The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-23
BANDITS PAY PENALTY
FOR NUMEROUSGRIMES
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\ special train Wita ulty police,
armed with rifles was rushed to the
scene, and the hunt renewed
Although escape was nyw impossi.
Bile. the men showed no signs of sub
mission They had not halted since
firing their last yolley and arrived at
TolHston exhausted but still determin.
ed To avoid capture
On a side track az Tolliston, where
section men were working, stood an
engine and a train of ears. Then fol
lowed The execution Of quickly
formed plan to seize the train and
escape The three outlaws jumped
into the cab and confronted the IRE
man. Frank Coifey. the engineer be
Ing away at the time Az first Coffay
did not notice that they We're armed.
Brakeman John Sovia did, however.
and crawled over the tender evident.
ly TO warn him. Sovia attempted TO
take the revolver from Neidermeier
while the two other bandits pointed
their rey0lyers al Coffey The scuf
te was short and Soyia pitched head.
foremost ont of the cab with bullet
in his brain. dying almost Instantly
With their guns still pointed at COT
tey's head the trio ordered him has
uly To take the train ont of The STA.
ing. and il started on a wild run TO-
iiyerpo
In tbe woods a short distance away
we're a number OF armed farmers, whC
having heard If tine escapade and KS
cape III the outlaws had started "
intercept them The posse eaache
Toliston abou. noon, just as the train
passed. They rushed across The prai
rie to q point where the road curves
ana where there was a locked switch
compelling Fireman Coney to stop
The posse opened fire as the train
topped, and the trio fled to 4 corr
field. exchanging shots as they ran
Charges from the guns Of the farmers
lnder the leadership Of Charles Ham
ton struck Ncidermeier and Val
Dine, but did not seriously wom,
sither The bandits who had nov
made their last stand We're not deter
ID ana arei frequent yoleys az theil
pursuers.
Knowing that they were surrounded
and that further resistance would be
lseless. the criminals, some minute
later decided to surrender Neiier
meier the leader of the gang wht
Marx said would never be taken alive
1aing the first to do SO. A faw min
ltes afterwards Van Dine abandone
the fight
Waila Van Dine ana NeIdermeie
were giving themselves up Roask
le1 TO the woods beyond Liverpool
The posse found him later in a rail
road station at Aetna. waiting for
rain for Chicago He made no re
istance, was dlyarmaj, and Drdugh'
30 the city with the other two ban
lits
Detective Driscoll, who was shot b.
Neidermcier died four days later
While ia Jail Nendermeler smiling
1castod Of having killed twenty threC
men. Marx asserted that he had muI
dered five. Investigation proved tn
statements to be untrue. 1t deyei
loped that these confessions hat
been made to gain notoriety or 70
rs small a consideration as a chew q.
obacco. OF the eight known victim
If the bandits. four are thought to
nave been killed by Neidermeiel
li0ne.
On January the trial Of Neidei
meier Van Dine and Marx who ha
been indicted the day after the CAP
Hre began But little testimony fag
oeablc to them was offered. No dc
tense az all was made for Neider
meier
In the case of Van Dine evidence
was introduced TO show that he has
been since his birth afflicted with
}a1m Of epilepsy which had made him
Ire sponsibIe. The state INTRODUCED
expert testimony 20 the effect that
Van Dine was mentally responsible
wh5, he took part in deliberately
planning crimes.
A plea for elcmency for Marx was
made on tae ground that his comics
sion had ied to the capture Of his
companions.
The case went to the jury March II
and the mex, day Marx. Nei1ermoier
and Van Dine we're found guilty
Hanging vas the puni4hmont fixed by
Ae jury
The aged mothers Of Marx. Van
Dine and Neidcrmeier were in cour,
during the progress OF the trial. as
gore the widows Of some Of the men
uao had been slain. ana there was
a number Of impressive incidents con
neetad with the hearing Of the case.
Nnan of the bandits has yet reached
tho age of twenty-five years
Following are the names Of persons
hey are known 10 have murdered:
Bauder. Otto. in saloon Of Ernest
Spires. July Q. 1903.
In Gross. Benjamin c, in bis sa-
zoos August I.
Johnson. Aaoiph. in saloon of Ben
iamin Ia Crosse, August l.
H0nson. J r.. motorman. in robbery
Of Chicago City Railway car barns
August 10