Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-06-13
THE WISCONSIN R0BB B
The Highwaymen of the North Still at
Work Doing Good Business.
He Cody RObs q Merchant at BOnduel.
ShaWanO County.
And at High Noon He RObs the Home
of Probate Judge.

MILWAUKEE, June THE Evening
Wlsconsln's special from Shaweno says:
The dare devil who robbed three stage
coaches In this vicinity and went through
passenger train On the Milwaukee il
Northern road week ago, and for whose
arrest reward OF about 1000 is offered,
evidently stands il no fear of the law or
the scores of armed men who are search
ing the woods for him. He remains in
this vicinity and continues operations as
highwayman with all the boldness of
Joaquin Murierta, the leader of the noto-
rlous Scarlet Nine that long terrorized
Lower California.
This Wisconsin Black Bart or Murietta
or whatever he calls himself, turned
up at O'Clock this morning in
Bond1el, little town fifteen miles from
here. He walked quietly into
general store owned by Sol. Kann, and
at the muzzle of the usual revolver
compelled him to give up all his money
and his gold watch. Then the robber
jumped into wagon that was standing
IN front of the store and drove the team
on a dead run on the road toward Gill
Iette. He passed through Cecil about
6:42 A. M. Mr.. Kann was so dazed by
the suddenness of the attack that he
made no resistance whatever, but quietly
handed over his valuables.
News reached here today of another
robbery committed by the same man
on Saturday night. He stepped sudden
ly IN front of an Indian who was com
ing down the old military road in
buggy. The six shooter and nerve of
the highwayman again carried the day,
and he secured what little money the
Indian had, and vanished in the slashing,
The scene of this last robbery is on the
Indian reservation, only fifteen miles
from this city The robbers plans now
seem plain, judging from this operation.
Within very short time the Indians will
be paid about $l50,000 for their logs,
which were lately sold. As this will be
in cash, the robber intends TO stay around
and help himself to their money.
The boldness of the last two robberies,
especially that of this morning, compiled
With that of the train robbery, has
thrown the people in this vicinity into a
fever heat. No sooner was the news of
the outrage received than hundreds of
men were in pursuit of the robber; in
fact, the whole country is after him, with
guns and every kind Of weapon they can
get hold Of.
SHAwANo, Wis, June 8.-If the daring
robber who infests this part of the state
is not soon caught people will be afraid
to go out in daylight unless leaving their
houses in charge of a regiment of
soldiers or themselves protected by a
gatling gun. The probate judge of
Shawano county, Herman Nabor, owns a
farm one mile from Cecil and eight
miles from this city. While Mr.. Nabot
and the farm hands were working in
another part of the field yesterday after
noon man called at the farmhouse and
drove away the only occupant, the
servant girl and ransack it from top to
bottom, securing about $3.50 in money,
and many articles of value. His appear
ance SO frightened the girl that she can
not give any description of the daring
robber, but it is supposed he is the high
wayman and train robber in a new role.
General Manager Dutton, of the Mil
yankee d Northwestern railway, has
weakened, and he wires the authorities
here that he withdraws his reward of $500
for the arrest of the train robber after
June 10Th. AS owing to the nature
of the country the robber can only be
taken after prolonged and systematic
work, he might as we'll withdraw the
reward ut once. It is evident that the
rotber could have been easily captured
after the Bonduel robbery if the pursuing
party had possessed little more courage.
They were we'll armed with rifles and
shot guns, and having better teams than
the one the robber had could easily have
caught him before he got 80 Cecil; but
they were afraid TO close with him, as
when they got too near he would
threaten them with his revolver and
drive them back. They feared that they
had no right to shoot him, as they might
have done with rifles beyond the range
of his revolvers. When they got to Cecil
the pursuers stopped some time and al
lowed hina TO get good start. When
they came to where he left the team,
about fifteen or eighteen miles from
Bonduel, they all turned around and
went home. If there had been just one
man of courage with them he could have
been taken.