The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-05-23

months ago, when it was hauling all
that gold to the Northwestern depot.
You got wise to the game and
queered it. Then there was that
train hold-up that we failed in be-
cause one of the guys got cold feet
That was out near Clybourn juno
ton. Then we did that killing and
robbery at the Kichesberger saloon;
we also shot and killed Murray in his
saloon; and that is about all until
l shot Sheehan the other night"
The demeanor of the man told
plainly that he was not telling the
truth when he said that was all.
Horrible as his confession had been,
his every feature bespoke the fact
that there was more to follow. But
Marks vowed that he had told ALL
So Schuettler, not being inclined to
press the point, led him back to his
cell, after thanking him for the
straightforward manner in which he
had confessed as much as he did.
"That man will be back in this
room within an hour" said Schuett-
Ter, as he folded up the confession
he had secured and which Marks had
signed. And sure enough, there was
ing that Marks had more to tell.
This time he told the story of the
shooting of Johnson and Stewart.
Told it in the most dramatic manner,
and for the first time since the terri
bile deed Schuettler and myself were
in full possession of all the facts;
the only two in the city of Chicago
that knew all of the circumstances.
I am not able TO give the confession
from memory. but Will give it in my
own words, showing how the work
was done from start to finish.
Several days before the killing at
the car barns Peter Niedeme:er,
Harvey Van Dine and Gus Marks
recoinnoitered the vicinity of the
barns, taking their bearings and
making up their minds fully as to
the best method of attack. Their
visits developed the fact that after 3
o'clock in the morning there were
only two men in the office, and only
one substitute motorman in the big
waiting room. This made the de-
tenders so few that, being taken by
surprise, they would be entirely in
adequate to put up much of a de-
tense.
On the early morning of the crime
these three men entered the big
barn door. To their right was the
office. A large window opened from
the office into the barn, with a hole
in it, through which packages of
transfers were handed to the con-
ductors.. Niedemeier took up his
stand at that place. Marks and Van
Dine opened the door into the wait
ing room, of which the cashiers Of
flee was originally a part. Marks
took up his position at small open
ing where change was made for con-
ductors Van Dine was to force the
door and get the "swag." All were
crouched and in the early morning
gloom could not be seen.
The desperadoes had planned
among themselves not to shoot unless
there was necessity for it. Then
they were to shoot to kill. But
their plans were upset. Neidemeier,
from his station outside, saw the
cashiers door fall under weight OF
Van Dimes pressure. Almost i'm
mediately Stewart reached for re-
volver, but Neidemeier, from the out
side, seeing the imminent peril OF
Colts automatic gun he carried at
the innocent boy, not yet Fl years OF
age, fired and Stewart fell to the
floor, breathing heavily and dying
Marks, from the conductors window
commenced firing at the same time
wounding Biehle, when he heard the
sound of some one approaching be-
hind him.
Johnson had been asleep on one OF
the benches in the waiting room and
awakened by the noise of the battle
he rushed blindly forward, hall
dazed to lend what assistance he
could. Marks wheeled toward him
and three times bullets from his re-
volver entered the breast of Motor
man Johnson, telling him like an OK
Meanwhile Van Dine had rapidly
scraped together all the loose money
that could be found. being careful tC
avoid the small change, and baggina
particularly the bills of large demon.
nation Then, before an alarm
could possibly have been given, for
the attack had consumed less than
three or five minutes. the boys es-