Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-30
Hidden in the Wilds.
Wisconsin's Robber Refuged in
the Painless Woods.
SHERIFF FOLEY NOT HEARD FROM.

Bloodhounds on the Trail of the Highway
man and Scores of Men with Winchesters
Watching for Him-His Identity Pro-
badly Established, but HIS Whereabouts
Unknown-The Chances for His Capture
Mighty slim-A Possible Fate.
BEssEMER Mich, Aug. 20-The great
man hunt for Wisconsin's famous lone high
wayman is in full cry in Gogebic county, the
scene of BLACK Bartsn latest and most vii
famous outrage, but the hunt seems hopeless.
The desperate has by far the better of the
outlook and the choice OF thousands of i'm
penetrable hiding places in an area of over
], 900 square miles of the widest forest coun-
try on the earth. All is excitement along
the great iron range, and while all sorts of
rumors are afioat it is safe to say that not
single clue TO the location of the robber and
murderer has been found by the small army
| of men who are securing the great wild for
| est with Winchester rifles, shot-guns and
six-shooters. 1t is reasonable to suppose
that the hunted man is yet within radius
of fifty miles of Lake Gogebic, the scene of
| his crime, but he is well provisioned, is a
| thorough woodspan, is supplied with hunt
| ing and fishing tackle, and might remain
uncaptured till the end of time in that small
territory though thousand men pursued
HIM
sheriff Foley and His Bloodhounds
Nothing has been heard from Sheriff Da-
| vid Foley since he started the Indian blood
hounds on the trail, after BLACK Bart had
| secured a start of at least thirty-six hours
| His footprints were followed for five miles
| through the dense pines, through balsam
brush, and through cedar swamps to an old
| exploring camp, where the search had to be
| discontinued. Sheriff Foley hurried away
to the Bad River Indian reservation, where
he engaged "A Chippewa buck, known as Hon
| est John, to go on the trail with two famous
| half wolf half bloodhound dogs The sheriff
| with old woodsmen, the Indian, and several
| deputies again took up the old northeas terly
trail, and are now buried deep in the dam
gerous woods between Lake Gogebic and
| Lake Superior.
| Identity of the Robber
That the man who held up the stage last
| Monday is the same individual who single
handed, robbed the Milwaukee Northern and
| Wisconsin Central trains at Ellis junction
| and Cadott, there now remains little doubt
| He is German, and there seems to be little
| question but that he is Reimund Holzhey A
detective named Thurston, from Wausau,
| Wis, arrived here last evening, and says he
has been DIGGING the highwayman ever
since the Cadott robbery, and that the fell
| low came to Gogebic from Cadott through a
forest, a distance of nearly 200 miles
Places Where He Stopped.
He was at the hotel at Lake Gogebic and at
| Gogebic station, five miles distant, many
times during the few days preceding the rob-
berry and murder. He visited the store of L.
| p. Burquin at the station several times and
| invested in fishing tackle aud provisions. At
times he appeared tramp at others he
was well dressed, but he never was short of
| funds The detectives have found the spot
| where the robber cooked his provisions, all
Of which he prepared in readiness for the
long siege be knew he must undergo. After
| the crime he took fight with a grain sack
| full of food While dealing with Burauin
the highwayman openly declared be was not
| looking for work and he could make money
easier than by toll
| All Depends Upon Foley.
Night and day men are resting on their
arms on every road and trail for miles in ev-
cry direction. They are all anxiety for news
from Sheriff Foley. His long absence leads
to the hope that Honest Johns hounds have
| lowing them with certain show of success.
| Yet no one knows where Foley is He is a
| determined, cool, and courageous officer, and
| has the full confidence of all the people on
the range. The reward of Sl,0CJ is the only
| one yet offered, but there was a large meet
| ing of citizens Wednesday night, at which il
| was decided to petition the governor to offer
a reward of 81 900. All hopes are conferred
| on Sheriff Foley's chase with the Indian
| bloodhounds, but even those are meager and
unless that officer is heard from to-day there
will be feeling of anxiety for him and his
party.
Fatal Place to Hide.
There is no record of the capture of any
| criminal who ever sought refuge in the pin
| cries of this section. A skeleton has occa-
sionally been found to tell of Judgment ever
| lasting. Such case is reported from Gid.
| den, Wis. Six weeks ago a German named
Fuchs, fugitive from justice, murdered q
| young woman who had accompanied him tc
America, and he took to the woods The
story came from Glidden yesterday that hi:
| body was found in the swamp He lost hi.
way and starved The most experienced
| cruiser only will venture into these woods
with compass and a weeks supply of food.
| Four years ago two desperadoes locked
| Banker Wilmarth, of Ashland, Wis, In hi:
| vault and stole several thousand dollars
| They took to the woods and have never beer
| heard OF since