The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-28
YOUTHS CONFESS TO
 ..... MURDERS AND THEFTS

k\S 0kNU HILL AO shot gun catching sight of Van Dine as he poked his face through the cab win- dow. turned loose with both varrels. A number of shot struck Van Dine In the head and face and one hit him in the throat, causing him trouble. When they left the train both men were barely able to travel. t
 Tracked Trough Snow.
 The country at that place is rough, sandy and cut up by gravel pits. The two desperadoes made slow progress. The farmers, railroad laborers and officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad were soon close on the fugitives heels. It was easy to track them in the new-failen snow. and the hunt was speedily close The men were seen as they lodged, about in the sand dunes and the farmers, most of whom were armed with double-barreled shot guns. opened fire on them. Nieder- meier received a charge full in the head and the blood streamed down his face and into his eyes. blinding him so that he could hardly see. A shot grazed Van Dimes head. carrying off some of his hair. and his wounded leg was weakened. The posse was closing In on all sides.
 There was no escape and 1t was evident to both men that the time had come eith. CT to surrender or fight to the death. Both men were heavily armed and able to take more lives before both lost their own. but as Van Dine said tonight in discussing his surrender
 There would have been no good in that, as we never shoot anybody unless we have to. and killing any of these fell lows would not have let me off. The Jig was up for us, no matter how many we killed. said to Pete: Well, what do you thinkT He nodded hIs head and dropped his glins and that's how they got us" .-..,.t.
 Van Dine an Ex-soldier.
 Van Dine has served in the army in the Philippines and shows his military train ing in many ways.
 The men were at once handcuned, plac- ed upon train and hurried to Chicago, the city police officers not waiting a min ute in rushing them over the line into Illinois. in order to avoid possible con-. fiict with the Indiana police. who might have demanded the men on account of the murder of Sovia. Governor Durbin of Indiana, said he approved of the action of the Chicago police '.''.-
 None of the prisoners showed any bra vado and did no boasting. They showed not the slightest hesitation in confessing lO thCAE CAihcSs OCtHCdAAOT Wd6 more that of ,boys who had been caught pilfering. Van Dine sat upright. talked freely, showing in word and bearing the courage that he has revealed throughout Van Dine and Niedermeier admitted that Marx had told essentially the truth in connecting them with the various crimes charged up against them and said that they did the killing at the car barn.
 With only a short Bridewell sentence representing their criminal court records up to six months ago. the exploits of these youths since last July have had the police department of Chicago in a state of bewilderment ........-
 Tine list of the four boys victims killed and wounded in the last half year fol- lows:
 List of Victims Killed.
 Otto Bauder, murdered during saloon hold-up July g.. ..-... s.
 Adolph Johnson, murdered in ,a saloon robbery August 2.
 James B. Johnsons shctormsn. killed in robbery of Chicago City Railroad Com pany's car barns August 30. .'-
 Francis w. Stuart, shot during car barn
 B. C.. Lagross, murdered in his saloon August ?.
 Policeman John Quinn, killed November H while trying to arrest Marx.
 T. J. Sovea, brakeman, killed today
 Joseph Driscoll. detective, now dying in a hospital.
 , T. W. tLathrope, agent Chicago and Northwestern Railroad shot during at- tack on Clayburn Junction Station. July B. Peter Gorski shot during an attack by the four men in his saloon July 20.
 Henry Btehl. clerk, injured in robbery of car barns August 30.
 W. B. Edmund, clerk. shot and serious ly injured during same robbery.
 Matthew zimmer, detective, wounded in fight todav -s .,
 Crimes Nettsd S2, $40.
 These crimes netted the highwaymen $2,54O.
 Emboldened by the success of these dep- relations and their apparent immunity from detection, outlawry on a wider scale had been planned by the four despera- does.
 The holding up of railroad trains in Chi cago were decided on.- Dynamite being difficult to buy in Illinois and being easily traceable, they made special trip to Cripple Creek. Col.., to secure the ex- plosive
 The scheme to hold up a train on the Chicago and Northwestern road was abortive because the engineer did not stop at signal