St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-17

occasionally "holding up'' a stranger
ami reliev II him of his cash. Late in
July his waning funds caused him to
plan another robbery, even bOlder than
the one in May. On the 18th of August
Holzhay boarded fast train of the Wis
cunsin Central at CadOtt. Il Q station
first south of Chippewa Falls, about 10
o'clock in the evening. he went at
once to the Pullman sleeper at the rear
of the train. and, showing his revolver
under the nose of the porter, COM
manded him to keep quiet. As the rob
Der turned away the porter yelled TO
the passengers to
LOOK OUT FOR ROBBERS
His warning came near costing him
dearly. Holzhay wheeled and sent a
bullet at the porter, but missed him by
few inches. The terrified passengers
began poking out heads from the
berths, and at sight of Holzhay and his
revolver withdrew them as quickly.
Holzhay robbed three passengers of
their purses, but the confusion becOm-
ing great and fearing an attack he
jumped from the rear platform of the
train, taking with Lin a rich booty.
Attempts were made by the rail.
road authorities and county officials
to trace him. but unSucceSSfully.
Holzhay's next appearance as Il high
Wayman was at Lake GOgeblc in Go
gebic county, Mich, OH August %,
when he held up the stage running
from hotel to the lake to the Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore d Western depot. four
miles distant. As the stage turned an
angle in the road the driver and four
passengers beheId man who pointed at
them brace of revOlvers and COM
manded them peremptOrily TO donate"
Donald Mackercher, of Minneapolis,
OF the passengers, asked how
much he wanted, and HolZhay an
swered that $500 would do: Pre-
ending to draw out his pocketbook. :.
Mackercner drew instead revolver and
opened fire at three PAGES distance. He
fired four shots and did not touch Hol-
Zhay. The outlaw returned the fire.
dangerously wounding Mackercher and
killing A. j. Fleischbein. From the
murdered man he secured S35, watch
and chain, revolver and some trinkets.
As soon as the news of the murder
reached here Sheriff David Foley, known
throughout the Northwest as
FEABLESS TAKER OF CRIMINALS
started after the outlaw with several
deputies, two blOodhOundS and truSty
guides. HoIZhay's trail was followed
through the forest for nearly thirty
miles and the place where he camped
Monday night was found. The outlaw
must have known that the blO0dhOunds
were on his trail, as he entered shall
low river and waded for five miles, then
seized a projecting bough and, drawing
himself up, clambered from tree to tree
and descended to earth a dozen rods
from the stream. This clever ma
neuver threw the hounds from the scent
so effectually that The man-hunterS,
after spending three days in hopeless
effort to find the lost trail, returned to
BeSsemer diSheartened. Grown bold by
his success Holzhay made his way to
Ishpeming. 100 miles east of Lake Cog
ebic, and there planned to rob pas
senger train of the Duluth, South Shore
& Atlantic railway. Noticing the re-
wards for his arrest. contain
ing very accurate descriptions
of his appearance. HolZhay went
TO Republic. intending to return
TO ShawanO county and remain in hid
ing till the hue and cry caused by the
Gogebic robbery and murder had sub
sided. The details of his clever capture
at Republic by Marshal GlOde. his de-
fiant bearing and unflinching courage
when facing the mObs at Ishpeming and
Marquette. and his subsequent return
to GOgebic county In custody of Sheriff
Foley, have been flashed to all parts of
the country by the wires. His trial be-
gan on the 2Sth of last month.