The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-28
THREE BANDITS HUNG.
Neidermcier, Marx and Van Dine,
Notorious Murderers, Launched
into Eternity.

fold. Peter Neidermeier, leader OF the
car barn bandits, was hanged in Jail
at Chicago Friday morning. Weak and
! pale, but with a slight suggestion Of
"a smile, the bandit failed to carry out
his oft-repeated boast that he would
die before reaching the gallows.
The hanging of his associates, Gus
tav Marx and Harvey Van Dine, quick
ly followed.
Although it was expected. at first
| that Neidermeier would be able to
walk to the gallows with but little
or no assistance, it was found at the
last moment that he was. too weak
from loss of blood in his recent at
tempt at suicide by cutting the veins
in his wrist Straps were placed over
his ankles and just above his knees,
after which ne was carried to the scaf'
fold and placed in chair on the
trap.
He was not asked the customary
question if he had any thing to say,
and the rope was quickly placed about
; his neck. He lnstinctively settled his
neck into the moose and the trap was
sprung. The body snot through the
trap and for twenty minutes after 1t
moved convulsively.
Shortly after II o'clock Marx was
led to the scaffold, neatly dressed and
with a white rose as boutonn:ere'
which had been given him by his small
sister the night before. He was PALE
but his courage had never left hlm
while he stood on the scaffold. He
made no statement.
The jailer aGJusted the moose and
sprang the trap at Hi. He was pro-
nounced dead at 11:34, his neck hav-
ing been broken.
Harvey Van Dine was hanged after
q short interval. Incidents in Van
Dimes execution were similar to those
that characterized the execution OF
Marx. Like Marx, he was composed
preceding his execution. Van Dine
made no statement of any kind.
At first it was the intention of Ster-
if Barrett to hang" the trio simulsa-
reously on one scaffold as the anarch'
lists were executed some years ago.
The plan, however, was abandoned
mainly on account Of Neidermeier's At
tempted suicide.
Only a limited number Of witnesses
provided by law were allowed in the
Jail during the execution of the BAN
dts. whose careers-wi;h Emil Roes'
XII, imprisoned for life, but few days
before-were closed at practically the
same time.
The hanging of the youthful car
barn bandits followed closely period
Of crime of less than six. months. In
that time eight murders were commit
ted, all attendant upon robberies or
efforts to escape arrest.
It was during an attempt to escape
on a stolen train after an extraordl'
nary battle in the swamps OF north
ern. Indiana, just east OF Chicago, that
on November 27, of last year, the cap
ture Of the gang was completed by
the arrest Of Neidermeier, Van Dine
and Emil Roeski, their associate,
Marx, having already been placed be-
hind the bars to await trial. ~ -.
The specific offense for which Van
Dine, Neidermeier and Marx were tried
and sentenced was the murder OF
Frank Stewart, clerk in the Chicago
City railway car barns, during rob-
berry there on the morning Of August
30. 1903. James B. Johnson, motor
man, was also killed, and two persons
were wounded. The bandits escaped az
ter secured s2,240.
None of the bandits had yet reach
ed the age of 25 years. Following are
the names of persons they were known
to have. murdered:
Otto Bauder, July 9, 1908.
Benjamin, G. LaGross, August 1.
Adolph Johnson, August 1.
J. B. Johnson, motorman, in rob
berry of Chicago city railway car barns,
August 80.
Frank Stewart, clerk, in robbery Of
Chicago city railway car barns, Au-
gust 80.
John Quinn, detective, while trying
to arrest Marx, November 21.
J. D. Driscoll, detective, wounded
by Neidermeier in fight at "dugout," "
November 27, died December 1.
John Soyia, brakeman, when ban
dts stole train in Indiana,