Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-31
Daughter of Dietz Aids Her
Father in Standing Off
the Posse
PAID NO ATTENTION TO SHOTS
Fired Rifle as Fast as She Could Load
1t, and Members of Posse Say She Is
More to Be Feared Than Her Deter
mined Father-Dietz Will Defy the
Troops.

Milwaukee, July 31.--Six Of the Mil
waukee men who participated in the
battle with John Dietz at the Cameron
dam last Wednesday returned home
yesterday The seventh member of the
party, John Rosich. who was wound
ed by John Dietz, and his son Charles,
is in a lumber camp.
"Of the whole Dietz family" said
the leader Of the party, Il think the
daughter is the most dangerous to a
sheriff bent on making an arrest. She
kept firing from the time the battle
began until it was over, and did not
once let up except to reload her rifle.
She paid no attention TO our shots,
altho, of course, we We're as careful as
possible not to shoot her. We We're
in danger any minute of being killed
by one of heI bullets. She is a corker
and no mistake. If it takes COM
pany of militia to capture the old man,
it will take a regiment of regulars to
arrest the daughter
How They Lost Rosich.
After we retreated, carrying Ro-
gich on stretcher, the report spread
that the old man was following us. We
put Rogich down in the woods and
scattered in different directions, as we
had no idea which way he would come
from. We were now off his ground
and we determined to shoot to kill II
he molested u.s. 1 went in the direc-
ton of his house, but could find no
trace of him. When 1 returned there
was no sign of Rogich or the other
men.
'iDietz must have a large collection
of rifles He secured Rogich's gun af-
ter we left. and few days ago he hap
pened to come across an Indian asleep
by the side of the road He took his
rifle and ammunition and sent him on
his way We thought our militia suits
would brighten him, but they did not.
He is not at all particular about what
kind of a person he picks off with his
rifle"
No Guardsman in Party.
The members of the party were not
militiamen. The report to that effect
started on account Of three of the men
wearing suits that resembled the khaki
uniforms of the militia and service
hats. This they did with the purpose
of making Dietz believe the soldiers
were after him.
Arthur j. Hoeft. leader Of the Mil
wfsukee men, was dressed as a soldier.
and he says he was the first one sin
gled out by DietZ. who sent bullet
thru his service hat Hoeft brought
Cd
it to his friends. He wore it in high
sugar-loaf fashion during the battle,
ard the top of it was nearly torn off by
the bullets. He was CLOSE to Dietz
when the shot was fired, as the powder
marks are in evidence.
Dietz Will Die Fighting.
Mr.. Hoeft says: Il am firmly con-
WINGED that John Dietz will never be
taken alive, but will die with a gun in
his hands. No one was in sight at
first. and we were making preparation
to storm the home. when the old man
walked out He looked in our direc-
ton. but as we We're behind a bush
he did not see us. Further to the right
in a field was Sheriff Gylland. Dietz
saw him and rushed into the house.
"a minute later his wife, daughter,
two sons and himself appeared, each
with a rifle, and began shooting at the
sheriff, who by this time had reached
our shelter.
How the Casualties Occurred.
1--WE all had smokeless powder cart
ridges except Rogich, and this ac-
counts for his being wounded. Clar-
ence, the eldest son of Dietz, noticing
the smoke, fired straight toward 1t.
The bullet struck Rogich in the neck
and he fell to the ground. When he
arose he took careful aim at the young
man and fired. Clarence fell to the
ground, but was quickly dragged into
the house by his mother.
"The remainder of the family con-
tinued shooting. The old man rushed
toward the bush where Rogich was
concealed and fired twice at it. The
two shots took effect. one in Rogich's
hip and one in his foot. This ended
the battle"