Evening journal., 1889-09-02
ONE CENT.
BLACK BARTS CAPTURE
The Notorious Highwayman's
Confession of Crime. 4
HIS EXPLOITS AsATRAIN RoBBEH

He Held Up"she Milwaukee and North
ern and the Wisconsin Central Trains.
and There Is Evidence to Convict Him
cf the cogebic Robbery and Murder.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept 2--On Saturday
tie bandit who has 50 long terrorized the
nosVhern sections Of Michigan and Wiscor-
sin was captured at Republic, In this county,
by Marshal Glade. When the officer puk
his hand on the man he attempted to draw
a revolver, but was quiekly knocked sense
less bysa blow from the nIarshals billy. He
was brought 70 the countyiail in this place
An Investigation revealed the fact that he is
none other than the famous "Black Bart"
who Is wanted for many crimes. His nams
Is keimarmd Holzhay as waWprDven by arti-
cles founddIg his possession. Ia his pockets
were three Hevolyers, threee gold watches.
three pockethooks and other articles. Ona
OF the pockeshoolxs bore the naine of A. a.
Fleischbein, who was robbed aua murdered
at Lake Gogehic last Monday Aside from
the fact Of Meischbens pocketiook being
found in his possession it is said there Is
plenty Of evidences to convict him Of this Lass
crime The officers are reticent as to the
exact nature of this evidence The prisoner
has not acknowledged murder, however, as
at first reported
Yesterday Holiday surlily paced mp and
down cell in the strong jail of Marquette
county until half past o'clock, when he was
placed in specials eoach bound for Bessemer-
He is a German, g years old, and by no
means desperate looking fellow. The prison.
or has confessed to all his crimes, and he
made the following statement 10 the two Of
tcers who captured him.
Held Up the Miauaukee and Northern
II did hold up the Milwaukee and North.
ern train. | don't just remember thedata
got haul Of about 40 ] boarded the
train at Maple Valley | went through the
train and spotted such men as / Thought
would be likely to havemoney. then walked
back, and the first man / held up was tha
brakeman. | then held up passenger and.
got $50 out Of him / also held np several
other passengers and got small amounts
had 81 take what they gave as / could not
search them as | was playing lone hands
also got few Watches but none of them
were good for much | did not have a sack
- collect the doodle ia l held my gum in
one hand and received the donations with
the other. got of at Ellis junction and
ta1h "a Alle Woo1n
The Wisconsin Central, Too.
II also held up the Wisconsin Central
railroad train, thinl1it was Aug. or S
got only a small amount IN cash got a
few watches, two Of which you have taken
from me. The black pocketbook found ON
me was taken from passenger on the Wis
eonsin Central train. You viii find 5000
note and a lot Of cards, which ! think gives
the passengers name ! have done several
other little jobs, but these don't concern YOU
and will do no good 20 tell, as they did NOS
amount 70 much. | commenced business In
this section some time this spring.
Very few people In Marquette paid any at
tention 10 the fact Of the bandits arrest, and
there was not partiaieof excitement What
will he done IN Bessarner time only can tell.
but lynching bee is not imminent. Sheriff
Foley and his prisoner viii reach BessemeE
soon after midnight