Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
NEATLY CAPTURED.
The Jesse James of WiscOn-
sin Landed in Jail.
THE HISTORY OF HIS EXPLOITS.
He Robbed Just One Stage Too Many.
The Gogebic Robbery Was
His Last.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the .HERALp.l
MARQUETTE, Mich, August 31.-Red-
mond Holzhay, the Gogebic stage rob-
ber, was captured at Republic, in this
county, this morning. The method by
which the capture was effected was as
clever as the bandits own exploits have
been daring and astounding. There is
no doubt whatever that Holzhay is the
same man who startled the entire
Northwest about two months ago by go-
ing, sipgle-handed, through train on
the Milwaukee and Northern railroad at
Ellis Junction, Wisconsin, and levied
tribute on score or more passengers !;
that few weeks later rode up to store
in small country settlement and, at the
muzzle OF revolver, compelled the pro-
prietor to contribute the contents of his
safe, and still later held up a train on the
Wisconsin Central railway. Holzhay
was brought to this city at 2 p. M. today
and incarcerated in the County Jail.
HIS RECENT wANDERINGs.
To an Associated Press reporter he
said he had made for the thick woods
Immediately after the stage robbery. He
pushed rapidly eastward and struck the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic rail-
way abou. fifty miles east OF Nestoria !;
there he boarded train and rode to
Champion, the northern terminus of the
Milwaukee and Northern. Republic lies
ten miles south of Champion, and to that
point Holzhay made his way afoot. He
applied at the Republic House for lodg-
ing and was assigned to room. 1t was
about 6 O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
he arrived there. He ate sup
per and an hour later was
shown TO his room. The landlord
observed his striking harmony with the
description of the Gogebic stage robber,
and informed the village Marshal, who
also had been notified by E. E. Weiser,
Justice Of the Peace. Weiser had met
the man on the street. The Marshal
notified Deputy Sheriff John Glode, and
together they went to the hotel. Finding
the landlord already suspicious, their
own suspicious were confirmed, but they
decided not to disturb the stranger in his
room. They were certain he was we'll
armed and would shoot if disturbed. 1t
was therefore considered best to wait
until morning and plan of capture was
quickly determined upon.
HOW HE WAS CAPTURED.
Holzhay arose at O'Clock, ate a light
breakfast and paid his bill. He had a
checkered quilt rolled up and bound with
small rope. In this improvised "grip''
he carried change of clothing. Sling.
ing the bundle over his shoulder he
started off intending to make for Wis
consin lumber camp.
Officers Glode and Weiser were await
ing his appearance on the street. They
were dressed in citizens clothing to avoid
arousing suspicion. As Ho'zhay ap.
preached them they walked toward him,
apparently engaged in conversation
and paying no attention to the stranger
at all. When they came near they
parted to allow Holzhay to pass between
them. No sooner were they abreast
than the officers seized their man, one at
each arm and shoulder, and threw him
to the pavement. Holzhay struggled
and tried to reach his hip pocket, and
nearly succeeded in doing 30. At that
moment Policeman Whalen came up,
and with his stick gave the PROSTATE
man rap on the head which quieted
him, and he made no further resistance.
Handouts were then applied, and the
terror of Northern Wisconsin and Michi-
gan was secure in the hands of the law.
A purse found on Holzhay's person
bore the name of A. Fleischbein in large
letters on the,inside cover. Fleischbein
was the man who was killed
during the attack upon the stage. He
also had two other pocketbooks and three
revolvers and three gold watches.
| HIS LAST HOLD UP.
There were four prominent people in
the Gogebic stage when it was robbed,
Donald Mackerchar, of the First National
Bank of Minneapolis; A. G. Fleischbein,
of. Belleville, Illinois; Albert Rantoul, of
the Bank of Montreal, Chicago, and
William Paddon, also of Chicago. When
he stopped the stage and demanded that
the party "cash in" one of them began
firing at him. The robber returned The
fire. Meckerchar was badly wounded,
but will recover. Fleischbein was
hit twiUe and fell out of the coach. While
the horses dashed away with the rest of
the party, the robber went through him
and disappeared: Three hours later
Fleischbein was picked up and cared for.
/ Wv AtCu tudU AlSuv3 dItloh Will DlOOO-
hounds at once organized, and sys.
tematic hunt begun, which ended as
stated.
SOME OF HIS EARLIER EXPLOITS.
Holzhay is called the Jesse James of
Wisconsin. His desperate acts Of the
last five months show that he is a man
OF nerve. He always went heavily armed
and knew how to handle his weapons.
His desperate acts would fill a book.
They began in April aud May of this
year, when the stage running between
Antiago and Shawano was robbed repeat
edly by single highwayman. The mail
pouches were slit open and valuable reg
istered mail packages abstracted.
| Nothing more was heard of the man
till May Goth, when a passenger train on
the Milwaukee and Northern railroad
was entered at Pike by man who proved
10 be the highwayman. He began at
the front of the train and worked his way
to the rear, rifling every passenger aboard
by the aid of revolver.
Big rewards for the highwayman's can.
ture being offered by the Milwaukee and
Northern railway. the authorities of the
county and the Postoffice Department
brought numerous detectives to the dis
trict.
A HARD MAN TO CATCH,
He never wore mask or attempted
any disguise. and, although the detectives
heard almost daily of his appearances at
some lumber camp or backwoods settle.
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