River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-05
+" BLACK BART" CAPTURED.

DIASN 5AH y" CAPTURED.
Raimund Kolzhay, Wiseonsin's Daring
Highwayman, Arrested at Republic.
Michele Acknowledges Himself Guilty
OF the Recent Robbery of the Gorebie
stage aud the Murder of One of It, DC
onPants-Lodged in Jail at Bessemer-
Some Of His Exploits.
MILWAUKEE. Sent "A special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Republic Mich
SAYS; Reimund Holiday, alias BLACK
Bart the lone highwayman who
for i've months past las been rob
oing trains. wayiaying stage coaches
and holding up pedestrians is
in custody. He was captured here by
City Marshal Glode and Justice OF the Peace
l. Weiser, and was taken TO Bsssemer
to answer for the killing Of A. Fleischbein
OF Be!icvile, III. az Gogelic, on Monday Of
last week. ll0lzhay confesses to all the
stage and train robberieS
At o'c ock Saturday morning
Marshal Code and Justice Weiser
We're walking down the street from
their homes When near the rail-
road depot they met man dressed
roughly and apparently anxious 10
escape attention The marshal was
struck 10y his close likeness to the descrip-
ton Ct the Gorebic stage robber.
and Immediately stepped in front OF the
man, saying. Il want You The stranger
whipped his hand 70 lis hip pocket. but
before he could draw pistol was felIed
by Marshal Glodes billy, which stunned
him he was taken To the village
jaii, recovering consci business on the
way. At the jail he was searched
and three revolyers, three gold
watches four p0cket-books and other ar
tcles We're found on his person One pock-
ell COX bore the name Of Reimund Holz-
hay tie robber name. he broke down
under examination and Acknowledged COM
uniting the robbery OF the Milwaukee 4
Northern train ut Ellis Junction last Nav.
and the robbery at Lake Gogsbic on Mon
day last
Holzhey came here Friday evening and
put up az the Republic House. The police
officers in all towns up here had been
furnished with a description Of the robber
and when he entered the Republic he was
at once placed under surveillance on
the suspicion that he was the man
wanted Tor the murder and robbery. The
Bessem authorities were teIegraphed to
for further information. but up to an early
hour no response was received from them.
Marshal Glode resolved not to wait word
from them, ana to make the arrest. being
fearful thatif he delayed longer the man
might escape
Among the pocket-boolls found on Holz-
hay was the one that be took from Fleisch-
be n, the man whom lie killed and robbed
when he held up the stage at Gogebic and
which contained letters ard papers
bearing File schbeiu's name Anoth-
er pocket-book, evidently belonging
to W. G. Decele, AVS Sibley street
st Paul, was recovered. There was also a
fourteen-karat hunting case, stem
winding gold watch, which the man admits
he took from Fleisch6eln.
1t was some time before Hozhay would
admit his identity. bat finally, when con-
fronted by the evidence of his own pocket
book, Acknowledged his identity. lie
stubboruly re used TO say that he had
committed other robberies than those at
Eiiis Junction and GOgebc, but after much
crOss-eXamiGaC0u said: 1T is generally
supposed that one man has done them all
and / think that is So" He then entered
into a detail ed statement of his various
crimes His story was an interesting one
MARQUEE Re, Mich Sept 2-Holzhay, the
Cog bic stage rObber who was captured
Saturday by Marshal Glode at Republic
was on sunday turned over to Sheriff Foley.
of Gogebic County The sheriff left for
Bassemer with his prisoner at $50 in the
evening. The prisoner was sulien and de-
haut, his demeanor showing mm to
be ready for any desperate deed
that would give aim death or
liberty. and if not securely Kept there was
danger that he would yet effect his escape
He refused to talk concerning his ex-
plot to any but Officers Glode and Neisel
who captured him, but to them he made a
l.
the Jail in which be admitted that he is the
man who went through the Milwaukee
a Northern train between Maple Valley and
Ellis Junction last MAY a Wisconsin Central
train in August besides having held up
several STAGE coaches in Northern Wiscon-
s'n during the last six months and com
mitted numerous other small robberies.
MARQUETTE Mich, Sept 2-Beports
from Bessemer say that Holzhay, under the
escort of Sheriff Foley, reached North
Bessemer st l..55 a m They ,Ook the
stage there. and. proceeding to Bessemer,
arrived at that place at 80 a. ~ Very
little excitement was manifested
Popular feeling has run very high in Co
gebic County and as the miners and work
men are idle and drinking heavily il would
be very easy FOR one determined man to or
game a lynching party Sheriff Foley is a
very res0lte officer and is accompanied by
two efficient deputies but it is doubtful If
they would resort to shooting at an attack
ing mob To save the life OF the miscrea1t
who cOolly admits that he robbed and mur-
cred a man in the county less than week
ago.
lHo'zhay Is q g 7rman OF - years OF age. de
is q resident az ShawaHo County. W g. ana
one OF the very clcvCrest wootsmeu Of the
Northwest HIS first attempt al stage rob
bing was in last April, when he held MP The
stage goirg from Pulsfer 10 SlnouG. He
wore red handkerchief over his face car
ried a " uchestcr, and when bis command to
halt WIS not promptly ooeyed he shot a horse
and licking another cartridge in his gun,
drew down on The passengers ana demanded
the money. But there was no cash in the
crowd, and he really took those des-
perate chances for less than dollar
all told. In his second attempt he
got mil pouch which yielded
b M 500 Besides go thar he took from pas
senger = Ia his thirj attempt he secured a
much Lighter mail pouch ana a smaller private
purse. fousta stage robbery was fol-
lowed within an hour by train rob-
berry. in VII oh he accomplished the
unparalleled feat OF stopping train and 60
ing through The cars, e~yng tribute
out a confederate or struggle Directly
after the train robbery lie went INTO
Bendeu and held UP Phi Cam for $50, watch
ana chain. This time he was unmasEed by
Cam. who knew HIM Wen Hs next attempt
was on the Wisconsin Central sleeping car,
when he took q score OF wallets and again es-
capped, ana h last is the recent attack on the
Gogebic coach, when be added murder 10 his
devil Sd reUord.l