The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-03
HE WILL MOTH
The BLACK Bart" Of Michigan Saved
From a Just Fate by the
Law.
The HighwaYmar Identified by the
Stage Oriver--He Does Not
Deny His Guilt.
The Story OF His Capture by Country on
eials One of which City onieiaIs
Might be Proud

MARQUETTE, Mich, sept 2-HOlzhay,
the Gogebic stage rOboer, was taken south
by the Goeebic sheriff ON train yesterday.
The prisoner was defiant and his demeanOr
showed him 10 be Tesdy for any desperate
deed. 1t is expected If he is not very close
ly guarded he Will make determined at
tempt to escape. A great crowd cOngre-
gated at the depot TO see the noted bandit
Holzhsy did not relish their scrutiny and
remarked to the officer with him, ''If had
my guns and was free, they wouldn't be 50
anxious to get close to me-" To the Off
GERS who guarded him Saturday night Hol1-
hay admitted that he was
the man who went through the Mil
wsukee n NOthern train near
Ellis Junction last May, and afterwards
held up the passengers on Wisconsin
Central train and robbed several stage
coaches In northern Wisconsin, besides
committing many minor depredatIons.
The driver OF the GOgebIc stage, robbed
last week. was brought here by the sheriff
and immediately Identified HOlZhay as the
man who ''did the job" The only regret
HOlzhay expresses IA connection with al
his criminal career Is that the two officers
at Republic effected his capture so easily.
DE says he was determined not to be taken
alive and had he had the
when they were approaching him he would
have shot both down unhesitatingly. The
proof against the man, without his admis-
sioDs TO the officers, is complete. and unless
he escapes from the officers or succeeds in
suicidlng, he Is booked for a life term In
state prison. Capital punishment was
abolished in Michigan number of years
ago.
porter that Immediately after his attack on
the stage last week, be made for the thick
woods. ii pushed rapidly eastward and
struck the Duluth, South Shore i Allan
tic railway about hfty miles this side OF
rode to Champion, the northern terminus
of the Milwaukee Il Northern.
Republic lies ten miles south
of Champion and to that point
piled at the Republic house for lodging
and was assigned room. 1t was about
O'Clock Friday afternoon when he arrived
there. He ate supper and an hour
lord observed q striking harmony with q
description OF the Gogebic stage Iobber
and informed the village marshal, who |
also had been notified by f. z. Weiser "a
justice of the peace. Weiser had met the
man on the street, and notified Deputy
Sheriff John GlOde, and together they |
went to the hotel 10 find the landlord /
already suspicious and their own /
suspicious were confirmed, but they de /
cided not 20 desturb the stranger ia bis /
armed and would shoot II disturbed. It |
was therefore considered best 70 wait un- /
til morning and plan of capture was
quickly determined upon. Holzhay arose i
st 8 O'Clock, ate a light breakfast aud paid /
his bill. he had 3 check quilt rolled up /
and bound with a small rope. In this Inn /
prOyised grip he carried a change OF cloth \
ing. Slipping the bundle over his should
er be started on, intending 20 make for
Wisconsin lumber camp. Offcers GlOde
and Weiser when awaiting his appearance
on tie 5trUet. They we're dressed ia citi-
zens' clothes to avoid suspicion. As HOlz-
hay approached them they walked toward
him, apparently engaged in earnest eOnveT-
sation, and paying no attention to the
stranger at all. When they came near
they parted to allow HolZhay % pass be-
tween them. No sooner were they abreast
than the officers seized their man. one Al
each arm and shoulder, and threw him TO
the pavement. HolZhay struggled and tried /
10 reach for his hip pocket and
nearly succeeded in doing so. At that
moment Policeman Whalen came up, and
with his stick gave the PROSTATE man q rap
on the head, which quoted him, and he /
made no further resistance. The handouts /
were then applied, and the Terror of
northern Wisconsin and Michigan was
secure in the hands Of the law.