New-York tribune., 1903-11-28

s,-s,it IN r-aSt Tolieston talking TO John Cliff
sor5 when heard a man command Sovea to
throw the switch OF die Sovea grappled Win
his assailant and attempted to wrest revolver
from the desperado's hand. The bandit threw
the switch himself while struggling with Sovea
Then, releasing himself the bandit shot SoFea
in the face instantly killing him.
SHOT ONE OF THE BANDITS
~T had iust returned from hunt. and stu
had my gun with me. With II IN haho' ran
.,,,-.,-d she bandit He fired several times at me
with revolver. none of hi bullets taxing eiiee.
I succeeded in shooting him in the right cheek
WITH birdsbot. but not seriously injuring him.
AFTER I shot him he and his two companions
haunted the locomotive. and the next minute
the train was speeding toward Liverpool l.
with a number Of men, went to LlVerpoOA anu
took I'D the trail IN the snow. The foo'prtn'S
led us a mile and half northeast to corn
shock fn which we discovered that the oahoiIs
had taken refuge. Fred Miller then took charge
OF the posse and directed US to retreat seVeIai
yards.
~ s7>a,eA No chances boys Miller said; shoot
!nto the shock.
I'VE were preparing to shoot, -when we heaiu
a voice from the shock:
We surrender
Throw your guns out and come out with
your hands up Miller ordered.
.--hree MAGAZINE rifles and a revolver were
thrown toward us. and Van Dine. pleading for
his life, and with both hands UP, stepped into
the open and said: For Gods sake, boys don't
shoot me! I want to see my mother before
die
''Neiderneier then stepped out with his hands
up and said: We know you men will do the
right thing with US and that is the reason why
We surrender. We would never give up alive 10
the police who we know. surrounding US.
L too. want 10 see my mother. You see, we are
both injured Van Dine is weak and could not
go any further. so I remained with him Roesh
went on and there is his trail at the same time
pointing to a line of footprints going northeast
from the corn shock
when we turned the bandits over to the Chi
cago police Neidermeier said You have treated
US all right Come TO Chicago and see US
hanged
Then we took up the trail for Roeski. and
the footprints took US TO H1tna station. where we
captured him without any trouble"
THE RECORD OF THE BANDITS.
The record Of the trio. together with that OF
Gustave Marx. their companion in crime. whose
confession led TO their arrest, is eight murders
and many attempts at murder.
With only a short Bridewen sentence repre-
senting their criminal court records up to six
months ago. the exploits of these youths since
last July have had the police of this city in a
state of bewilderment.
The list of the four boys victims, killed and
wounded. in the last half year follows:
THE KILLED.
BATDEa Otto. murdered saloon holdup on July g.
LA GROSS, B. c, murdered In his saloon on August =
JOHNSON Ad0lPh murdered in a saloon ROBBERY On
JOHNSON James B. mosorman, killed in robbery Of
sasI safssS So ''S Nl''"'' 0O-'''''
QUINN John. policeman. killed November 21 while
trying arrest Marx
sovEA T. J. brakeman killed to-day.
STEWART Francis W. shot down without warning in
barn robbery
DRIscoLI Joseph. detective dying hospital
THE WOUNDED.
BIEI- Henry. clerk injured in robbery Of car barns
EDMUND. William B.. clerk shot and seriously injured
In car barn robbery.
GoRsA Peter, shot in an attack by the four men on
IATF5RoP T w agent Chicago ard Northwestern Rail
road shot in attack on Cybourn Junction Station, on
znIaTEzR Arthir. detective. wounded fight to-day
These crimes netted the highwaymen So, $40.
Emboldened by the success Of their depreda-
tions and their apparent immunity from detec-
tlon outlswry on a wider scale had been
planned by the four deSperadoeS. The holding
UP of railroad trains in Chicago was decided
Dynamite being difficult TO buy in Illinois, and
being easily tracea BILE, they made special trip
The scheme to hold up train on the Chicago
and Northwestern road failed because the en-
gineer did not stop at their signal
Shortly afterwaTd, Marx got drunk, and, on
being arrested told Of the crimes. Detectives
were detailed the case but trace Of the
other three found until to-day.
Roeski was brought here tonight and is locked
up in the police station with his companions.