The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-07
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Il
i The Lake Gogebic stage robbery re-
suited in the murder that sent Holzhey
70 prison for lite. IL contained four
Chicago bankers and A. q. Fieischman
OF Belleville. the last OF whom was
killed When they had proceeded
about two miles on their journey TO
the railroad station FROM Lake Goge.
bic. man suddenly stepped ont from
the bushes. with revolver in zach
hand. and said. donate. I'm collect
ing One OF the Chicago --men re-
piled "All right. here's mine. al the
same time drawing a revolver. He
fired but missed the robber The rob-
Der then opened tire and emptied both
his revolvers. slightly wounding one OF
the Chicago men and..fatslly wounding
Fleischman. The team then ran away
with the balance OF the party ana the
robber went through Fleischman's
: pockets getting s37 in money his
! pocketbook and a watch and chain.
he then made his escape.
Sheriff Dave Foley OF Gogebic coun.
ty, now head OF the Oliver Iron Min
ing company's police force, at once or
ganized posse and started in pursuit
' OF the robber. whose identity was then
unknown. He was followed as far east
I, as the west fork of the Ontonagon riv-
J or. about thirty miles from the scene OF
the holdup. where the trail was lost
A few days later Holzhey showed up
Z at Republic. having walked nearly all
\ the distance from Lake Gogebic and
Z registered at the hotel under the name
Of Henry Plant Meantime the news
Y OF the bold robbery had been dissomin-
2 ated 10 every part of the upIe- PENN
\ sula and Holzhey's identity was sus-
A pected by the landlord as soon a. he
4 entered the hotel VIM. O. Brien. the
y landlord, expressed mis- suspicious to
z Deputy Sheriff John Glode and Justice
= Of the Peace +. f. Weiser, and il was
4 decided to keep close watch on the
\ stranger
A Saturday morning the crime having
4 been committed on Monday the sus.
y pected highway robber made prepare
Z ton to leave town and Messrs. Glods
ana Weiser determined to arrest him.
4 As he was suspected TO be- walking
= arsenal the men realized this WAS nj
: task TO be- entered lightly Holzhey
4 started ont for the train with a smal
V grip and on the way 70 the station. by
arrangement, Glode and WeiseI
= met him face 10 face Instead Of let
A ting him pass by Mt one side the two
4 Republic men separated, allowing
- Holzhey 10 pass between them. AL
was done so clevery that HolzheN
: never once suspected that they weT,
!. men were in line, Wieser and Glod,
each grabbed hola Of one OF Holzhey
arms ana Glode said II arrest you OF
), suspicion You do. Cd " exclaime,
Holzhey. at the same time making
!. quicK grasp for his pistols He wa
not quick enough, however. for hi
i. captoVs succeeded in pinning his hand
:. and arms fast. Then Holzhey attemp
ted TO get 10 his hip pocket and the &C
y ton exposed wicked looking knife
At that instant Constable Pat Whelal
: came upon the scene and whack iron
> mis- billy put Holzhey Go sleep until h
- could be securely bound
n was decided best to bring Tia
: captive to the county jail ia Marquett
: for safe keeping, which was done til
- same night on the prisoners perso
I we're found the knife already referre
TO- wide uelt filled with cartridge
~ ia the holsters Of which we're two re-
Z volver. one A calhre bull dog an
Il, the other 3S-calbre Smith q Yves
son. Besides the weapons, tire
II watches were found, one of which wa
proven and afterwards admitted b,
. Holzhey e. lie that taken from Fleisch
!, man. Two purses were also found
each of which bors Mr. Fleischer
i name,
~ Upon being brought 10 the Marqust
j. t. county Jail, Holzhey made a'clea
- breast Of his part in the holdup. an
gave complete story Of thi job a
well as several others which he hs,
done within the four month preceding
The following week he was taken bac
to Bessemer by Sheriff Foley Of dogs
M bic county, where in November he wa
IA tried and convicted OF murder and sen
3 fenced 70 the Marquette prison for life