The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-09-05
y Black BART" CAPTURED.

!. Black BART" CAPTURED.
1olmund Kolxhay, Wiscousin's Daring
Highwaymau, Arrestsd at Republic.
Mich.-M Acknowledges Himself Guilty
Of tho Receat Robbery Of the 0orebic
stage aad the Murder Of Ono OF Il. o.
cupants-Lodged In Jail ut Besxemer-
Some Of His Exploits.
MILWAUKEE,, Sept "A special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Republic, Mich.
says: Reimund HOlzhay. alias ..Black
Bart, the lone highwayman who
for i've months past has been rob-
bling trains, waylaying stage coaches
and holding up pedestrians. ia
In custody. He was captured here bv
City Marshal Glode and Justice OF the Peace
E. E. Weiser, and was taken to Bessemer
to answer for the killing of A. Fleischbein,
Of Bellevtlle, Ill, at Gogebic, on Monday Of
last week. Holzhay confesses to all the
stage and train robberiea -.
At o'c ock Saturday morning
Marshal Glode and Justice Weiser
were walking down the street from
their homes When near the rail-
road depot they met . man. dressed
roughly and apparently anxious to
escape attention The marshal was
struck by his close likeness to the descrip-
ton OF the Gogsbic stage robber.
and Immediately stepped in front of tho
man, saying: II 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 At the jail he was searched
and three revolvers, three gold
watches, four pocket-books and other ar
tcles were found on his person. One pock-
e,-Look bore the name of Reimund HoIz-
hay, the robbers name. He broke down
under examination and acknowledged COM
uniting the robbery of the Milwaukee T.
Northern train at Ellis Junction last Nav.
and tho robbery at Lake Gogebic on Mon
day last s.,s4r>s sa.5
Holiday came here Friday evening: and
put up at the Republic House. The police
officers In all 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
Bessemar authorities were telegraphed to
for further information but up to an early
hour no response was received from them
Marshal GIode resolved not to wait word
from them, and to make the arrest, being
fearful thatif he delayed longer the man
might escape.
Among the pocket-books found on Holz
hay was the one that he took from Fleisch
bein, tho man whom he killed and robbed
when he held up the stage at Gogebic, and
which contained letters ard papers
bearing Fleischbejn's name. Anoth-
er pocket-book, evidently belonging
to W. G: Decelle, 4cS sib]ey street,
st. Paul, was recovered. There was also. a
winding gold watch, which the man admits
he took from Fleischbeln.
1t was some time before Holzhay would
admit his identity, but final y, when con-
fronted by the evidence of his own pocket
book, acknowledged his identity. He
stubbornly refused to say that he had
committed OTHER robberies than those at
Ellis junction and Gogebic but after much
cross-examination said: 1T is generally
supposed that one man has done them all,
and think that is So" He then entered
into detailed statement OF his various
crimes His story was an interesting one.
MARQUETTE Mich, Sept. 2-Holzhay. the
Gogsbic stage robber who was captured
Saturday by Marshal Glode at Republic,
was on Sunday turned over to Sheriff Foley.
of Gogebic County. The sheriff left for
Bessemer with his prisoner at $50 in the
evening. The prisoner was suilen and de-
faint, his derneanor showing him to
be ready for any desperate deed
that would give him death or
liberty, and if not securely kept there was
danger that he would yet effect his escape.
He refused to talk concerning his ex-
plot to any but Officers Glode and Weisel.
who captured him, but to them he made q
statement while they were with him in
the JAIL in which he admitted that he is the
man who went through the Milwaukee
4 Northern train between Maple Valley and
Ellis Junction last May, Wisconsin Central
train In August besides having held up
several stage coaches in Northern Wiscon-
sin during the last six months, and COM
mttted numerous other small robberies
MARQUETTE Mich, Sept. 2-Reports
from Bessemer say that Holiday, under the
escort of Sheriff Foley, reached North
Bessemer at 1855 a. NJ They took the
arrived at that place at l 80 q. M Very
Popular feeling has run very high in Co.
gebtc County and as the miners and work
men are idle and drinking heavily it would
be very easy for one determined man to or
ganize lynching party Sheriff Foley is
very resolute officer and is accompanied by
two efficient deputies. but it is doubtful If
they would resort to shooting at an attack
ing mob to save the life of the miscreaLt
who coOlly admits that he robbed and muir
cred man in the county less than week
ago.
tHo'zhay is German OF 80 years OF age. He
Is a resident OF Shawano County, Wis., and
one OF the very cleverest woodsmen OF the
Northwest. His first attempt At stage rob-
bling was in last April, when he held up the
stage going from Pulsifer to Simond. He
wore a red handkerchief over his face car
ried Winchester, aud when his command to
halt was not promptly obeyed he shot horse,
and CLICKING another cartridge In his gun,
drew down on-the passengers and demanded
their money. But there was no cash in the
crowd, and he really took those des.
perate chances for less than dollar
all told. In his second attempt he
him 600, besides $50 that he took from q pas
senger. q In his third attempt he secured
much lighter mail pouch and smaller private
purse. fourth stage robbery was fol.
lowed within an hour by train rob-.
oery..y: in. which he accomplished the
unparalleled feat OF stopping train and CO.
ing through the cars levying tribute
from sixty men and escaping with
out :copfederate or struggle Directly
after the train robbery he went into
Bendell and held up Phil Cam for $50, watch
and chaip. This time he was unmasked by
Cam, who knew him we'll. His next attempt
was on the Wisconsin Central sleeping car
when a n ~ mn
capped, and his last is the recent attack on the
Gogebic coach, when he added murder to his
devilish record.1
SLOW PROGRESS MADE.
Another Fruitless Day Spent in Trying t
Secure ~ Jury in the Cronin Case.
. CHICAGO, Sept a-The second day of the