Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-18
llsOA1E HEADS OF MATCHES.
s..rla He Survive Until Next Friday,
q, Will be Carried to the Gal.
lows and Hanged.
TORE vANDAGES FROM THE WOUND
V,rIed His Forefuger Into 1t aud
Tried to Reach the Artery, When
ais Groans Betrayed Him.

chicago Aprll lo.-feter NclueTiieiVl,
IN. leader Of the carbarn bandits, con-
tanned 70 die on the gallows Friday,
made Two desperate attempts at suicide
,day. His condition as a result Is so
rrscarIous that It is feared he Will not
.arlye. Should he still be alive next
friday he will be carried to the gallows
and executed.
yedermeler planned his attempted
spcIde carefully. First he masticated
and swallowed the heads OF rs or 100
ulphur matches. While the phorphor'
Il, was brun.-g his stomach he sawed
At the artery Of his left wrist with
sharp pointed lead pencil. Striking a
bone in the wrist he gave up trying TO
sever the artery and turned his weapon
70 the large vein on the outer side OF
Ms left forearm and with jabs and a
seesag motion he lacerated the flesh
and muscles Of the arm and tore open
the veins leaving large Jagged wound
exposed. rough which the blood gush-
ed in SUI ms, dyelng his bed clothing
and running down over the cell floor in
pools.
His second attempt came after the
wound had been dressed and closed by
The police physician, Neidermeier was
lying apparently unconscious In the
hospital under a guards care. His right
arm and hand were hidden by the bed
clothing and With hardly disoernable
motion he slipped the bandages off his
lsft arm and with his sharp fingernalls
tore away the threads In the wounds
and Inserting his forefinger into the
ragged hole, he worked again at the
veins and sought 10 reach an artery.
He unconsciously uttered a groan and
made couyuIslve movement which at
tacted the attention of the physicians,
nurses and the guard, and on throwing
back the cover lids the attendants saw
with horror that Neidermeier had torn
away the bandages and re-Opened the
wound, Nedermeler opened his eyes
end With leerlng smile explained
YET me die, doc; go away and let me |
Ole You were almost too late the first |
Time, Now why do YOU try TO save my
lle Neldermeer lost large guam |
llV OF blood and was almost pulseless |
ior time, The most danger, however |
: that the poisonous phosphorus has |
pulned him so severely that his life |
cannot be saved for its final snuffing |
out on the gallows
HIS PHOSPHORUS IDEA.
Neldermeier got his idea Of swallow
ing phosphorus when a prisoner in the
!ali committed suicide In that manner |
nnhe Neldermeier was awaiting trial |
iOr lhe last two weeks Neldermeier has |
oeen saving the matches he was able TO
Tg' lie gave up smoking TO some ex-
ntso ne could hoard them. In getting
az tne veins and arteries in his arm he
nI sawed three gashes. Then he
pushed me sharp end of pencil into
INV yae, 20 It would pass under the veins.
inen ne twisted the pencil around and |
%Oulld untll the Veins were twisted and
taunt In doing this the pencil was |
"V"eh into several pieces.
HIS FIRST ATTEMPT.
Neldermeier's first attempt NJ suicide
was nearly successful.
uuaru John Roeder, passing Med
~, cell saw him huddled on his
,V' WIN blanket drawn over his head
~ ~, moan attracted his attention md
,. MS attempt 70 arouse him proved
sy,ugss ne summoned Jailer Whitman
snu ue cell was opened. Niedermeir
~ unconscious, and hts clothing aud
N.Y. pNnk't were found soaked with
KY, ~, Nnlch was flowing from ragged
Ivy III MS wrist Other guards were
! ssnIlnoned and he was taken to the iall
..osplal, The artery In his wrist was
h Ma a, Ihen II was learned that he
his ,s exempted TO poison himself. In
me- 'no, etl was found a quantity of
Sa aSnes rom which he had eaten the
=, W. ana J0ller Whitman said most
! IN u'sse probably had been smuggled TO
>, w o'her prisoners. The physician
sn ~ me hospital said he had not taken
hS s, OF the poison TO prove fatal but
Vss OF blood. ''''
/, n na v,oSe watch has been kept on the
bsseuSs since they We're sentenced 10 be
M, 10 prevent an ATTEMPT TO COM
W. Inulv.de' and even matches have
Trls, N.Y. W. from them. The wound in his
N nv Nieuermeir made with lead pen
=" Nv was permitted to have.
A LETTER FOUND.
4 , h'er written by Neldermeler prior
oncae,. asUempt at suicide was found
yrIt0r ~. lU MS cot. In tho letter the
Y NJ. incidentally expresses repentance
ew u, career and regrets leaving the
49, no nave loved him, but chiefly The
y,I,a ' Is morbid glorlncation Of the
ina /, : courage and his loyalty to his
ocla,a CCUuIrast with NeidermeIers as
Thor NusIaV Marx. The letter SAYS.
AXE '' y, are four reasons why / should
Ma, "Is', because OF the public boast
a., cannot suicide while / am go
'SSssely guarded. "'' ''
ohd. '"'' cannot cheat the scat
cutsS Jaw ~, mat they cannot say they ex-
rme. ""' hlaue me pay for
M 'si ,,.ant police to solve"
II s~.ter concludes as follows,
ye,lssuinls very pleasant 10 have this
lhels, ''ns enjoyment OF rest. / am an
gon ana 90 not believe In any no.
"prrrp ,,r Cslmed.l
EiEk NEIDERMEIER,"