The evening world., 1905-07-08
NEIDINCER THE
MOST VICIOUS
OF CRIMINALS
Dastardly Career Of Degen-
crate Accused by Hun
dreds Of Girls.
ONCE NEARLY LYNCHED.
Faced Murder Charge When His
Baby Was Found StrangIed
W Appeals to Police.
ONCE NEARLY LYNCHED.

After q career planned across the low
est strata Of cr1minoioky. Edward II,
Neldinser, accuscd OF being the most
vicious enemy to society. Is to be tried
on charges the penalty Of which will
net him In the mtnimum OF al leas.
forty years. The accusers of this worst
criminal Of modern times arc little chill
dren ranging in years from nine to
fourteen. and they number in the hum
drods- Only yesterday there were FORTY
ready to testify against him. and ac-
cording to the data obtained by agents
Tor the chGdren's Society he has fol-
lowed the same life of immortality since
he was twelve years old. He is now a
little more than thirty.
A study Of Neid.nger as tho worst Of
all criminals IS not interesting to those
who delve into the mysteries OF aura
action on the brain, psychic phenomena,
sub-consciousness or dual personality.
His is not a d~iseasc. according to the
best authorities consulted by the objects
of the childrea's Society.
Parents Were Drunkards,
Men learned In diseases OF the brain
agree that the symptoms point to alb
solute v~iciousness developed under the
guise OF religion. although admittedly
growing from a germ Of inheritance.
This Is the history OF Neidiuger:
His father and mother were drunk
ards. his mother died In the alcoholic
ward In Bellevue Hospital. At that time
there were three children. two girls and
the boy Edward, then twelve years Of
age.
With the desth OF the mother the
father disappeared. The children were
turned over to the Children's Society.
What became OF the girls Is Of little
matter. but the records show that Neid-
niger was sent to the New York Juvenile
Asylumd and from there to q farm N
the West.
From that time mil 1900 there is NO
race OF him. but in that year he turned
board with his present mother-in-law,
Mis-. Crosby, then u widow with q
daughter. Bella, thirteen years OF age.
While in the Crosby home Neidinger
in jail was forced to marry the child,
live " with ! D.
Baby Died Of stransuIatIon.
Afterward the trio, husband. wife and
mother-in-law, went to Warren. Pa,
where q baby was born. There Nei-
dinger almos, put his head In the hang
mans moose. HIS case puzzled the
tire community of Warren, N u his
history had been known then II Is likely
that he would have long ago been
among. the vast inhabitants in the world
While in Warren the baby of his
child-wife died Of stranEula.lon under
such peculiar circumstances that the
father was arrested, and after four
was Acquitted for lack Of svidsnce.
Upon his release Neidinger organized
a children's flower club for little igris.
oeffring US an inducement walks n q
graft Of. 10 cents a month from each
little girl.
50 many complaints came to the police
about the botany J parents Of
forced Neidlnger to disband the put
For a time he kept under cover and
work. All the while the brain OF the
criminal was at work planning and
echeming snares for ~innocent children:
The wicked and vicious mind worked
into the old ambition I'M soon the police
We're again on his trail.
just Escapes L~ynohIng.
From Warren me, with his wife and
the police. Tasre they lived at Seventh
avenue, nea the Terrace.
Again he organized children into al
botany class and again mothers were
the morals Of their children.
Nedinger was pretending then to be 81
Sundny-School superintendent. He pro-
his sponsor and the police let up on him
disbanded. His conversion was OF short
Soon he invaded the homes IN
seen for p q e%on 81 s1MR; a siem aaa i i n fSe
neighborhood whero most Of tho
pupils" OF the botany class resided
there would have been another lynch
Ing TO record above the Mason and
In fact. the police of Buffalo saved
the criminals life by secretly getting
him out of town and out Of the clutches
Of cnsry parents ana brothers OF little
From Bunfa,o Netdinrer drttted into
n y. Farnham,s chief claim
e ~ existence sn% nt e a a, canning INDUSTRY try
nj the factories. The record hoes not
show IN criminal intent OF the accused
while in Farnham.. Officers Of the Chill
Of a lynchinr by whitecnps IN Burais
Neidaneer IN a tangent OF decency
while IN Ferrbam.
wife Appeals TO Police.
On MAY n. last year, the family osn,o
10 New York. Immediately NeidinRer
began to spread his criminal energies
on q larger scale. The trio went to
i've In Thirty-second street. near second
II was then that the child wife. nov
more than sixteen years old. |
reyoited at her husbands ac6ons. lii
were such that Tho wife was
forced to nppeai 70 the police or the
East T~hirty-ifth street station. Neldin-
was arrested on q charge made by
his wife. MpEistrate Crane let him 70
q reprimApd. but. = month later
when. bis wife again n him ARRESTED
fcs. the same ofEenfes Magistrate Cor
nell sent him away for q month. Then
llc wife left him and since then has
refvsed 70 I've with him. @
"His 'Uhole career" said fhe superin-
OF the Childrcn's SocIe.y. "has
been ona Of deceit. He has made Z liv-
ing. pretending ~ be religious. while in
realltyN he Is the worst OF all cS1minais."
when hts wife lei. iim N~eicsinger Or.
ne Harlem botany club o. little
Girls. Z Ms fayQrite In the class ana NOW
ofthe principal wItnessss against |
him iexennfa Rich, a pretty little girl 4
" nine Years, who lives AT No. III East
One Hundred and Fourth street. Jennie
WAN made vice -president OF the club.
At NeidhpGey'S trial there will be reve-
BROUGHT ont by the child Wit
nes2ss that Will DO alm,st unbelievable. |
Tho mans depra WHY, according 10 the
~. b: iEnr1s w ispsy cose IA sns