Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-10
NAY SUE D|ETz'S FOE
WOUNDED MILWAUKEEAN HAS NOT
RECEIVED PAY FOR ACTING as
MEMBER OF EXPEDITION
50 SAYS WILLIAM DIETZ.
Brother Declares Lumber Company Had
Man in Party with $500 to Defray
Expense of the Posse.

RICE LAKE, Wis, Aug. Al Spe-
brother of John Dietz, the defender of
the ThornappIe dam against the sheriff
Of Sawyer county and others, the lum-
Der company and not the county was
the instigat0r of the latest battle with
the Cameron man in which Clarence
Dictz and John Rogich, a Milwaukee
member Of Sheriff Gylland's posse, We're
Shot.
William Dietz says that Rogich told
luu that Lexington, a representative OF
he lumber company, was in the eXpedl-
ton and had $500 in his pocket to pay
the members Of the posse at the rate
Of 50 day. Rogich told William that
he did not get any of this money, and
William further declares that RogIch
says lie will sue the lumber company as
soon as his wounds are sufficiently
healed for him to be about.
William Dietz has received the tol-
lowing letter from y. g. Muns0n, PR
waite secretary TO Gov. Davidson:
Your letter Of recent date relating to AZ
attempted arrest of your brother, at hand
! desire to inform you that the governor
had no information concerning the attemp
to arrest your brother until he read Of the
affair In the newspapers Some months
ago an application was made 10y the shCriN
=
tional guard to assist IN the arrest Of youl
brother, but the governor did not feel Justi
fed, from information then at hand, e
grant the request. Before the governor
takes any action in the matter he viii GIVE
it careful consideration and a thorough Ia
Ecstigation.
William Dietz's Story
1t was during this talk with Rogici
that William learned that Hcdingtor
was leading the posse and that it was
arranged that GyIand was to shoot his
gun as signal for the party to opeL
fire. According to Rogich's story, He'd
ington stood on a log and shouted
Shoot the heart out Of -" Rogici.
went on to relate that at least fifty
shots were fired after John Dictz haL
fired at Hedington and the hitter haG
scrambled for shelter Mrs Dietz and
her daughter did not take part il til,
battle. Rogich's story is that ten shot
We're fired at him while he lay behinG
q stump.
Sympathy for Defender.
William Dietz says Sheriff GyIlanc
has never set foot on DictZ's land OF
told John he had Il warrant for him
After the battle John and Leslie did moi
pursue the men but after seeing to Clar
ence's wounds, went out and hauled il
two loads Of hay.
Lived in Rice Lake.
Before going out to ThornaDo!e
John Dietz was Il resident of Rice Lake
for many years and while he lived here
enjoyed the reputation of being law
abiding citizen. Dietz was the first mar
to 90 into the real estate business here
lie left shortly before the boom struck
this section
Petitions to Governor.
Several letters have been sent from
Rice Lake. Spooner and other towns to
Gov. Davidson, asking protection for
Dietz or at least non-intcrference. These
petitions are largely signed Throughout
this section, where there is the greatest
sympathy for the man who has for the
last two years sustained his position
against the lumber company, whose logs
he is holding up, the sheriif's efforts and
even those of United States marshaIIs