The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-03
DIEIz WRITES TO
MINNEAPOLIS Man
HERO OF THoRNAPPLE STILL
HOLDS FORT 49,. 4
Son Clarence, Who Was Wounded, Is
Able to Work-Woodsman Pays Back
handed Compliment to Sheriff and
Notes That Newspapers Print Fairer
Stories of Trouble.

w. E. Schei of Minneapolis has re-
ceived letter from John F. Deitz, the
defender of Cameron dam, in which he
gives reports as to the condition of his
family and the recovery of his son,
Clarence, who was shot thru the head
by one of the posse which made the last
attempt to capture Deitz. In the light
of the events of the last few months,
the expressions from Deitz conveyed
in the letter are interesting. I.
Under date of Aug. Is Deitz writes:
"Have received three letters from you
recently and will answer them all in
one, as I am very busy answering let
tiers of inquiry and sympathy from all
over the northwest.
Boy Is at Work. ..
t'In answer to your anxious inquiries,
will say we are all well. Clarence has
been out at work for week. His
wound is nearly healed. He was shot
to right, and little slanting from rear
to front in the place of the chart Of
phrenology given as 10, benevolence.
II sleep we'll, don't see why
shouldn It. My conscience is clear.
Don't suppose you can understand it,
but stop and reflect a moment. This
persecution has been going on for two
and one-half years. At first we could
not sleep until we were completely worn
we needed rest and strength to COM
bat the onslaught Of the richest lumber
company in the world. And so far
they haven't gained point against the
simple farmer. With all their strategy,
abuse and misstatement they have not
succeeded in their aim Of blindfolding
the. public.
Has Chance to Quit.
"There hash It been any commission
yet and do don expect tPs nea any, and ran
of petition will be ignored for they
know at Madison that our title is per-
feet, for my brother had our papers at
Madison in March, 1905, before the
committee of lumber and mining. Tho
expense Of this cost me $40. have
had several chances to 'silence' out,
sell out, to be a friend istead Of a
wrong, and no man could conscien-
tiously accept.
Hayward riot. Well, I am the same
John yet and shall demand my con
s stitut i! aoo rights until the constitu-
Hsheriff Gyiiand has never been on
our place but once, to our knowledge,
and that was July 3, 1905. He didn' It
make his wants known, but heard af-
terward that he wanted to serve a
subpoena in tn eWeisenback case.
Will Waste No Time.
"There is not any use to waste time
writing about Gylland, for you know
think with all his faults that he was a
wilful assassin. I have the uniform
blouse that Rogich wore, with two bull
let holes in it. One Of the company's
men gave it to me yesterday when he
was down to shut the camps. They
have been standing open since the day
of the battle.
"The Milwaukee Journal and the
Fond du Lac Bulletin, the papers that
have had representatives on the
ground, are giving statement Of facts
as near as can be expected, and l be-
gin to feel that I am getting my just
dues for the first time in two years. I
cannot believe that some papers are so
unjust as to write such articles as we
see. It must be some unseen evil in
fuence causes them to publish such
wilful and malicious statements. :"
No E. z. Mark.
1T got the theatrical offer Of $500 a
week. They must thing that l am an
E. z. Mark, but I never got scared at
the boot of an owl like that bunch did
from Milwaukee. They claim .GCylland
had beads Of perspiration standing out
on his noble brow as large as goose
eggs, while he was making. his retreat
down. the tote road. There is one thing
certain-they were either brutes or
towards when they undertook to carry
out their wounded comrade to Lady
smith, thirty-fve miles,. when they
could have got to Winter in ten miles.
"You have probably seen the pub
Hshed abstract by G: H. Innis. Now
the question naturally resolves itself
into the following queries: who is
Innis9 Who induced him to make
that abstracts Why did he pass iudgg-
ment on the titles But one thing
Judge and Jury Innis did admit in
his abstract that the Camerons and
ourselves had had possession for TWEEN
ty-one and one.half years under war
ranty deed, without any reservations.
with kindest regards Of myself
yours very truly, john F. Deitz. i"