The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-22
(By Associated Press.)

Cn1cagO, April Ill., Inc car DaIll
bandits passed a sleepless night. Ow-
ing to Neidermeier' weakness it is
deemed advisable to have his execu-
tion separte. He continued to refuse
all spiritual advice. Marx and Van
Dine spent their last hours in read
ing, writing and praying. Several
priests are with them. 1t was an
nounced that Neidermeier would be
hanged first; then Marx and Van
Dine last.
The death warrant was read to Mel
dermeier and the march to the scaff-
old began shortly after ten. Neider-
meier was hanged at 1895. He was
carried to the gallows and placed in
the chair. He was handcuffed and his
legs strapped. The chair fell with a
drop. In twenty minutes his body
was taken down.
Marx was hanged at lily. He
made no statement. He met death
bravely and defiantly. Van Dine was
hanged at II :55 without any particu-
lar incident. Both were repeating
prayers with the priests.
History of the Crime.
Hanging Of the youthful car band
its followed closely period of crime
of less than six months. In that time
eight murders were committed, all at
| tendant upon robberies or efforts to
escape arrest.
1t was during an attempt to escape
on a stolen train after an eXtraOrdi-
nary battle in the swamps of northern
Indiana, just east of Chicago, that on
November p, 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 Chi
cago City Railway barns, during a
robbery there on the morning Of Au-
gust 80, 1908. James B. Johnson, a
motorman, was also killed, and two
persons were wounded. The bandits
escaped after having secured $2,24O.
Roeski was not concerned in this
crime, but. after the conviction of his
companions, was tried separately for
one Of the murders in which he was
accused the principal.
Apprehension Of the trio in Indiana
was brought about through the boast
fulness Of Marx, which also caused
his own undoing. While under the
influence Of liquor he displayed a
magazine revolver Of the kind known
to have been used by the car barn
murderers He asserted that the po-
lice would never take him alive.
This came to the notice of Captain
Schuettler. Detectives Quinn and
Blaul were detailed to arrest Marx
They found him November 20 in a sa
loon. When about to take him into
custody Marx shot and killed Quinn
and tried to shoot Blaul and escape
but was wounded and captured.
Several days later Marx, angeret
at the failure Of his companions t.
carry out a prearranged plan to dy
Mantle the police station in which 1t
was confined and secure his release
confessed to the murders at the stree
railway barn and implicated Neider
meier and Van Dine Marx told O
other desperate crimes they had com
) mitted. and involved Roeski. Unit
this admission, identity of the per
petrators had remained mystery.
On Thursday evening, November 2
less than week after the confession
of Marx, word was received tha
three men, answering the descrip
tions of the car barn bandits wer
: in hiding near Clark, Indiana. Seve
policemen were Immediately sent t
the town, arriving there Frida
morning. They were met by Henr
F. Richards, who had reported tn
: clew, and who had secretly trace
the trio to "Dugout" in the san
: dunes where they were living. /
With Riechers as q guide the DC
lice. armed with rifles and rovoIv.r,