The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-23

10 take uIiu iutu CUSTODY MARK shot
and killed Quinn and tried to shoot
Blaul aud escape, but was wounded
and captured
Several days later Marx, angered al
the failure Of his companions TO carry
out prearranged plan to dynamite the
police station in which he was confined
and free him, confessed to the murders
at the street railway barn and impli-
Gated Niedermeyer and Van Dine.
Marx told Of other desperate crimes
they had committed and involved
RoeslSi.
Hiding In Indiana.
on Nov. 90, less than week after
the confession Of Marx. word was re-
ceived that three men answering the
description Of the car barn bandits
We're in hiding near Clark, Ind. Seven
policemen were Immediately sent "a
the town. They were met By Henry Il.
Riechers, who had reported the elew,
and who had secretly traced the trio
to dugout in the sand dunes. where
they were living
With Riechers as Il guide. the police.
armed with reyolyers and rifles, start
ed for the snow covered cave near the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks If
Wilson's, a short distance from Clark.
The Police Surrounded the Cave.
Firing began. ana the bandits fired
volley after yolley at their besiegers.
who, concealing themselves behind
trees and bushes as best they could.
steadily returned the fire.
In this way the fight continued for
short time Then two OF the outlaws
jumped from the cave and escaped
across the frozen prairie, keeping up a
fusillade as they ran.
Detective Driscoll advanced to the
dugout and was firing at the fleeing
desperadoes when Niedermeyer emerg-
ed, fatally shot Driseoll in the back
and joined his companions while the
other policemen were still engaging the
outlaws. A moment later Detective
thinner fell, seriously wounded. Some
minutes later the police, being obliged
to care for the two wounded tetec-
tiyes and finding their IRE falling short.
decided to give up the fight temporari-
y and send to Chicago for re-enforce-
ments- The bandits continued their
fight
Fifty Policemen IN Chase.
4 special train with fifty policemen.
armed with rifles, was now rushed 10
the scene, and tile hunt was renewed.
Although escape was impossible. the
fngltiyes showed no signs Of submits
sion. They had not halted since firing
their last volley and had arrived at
Toleston exhausted. but still deter
mined to avoid capture.
On a sidehack at Toleston. where
section men We're working, stood an
engine and a train Of cars. The three
outlaws inmped into tile cab and con
fronted Fireman Frank Coffey. the en-
gineer being away at the time. At
first Coffey ala not notice that they
We're armed. Brakeman John sovia
Gid, however. and crawled over the
tender to warn him.
SoYia attempted to take the revolver
from Niedermeyer, while the other two
bandits pointed their revolvers at COT
fey the scHlile was short. ana sovia
pitched headforcmost out Of the cab
with bullet In his brain. diving nj
most Instantly With their guns stiIt
pointed It Coffey's head. the trio Of
dered him hastily to take the train OUT
Of the siding. and it started on wild
run e Liverpool
ln the woods, a short distance away.
We're a number Of armed farmers who
having heard of the escape Of the out-
laws, had started to intercept them.
The posse reached Toleston about
noon inst as the train passed The
pursuers then rushed across the prairih
to point where the road curves ana
where there is a locked switch. and
there Fireman Goffey WAS compelled to
stop
The posse opened fire as tile train
slowed down, and the trio fled TO
exchanging shots as they
ran. Charges from the guns Of the
farmers struck Niedermeyer ana van
Dine, but did not seriously wound
either Of them.
Knowing That they were surrounded
and that further resistance would IS
useless, the criminals some minutes
later decided to surrender. Nieder-
meyer, the leader Of the gang, who
Marx had said would never be taken |
alive, being the first to do SO. 4 few |
minutes afterward Van Dine abandon |
cd the fight
While Van Dine and Niedermever
were giving themselves up, RoesbI fed
to the woods beyond Liverpool. The
posse found him later in a railroad sta
ton at Etna, waiting for train to
He made no resistance and
was disarmed and brought to the city
with the two other bandits.
Detective Driscoll, who was shot BY
died four days later.
On Jan the trial OF Niedermeyer
Van Dine and Marx, who had been in.
iicted the day after the capture be.
gan But little testimony favorable to
them was offered No defense at all Il
was made for Niedermeyer.
The case went to the jury March III. n
md the next day Marx, Nledermever 1
md Van Dine were found guilty \