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Vol. XVII. No. 10.
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Neidermeier Refuses to Have the
Priest Pray for Him He Gives
" His Theories of Life Mur
derer Rose Shot for
Slaying His Wife.
Chicago,-April 22. The "carbarn
bandits, "Peter Neidermeier, Har
vey Van Dine, and Gustav Marx,
whose crimes fill one of the worst
chapters of Chicago's criminal his
tory, were hanged this forenoon.
. , No more dramatic was - the cap
ture iu the sand dunes of Indiana
than the closing scenes today.
. Especially was this true in the
execution of Neidermeier, whose
body writhed and swirled in the
air for six minutes after, the drop
fell, while a surgeon announced a
belief that throughout that time the
dying man was conscious of events.
The boyish desperado, who seem
ed absolutely devoid of pity or of
moral sense, carried his desperately
hardened demeanor to the end, re
fusing not only kindly words, but
spieitual consolation.
The hangings were separate,
Neidermeier answering for his
murders at 10:30 o'clock, Marx at
11:17 o'clock, and Van Dine at 11:
55 o'clock.
Thus in little- more than an
hour's time did the three most -notorious
young criminals of tbe dec
ade coma to retribution.
Peter Neidermeier, this morning
pale and weak from an double at
tempts at suicide, continued stub
bornly refusing to embrace religion
although within a few hours of cer
tain death. He was joking . and
laughing with his guards and smok
ing cigarettes the greater part of
tbe night. Me was completely iso
lated from Gustav Marx and Har
vey Van Dine, his companion in
crime, who themselves were con
verted to the Roman Catholic faith
and spent the night in peaceful
slumber. Such were the incidents
that marked the closing hours of
the "Automatic trio."
None of the bandits showed any
signs of weakening.
While Neidermeier did not go to
sleep until 5 o'clock this morning.
Marx retired at l:dt) and Van Dine
two hours later. . '
Van Dine's last hours were spent
in writing letters to his mother and
relativee. While the two condemn
ed men slept, holy candles burned
by their bedsides. Up to midnight
Marx and Van Dine played "sixty
cix," Van Dine winning the last
game. Ten minutes later they bade
each other farewell to meet again
only oc the scaffold.
Neidermeier slept until 8:20.
"Well," be growled at the jailer,
while tbe man who Stood by his
bedside was preparing to awaken
hull.
"It's nearly 9 o'clock, Pete, how
do you feel?"
reidermeler rose, turned his back
on the jailer without any reply, and
sullenly moved away.
"Anything you want, Pete?"
''Yes, to be let alone," snapped
the bandit.
Neidermeier's breakfast consisted
of berries with cream, and vegeta
bles.
. Mamie Dunn, Van Dine's sweet
heart, arrived early and was admit
ted to the office of the jail. She left
clean linen and a white silk shroud
The garments, were taken to Van
Dine's cell. He donned them, stop
ping in the act to feel the texture
of the silk and poll losoe threads
from it. He then resumed bis seat
on the bed and read a prayer book,
after eating a breakfast of strawber
ries and cream fend boiled eggs.
Two Sisters of Mercy were eagerly
greeted.
Marx, who breakfasted on a sim
ilar bill of fare, waapermittedto en
ter the prison chapel with Van
Dine, and together with the Sisters,
the bandits prayed for an hour.
Before leaving iheir cells the
doomed men gathered together their
effects and sent them to the jail of
fice, and the undertaker was ad
mitted to see them. His visit made
Neidermier more eullen and visibly
affected the others.
Father Cox gave Neidermeier a
book entitled, "Notes on Ingersoli."
The bandit read four pages and
returned the volume with the com
ment: "I get my opinions from
my own thought,, not from Inger
soli or any one else.
"I wish I could believe in your
religion," he continued. "If I could
hypnotize myself into the belief
that I was going somewhere to be
happy forever, don't you think
I'd be glad to die? "The world is
all wrong. There are no attractions
in it for men like me. We grow up
in the slums, half starved and al
ways miserable. . We work day af
ter day like elavee, to die
miserably. Chicago is full of
boys like, me. so is every other city,
growing up without advice or help.
I've been pretty bad, I admit, but
I'm going to pay all the penalty I
shall ever pay this morning. If the
churches did something for the poor
lonesome boys they would do more
good than they can by converting
men about to be hanged.
"But yon do some good," he said,
after a pause. "You've cheered two
men in other cells into the belief
that they are going to heaven; that's
consoling to them. If you hadn't
got Van Dine into that belief it
would have taken a dozen men
to strap him for the noose, because
he ib powerful and can fight."
At 10 o'clock the jailor notified
the men to get ready and announc
ed that the hangings would be separate.
A delay was caused by Neider
meier's refusal to permit the guards
to escort him to the scaffold. He
was carried through the long corri
dor, A thousand prisoners signal
ed the hour of execution by shout
ing "Hats off!" Another shout
warned those in the execution cham
ber of the approach of the condemn
ed. Neidermeier was pale and
trembling as he approached the
scaffold. Even on the scaffold he
kept up his stubborn resistance to
religious counsel.
Jailor Whitman aeked him, as
he was carried to the landing stairs:
JNeidermeier, won't you let me ask
the priest to pray for you?"
"No, there s no use," was the- re-
v-y- :
Weakened by his efforts to com
mit suicide, he could barely, sit a-
lone in tne cnair in wnicn ne was
carried under the dreaded loop. But
at the last moment he held his head
erect to enable the jailor to adjust
the noose, and then it fell limply
forward on his breast.
The doomed man 'was ' quickly
pushed into an upright position to
the drop, Jailor Whitman strapped
his arms and legs, adjust
ed tbe white domino and noose,
stepped back, and the drop fell at
11:36. For fully six minutes the
body writhed and twisted. The
doctors gathered about to feel the
pulse of the dying man.
"The man is conscious," said one.
"He realizes his condition. He
may be too numb to feel physical
pain, but his mind is not too cloud
ed to know the solemn import of the
event that is taking place."
After Neidermeier's body was re
moved tbe jailor closed the fatal
trap, tried the rope for the second
victim and then returned tj tbe
chapel to escort Marx. -
Marx was praying and arose and
tried to speaS. He turned to Van
Dine and, kneeling with him, ex
tended his hand. The men stood
silent for a moment, then embraced.
"Good-bye, Gus,"' exclaimed Van
Dine. "Keep a brave heart, old
man. Remember what the priest
says. We shall be together again
in a few minutes."
Marx whispered in an inaudible
tone aod the journey to the scaffold
was begun, while another shout
came from the many tiers of cells
facing the jail rotunda, as the pris
oners heard the slow tramp. Marx
walked calmly and submitted to be
ing strapped quietly. Two prieBts
uttered prayers and the drop fell at
11:17 o'clock. His convulsions last
ed two minutes, and death came in
six minutes. Marx before stepping
on the scaffold requested none to
speak to him, concentrating his
mind entirely on religion. He was
in the midst of prayer when he
fell. His body was cut down at
11:34, and the yellow grass rope re
moved from his broken neck. A
gain it was tied and tested for the
third vi tim.
Vandine was fonnd in prayer
when the executioners visited the
chapel. Two priests took positions
by his side and, with his eyes bent
on a crucifix which he held in his
hand, the death march began.
Arriving at, the scaffold, Van
Dine, with head erect, permitted
the adjustment of the noose. While
he was muttering a prayer the drop
fell at 11:55 and a half. His neck
was broken,
AFTER THE ROLLER.
CREFFIELD'S HIDING PLACE
STILL UNKNOWN TO THE
OFFICERS.
The Apostle Is Believed to. Be Con
cealed by His Converts in Port
land Jeffries, the Cham
pion Pugilist, Marries.
Portland, April 24. The Orego
nian says: Joshua Creffield, the
Holy Roller prophet has a reward
hanging over his head, and the po
lice are redoubling their efforts to
capture him. The reward is $150
and is offered by the husband of
Donna Starr, one of the women
converted by Creffield to his out
landish and law-breaking creed.
But despite the reward and the
redoubled efforts to effect his cap
ture, Creffield seems to be able to
hold his own in tbe game of fox-
and-hoond. Since the warrant
charging him with immoral conduct
in connection with the women he
converted to his creed was issued, a
month ago, Creffield has managed
to keep altogether out of sight. It
is thought he has not as much as
left the city. The police believe he
is being sheltered by some of his
converts. A report reached the po
lice station Thursday night that he
was at the house of a Carson
Heights resident and a couple of
sleuths went hurriedly to the place,
but did not get their hands on the
"Roller.' The authorities -have
promised to make an example of
him if his capture is effected.
brother knew it was the report of a
weapon, and made an examination,
only to find that a bullet had pene
trated his brother's head. He a
ronsed the family and told them of
what had happened. The elderly
Mrs. Turley was almost distracted
when she entered the room and
found her son lying in his bed, un
conscious, with a bullet in his head.
Dr. Frank Krull was immediate
ly summoned, and made a tempo
rary dressing of the wound. He work
ed oh the patient until he passed
away, several hours after the sad af
fair occurred. The friends and rel
atives of Charles Turley are not in
clined to believe that the young
man committed suicide, but think
the act was performed while he was
asleep.
His relatives say that he was af
flicted with somnambulism, and
that it was not an uncommon thing
for him to get up and prowl around
the house at night while in a sound
slumber. '
Portland, April 25. Portland j
Oregonian: Very few men have
spent a more horrible night than
did John D. McLeod, city bridge
foreman, Friday night. With his
right leg crushed and mangled he
lay from 11 o'clock in the evening
until daylight yesterday morning
in the Northern Pacific terminal
yards, unable to move or to attract
belp. He had been run down by a
freight car while passing through
the yards, and death from loss of
blood and exposure must have fol
lowed had he lain undiscovered
much longer.
When found, the unfortunate man
was very weak, but after being re
moved to Good Samaritan hospital
ne was able to tell how the accident
occurred. He was passing through
the yards on his way home when he
discovered a line of freight cars in
his path. He started through a
space between two cars just as the
engine and one of the cars struck
him, knocking him to the track.
He was able to get his body clear of
the wheel, but his right leg was
caught by one of the wheels and
crushed. --.
Rome, April 23. A curious and
most nausual marriage ceremony
took place in the church of St. An
dre Delle Frate the other day.
Just as the congregation waa leav
iag the church a young couple fol
lowed by four men came rushing
into the church and did not stop
until they reached the altar rail,
behind which the officiating priest
was still standing.
They had no sooner reached the
altar than tha man cried out, point
ing to the young girl at his side:
"This is my wife," and the girl im
mediately answered, "This is my
husband," while ' the foui friends
shouted, "We are witnesses." "We
are now legally married," said the
man, whose name is Jesare Lupo,
to the priest, "and you most now
give us a certificate."
The priest at first refused, but e
ventually admitted that according
to a law of tbe church the marriaga
was perfectly valid.
The couple had gone through the
unusual form of marriage to frus
trate the opposition of the bride's
relatives.
Sacramento, Cal., ""april 23.
Charles W. Turley, a young man
of about 24 years, shot himself
through the head while lying in
bed at his home at an early hour
this morning. He died, never re
gaining consciousness. It is believ
ed that the act was committed by
Turley while he was asleep, and
there seems to be no circumetacces
to point to suicide, and no motive
for such a deed is offered by any of
his relatives or friends.
About 2 o'clock this morning the
household was disturbed by tbe dis
charge of a revolver. The younger
Oakland, Cal., April 23. Uncon
quered man, Champion Jim Jeffries
has fallen a victim to the wiles of
cupid. Giant after giant rose a-"
gainst him and Btrove with all the
Btrength and ekill of man to subdue
him. but it remained for a little wo
man, scarcely over five feet in
height, to bring the proud champi
on to his knees. Miss Frieda May
er of New York is the woman who
will be the mighty Jeffries' life
partner.
At half paEt eight tonight they
were married by police Judge Mor
timer Smith in his office. Billy De
laney, Jeffries' matchmaker; Eu
gene Vaocourt and Mrs. B. Acker
man, wife of a wealthy mining en
gineer, of Cripple Creek, and a
friend of the bride, were the only
ones present at the ceremony.
Though the announcement of
their wedding comes as a surprise,
to the public it is not so to intimate
friends, who have noticed their ac
quaintance and growing love. The
two have been acquainted for four
years, having met in New York on
the occasion of one of the champi
on's visits there.
The acquaintance then formed
has been kept up and has gradually
developed into a love match. Three
weeks ago Miss Mayer came to San
Francisco at her future husbandsinvi
tation and lodged attheAdams hotel.
The champion , tonight took his
friends entirely into his confidence
j and told Van court to arrange the
aetaiis. a license was procured
from Deputy County, Clerk JameB
Glover at 8 o'clock and half an hour
later the happy pair were man and
wife.
The bride is a handsome, petite
brunette, 29 years of age. She is 19
davB younger than her husband.
In staking contrast to her husband
she stands only five feet two inches
in height. She walks easily under
her husband's extended arms. He
weighs 235 pounds, she 130.
, Immediately after the wedding
the party adjourned to the Gas
Kitchen, where a eupper wasserved.
Coika popped and chery speeches
of congratulation were made. Tel
egrams announcing the marriage
were sent to Mrs. Jtffriee, the cham
pions mother, in Los Angelas, and
to Mrs. Bertha Schmidt, the bride's
mother, of 210 East Eleventh street
New York City.
The bride has considerable prop
erty of her own in New York. She
was married but divorced some
years ago eftid permitted to resume
her maiden name.
Mr. end Mrs. Jeffries left tonight
on the 11 o'clock train for San
Francisco. He said:
';We'll be happy, all right. If
we tire not, it won't be our fault.
I've known my wife about four
years. She is going to go every
where with me. Tomorrow morn
ing we start for Harbin Springs,
where I will train for my go with
Monroa."
"Jim and I decided to get mar
ried sometime ago, and as soon as I
could get some business matters
straightened out in New York I
came out to San Francieco to get
married," said Mrs. Jeffries.
. "Wa did not want tbe affair to
be generally known, so we were
married suddenly and quietly. Mr.
Jeffries is retiring by nature and
does not like notoriety in an affair
like this, so we only bad a few
friends present.
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