Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-26
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4N1SoSA0SASA was uduSeu dC III. 90
o'clock He died from strangulation, al
though there was slight fracture of the
neck. Marx and Van Dine died almost
painless deaths after the first instant of
shock. Their neclss were broken.
The last execution was over before
the noon hour, and Friday afternoon the
sodies lay in an undertaker's establish
ment at 141 Chicago avenue. The orig
inal intention was to hang Peter Nieder-
meier first, and then execute Van Dine
and Marx together, but at the last hour
the sheriff changed his plan, fearing that
double execution might be attended
with some untoward circumstances.
Niedermeier Tries to Walk.
Niedermeier could have walked to the
scaffold. At least, he believed he could,
and he almost fought with his guards
against being carried. He cursed Deputy
Sheriff Peters just before the march to
the gallows began, and insisted on walk
ing. He said he did not fear to die, and
that the only thing about his approach
ing death was that it was to occur on the
scaffold.
During the trip from the Jail hospital
to the scene of execution Niedermeier
tried three times to lift his head and
knock it against the iron sides of the
corridor.
Deputy Peters said after the execu-
lions that the weakest of the three
bandits as far as courage was concerned
Seeempd to he Njederme;er
List of Their Crimes.
Following is the list of the principal
crimes committed by the gang. In some
of the robberies Roeski was present, and
in others only two of the band particle
pated:
All the crimes we're committed dur
ing the year 1903:
July 3-Clybourn Junction station,
North Ashland avenue and Clybourn
place; T. w. Lathrop, agent, held up
and severely wounded.
July 9-Ernest Steir's saloon, 1920
North Ashland avenue, held up and
Otto Bauder killed; Marx, Van Dine and
Roeski implicated
July 10-Greenberg's saloon, 4O1 Ad-
Olson street, held up; Louis Cohen, bar
tender, put in icebox.
July 12-Saloon Of Charles Alvin, Ros-
coe street and Sheffield avenue, held up
by Van Dine and Roesl.i.
July 20-Ssloon OF Peter Gorski. 2611
Milwaukee aserue helo up; Van Dine
shot and wounded G1rsli.
August 2-Saloon of Benjamin C. La
Gross, 2120 West North avenue, held up:
LaGro S and Adolph Johnson, a patron.
killed.
August 30-Chicago City railway car
barn, Sixty-first and State streets, held
up at three o'clock in the morning by
Van Dire and Marx;
Franz w. Stewart, clerk, and James B.
Johnson. motorman, killed; robbers Sc
cured s2,250.
November 20-Policeman John Quinn
shot and illed by Gustave Marx in
Freenberg's saloon on Addison street,
While trying to arrest Marx.
November 27-Battle at Indiana dug
out; Policeman Joseph Drlscoll killed
and Policeman Matthew thinner
founded. Brakeman L. j. Soyea killed
ut Tolleston by NieGermeier while the
four bandits were capturing Pennsyl-
vania railway locomotive on which to
escape.
In addition to these crimes, several
others committed by members of the
same gang have come to light. Among
them were a number of street holdups,
and the robbery of Frank Pittman. tele-
graph operator at Franklin Park, while
1t his work. Plans were laid to rob
passenger train at Jeffer-
'on Park, but the train failed to stop as
expected. The fireman. Emil Ernest,
was fred upon as the train sped by, and
ne bullet struck his watch. Rosslki AIRED
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