New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
BLACK BART CAUGHT.
THE LONE HIGHwAYMAN IN A WISCONSIN
JAIL.
HE vENTURED INTO SMALL TOWN AND wM
RECOGNIZED - STOLEN PROPERTY on
THE MURDERoUs BAYDIT-HIs
LATEST CRIME

THE MURDERoUs BANDIT-HIs
LATEST CRIME.
Milwaukee, Aug 31.-A dispa,ch TO |" The Even.
ing Wisconsin from Republic says: Reimund
Ilolzhay, the lone hghwsyman who .c.ron@ed
Northern Wisconsin for five months past, robbng
| trains, waylaying stage coaches and holding up
pedestrians, is in custody He was captured hero
this morning by City Marshal Glode and Justice
of the Peace Il. L. Weiser, and will be taken
Bessemcr TO answer for the killing of Flcishbein
at Gogebic on Monday OF this week. Holzhay
confesses TO all tie stage and train robberes.
At o'clock this morning Marshal Glode ana
Justice Weiser were walking down the street from
their homes. When near the railroad depot they
met man dressed roughly and apparently anxious
TO escape attention. The marshal struck by
his close likeness TO the description OF the Gogebic
stage robber, and Immediately stepped in front Of
the man, saying " l want YOU The stranger
whipped his hand TO his hip pocket but before
he could draw a pstolwas felled by Marshal Glodes
billy which stunned him. lie was taken TO the
village Jail, recovering consciousness on the way
At the Jail he searched and three revovers,
three gold Watches four pocketboolls and other
articles were found on him. One pocketbook
bore the name of Reimund Holzisy, the robbers
name lie broke down under examination and
acknowledged committing the robbery Of the Mil.
waukee and Northern train at Ellis Junction last
May and the robbery at Lake Gogebic on Monday
last.
Holzhay came here last evening and put up at
the Republic House. The police officers in all tho
towns up here had been furnished with a descrip-
tiOn of the robber, and when he entered the Re-
public he at once placed under surveillance
on the suspicion that he was the man wanted for
the murder and robbery The Bcssemer authcri-
ties were telegraphed TO for further information,
but up to an early hour this morning no response
was received from them. Marshal GlOde resolved
not to wait word from them ana TO make the
arrest, being fearful that if ne delayed longer
the man might escape.
Among the pocketbOolzs found him was the
one that he took from Fleshbein, the man whom
he killed and robbed when he held up the stage
at Gogebic and which contained letters and
paper, bearing Fleshbein's name. Another pocket
book, evidently belonging to W. U. Decelle, No.
40S Sibley-st, ST. Paul. was recovered. There
was also 14-carat hunting case stem-windlng
gold watch, the of which was made by the
American Watch Company, the movement being a
Wheeler, and numbered 99l,934. The chain IS a
small curb without a bar. The man admits that
he took the watch from Feishbcn. Another Of
the watches is low-carat gold watch, hunting
case and stem-winder, case No. 1928, Raymond
Watch Company. The other watch Is an ls-caIa6
gold watch hunting case and stem-wlnder, nickel
movement, made by Robert Monnot, Loche, evl-
IDENTIFY a Swiss article. The chain Is double
link, with a small cube charm 1t was some time
before Holzhay would admit his identity, but
finally, when confronted with the evidence OF his
own pocketboOA, gave in he stubboFnly refused
to say that he had committed other robberes than
those at Ellis Junction and at Gogebic, but alter
much cross-eXamination, said
" 1t is generally supposed that one man has
done them ALL and think that Is SO.
He then entered into detailed statement OF
his various crimes His story was an interesting
chicago, Aug 31-Postofiice Inspector Pulsifer
is enc OF the men who was IN the hunt for tho
morning Mr. PGsifer's home is in PulSfer, Wis,
and he knows all about the highwayman, who
is known as Black Bart the lone hlghwayman OF
Wisconsin In an interview few days ago Mr..
PuIsifer said: must say Black Bart is the
cleverest woodsman in the Northwest. His
proper name is Reymund IIolzhay. and his homo
is in Pulsifer His first attempt at stage robblng
was in April last when he held up stage going
from Pusifer to Simond on the line of the Mil
waukee, Lake Shore and Western Road AT that
time he appeared with red handkerchief tied
over hig face. He shot the horse and went
through the passengers, a poor lot. and got moth
ing The second attempt was more fruitful IoG
two passengers Of $50. One Of them had $500
in currency but the ro6ber failed :l 10. 70
running from Shewano 70 Langlade on the Menom:
inee Indian Reserve Two passengers were robbed
of 500 and a mail pouch containing some money
was secured Again Black Bart tackled, nn1lded.
the stage on the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad
line and robbed it. An hour later he robbed
the train. During all this time ha
was holding up wavfarers passing through
the woods of the Gogebic country;
Following his train robbery he entered
Bondue p village in Shewano County and COM
pelled Phil Cam. proprietor OF general mer-
chanlise store TO deliver the money in the store
safe This amounted to $50. lie also got gold
watch and chain. lie unmasked at this time
and was fully recognized by Mr.. Cann His next
exploit was the robbery of the Wisconsin Central
sleeper which he rounded of by murder in robbinS
the stage of the Gogebc Lake line.
Black Bart is twenty-five years Old He
was born in Germany. He took to the
life of a robber the result OF reading dime
novels over a hundred OF which were at one time
found IN his room'
The rewards Offered for the capture of the rob
ber aggregate about S3,50O. The Wisconsin Gen.
traI Railway Company offered a reward of 81 900
for the capture OF the man who robbed its trains
near Chippewa Falls the Government has
standing reward for the arrest OF the Shawano
mail robber: the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and
Western Railway Company offered a reward ot
81 900 for the Gogebic stage robber, and there
are several other rewards which amount 10 $500.
The Milwaukee and Northern Railroad. at the
time of its trains robbed near Ellis june
ton, offered reward of $780, but withdrew 10