Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01

REPUBLIC, MICH, August S1.-Rei-
mund Holzhsy, the lone highwayman,
vino terrorized Northern Wisconsin for five
months past, robbing trains, waylaying
stage coaches and holding up pedestrians, is
in custody. He was captured here this
morning by City Marshal Glode and Justice
of the Peace E. E. Weiser, and will be taken
to Bessemer to answer for the killing OF
Fleschbein at Gogebic on Monday of this
week Holzhay confesses to all the stage
and train robberies
ATT o'clock this morning Marshal Glode
and Justice Wesier were walking down
street from their homes. When near the
railroad depot they met man dressed
roughly and apparently anxious TO escape
attention. The Marshal was struck by his
close likeness to the description of the Co.
gebic stage robber, and Immediately stepped
in front of the man saying: 81 want you. !"
The stranger whipped his hand to his hip
pocket, but before he could draw pistol
was felled by Marshal Glode's billy which
stunned him. He was taken to the village
Jail, recovering consciousness on the way.
DAMAGlNG DISCOVERIES.
Atthe Jail he was searched aud three reyol-
vers, three gold, watches, four pocketbooks
and other articles were found on his person.
One pocketbook bore the name of Reimund
Holzhay, the robbers name He broke
down under examination and acknowledged
committing the robbery of the Milwaukee
und 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 the towns up here had been
furnished with description of the robber,
and when he entered the Republic he was
at once placed under surveillance on the
suspicion that he was the man wanted for
the murder and robbery. The Bessemer
authorities 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
for word and to make the arrest, being fear
full it he dalayed longer the man might es-
cape. Among the pocketbooks found on
HOlzhay was the one that he took from
Fleischbein, the man whom he killed and
robbed when he held up the stage at Goge-
bic, and which contained letters and papers
bearing Fleischbein's name.
THE STOLEN GOODS.
Another pocketbook, evidently belonging
to W. G. Decelle, 40S Sibley street. St.
Paul, was recovered. There was also IA
karat hunting case STEM winding gold
watch, the case of which was made by the
American Watch Company, the movement
being a Wheeler and numbered 991 ,934. The
chain is small curb without bar. The man
admits that he took the watch from Fleisch-
bein. Another of the watches is low-karat
gold watch, hunting case and stem-winder,
case No. !, ,293 and Raymond movement No.
2S2, ,661, made bv Illinois Watch Company.
The other watch is an 16-karat gold watch,
hunting case and stem-winder, nickle move
ment made by Robert Monnot Loche, evil
IDENTIFY a Swiss article. The chain is a
double link with small cube charm.
1t was some time before Holzhay would
admit his identity, but finally when con-
frontod by the evidence of his own pocket
book, acknowledged his identity. He stub
bornly refused to say that he had committed
other robberies than those at Ellis junction
and at Gogebic, but after much cross-exam-
ination said:
at is generally supposed that one man
has done them all, and 1 think that it is so. -
He then entered into detailed statement of
his various crimes. His story was an inter-
esting one.
A BOLD CRIMINAL.
The crime for which the highwayman is
under arrest was an exceedingly bold one.
A stage coach plies between GogebIe sta
tion, on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and
Western Railroad, and a summer resort
hotel on Gogebic lake, three miles distant.
On Monday last the stage left the hotel with
a party of four men who had been spending
several weeks there. The members of the
party were Donald Mackerchar, of Mime
apolis, one of the officials of the Interna-
tional Bank; ARG. Fleischbein, of Belle
vile, ILL.,; Robert Rintoul, of the Bank of
Montreal, Chicago, and William Paddon,
also of Chicago.
AT 11:30 A. NJ, as the stage was dragging
lazily along over the road, its driver was
startled bv command to Hang or to the
reins and not to make single move at the
peril of your life" There in front of him
was the stage robber, wearing a slouch hat
and holding two immense revolvers, which
he pointed at thedriver. One of the passen-
gers adopted trick to throw the robber off
his guard. He had considerable amount
of money on his person and did not want it
taken from him.
When the highwayman extended gen.
eral invitation to leash in," he pu: his
hand into his coat pocket, presumably to
get a pOcketbooK, but really to get his re-
volver. He drew it and commenced firing
at the robber who stood his ground and re-
turned the fire.
QUITE A BATTLE.
The horse dashed away at a rapid rate,
but the robber continued to empty his re-
volvers at the men in the coach. Mr..
Fleischbein rose from his seat and received
44-caliber bullet in his hip. At the same
time the coach gave q lurch and he was
thrown forward in the roadway. Banker
Mackarchar also fell victim to The robbers
murderous weapon. He rec3ived two bullet
wounds-one in the lett side of the head and
another in the leg.
The robber pouneed upon his helpless
victim in the roadway, showed q pistol in
his face and threatened to finish him then
and there. Fleischbein pleaded for his life,
and the robber after going through his
pockets, getting about $40 in money, a
watch and chain and ring, left him lying
bleeding and helpless in the road. He lay
there nearly three hours before the arrival
of assistance.
Then be was taken to Bessemer, where he
was put into a hospital and his wounds
cared for, but he had bled so much that his
strength was sapped and he died that night,
having first furnished a good description of
the highwayman. Mr.. Mac6archar was
taken to Minneapolis, where, at last ac-
counts, he was said to be on the road to re-
cTery.
CHASED BY BLooDHoUNDs.
1t is believed that the robber is the same
who recently. in the boldest manner, held
up the Northwestern and Wisconsin Cen
tral trains. As soon as news of the robbery
reached Ashland Sheriff Foley and posse