St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-27
BLACK BART'S DOUBLE
A Lone Highwayman Holds
Up a Stage in Northern
Wisconsin.
For Refusing to Pay Tribute
a Minneapolitan Is Shot
Down.
The Bold Bandit Also Fatally
Wounds a Well-Known
Chieagoan.
But, lily Rewarded for His
Work, He Is Closely Pur-
sued.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the GLOBE.
ASHLAND, Wis, Aug. 26. -"Black
Bart's" most daring deeds in the
mountain passes of California and Col
.orado were Outdone to-day by lone
highwayman who held up and robbed
the stage that runs between Gogebec
and Bessemer, on the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western road, just over the
line in Michigan, near the GOgebec Lake
summer resort, where people of leisure
from the great cities spend the dog days.
AS the stage was running along at
lively rate through the dense forest,
and when within two miles of the sta
ton, a lone highwayman jumped out in
front of it, and pointing two big navy"
revolvers at the driver commanded
him, in good old Western style, to
THROW UP HIS HANDS.
He extended the same order to the
four passengers inside the coach with
the further command that they "shell
out" all the loose valuables and cur
rency. One of the passengers went
down in his pocket. but instead of
bringing up his pocketbook. he clincned
a pistol in his hand and began
firing at the robber. Instead of
being overcome by the suddenness of
his intended victims move, the high
wayman returned the fire. The driver
whipped his horses into run, but the
aim of the highwayman was true. D.
Machechor, of the First National Bank
of Minneapolis. was shot through the
cheek, and another bullet went through
his leg. Another passenger. named
A. G. Fleeschbein, of Belleville, ILL.,,
was mortally wounded. He raised up
m his seat as the horses were whipped
away just in time to receive bullet in
the hip. He fell forward and pitched
over the side of the coach into the
roadway. The stage horses contin-
ued on the run, and the wounded
man was left to take his chances
with the robber. The villain threatened
at first to kill Fleeschbein. but finally
deSiSted after securing S37 and the vic
TINS watch and chain. The wounded
man
LAY BLEEDING ON THE ROAD
for three hours before anyone had cour-
age enough to go to his succor. He
was taken to the hospital at Bessemer,
but the loss of blood was so great as to
blight all hope of recovery. Physicians
say he will not live through the night.
Machechor was taken to Eagle
River and treated and from there
to his home at Minneapolis.
There are grave doubts as to his re-
covery, too. There were two other pas
sengers on the coach, but neither of
them were molested. They were Will
lam Paddon, of l56 Washington street,
Chicago, and Robert Rinlount, of the
Bank of Montreal, Chicago. The party
was
OUT ON A FISHING TRIP,
and composed wholly of wealthy men.
A description of the robber tallies
exactly with that of the daring free
booter who went through Northwe ST
ern train near Ellis junction recently.
Sheriff Dave Foley, of Bessemer, very
determined man, organized a posse of a
dozen men and has gone in hot pursuit
of the highwayman. The chances of
capturing him are very slim, but if such
a thinsYas getting the highwayman is
possible Foley will do it.