The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
Saturday Evening,
PLAIN DUTY now
to CATCH DIETz
Governor Of Wisconsin Declares
Whole Family Must Be
Hunted Down.
snscial to The Journal.

| Hunted Down.
Special to The Journal.
| Chippewa Falls, Wis, July 28.-Gov-
ernor James @. Davidson, who is here,
was interviewed today in regard to the
John F. Dietz case and says:
between the sheriff IS posse and the
Dietz family are so conflicting that.Is
hardly know what to say. Sheriff Gyff-
and telegraphed me that he did not
succeed in getting Dietz, but he did not
ask for state aid. (
''The sheriff made application to me
for militia aid two months ago, but
after investigation l informed him that
Sawyer county had not yet exhausted
her resources in trying to make the
capture. I certainly did not authorize
the militiamen to join the sheriff in his
last attempt to get Dietz. They must
have been sworn in as deputies by the
sheriff. -. ~.
"What I will do should Sheriff CYL
land ask aid I cannot say. Dietz Ger
tainly must be captured, and also his
able to-. effect, the capture, the state
must take "a hand. Wisconsin is get
ting tiredof this outlawry, and is going
to stop t. even if it takes the whole
SCdGS L11l1t1d W 10 ~. Nc,
Dietz's Family Involved, Too.
""The case is now more serious than
it ever was before. Not only is "Dietz
under suspicion of having shed blood,
but his whole family and every member
will have to be taken into custody and
the guilty ones picked out by due pro-
cess of law.
cit is mistake that Sheriff Gylland
want to capture Dietz because of al.
legged trouble with lumber company.
| He did not try to serve civil warrant.
It was criminal warrant charging
Dietz with attempt to murder members
of the sheriff s posse over year ago.
1t was for participating in this lawless-
neighbor of Deitz. was arrested and
convicted to serve twelve. years In the
penitentiary at Waupun.'
! Interview with Dietz.
! August Ender of Eau Claire is one
Of the few persons outside Of John F.
Dietz's family who has had talk with
the outlaw 99 since the battle. Diet7
party had fred the first shot and that
he naturally had to protect himself ane
family by returning the volley. Mr.
} Ender does not think that Clarence
Dietz was seriously hurt. The shot
struck his forehead and glanced up
piercing the hat.
DEFY said repeatedly. pointing + to thu
"Here you can see what the dirty
corporations have DONE s,-<.s.: az
my wife and I and the children
) telling his Story. 9Th fihe first suspicion
Of anything wrong we had was abou
~ clock, when some, strange voice
near the house yelled dinner VIVA
his purpose was don't know. w
didn't see anyone after investigating
or hear any more, and continued t.
work in the afternoon until at 1870
Then my wife noticed one of the cow
acting queer and shifting: She went t.
= the spot and saw three militiamen at thu
! foot Of the hill near the house: I wen
! piled and one remained hid in the I'm
, derbrush, where he was discovers
! shortly afterward by my daughte
: Helen, who came. running back .SE$S.s-
9 Babe's Life Endangered
j, 1T said to my son Clarence: go an
+ tell that fellow to get off the place,
!. and the rest Of us continued sunloadln
q hay at the barn. He had no more tia
a reached the spot when he was shot an
7 fell, and thought he was. dead. | "a
: for my gun and my second son followe
y and put ten shots into the underbrus
! at the fellow. While running to tn
!, house to reload the other two squad
n further away opened fire and my ma
- sstThe shots came thick and fast an
n whizzed on every side Of us. My Wit
u had carried Clarence into the house b
"A this time and. stopped the$blood. The
she called the other children In. One @
the shots that struck the house passe
j. thru and narrowly. missed the ba by.
II "We then. continued hauling in on
% load or Two in our work. W. had
d hard time getting Clarence fixed u
10 his head and literally covered hin
h. Blood also ran from his ears, mouth an
"a nose and clogged his throat 50 he nearl
ID choked. -.I...
ID Blames the Company.
- IT don't think the state sent tt
q men. It's the company's work. If
~ isn't, why have they been boardin
= them in their camp, supplying guns, ;
times, and the company men pilotii
hirensys pf the COMPANY nsx are n0'n
"But they won't get John Diet
There is an Almighty over US Who reg
p lates these things They would settl
i I guess, but they are ashamed to at tn
stage Of the game.
u am no desperado; don't thir
for blood or revenge, as the yellow pre-
s., has painted me. + want peace, and W,
d, forced into this. : All I wanted was
ur be let alone. Who wouldn't have sh
III back as<1 did to defend all that is ne,
a. and dear to me7 III =. s-'t- = - ~
az g.. Quotes Patrick Henry.
m, "If I had been an outlaw, DOM "
N. think I would have shot you, coming
IN as you did right after the shooting N
81 I want peace. My motto always h
es.3 been, and is now, give me liberty
ed give me death. s55s*L%
sd A Rice lake dispatch says that Ola
i ence Dietz is no worse, and that a par
,ir consisting of William Dietz, who lie
We here today, and a doctor and othe
7. will 90 to the Dietz farm tomorrow.
Dispute Dietz's Story.
The story told by Dietz is disput
in many important particulars by Jam
He'd rim UtoD an eniD1ovpa of tha co