The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-18
TELL MORE ABOUT
THEIR MANY CRIMES
Chicago Bandits Give More ana
More Details OF Their
Careers.
BEATS THE AWE soYs
Neiderme;er Declares Ills Has Killed
Twenty-Five Men and Could Never
Have Been Caught Except for
Betrayal by Confederate.

Chicago, March 16.-In the shadow of
the gallows, the "automatic trio9 boast
they intend to march With firm step to-
the death trap with the bravado of dime
novel heroes. Harvey Van Dine alone be-
trays the seriousness that becomes Il man
condemned TO death.
II believe in God, in Christ and III
eternity" he said. Il am thankful that
there is time left In which 10 repent in
some measure for my sins"
The cunning and boastfuiness that has
characterized Peter N~eidermeier from the
beginning is with him yet.
IF i should write the story OF my
life" he exclaimed enthusiastically, lit
would be the most remarkable story of
q young mans life ever written. The cX-
ploits of Jesse James would no longer
Seem as remarkable as they have My
story would surpass them. | awe killed
twenty-three men and wounded seven-
teen.
II would never have given up AT the
dugout if | could shoot. l would have
committed suicide first. If i should tell
the names of the victims l have killed
the police would recognize the cases In AN
instant. The rewards outstanding for
those murders aggregate $1,000. l Will
not give the names of the victims unless
l get the money. / want it for my folks.
II Will furnish material for the writing
of my life for S20.0oo. 1t Will be the most
remarkable book of a young mau's life
ever written. The facts that l can fur
nish would be astonishing"
Talks for Dinner.
While the condemned bandit talks tn.
smile and the cynical leer that has dis
tinguished him among his fellows never
leaves his face. When first asked by the
guard to receive visitors, Neidermeior de-
clined to do so. He said he was sick.
Later he expressed willingness TO como
out if a dinner from outside was provided
for him.
"How long did you think you could
keep up your life of crime without de-
toction?" was the question asked OF the
bandit.
Forever was the prompt answer, If
ii hadn't been for Marx"
Little difference III the habits oil the
prisoners was noticed in the jail ON the
night after the verdict was announced.
The prisoners slept we'll and ate as usual.
The impression given by the boys WAS
that they expected the death penalty and
We're not surprised by it.
Van Dine attended services in the chapel
Sunday. The sermon was by Father
Thomas Cox and was based on the sermon
on the mount. 1t was Il good sermon
said Van Dine TO Tailor Whitman. ] On
joycd it. 1t did me good and l am glad
/ went
Marx said that he did not wish to go to
I1liSlOuS tSSTN4StS. IN tile AFTERNOON No
declared that he was the author OF the
holdup at Tower wv on the Northwest
ern road some years ago. He said:
Marx Killed Five Men.
ut was my first whack at dynamlt,ng.
ana ! did Il bum job. | had three fellows
with.,rne. Both are dead now. We only
got about SS,000. Then we had a good time
for awhile, but l won't tell all We @ia.
II nave killed five mel and wounded
over a dozen. l am no coward. l took a
pal Of mine out of Jail in Nevada once. 1
killed a track walker on the Northwestern
road, near GAINESVILLE, Wis. because he
might have proved troublesome after Sec
ing us.
another man / killed was at a mining
town in the west, called Goldileld camp. L
was acquainted with the man, aud he
knew too much about me.
II can take my dose just the same as
anybody else who gets it. l am not wor-
rying about it any more than ANYTHING
else. / haven't got religion yet. L don't
know whether L will get it or not. Lots
OF preachers have been after me-"
Roeski was not greatly concerned over
the tate of his fellows. He said that he
expected nothing more than a prison som
tence fos himself. lie was all grins as he
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