The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-18
MOOSE FOR ALL THREE
Verdict Of the Jury in the Famous
Chicago Car-Barn Bandits
Murder Trial.
JURY WAS OUT MANY HOURS
Marx Only One of the Trio TO Show
Feeling at the Finding Trial
Cost an Enormous Sum.

Chicago. March 14-Hanging for all
was the verdict of the jury Saturday
in the first murder case against the
so-called ''car barn bandits" Harvey
Van Dine, Peter Niedermeier and
Gustav Marx, who attained notoriety
by desperate al-day battle that
started in "dugout" near Liverpool,
Ind, where the trio had taken refuge
after series of remarkable crimes,
including the murder of two en-
ployes of the Chicago City railway at
one of the companys barns in this
city, the motive in each instance be-
ing robbery.
Emil Roeski, who was with the ban
dts in the "dugout'' and who partici-
pated in many of the crimes, is to be
tried separately, not being implicated
directly in the particular murder for
which his associates were first ar
raigned.
Temporarily Divided OH Marx.
The verdict of the jury was delayed
from Friday afternoon until Saturday
on account of temporary division of
opinion as to making the punishment
alike for all of the defendants.
confession on the part of Marx led
to the discovery Of the hiding place of
the other bandits. Marx entered
plea of guilty and begged for mercy,
while the other bandits attempted to
brazen out plea of innocence. Epi-
lepsy. the result of heredity, was also
pleaded in the case of Van Dine.
The bandits heard their doom stoI-
idly The mother of Van Dine was in
the court room. Niedermeier's mother
was also present. Neither woman
made any outcry. The mother of
Marx did not appear. She was said
| to be at home in state bordering ON
collapse.
! jury Is Polled.
| The jury, after long and bitter
| struggle over the terribleresponsibi
| upon them, rendered their verdict at 10
| O'clock Saturday The verdict was
read in Judge Kersten's court amid
| the most solemn incidents. The court
| room was filled to it's utmost with an
awe-struck crowd. which listened in
deep silence to the fateful words Of
Clerk Cummings. as he read. The
| jurors sat in their chairs, and, in re-
spouse to the usual custom, were
/ polled.
''Was this and is this now your ver-
! dict?" each man was asked, and each
in turn arose and said:
''It was and is
Marx Looked for Clemency.
In Marks fate there was more in
tertst because it was the belief of
even the states attorney that his con-
fession would cause the jury to be
lenient with him. Marx shared that
belief until Saturday morning, when
Attorney Popham told him that he
feared there was not much hope for
him. So when the clerk read the
words that fixed Marks doom there
| was a shock. The prisoner jumped
halfway out of his chair, but was
forced back by the bailiffs who stood
behind him. Neidermeier laughed.
Van Dine, too, sneered at him, anG
then Marx pulled himself together and
did not move again.
Most Expensive Case Ever Tried.
With the exception of the Leutgert
trials. the case has been the longest
drawn out and NOSE expensive ever
tried in the Cook county criminal
court The work of securing jury
commenced on Jan. 6. Four weeks
were consumed in filling the panel, one
juror having been dismissed after he
had been accepted because of his false
answers to questions put him in quail
flying for service The time of the
jury will be 635 days which, at 80,
makes a cost of $1,266, exclusive of
mileage and their board at the hotel.
The time of the court, prosecuting at
torneys, police, and deputy sheriffs
represents an outlay in salaries of $780,
900, exclusive Of the cost Of the stenog-
raphic report of the case.
Total Will Amount to 100000
Another item of expense in the case
was the pay and mileage of some 700
veniremen who were summoned for
jury service and not accepted. This
will aggregate at least $500. Other
expenses, including expert testimony,
expenses of travel of detectives, and
the fees and mileage of witnesses who
were called from Indiana, Denver and
other points outside of the state. will
bring the total expense of the trial to
about 100000.
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