The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-28
Surrounded by Detectives, Posses
and Armed Farmers, Chica.
50 Criminals Are Taken
In Indiana.
Fight With Desperation Until All
Hope Is Gone and Then Sur
render 10 Officers.
CHARGED WITH MANY CRIMES
To Mayor Harrison and Chief
O'Neil They Confess 10 the
Murder of Railway
Clerks.

Chicago. Nov. 2I.--chalned wrist 10
wrist, their hair matted with dried
blood. clothing covered with dust and
dirt. two beardiess boys, Peter Ncid-
ermyer and Harvey vandine. sat to-
NIGHT ~ the presence nf Mayor Harri-
eon and Chief Of Police o'NeiI calmly
eonfeslng their share in a three months
career Of crime. which has included
eight murders. the wounding OF Ave
other men and long series OF robber.
ies.
rhe two young bandits, neither OF
them over n years oid, together wsth
their companion. EnEil IsoeskL who u
no older. were captured near Liver
t,ool. Ind. today after fhght In which
they hattled against policemen. rail-
road detectives railroad laborers and
FARMERS. one man was killed. another
fatally wounded and NIL three Of the
young bandits were wounded, but not
seriously.
The three men were wanted for COM
plirity In the murders at the car barns
OF the Chicago City Railway Company
on August. 30, when two men We're
killed and third badly wounded. The
hunt for vandlne. Neidermyer and
Roeakl has been hot ever since the coz
fesaicn or Gustav Marx, on Saturday.
The three men remained In the city ui,-
M Wednesday morning, Wednesday
they left Chicago. going to a dugout
made by railroad laborers near MIilers,
Ind. Last night they spent In another
dug out near MilIers station. Ind, and
there they were surprised by eight
Chicago policemen this morning.
The policemen advanced In a circle
upnn the dug0ut. Detective Driscoll
picked up chunk OF wood and hurl-
ed It at the dugout. Instantly there
was flash. a report and Driscoil fell
shot through the abdomen and fatally
wounded, The policemen opened lire
on the dugout. While the fire was AZ
lis hottest vandine and Roeski rushed
out. followed a few minutes later by
Nledermyer. The latter ran 10 the
railroad track and. throwing himself
fiat. steadled his arm on a rail as he
kept up a rapid fire with three revolt
yeys. Rosekl ran for the brush, but
yandIne retreated slowly, although the
air around him was filled with bullets,
Catching sight of Detective Simmer
who WAS behind tree, he fired. -zim-
mer went down with bullet In the
head, As he fell, vandlne fired again.
and the second bullet went through
Zimmer's arm.
RoestI had by this time disappeared
and vandine and Neldermyer. placing
their revolvers in their pockets, MADE
run for freedom. The detectives
tlred constantly, but the bandits es-
| capped.
After running about a mile. across
| the country they came to the tracks
az the Pennsylvania railroad. a
switch engine with train OF cars was
close at hand. and. hurrying up to II
the men ordered the brakeman to un-
couple the train from the locomotive
He refused, and attempted 70 tak'
Neldermeyer's revolver from him. The
latter instantly sent bullet through
Ina hrakeman's brain. laying him dead
II the snow. The bandits mounted tht
,ocomotiye, with revolvers in hand, ana
ordered the engineer to move out u
= hurry. which he did. After two miie'
had been covered, the men ordered TN
engineer to slow up. and, leaplng 70 IN
ground, they disappeared IN the woods
News Of the fight spread with grea
rapIdity and by the time the two mel
rnshed nm TO the locomotive a huno
,ea farmers and railroad laborers wer'
| AFTER them. These were left oehin'
with me Chicago detectives, although
one farmer armed with shotgun
| catching sight Of vandine' as he POKE
his face through the CAP wlhuoN
| turned loose with both barrels
| 4 number Of shot struck vandine !, |,
the head and face and one hit nm 1,,,. !
tha throat, causing him trouble Whe
,hav left the train. both men were eA
hansted and unable to travel
The posse was coming up fast an
was soon on the fugitives' heels IN
farmers, most of them armed VII
double.barreled shotguns opened III
/. on them. Niedermyer received
charge full In the head, and bloc
streaned down his face and into h
| eyes, almost binding him, The posi
was closing In on all sides, ana y
murderers surrendered.
The men were at once handcufte
placed upon a train and hurried
Chicago. Following the fresh foo
prints in the snow from the scene
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