The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-09
DIETz BRANDED
AS AN ANARCHIST
JUDGE PARISH'S CONCLUSIVE
STATEMENT IN THE CASE.
Defendant Clearly Without q Particle
OF Title to the Property Held by
Force-Attitude of Sympathizers
Condemned and the Injunction
Against the Defendant Made Per
petual.

Special to The Journal.
Chippewa Falls, Wis. June 9.-Sym-
pathizers with and supporters of John F.
Dietz, who is defying the law and courts,
can extract no grain Of comfort from
Judge Parish's address in the case Of the
Chippewa Lumber and Boom company.
Judge Parish said:
The evidence in this case shows title to the
dam and the right to operate the same thru
eonveyances from the government OF the United el
down to the present time and to the plaintiff.
and against the defendant, John r Deitz.
The plaintiff has as much right to operate. the
tight to S use his horse or his COW or any person
Where re'k he h the title undisputed.
The has ME s far as fy
land upon tbs court for any relief under any
Si have, to A the dam in question No matter
good defense e. fno has he cannot not take axe
san to act IS his fs SeFs e. Ds Jaw
1t is enough to say in this action, so far as
worn to BY credible witnesses, or it has been
'roven by the records produced here IN court
Of tn has s0SesS s sd is great sympathy
lere for Mr.. Deitz in this community. cannot
Hers that for county n1 has hda h
GENT citizens and 70 honest and intelligent eiti.
zen, who knows the facts In this case would
Te he might be- for Violating the law a4 de-
G{ing the l. law as this defendant has apparently
DeItz as an Anarchist.
AS I say, the defendant may have some de-
| Tense. He keeps beyond the reach Of the courts;
he keeps his hand upon his rifle. and dehe IS
ae t this aRs
this, matter how I have obtalned It, and II
am going to enforce that possession. and If any
attemDtS interfere
me, in my apparently unlawfuD possession;
h Of that foT KIND and that v9s
here by the simply dees the the law
NJ Is Who RS
sPFsstsY ri s% 4 ( IT, sat l. Appear
court, to submit to arrest and trial. and Il his
is S soR n a bs be eeeuntes
were ns created. and IN those that may hereafte,
created BY the there tsa ed
see that the law is enforced; that they viii
b3fngng to Justice Of G any such Th
Is pledge on the part Of the community t9 tn tn
and feel that It is my, duty here to say TIA
IN believed nGs outside county aWy
throws its influence. in the interests OF peopl
who d Sgnt the law IN na the a st Of ofh Sa
heralded abroad that in Sawyer county justic
will not be had. =,
F. Re nst TO to in 5
this case, he duly served with an order o
the court ordering him not to modest nor In an
manner interfere with the plaintiffs in the en-
joyment of their rights of running the river an
using the dam for flooding logs down the stream
No Excuse for Him.
| The fact that the plaintiff in this action is
corporation is no excuse for the defendant, fo
a corporation like this Is mere association
individuals for the purpose Of carrying on som
lawful business or employment and no ma
knew the facts, more than he could excus
| any law breaker who takes possession of n
neighbours property and threatens. If there Is a
attempt made to dislodge him, to kill the o.
Of the Il law %ho fS a ana who
) and will say here that II there is not enoue
strength in the officers Of the law and in tt
= people Of Sawyer county, the state Of Wiscons
q Is bound to lend it's aid to put down lawlessnes
, come where 1t will, and If there is not pow,
enough IN the state, the govern government emit. Of II
unitedl States 1, upon being legally called upe
No man can, more than perhaps merely tempo
arily defy the law for no man Is 80 low tn,
he Is beneath the law. and no man Is so his
that he is above the law. The law reaches
alike.
I have been informed there is good deal
loose talk, and many things published, bass
on false statements perhaps. and upon has
conclusions
The Judgment is granted and the defendant
ferfng with the plaintiffs or their assignees
operating the dam, which the evidence shoy
they own, and which the law says they m,
control.