The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-23
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distance from clark.
Surrounding the abode, the officers pre-
pared for the fight they expected would
follow, while Sheehan approached and
opened the door "dug-out.'' One of the
bandits who was Immediately recognized
as Roeski, appeared, and was ordered
to surrender. Instead. he darted back in
to the cave. No sooner had he done so
than firing began. and volley after volley
aimed at the officers, came from the
magazine guns of the bandits.
Concealing themselves behind trees and
bushes as best they could, the police
steadily returned the fire.
1 nthis manner the fight continued for
a short time. Suddenly two of the out
laws jumped from the cave and escaped
across a frozen prairie, keeping up fusi-
lade as they ran.
Detective Driscoll advanced TO the dug
OUT and was firing at the fleeing desper-
ADDE'S, when Neidermeier-the police
thought there had been but two in the
hollow-emerged. fatally shot him in the
back and joined his companions. while
the other policemen were still engaging
the outlaws. A moment later Detective
neither side yielded. Some minutes later.
however. the police, being obliged TO care
for the two wounded detectives, and find
ing their fire falling short. decided 70
give up the fight temporarily, and send
to Chicago for reinforcements. The ban
dts continued their flight.
y special train with fifty policemen
armed with rifles was rushed TO the scene
and the hunt renewed.
Although escape was now impossible.
the men showed no signs Of submission.
They had not halted since firinf their last
volley. and arrived at TolIiston exhausted
but still determined to avoid capture.
O ma sidetrack at Tolliston. where sec
tion men were working, stood an engine
and a train OF cars. Then followed the
execution of n quickly formed plan 10
seize the train and escape. The three
outlaws jumed into the cab and confront
ed Fireman Frank Coffey. the engineer
being away at the time. At first Cofey
did not notice that they were armed.
Brakeman John Sovia did. however and
crawlAd over the tender evidently 10
warn him Sovia attempted to take the
er two bandits pointed their revoivers at
CofTey The scuffle was short and Sovta
pitched headforemost out Of the cab with
4 bullet in his brain. dying almost in
stantly.
With their guns still pointed at CoTcy's
head the trio ordered him hastily TO take
the trai nout Of the siding and it started
on a wild run to Liverpool
In the woods a short distance away were
a number Of armed farmers. who. having
heard of the escape and escape or the
outlaws. had started to intercept them.
The posse reached Touiston about noon.
just as the train passed. They rushed
across the prairie to a point where the
road curves and where there was locked
switch. compelling Fireman CoGey 70
stop.
The posse opened FIRE as the train stop
ped. and the trio fed to corn1aid. ex-
changing shots as they ran- Charges
from the guns Of the farmers. under the
leadership Of Charles Hamilton. struck
Seidermeier and Van Dire. bu; DID not
seriously wound either. The bandits who
had now made their last stand. were not
deferred and fred frequeu; volieys az
their yursrers
moving they were surrounded and that
further resistance would be useless. the
criminals some minutes later decided q
surrender. NssGerrn@Ier. the leader Of The
gang. who Marx had said woUId never ~
taken alive. being the FIRST 70 DO 20. =
few minutes afteTward Var Diae sbsn-
doned the fight
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giving themselves W. Roeski ce1 70 ihe
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inS for a train 20 Chicago. lie n1ace 70
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