The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-19
WOULD CHEAT
THE HANGMAN
Car Barn Bandit Eats Matches
end 0p,GS Artery.
WILL MOUNT SCAFFOLD
NEXT FRIDAY IS PHYSICIANS
HAVE SAVED HIM THAT JUS.
TlCE MAY Sc SATISFIED
III LEFT A LCTTEE.

Special y The nuls,in
Caicago. April 1S-Pafer Noldar
meier one Of the ear ham bandits,
attempted to commit SUICIDE III hi
cell early today am no. anUl ho WIS
unconscious from the effects q lls
Of blood was his condition raue
He was taken at once to the jail
hospital, and ar much ulri az
was revived His condition II ser.ous
but The physicians say bis attempt
ailI not prove fatal
The heads 81 matches wcrc eaten
as one method bv which the ba1t,
attempted to cheat the gallows The
other method avs by opening aa ar
terry IN his left arm. This was donc
BY means of a lead pencil with which
he tore a iaEgo3 wo1nd in his wris-
Guard John Roe1e~. passing Naider-
meters cell saw him huddlel a. biz
cot with a blanket drawn over hi.
head A moan attracted his attention
and when his attempt to arouse him
proved fruitless he summoned Jaier
Whitman and the cell was opened
Neidermoier was unconscious and
his clothing and blanket were found
soaked with blood, which was flowing
from ragged hole in his wrist Other
guards were summoned and be was Ga.
ken to the jail hospital The artery
in his wrist was fastened Then i,
was learned that he attempted %
poison himself In hia cell ,ere found
a quantity of matches from which he
had eaten the heads and jaiier Whit.
man said that most az these proba ~
had been emUgsled TO HIN by o.hcr
prisoners.
After being taken tho hospital,
Neidermeier made O. second attempt
On bis life. He was Icing ap-
parentiy unconscious IN the hospital
under a guards care Ills right arm
and hand were hidlen in the bed
clothing. ANA wi,h q hardly di-cera-
bic motion he slipped The haa1lces
o1 his left arm and with his sharp
finger nails tore away The threats n
he wound AUD inserting his iorciingar
into the ragged hole. he worked again
al tho veins and sought to reach the
artery lie uncousciously uttered a
groan and made conyulsiyc move
mcnt which attracted the attention Of
the physicians nurses and the gda-l
and on throwing back the coyarlils,
the attendants saw with horror that
Neidermeier had reopened the wound.
Neidcrmeier opened his eyes and with
a leering wan smile exclaimed; Let
me die, doc. Go away ana let me
die You were almost Zoo lao the
first time. Now SHY do you try to
save my life?'
A letter written by Ncldermeier
prior TO the attempt at suicide was
found concealed in his cot In his
letter the writer incidentally. O..
uttahtS IGNcNldNtC Oi MS career ana
regrets leaving the few who nave
loved him, bu; chiefly the lester is
"A morbid slorGcation Of the writer's
courage and hii loyalty to bis Kind
I'm contrast with NeidcTmeiers assoc
ciate. Gustav Marx The letter says
There are foar reasons why I
should take my own life, first because
of the public boast hat | cannot COM
mit suicide while / am SO closely
guarded Second that cannot cheat
The caffuld Third. that they canuo
saw they executed mc and mala mc
pay for a crime Fourth 20 have
another mystery Tor the ignorant po-
lee 10 solve"
The letter concludes as follows
1T seems very pleasant to have this
everlasting enjoyment Of rest am
an ATHEIST ana do no. believe in any
religion.
peter NeidcFmeior.'