, 1889-09-01


MARQUETTE, Mich.-Aug. 3l.-Red
mond Holzbay, the Gogebic stage robber,
was captured at Republic, this county.
this morning. The method by which the
capture was effected was as clever and
neat as the bandits own exploits have
been daring and astounding. There is no
doubt whatever that Holzhay is the same
man who startled the entire west about
two months ago by going single handed
through a train on the Milwaukee 4
Northern railroad AZ Els junction, Wis.
and levied tribute on a score or more OF
the passengers; that -four weeks later rode
up to a store in a small country settle
ment and at the muzzle of a revolver com
PEELED the proprietor to contribute the
contents Of his safe, and at Saltwater
held up a tram on the Wisconsin
Central railway. Holzhay was brought
to this city at , p. M. and incarcerated in
the county jail.
To an Associated Presf reporter he said
he had made for the thick woods immcdi
ately after the stage robbery. He pushed
rapidly eastward and struck the Duluth,
South Shore q Atlantic railway. about
fifty miles this side of Nestoria. There
he boarded a train and rode to Champion,
the northern terminus OF the Milwaukee
4 Northern. Republic lies ten miles
south Of Champion and to that point
tlolzhav made his way afoot. lie applied
at the Republic house for lodging and
was assigned to a room. 1t was about 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon when he ar
rived there. He ate upper and an hour
laf.r upng IhnuTn q, htg roam, fIhn l,,I
lord observed a striking resemblance with
a description OF the Gogebic stage robber
and informed the village marshal, who
had also been notified by +. f. Wriserick,
justice of the peace, who had met the
Deputy Sheriff John Glode and together
they went to the hotel.
Finding the landlord already suspicious
their own suspicious were confirmed, but
they decided o to disturb the stranger in
his room. They were certain he was well
armed and would shoot If disturbed. 1t
was therefore, considered best to wait un
til morning, and a plan of capture was
quickly determined upon. Holzhay arose
at 6 o'clock, ate a light breakfast and paid
his bill. He had a checkered quilt rolled
up and bound with a small rope. la this
Impoverished grip ne carried Il cnanpe OF
clothing. Singing the bundle over his
shoulder he started off, intending to
make for the Wisconsin lumber camps.
Officers Glode and Wriserick were await
ing his appearance on the street. They
were dressed in citizens clothes to avoid
arousing suspicion.
As Holzhay approached them they
walked toward him apparently engaged
in earnest conversation and paying no at
tention to the strange at all. When
they CAME neal they parted to all Hol
Ebay to pass between them. No sooner
were they abreast than the officers seized
their man one at each arm and shoulder
and threw him to the pavement. Hol-
Ebay struggled and tried to reach his hip
pocket and nearly succeeded in doing so.
AT that moment Policeman Whalen came
up aud with his stick gave the PROSTATE
man a rap on the head, which quoted
him and he made no further resistance.
Handouts were then applied and the
terror of Northern Wisconsin and Miehi-
gan was secure in the hands Of the law.
A purse found on H~Olzhay's person bore
the name OF Fleishbein in large letters on
the inside cover. FleiShbein was the
man who was killed during the attack
upon the stage.