The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-23
CHICAGO BANDITS
ARE HANGED
Strength of Neidermier Fails
and lie Is Carried TO
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Chicago, April 22.-Compelled to be
carried to the scaffold, Peter Ne.der-
meier, leader of the car barn bandits,
was hanged here today at 1926 o'clock.
Weak and pale. but with a slight sug
gestion of smile, the bandit failed
he would die before reaching the gall
lows. The hanging of his associates.
Gustav Marx and Harry Van Dine, fol-
lowed quickly.
Although it was expected at first that
Neidermeier would be able to walk to
the gallows with but little or no as
sistance, it was found at the last mo-
ment that he was too weak Straps
were placed over his ankles and just
above his knees. He was then placed
on truck and wheeled to one of the
lower floors of the Jail, after which
he was carried to the scaffod and
placed In a chair on the trap. He was
asked the customary question if he had
anything to say and the moose was
quickly placed around his neck. He
moose and the trap was sprung. The
body shot through the trap and for
twenty minutes after moved convul-
sively, the physicians at first being Of
the opinion that the rope had Eeen
placed tee low. After examination.
however, the physicians announced
that his neck had been broken. Ned
ermeier appeared on the scaffold wear
ing red rose. but without coat.
Previous to the execution and dur
ing the reading of the death warrant
Neidermeier snatched the paper from
the chief deputys hands and placed it
in his pocket, and made remarks in
anger at this time and once or twice
when he was being taken to the scaf-
fold.
to the scaffold. He was neatly dressed
and wore white rose as boutonnaire,
given him by his young sister the night
before. He was pale, but his age
never left him while he stood on the
scaffold He made no statement. Two
priests of the Roman Catholic church.
of which Marx had become a member.
accompanied him to the gallows. He
repeated a litany with them and kissed
a crucifix. after which the jailer ad-
justed the moose and sprang the trap
at 1:17. He was pronounced dead at
1:34. his neck having been broken.
Harvey Van Dine was hanged short
interval after his companion. Marx.
Van Dine made no statement, but re-
peated a prayer. His lips were still
moving in prayer when the trap was
sp ung at 1885.
Incidents in Van Dimes execution
were similar to those that characterized
the execution of Marx. Like Marx he
was composed preceding his execution
His neck was broken,
When the drop fell the shroud about
Neidermeier's body fell apart, and to
the onlookers was revealed for twenty
minutes the horrifying struggles of the
desperate.
The death of Marx and Van Dine was
unaccompanied by any similar spec
tacle
A dramatic incident preceded the ex-
ecution of Marx and Van Dine. When
the jailer entered Marks room to give
notice to prepare for the end, Marx
said:
II want to see Harvey"
When the two men raced each other,
Marx said:
Harvey. I hope to see you soon. ana
| think we will meet again."
Van Dine replied; II hope So"
Marx said he was ready and went to
the scaffold with the priests.
Preparatory to the third execution.
the rope was tested with bag OF sand.
II was feared the strands might have
become weakened by the strain of the
two previous hangings. The rope. how
ever. was found to be satisfactory.