering messages across
the cell room to Neidermeyer, and asked
the lookup keeper II the city paid more
than cents pound for the coffee serv-
ed 20 prisoners. He suggested that bills
Of fare be offered prisoners for the Sc
lection OF edibles. and insisted on nap
hns and hngerbOwls for "Bummer
Row" His ssllies kept the prisoners
laughing, and no thought Of capital pun
ishment entered their minds.
Prisoners in Strict Seclusion.
Marx. in a cell at a separate station,
boasted that he didn't care who croak-
ed him" Marks attitude IL bravado;
Vandine's Indifference.
The police viii permit neither rela-
tives nor lawyers to see the prisoners.
States Attorney Dineen is preparing in
dictments, charging the men with many
counts Of murder and robbery. He be-
neves IL impossible for any one Of the
desperadoes TO escape hanging.
Students Of Grimm oIogy avaiIed them
selves OF an opportunity TO study the
character Of the baA-dits before their
removal from police headquarters. The
opinion Of an expert. given AT the invi-
tation OF the officers Of the Bertiilon
system. was as follows:
Ito describe these rom fnif l.
nails as degenerates is synthetic and
conveys no idea Of their mental and
physical entities. VeTdine is a contra
dictory mixture of good and bad ele-
meuts. He has a cranial development
which indicates mental power above
the average great strength Of courag ge
and dauntless spirit His perceptiye.
constructive and reflective groups indi-
cate discernment, ability 10 plan and
power Of deduction which. combined
with moral character, would have made
him a leader in any profession to me
chanics or IN any vocation requiring
intellect
Misdirected Intellect.
without the deterrent Of moral con-
science this motive power has been mis-
directed .F.to the execution OF crime. II
is HIS inadequate mental vision that
prevented him from seeing behind the
men who fell before his magazine re-
volver. the shadow Of che gallows.
While Vandine las superbundant
mental power. ana oy that possession
is abnormal Neidcrmeyer is a criminal
because OF a general deficiency in in
te1lect While capable Of the most des-
perate crimes under the influence OF
Vandine. the lesser criminal lacks in
itistive and would become any kind OF
a character suggested 20 him by asso-
citation and example without the lead
ership Of VandiBe, the army-trained
homicide. these young bandits would
have been petty 'hold-up' men. Through
that leadership they committed eight
murders. wounded dozen innocent
men and contributed the most remark
able chapter in the annals Of modern
crime.
Marx is of Neidcrmeyer type, and
ROeski is the haif-Witted tool and dupc
Of the others With all his character
istics' Of the elementary savage, Nandine
exhibited the tenderness and affection
4 Of = mother when hc gently strolIed the
hair from the head of heidermcyer ~
police headquarters to show a gunshot
/ wound IN his feAow-crimanaI forehead
[ and procure for him surgical attention.
The big, hairy hand, itself had several
/ shots in IL. and wound in Vandine s
/ leg bled freely meanwhile. but he said
nothing OF his own pain. This self
I sacrifice acccntuatcd the good In his
perverted nature"
/ Piss Cure for Consumption always gives