Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-09-05
AT THE END OF HIS ROPE
The Black Bart Of Wisconsin is Jailed
in Michigan.
Property of the Murdered Banker
Found in His Possession.
He Breaks Down and COnfesSes to His
Numerous Grimes.

| Evening Wisconsin from Republic, Mich.
says: Relmund Holiday, the lone high
wayman who has terrorized Northern
| Wisconsin for five months past, robbing
trains, wsylaying stage coaches, and
| holding up pedestrians, is in custody.
| He was captured here this morning by
City Marshal Glade and Justice of the
Peace E. E. Weiser, and will be taken to
Bessemer TO answer for the killing of
| Fleischbein at Gogebic, on Monday of
this week. Holzhay c0nfesses to all the
stage and tram robberies.
At O'Clock this morning Marshal
Glade and Justice Weiser were walking
down street from their homes. When
near the railroad depot they met man
| dressed roughly and apparently anxious
TO escape attention. The marshal was
struck By his close likeness TO the
description of the Gogebic stage robber,
and Immediately stepped in from of the
n Ell, saying, 81 want YOU" The stranger
| whipped his hand to his hip pocket, but
| before he could draw pistol was felled
| by Marshal Glade's billy" which
stunned him. He was taken to the
village Jail, recovering consciousness on
the way. At the jail he was searched,
and three revolyers, three gold watches,
four pocket books and other articles
were found On his person One pocket
book bore the name of Reimuud Holzhay
the robbers name. He broke down
under examination and acknowledged
committing the robbery of the Milwsu-
kee d Northern train at Ellis Junction,
last May, and the robbery at Lake Go
gebic on Monday last
Holzhay came here last evening" and
put up at the Republic House. The po-
lice officers in oil the towns up here had
been furnished with a description of the
robber, and when he entered the Republi,
ne was at once placed under surveillance
on the suspicion that he was the mau
wanted for the murder and robbery. The
| Bessemer authorities were telegraphed to
for further iufor nation, but up to an
early hour this morning no response was
| received from them. Marshal Glade re
solved not to await word from them, and
to make the arrest, being fearful that if
he delayed any longer the men might es-
cape.
| Among the pock etbooks found on Holz-
hay was the one that he took from Fleisch-
bein, the man whom he killed and robbed
when he held up the stage at Gogebic,
and which contained letters and papers
In EleIschbe1n'S name.
Another pocketbook evidently belong
ing to W. G.. DecelIe, 408, Sibley street,
st. Paul, was recovered. There was also
| a 14-karat hunting case, stem-winding
| gold watch, the case of which was made
| by the American Watch Company, the
| movement being Wheeler, and numbered
| 99I934 The chain is a small curb with
out bar. The man admits that he
| took the watcn from Fleischbein. An
other of the watches is a low karat gold
watch, hunting case and stem Winder,
case No. 1898 and Raymond movement
| No. 282661, made by the Illinois Haton
company. The other watch is an Is
karat gold one, hunting case and stem
winter, nickel movement, made by Robert
Monnot, Loche, evidently Swiss article.
The chain is a double cable link, with
| small cube charm.
It was some time before Hozhay
would admit bis name, but finally, when
| confronted by the evidence of his own
| pocket book, acknowledged his identity.
BE stubbornly refused to say that he had
committed other robberies than those of
Ellis Junction and at Gogebio, but after
much Cross examination said: cit is
generally supposed that one man has
done them all, and I think that is So"
He then entered into detailed state
ment of his various crimes. His story
was an interesting one.
Hoizhay is undoubtedly the most des-
perate criminal that has made the woods
of Wisconsin and Michigan his home
since the days of the notorious Maxwell
or Williams brothers. The last named
were exp srienoed woodsmen as is Holz
hn- I'D
crack shots and of murderOus DISPOSE
ton, as was shown by the killing of the
Coleman brothers, deputy sheriffs of st.
Uroix county, Wis, near Durand. One of
the Maxwells was captured in Nebraska,
and was lynohed at Durand during his
trial for the Coleman murder, being
taken from the court room by the spec
tators, dragged several rods to a tree and
hanged. A coroner's jury considered
that the hanging was justiiable, declar-
ing that his "neck was broken by slip
ping on the court house steps," The
other brother was never heard of since
his escape from the officers in Nebraska.
aolshay is less notorious criminal
than the Maxwell boys, and his career as a
desperate only dates from April last,
while the Maxwells were known for years
to tbs authorities of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa and Wisconsin, as horse thieves and
murderers. Holiday ia German, and
for loLg time lived in Shawano county.
He is about "a years old, his youth and
early manhood having been spent in the
lumber regions of WiscoD sin where he &C
quired his remarkable knowledge of
woodcraft. About four years ago he went
west, locating in Montana and becc ming
a cowboy. There be learned to ride g
broncho and acquired his skill in hand
ling the revolver, of which he carried two
on his person at all times. After three
years spent with the toughest classes in
the far west he returned TO his home in
the town of Howe, Shawano county. He
declined employment, saying he could
live without work. His scheme for &C
curing a livelihood without labor became
evident later.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31--Telegrams an
nouncing the capture of the rcbber were
received at the Milwaukee d Northern and
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western
roads. Soon after the arrest was made
the following telegram was received at
the office of the general manager of the
Milwaukee d Northern railway from the
agent of the company at Republic:
"The Hurley stage rObber was captured
here this morning and Is now IN the Gus
tody of the deputy sheriff. Three re-
volvers, knife and three gold watches
were found on his person and 1t is said he
admits that he is the man. He will be
taken to Marquette this noon."
Later telegram was received at the
Milwaukee d Northern Offices stating that
the arrested man will not give any name,
but registered at the hotel as Henry
Prent. The dispatch states tina. he is
ahout 25 wears old, small but muscular.