The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-07
News Snapshots
OF the Week
BLACK BART PARoLED
Raymond HoIzhey Who in 1880 Teuorized
This Section is Out OF Prison

This Section is Out OF Prison
One OF the very last acts OF Governor
Warner was to pardon two life prison
ers in Jackson prison and 10 commute
the sentence o. Holzhey to lc years 50
that he.migth be paroled
The two lifers at Jackson were from
Detroit'an their pardon has brought
much criticism upon Governor Warner.
The communication OF Holzhey sentence
was followed ny his parole by the pris-
on board
The younger generation knows bat
little OF Holzhey and his daring deeds
in this section of the peninsula. The
section between here and Gogebic WAS
ina fever Of excitement and atone time
il was reported that the bandit was
seen in this locality.
A sketch OF his career and an account
OF his capture at Republic is very in.
teresting.
Holzney WAS undoubtedly the best
known convict in the prisons OF Mich
igan. and during the summer OF 1889
he had northern Wisconsin and the
western part Of the upper peninsula OF
Michigan terrorized Tne first venture
Of this young Jesse James was early IN
May OF that year, when he attempted
10 stop 4 stage near Pulsifer, Shawano
county, Wisconsin He fired bnllet
into one OF the horses, which, madden
ed with pain. dashed down the road
and left the young robber standing
there
It was almost at the sane spot that
he made his next attempt. Standing
in the road, he ordered the driver 10
stop. The latter complied when he
saw the pistol barrel leyeIed at him.
and Holzhey secured Ss5 % from the
passengers and ont OF the mail pouch
A few days later the hiShwayman
turned up near The Log Cabin along
the Wolf river and relieved the passen.
gers of stage coach Of SO He also
ritied the mails but found little Of
value
The robbary OF Milwaukee a.
Northwestern train at Beaver. near
Ellis Junction. war his next exploit.
He made pretty good haul there. the
passengers being too much frightened
TO make any resistance as he went
through the train.
After this affair Holzhey worked his
way through the woods "a Keshena,
compelling All old Ipdian whom he met
to disgorge what little loose change he
mad. and also tightening the purse Of
another man whom be encountered on
the way to Shawano.
II WAS only few day later that he
turned az at Hartlsnd Corner. little
I lwn near Shawano About breakfast
time. Just Az solomon Kahn had opened
his store. with great politentss Holzhey
asked the merchant 10 hand him his
gold watch the money ia the drawer
and other trities that person might
have use tor while 80 journing in
strange country
Following this episode tile pursuit
for HoIzhey became 40 warm that the
young man took to the woods and was
not heard from for some time. II wis
suppoed he had left for Montana unit
about month before the Gogebic stage
when The srohbery Of Wis.
consn Central train occurred near Ca
dott Holzhey started TO go through
sleeper but after robbine
the conductor and porter the latter
the passengers and the robber
led, firing parting shot at the porter
,ut missing him His last and most
desperate crime. the -robbing of the
Jake Gogebic stage and the murder OF
was committed short
line later