The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-14
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago, March 14.-Ins the shadow
Of the gallows. the automatic trio"
boast they intend to march with firm
step to the death trap with the bra
vado of dime-novel heroes. Harvey
Van Dine alone betrays the serious
ness that becomes a man condemped
to death.
Il believe in God. in Christ and in
eternity" he said. II am thankful
that there is time left in which to
repent in some measure for my sins"
The cunning and boastfulness that
has characterized Peter Neidermyer
from the beginning is with him yet.
IF l should write the story of my
life!" he exclaims enthusiastically, lit
would be the most remarkable story
of young mans life ever written.
The exploits of Jesse James would no
longer seem as remarkable as they
have. My story would surpass them.
I have killed twenty-three men and
wounded seventeen.
would never have given up at the
dugout If I could shoot. ! would have
committed suicide first. If should tell
the names Of the victims have killed, the
police would recognize the cases In an
instant. The rewards outstanding for
those murders aggregate $4,000. I will
not give the names Of the victims unless
I get the money. I want 1t for my folks.
I will furnish material for the writing
Of my life for $4,000. 1t will be the
most remarkable book Of a young mans
life ever written. The facts that can
furnish would be astonishing.
Talks for Dinner.
While the condemned bandit talks
the smile and the cynical leer that has
distinguished him among his fellows
never leaves his face. When first
asked by the guard to receive visitors,
Nai5 RI Ia
said he was sick. Later he expressed
Willingness to come out if a dinner
from outside was provided for him.
How long did you think you could
keep up your life of crime without de-
tection?" was the question asked Of
the bandit.
Forever was the prompt answer,
'it it hadn't been for Marx"
Little difference in the habits of the
prisoners was noticed in the jail on
the night after the verdict was an
nounced. The prisoners slept we'll
en- by the boys was that they expected
the death penalty and were not sur
prised by it.
Van Dine attended services in the
chapel yesterday. The sermon was by
Father Thomas Cox and was based on
the sermon on the mount: 1T was a
good sermon" said Van Dine to Tailor
Whitman. II enjoyed it. It did me
good and I am glad went
Marx said that he did not wish to
go to religious exercises. In the
afternoon he declared that he was
the author Of the holdup at Tower
wv" on the North Western road, some
years ago. He said:
Marx Killed Five Men.
It was my first whack at dynamiting
and did bum job. I had three fellow:
with me. Both are dead now We only
got about $1,000. Then We had gooC
time for awhile, but I won't tell all we
did. @--'. @" 49,,
have killed five men and wounded ove1
A. dozen. am no coward. I took pal
of mine out Of Jail in Nevada once.
killed track walker on the North
Western road. near GAINESVILLE, Wis, be
cause he might have proved troublesom
after seeing us.
Another man I killed was at a minin
town in the west, called Goldfeld camp
! was acquainted with the man, and
, knew too much about me.
I can take my dose just the same a
anybody else who gets it. I am not wor
rying about it any more than anythin
else. I haven't got religion yet. 1 don
know whether I will get it or not. Lot
Of preachers have been after me.
Roeski was not greatly concerne'
over the fate of his fellows He sail
that he expected nothing more thai
a. prison sentence for himself. II
was all grins as he spoke.