New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-08
FOUR FINGERS At ONE SHOT.
THE TRAIN.ROBBER HOLZHAY RENDERED
HARMLESS
AN INSANE OUTBREAK on THE PART OF THE
DEsPERADO-THE WARDEN OF THE MAR
oUETTE PRISON SHOWS SKILL
A
WITH A RIFLE.

Detroit Mich. March IA dispatch to "Thc Free
Press from Marquette. Mich. says: "Rcmund
Iolzhay the train robber and murderer, now serving
life sentence at the branch prison here, VIII never
pull trigger again. The four fingers OF his rght
hand are shot away. The prison officials have been
keeping close watch of Holzhay and for some days
Deputy Warden Hawey has suspected that he was
medtatng an outbreak. Yesterday afternoon he sent
Keeper Poiser TO bring the convict to his Office for
search. Polliser unlocked the cell and told Hozhay
TO come along. The despcrado must nave snspe'eh
what was intended for as Poscr turned TO lock tho
cell-door. Hozhay threw his left arm around ue
keepers neck and drawing murderOus looking KNIFE
pressed il against his throat lie then drew foiiSci
toward the gate and told the keeper there TO kill him
or he would kill Polllser. Deputy Warden liawlcy
was sent for and TO him Holzhay made the same re
quest Iawley drew bead on the convict. when The
latter held Polliscr In front OF him as shield lie
continued this device for some time. stepping out ana
daring the deputy warden 10 kill him. but dodglnH
behind Pollser and holding his knife at the lateF
throat whenever the rife aimed at him. Finally
Polser broke away and ran around the cell bo'N,
with Uolzhav in pursuit seeing that Polliscr would
escape Hozlav seized a convict named Mc>ervoy who
happened TO be In the corridor and repeated the sA'
game Warden Tompkns had Just left the prison
when the outbreak occurred. but ovcTtakcn and
called back by a trusty convict. For two hours inc
warden stood at the gate trying to get chAnce 70
dSarm IOlZlaN
a. would have rushed in,' said the Naruch' puI
was afraid the fellow might be insane, ana That any
attempt TO do so would simply result IN McscrVoy p
dTah The latter had transferred here from JACKSON
10 be the prison tailor. lie is serving long term lo'
burrlarv has worked faithfully and well as " l''c
man could and | thought Great deal Of him ana uli
not want him hurt if could help IT, Finally lio%hay
got tired Of standing and sat down on box III 'ho
corridor still keeping Mcscrvoy between Us Inc
fellow was cunning. for he got in such position a.
10 Ice out of range from the outside WINDOWS IL,
would occasionally whct his knife On hir shoe; ana
then draw il across Mcscryoys breast or throat NHt
ever ! tried t. get him in range of my rihe he ""uit
gel behind NcscrVOy and hold his hnic al thc bi i
If the lattcrS neck as to stab hiin thrVuEh INV
.pinc At last. by sending Deputy WARDEN nav ~
~ talk with another convict Oh the other slcc ~ '
cell block ! distracted hi attention for a moment.
Ills l.ht hand holding the knife, lay on il' hl'f.
tooh steady aim and planted bullet Tlsht III ms
knucklcs lie got up and called out, "NcH, You VIC
done II - and walked toward hi> cell
The heavy bullet from the Martini rinc t9ic away
all # hi, right hand fingers and smashed the meta,
carpal bones. only hi, thumb D. leii. IL sI'"'"
,lesc.voy'~ leg. but he Wa not hhlt. ,
The knife f. muircr0us weapon. made by eIIl
ing an ordinary table knife 10 a sharp POM on ,h'
cell floor. How lIp.hav got II j. not Known, ss ims
probable intention t. stab the hishl htp-I '.'"
thus get the cell Acy~ Thi, would not nay" lei n, ~
out however. there are three steel gates ""''"
he could not pass