The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-09-11
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200 pounds to l.600 pounds per lift, the
average for the hshing tug being about
500 pounds per lift. The fishing ground
at present is at the big reef about forty
miles from Alpena. Trap-net fishermen
are also having light fishing"
A Lansing dispatch says that Gov.
Luce has pardoned Joseph Mulligan, who
has served four-years sentence in jack
son Prison, having been convicted of an
assault with intent TO kill. He was sent
up from Mason County, whore he bore a
good reputation. On account of his
general good character; because he had
sick and helpless wife, who, during all
her husbands Imprisonment, has strug-
gled on against poverty TO keep her
children together because the prosecut-
ing attorney of the county in which he
was convicted, who also was the one who
prosecuted him, appealed in his behalf;
and also because the Judge by whom he
was sentenced, and many influential citi-
zens all pleaded for his release. the
Governor has extended this clemency.
| "A lcNlti lIOih -hiCns, BiNoS
the following particulars of the capture
of BLACK Bart, the daring highwayman
who has terrorized Northern Michigan
and Wisconsin since early last spring:
The robbers real name Is Reimund Holiday.
| He came 70 Republic and put up al the Repub-
| lie House His appearance tailed exactly with
| that of the robber and ne was at once spotted
and kept under surveillance. He slept until
o'clock the following morning, when he came
1rxt ofaIa fa lraa fat IIa
very much fatigued in spite OF his rest, and
walked with slight limp. His shoes were
| badly damaged by his long tramp in the woods
and his clothing gave undoubted proof of the
| hardships he had recently undergone. His
manner at the table was like that of man who
/ had not had II square meal Tor month.
| While eating he kept his eyes constantly on
| the door, and the walters remarked that he
seemed TO be in great hurry 10 eat all no
could and get away without loss of time. Land
| lord O'Brien, who was watching the suspect all
this time informed Marshal Glode Of the man 3
actions, and the officer prepared 10 arrest him
as soon IA he left the dining-room. After break
| fast he paid his bill and started toward the
ON the street streets Marshal GIode and 1nstiee
| Weiser overlook him as he neared the station.
| Knowing the desperate man he was dealing
| with the Marshal carried a billy in his right
! hand. Throwing his left arm around H1Khay's
| neck, Glode exclaimed: You my prisonerl"
| Holzhay had looked back several times while he
was being followed, and when he felt the Mar
shnl's arm on his neck reached for n revolver,
three of which weapons were IN his hip pock-
brought the billy down on his head with terrific
force, and &c fell 10 the ground like hog and
| remained sepseless until the jail was reached.
Upon searching the prisoner the jail authori-
| ties found three gold watches, three revolyers,l
| half a dozen pocketbooks, and number OF
other articles obtained in the recent robberies.
| One cf The pocketbooks was marked with the
robbers own name, and another was that OF
| Fleischbtin. who was killed in the Lake Goge-
bic stage robbery. HOLIDAY had not even taken
| the precaution TO throw away Fleishbeins
papers, TO prevent identification. One OF the
tho aIa fala Nlaa a
man
Confronted with these overv helming proofs
of his guilt, Holiday finally confessed that he
robbed the Milwaukee and Northern train at
Ellis junction in May and Lake Gogebic
train on the 2jth OF OF August, but stoutly de
MED that he had committed any other crimes.
Black Bart is n German, y years OF age. He
is polite and pleasant in his manners and is of
square build He took 10 the life of a robber as
the result OF reading dime dovels, hun
dred OF which We're at one time found in his
room. For several years he has live d at Pulsi-
fer, Wis. HIS first attempt at stage robbing
was in April last, when he held up stage going
from Pulsfer TO Simond, on the road OF the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Road At
that time he appeared with n red handkerchief
tied over his face. He shot the horse and went
through the passengers, n poor lot and got
nothing.
In the second attempt he secured the mail
pouch, containing several hundred dollars.
His third essay was made on the stage run
ming from Shawano to LanglaCe on the Menom-
inee Indian Reservation. Two passengers
robbed OF so, and mail pouch containing
Again Black Bart tackled unaided, the stage
the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad line
and robbed IL. An hour later he robbed the
train. During all this time he holding up
wayfarers passing through the woods OF tho
Gogebic country Following his train robbery
he entered Bonduel, village in Sha Nano Coun-
". and compelled Phil Cam proprietor OF q
general merchandise store, To deliver $50 which
was in the safe He also got gold watch and
chain.
His next exploit was the robbery OF the Wis
consin Central sleeper, which rounded of by
murder In robbing the stage OF the GOgeeic Lake
line.
The Central Michigan Turner'S had q
successful three days meeting at Lansing.
The attendance was large and the prizes
were about evenly distributed between
the societies of Jackson, Saginaw. Grand
Rapids, and Lansing.
"A Detroit correspondent tells this sad
story of the downfall of bankers wife:
+. X. Roberts is President OF tho Citizens
Savings Bank of Detroit, prominent financier
and a member OF one OF the old families. This
fact was recalled With surprise last night when
the gentleman's wife was taken from leading
hotel 10 n hospital in an ordinary ambulance,
the same in which drunken men and women are
carried through the streets. Investigation re
veals that there is great big skeleton in the
Roberts closet. The wife. finely educated and
fitted 10 adorn the highest station in life, ia n
J victim OF the morphine habit. Three months
|
and on promising 10 abstain from the drug was
taken home. She had not the will-power TO keep
her pledge, and three weeks ago was again taken
| TO the Retreat" Again she escaped and walked
into the city "a distance of ten miles She took
rooms AT II hotel and soon fell ILL Her husband
was notified and arranged for her comfort, but
she grew rapidly worse and the landlord insisted
upon her removal. This led TO her being taken
TO the hospital. Mrs. Roberts belonged to an
eminent Baltimore family. Mr. Roberts Will
seek "A divorce, Is his wife has refused n AMIGA
BILE separ alton, although he offered her generous
akmony.
Judge George L. Hand, an early
settler of Detroit, and formerly an emf
nent lawyer of Michigan, died at his
brothers home in Madison, Conn, few
days ago, aged 81. Judge Hand gradua-
ted at Yale in 1929, and came to Detroit
in 1880. He was Probate Judge in 1885.
a legislator in 1916, and drafted the bills
chartering the Michigan Central and
Lake Shore railroads. He was Chair
man of the Democratic State Committee
in ls4S, and political manager for Gen.
Cass. He was made United states At