Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-03
AUTHORS OF EIGHT CHICAGO MURDERS
TAKEN WHEN BATTLE HAS COST TWO
LIVES AND THE FUG|T|VES THEM
SELVES ARE NEARLY DEAD
THREE DESPERATE CRIMINALS IN REFUGE
IN HUNTERS DUGOUT SURROUNDED
BY SQUAD OF DETECTIVES

Chicago Nov. 2S.-Chained wrist
and wrist, their hair matted with dry
blood, clothing covered with dust and
dirt, two beardiess boys, Peter Nieder-
meir and Harvey Vandine, sat last
night In the presence OF Mayor Harri-
son and Ch.tf OF Police O'Nelll, calmly
confessed their share In a three
months career of crime which had in
cluded eight murders, the wounding Of
FIVE other men and a long series OF
robberies. The two young bandits.
neither of whom is over 81 years old,
together with their companion, Emil
Roeski, who is no older, were captured
near Liverpool. Indiana, yesterday
after a fight in which they battled
against policemen, railroad detec-
tives, railroad laborers and farmers
One man was killed, another fatally
wounded and all three bandits were
wounded but not seriously.
Dead:
t. j. Sovea, brakeman of the Penn.
sylvania railroad.
Wounded:
Joseph Driscoll, detective OF the Chi.
cago police force. shot through the alb
domen, will die.
Matthew thinner, detective OF the
Chicago police force. shot in the head
and arm,
Niedermeier was wounded in the
hand by birdshot
Vandine was similarly injured and
sustained In addition flesh wound in
the left thigh.
Roesh was shot in the right hip.
His wound is the most serious of any
inflicted upon the three men, but not
sufficient to prevent his travelling a
long distance after receiving it,
First Murders at carbarns.
The three men were wanted by the
police for completely in the murders
at the carbarns of the Chicago City
railroad, August 80, when two men
were killed. third badly wounded and
s2.250 stolen.
Gustave Marx, who last Saturday
night murdered Officer John Quinn
when that policeman endeavored to
,ft IA
that he, in company with the three
men. had committed the crimes at the
carbarns, The hunt for vandine, Me
dermeier and Roeski has been hot
ever since. Although they knew the
entire police force was looking for
them they remained in the city until
Wednesday morning.
I'VE We're laying for fellow that
was witness against Marx" said
Vandine.
Hid In Dugouts.
Wednesday they went to dugout in
Indiana along the Michigan Central
and later in the day moved to another
dugout near Miller's station. Indiana,
where they spent the night and there
they were surprised by the police yes.
terday morning.
Begin Deadly Battle.
A school teacher named T. s, Reich.
ers, near Clark station. Indiana,
Thursday night notified the police that
men answering the description of
those wanted for the carbarn murders
were in the dugout. Eight detectives
were detailed for the work and
reached the dugout at yesterday
morning. guided by Reichers. They
advanced in circle. and Detective
Driscoll picked up chunk OF wood
and hurled it at the dugout. Instantly
there was a flash, report and Dris.
coll fell shot through the abdomen.
One of his fellow officers stopped to
raise him and the other six opened fire
on the dugout. from which shots were
coming thick and fast.
Driven from Cover.
While the FIRE was at it's hottest
Vandine and Roeski rushed out. fol-
lowed few minutes later by Nieder.
meier. The latter ran to the tracks of