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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-11-15

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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-11-15
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what the war Has Cost.

Up to date the casualties seem to
have been three men wounded. ono
three years ago and two jast recently,
one Of the defenders and two OF tile
attacking force. Dietz has gotten of
pretty cheaply but the merry little
war has cost the State and the com
pany considerable-Item. 20 10000 feet
OF timber held up at Cameron Dam.
value about 500 COO item. court costs
in various actions which he has re-
fused 10 pay amounting TO $500. item.
lawyers fees. all paid 10y his opDo-
nents, 5000; the designations Of two
sheriffs. the repeated defeats OF
third, TO say nothing Of the bafairE ~
United States Marshal Push. an.
Deputy United States Marshal Jones.
And apparently the end is not yar.
For Sheriff Gmand has reported TO-
the governor that only troops can cap
ture DIetz, and the militia is likely 20
be called out any day for the disagree
able task. And even when they. accom-
Tlish II what mere money value c-n
represent the loss Of dignity to the
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Held off Twentg Men.

Dletz was the obstacle. Dietz and
his gun. When the lumbermen went
to open up the sIuices OF the dam.
Dietz told them that they could not
open that sIuice until the company
paid toll on the drive. He looked as
II he meant It. He had his rifle with
him and his reputation for knowing
how to handle It had never been ques-
toned. The lumbermen had not been
hired to nght. They had been hired
to risk life and limb in the drive. They
were ready TO take the ordinary
chances OF their business, but these
did not include a rife IN the hands OF
John Dietz.
So they held" the drive TIL the COM
pany could be heard from. The com
pany said. "d-n Deitz: go ahead!
Dietz said. better not try" They
agreed With Dietz: It didn't seem 10
them that II would be healthy to try.
SIN. they obeyed the company. They
tried to dynamite the dam. But Dietz
was on guard day and night. and the
men who tried tho dynamitlng expert
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or thing. But Distz declines 70 Be lur-
ed from the guardianship Of his dam
on any pretease whatsoever. II they
could get him out Of the way for
while II would not take the company
long to get their drive through but
they can't
tt was July . that the last fight be-
tween Dletz and GylIand took place.
Gynaud invaded the Dletz homestead
with an army OF seven men, all good
shots. recruited i'm Milwaukee. II was
a most desperate affair Dietz's son
Clarence was shot I'm the head. but the
bullet glanced of. inficting merely a
flesh wound The shock however.
caused the blood 10 flow from the
boys nose. mouth. and ears. The men
say Dietz fired first. Dletz says his
son was shot down unarmed before he
knew that there were strangers about
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PHILOSOPHIC IRISH PATIENTS

# He most philosophlc and humor-
Gus patients that 1 have ever
met have been those of HIDer-
nian ancestry. Hard hurt. as
they may be, when you tell them che
fact. the best YOU will get is a smile
and. "Shure, doChtOT, il must come
sooner or later, anyway
I remember one, great stalwart fel-
low. crushed In II railroad wreck. who,
when I pronounced his death sentence.
looked up at me amusingly.
So. I've got to jine tn unknown land
NV sphooks," he said. by shpose'
dochtor. that they'd hand a man nip
there were he liver so dry?'
II don't know" 7 said, but I hope
when I get there they'll hand me one,
for know I'd be uncomfortable with
out H."
We'll. dochtor.' he said, let's take
no chances for the once"
All right" said I. and 7 ordered the
nur-- 10 bring the ammunition. And.
to tell the truth. / drank as heartily as
he did. II was one Of the greatest con-
CeSsiODS I ever made toward CUudOuInE
the treating evil. Then ! left him To
look after other patients. When ] re-
turned two hours LATER the nurse held
up her hand.
"Dead2" I asked.
She nodded.
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Il was interested I'm that case I
said. .'he was a fine fellow. but IT was
hopeless"
Ills last words were Of you. doctor,
she said. Just before me died
-How's that2' / asked, puzzled.
He said" said the nurse. demurely.
''as he looked at me, 'ACOushla, that's
fine dochtor s. have. T. thought he
might give me sip o. the undertakes
bottle. but he gave me a nice, long
shwate one frum his own. More power
to SIGH doctors.
I was called i'm 90 see another Hiber-
MAN one time. 20 fellow of infinite Jest.
of most excellent fancy. and dear
personal friend. ~ ell MhdL tIie
matter with you now2' I asked. Been
out again.
ON know J haven't seen YOU in two
weeks" he replied. ITS the real thlns
This time I've got the grip.
You have the grip. nave You Said
and ! may mention i0dt / t'hSlu-'
The best part OF my ancestry on the
Irish side. as yOu NAV notice from t'"
twisted way I tell things-'you nave
the grip. now please tell me. Mlchdeii
TIE "trip" he said. Don't you, as
a dochtor. know what the grip IS
Didn't I have 10 four years ago. accord
ing to Yer own autopsy As far as my
recollection goes. the grip is dis dSe
that makes you sick for six months
.afther y get we'll
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ment were fred on. They spent an
entire season trying 10 get those logs
past Cameron daIn-and failed. The
5000 600 feet Of timber remained on
the wrong side OF Cameron dam
dead loss 10 the company.
Finding that they could not disregard
Dfetz. the company tried to reason
with him. It even offered TO settle.
But DIetz would not settle on any
terms except the payment OF his orig
,Dal claim and the recognition OF ms
ownership OF the dam. So the logs
we're hung up on the banks OF 'he
nord above the dam and were ruined
~. v,ater and worms. The next year
,fara were 100000 feet IN the drive
(Which reached the dam and was held
nm The next year 100000 again
And not log went over the dam
The worms got them all
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Pinkert0n Tells Tales of Robbery

Many Of the old-timers are dead or
in prison or are living on the cndf-
itv OF others. while many of tho
younger element are I'm prison or m
other lines of crime III. sdid ar;
Pinkerton. many OF these thieves haa
devoted their energy ana shlI I'D IuA-
made good citizens and successIdI
One of the largest sneak" robberies.
according 10 PIukeTI0u- took place III
the early COS. and has been known as
the Lord Bond Robbery. LORD
wealthy man. with an oince IN hIotI
street. New York. had invested $500
i'm 80 bonds, all payable 10 beateL,
and which could. at that time. be edsitl
negotiated by anyone with knowledge
Of finance. A band of sneak thieves
and Plano Charlie Billiard. pal OF
Adam Worth. planned 10 steal the
bonds. one noon, when ioIo "aS
absent from his Office, the ITO entered,
and while Rose and Bullard engaged
the two clerks in conversation. Ennis
sneaked into the vault and made away
with the bonds.
Though the trio =-ere expert IN their
particular line they did not under
stand The negotiation Of the bonds.
and had 20 call i'm George brideWetl'
the famous Bank of England torseFs
who went abroad and disposed OF
them The thieves We're suspected
and fled. Ennis was arrested Do an
ada brought back. and sentenced 10
long term IN prison. lFtLi1i"
Paris. only TO return IN a few years ano
with Adam Worth, plan succyssI ullE the
EoviSt0n bank robbery. BuHdTG azstH
went To Paris and from there 10 BEL
eium where ne was arrested Tor COM
pliCity in bank robbery ana sentences
10 a long term 81 Prison. f.unlS, n org
EuIlaTd and Rose all died IN poverty.
Continuing his remarks PinkerJoH Io4d
how ne frustrated plan many years
ago 10 rob the subtrcaSurN at chicago
ono afternoon Joe Parrish then q
r,rofe-efonaI pocket picker and sneak
thief" picked the rockets Of clerk ana
found among other things KEY Win
Il card attached showing the owner Vas
n clerk at the treasury. FaIElSh kplu
of bi- find 20 Walter Brown. sam fer-
rv. Joe NCCluSkpV- and Jimmy tdrrou-
After several visits 10 the treasury.
kew was found 10 unlock the rear loot
ON the dav. the robbery was To take
place the thieves hired a band 10 SeIe-
made. "A prominent politician who had an
osf3.a ia the treasury building. While
the band PLAYED and some OF the thieves
were cheering to attract the attention
81 tLr clerks 20 the windows. Joe Nc
CIrIskev was Co sneak into the treasury
and get away with as much money a
he could handle
mans were in vain. He had learned OF
their ATTEMPT ard communicated VIII
me chief OF the nited States Secret
Service az Washington The day the
robbery was planned for the band an
,,..sred and large crowd soon gath
ered and commenced cheering for ms
politician But the clerks did not leave
tbcir desks and when McCluskey tried
Tho door he found the lock had been
changed Thus a clever robbery "a az
frustrated and a heavy loss 10 the Cow
eminent prevented.
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Defed the Courts.

Os course the lumber company went
,,1aw But law does not loom so very
large forty miles from the nearest
-.I.u-.,+ The company spent free
-. ~ their millions getting the courts
70 remove Dietz. The courts were
ras5v enough. but Dietz declined 70
he removed. He evaded all response
bfIftv bv not letting the officers serve
aDv uapers on him. A deputy United
States marshal claimed the hospitality
Of his cabin in the guise OF SICK
hunter Then he tried to serve
United States warrant charging Dlelz
with a technical oIense. Dietz al
lowed him 10 depart unframed WhleA'
all things considered. showed great
seIf-control on the part Of the out
law Of Cameron dam"
Dletz is mild and meek enough IN
general way-a quiet. law-abiding ciu-
zen until he began this fight against
tho arrresslons and insolenee Of capl-
tai He has no use for the courts
which he feels are merely the tools OF
the company. nor for the officers, who
from his point OF view, are trying to
prevent him from taking, vi ct armis'
the square deal which the company
denies him. And he seems to recog-
uize the minions OF the law BY some
instinct which pierces any disguise
they may assume His family con-
sists Of two sons. Cl.rence and Les
ter. and a wife and daughter. Each
and all of them are as ready to fight
in what they consider a just cause
as the old man himself. And they
have had plenty Of 1t to do since DieIa
delivered his ultimaum to the com
pauy and the company undertook to
disregard It.
Al one time a sheriff and a number
of deputies started out determined tn
do or die. IL took them three DAYS TO
reach the Dietz farm. one of them
was shot through the arm IRON am
bush. and lest they should labor under
any decisions Is TO The quality OF the
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The Battle Was On.

The strangers" had spent the night
In the lumber company's camp. They
started for the Dietz home about noon,
and crept up to the Dietz bayfield,.
where they were discovered through
their Inadvertently frightening COW.
According to the deputies. Clarence
fired into their party before word
had been spoken. One Of the army OF
invasion. a man named Rosish, was
wounded. IT was a shot from his gun
that hit Clarence DIetz- According 10
the elder Dletz he ordered the men on
the place. not recognizing them as Of
ffcers. Then his son Clarence went TO
send them away, and recognized the
Uniform Of the state guard which
some Of them wore. He started on
run for the house and had got some
rifles for the family when the deputy
fred.
After Clarence fell wounded, Dietz
advancing openly empued a repeating
rife into the bushes behind which the
attackers were hiding. Rogish was hit
nv two more bullets. and then there
was a short range battle between the
Dietz family. comprising the father
the second son. Lester, the mother and
the daughter. all working their rifles
ceaselessIy at tie bushes from which
many shots were being fired.
The mnitiamen we're poor shots and
the Dietz family could not see any
thing to shoot at: hence the few cas-
ualtIes. firing of this sort Of war
fare. Dietz and hts daughter started
forward on a run, with freshly loaded
magazines in the rifles, for the sheriff
and his men IN the militia disguise.
The deputies did not wait for them,
hut carrying their wounded ccmrade,
left the farm in haste. Dietz says he
d,d not follow the men off his own
pronerty. All the same, after the depu-
tics had retreated a couple OF miles in
the woods there was n cry from one
of them. "Here comes Dietz" and
dropDine tie wounded man the other
seven dispersed When they returned
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An nLd nkiRunnce.

The trouble between Diet and tho
lumber company dates back five or six
years. He did some work for the
company and tie company failed. he
claims. TO pay him according to con-
tract. He got back al # by claiming
that the Cameron Dam-the scene and
cause of all the trouble-was on his
farm and that ne would exact toll
from the lumber company for every
foot of lumber foated over IT, The
lumber company laughed at his threat.
and the winter before the first battle
put something like 100000 feet OF
lumber into the Thornapple river
many miles above the Dietz farm.
This Dictz farm is fin one Of the
widest districts Of Wisconsin. Sawyer
county is up I'm the northwestern cor
ser Of the State, and does not con
tain a single town Of any importance.
No railroads cross it. A branch of
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
cuts or a small corner i'm tho uor-H-
west. and a branch Of the Chicago,
81. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha
reneuates a little way into it's south
west corner. The Dietz farm IS I'm
The southeastern part Of the countys
which contains 1872 square miles Of
territory. and had by the last census
q DoptIatlan OF only 3.593-Iess than
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The Weak Link in the Chain.

Cameron dam is only one OF the
series. but without il an the others
are useless. It is the old story of the
chain md Its weakened link. Hence
the strategic value of Dietzs position.
The dam certainly is on his property
II is located ON the Dietz farm di-
rectIv below the log house-the three
room. one-story log structure. roughly
chinkod with clay and moss. which is
the Dfetz residence. and which has
come TO he known as 1.-THE fortress
To return to the 100000 feet of
timber that is waiting all this time
.4n the Thornapple river many miles
above the Dictz farm. When the drive
began Dietz prepared for wal Like
an frontier folk. the entire family
down 10 tots Of six years could handle
thc.- repeating rifles with unerrins
aim. And Dieiz had enough gums 10
suppiv small arsenal
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John Detz "The Outlaw of Cameron DAM Believing That Arm

The drive began. The 100000 feet
OF timber was started down stream on
its way to the Chippewa river. The
lumber company had twenty men on
the RATS. The Cameron dam was
closed in order TO back up enough
water in the ravine above 20 float the
great drive OF logs to the pond above
tho next dam. several miles below.
Ii seemed all plain sailing. and the
lumber company. II It remembered
Dietz's threat at all. smiled compla-
Gently at the futillty OK Il. But the
threat was not so futile. the sailing
not so plain as they looked. The men
who were in charge OF the drive foI-nd
an unexpected obstacle.
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ore OF the most diHcult propositions
the police OF the United states had 10
contend with up 10 ten years ago ac-
cording 10 William Pinkerton. in his
address before the international Asso-
citation OF Chiefs Of Police, says the
New York Times. was the profession
al sneak thief" His thefts. mainly
from banks and jewelry stores. aEgre-
gated hundreds ofthousands Of dollars
annually. But for the last ten years r
sneak robbery by "a professional sneak
thief" has become more and more OF a
rarity.
OF the big sneak robberies in the
past ten years, the majority have been
from jewelry stores The bank robber
has been practically eNterminated-
his. according 10 PinkerJon. who is
known 20 crooks Tar and wide as The
Eve" is attributable TO the activity oi
the notice departments, private dvlet-
tives. and to the Bankers and jewelers.
Alliances. The latter, since they have
adopted protective features. have been
relentless in their EFFORTS TO suppress
the bank and ieweiry sneak by causing
his arrest and punishment
Sneak Thieves Hunt Easy Jobs.
In discussing the professional bank
sneak thief Chief PinkeTtOn said
the robbcr first selects place easy to
rob and where the returns Will De
worthy the effort. The habits Of the
employees are then STUDIED 10 determine
the time. usually the noon hour, when
the greatest number are absent and
from this. OF decide how many coufeu-
crates viii bc necessary To help the
sneak thief while ne silently steals into
the telieT'S cage OF the vault and Sc
cures tie money. The coufederates
usually are able 10 discuss loans and
mortgages long enough 10 allow tho
thief to work. Some times one of the
C~ufederates drives To the bank and has
the cashier step outside. This Is done
usually At the noon hour, which allows
the thief 10 do his work more thor
OughlV.
TIE acquisition OF the telephone has
aided the robbers I'm their efforts. &C
corGing ID Pinkcrtons. The confederate
clUs NO ,he cashier AZ the time the
thief operates. and other confederate
ge remaining employees i'm CONVEX
sation.
The oId-tirne sneak thief" accord
ing tn pmkcrton. uSCd especially mElt
steel instruments of different shapes
90 move packages Of money from one
section of the telleEs cage 10 point
nearer the window - IL could the more
readily he eXtTac: ed. Sometimes th-
thief accelerated the Job hv standing on
q satchol or dress suit case.
Most Of tho big sneak thieves" nc
cOTdinF 10 Pinke-ton, started or thr,l
career by pettv crimes. One Of the mos
f7mous Of hank robbers started out icy
stealing ginger snaps from the com 81
OF q country stove MANAGED BY widow
From this small beginning he started
and before he had crossed the "Grof
Divide" was noted IN all countries d:
one of the cleycrest OF thieves,
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OR four years one man mas
dehed the sovereign State OF
- Wisconsin. He has bafied
efforts to capture him on
the part OF three sheTins OF
Sawyer county. one United
states marshal. and one deputy United
States marshal. The three sherlffs
aforesaid have tried IN ali seven times.
The nrst two made three attempts be-
tween them and resigned rather than
try again. Sheriff Gylland has tried
four times and has about decided to
follow the example Of his predeces-
sors.
The man IN the case Is John +.
pletz, picturesquely known as the
outlaw Of Cameron Dam" But he
saws he IS not an outlaw. but long
suffering man who has been driven TO
defend his right 10 a square deal with
his shotgun. And the defense is GER
tainly effective. for Sheriff Gyland.
who made mis- latest attempt 20 cap
ture him only few days ago, says IL
will take a company OF militia 10 Iorce
the surrender OF the man. and his
wife and daughter. who are just as
good fighters as he Is. So It rather
looks as II Wisconsin would be obliged
to call out her militia to subdus her
one unruly citizen.
Dietz regards his AFFAIR as merely u
series CT skirmishes IN the great war
between labor and capital He is not
nghtlng the State or Wisconsin, he is
fighting the Chippewa River Lumber
and Room Company. From his point
az view he Is merely taking the only
way left the poor man OF defeating
the depredations OF capital He re-
fuses to Do a victim OF the jugger-
neut & tho money power, and for
forty months he has maintained an
armed resistance TO the plans OF capt
tul as represented by said company.
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fails in Fourth Attempt.

Yet another one resigned because he
could not serve papers on Dietz, and
GyHaud took the job. Gylland has
just failed IN his fourth attempt. one
OF the papers n carries is a warrant
FOR the arrest OF Dietz on the charge
Of shooting the man Who was fred on
from ambush. Djetz says he had moth
ing 10 do with that. and pt}fesses TO
regard II as a breach Of etiquette. The
idea OF the authorities all along seems
20 have been merely 10 get Dietz 10
come 10 court 10 answer charges and
explain HIS position, and all that sort
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their Comrade was gone lie was found
days later by a party of surveyors
during a drenchiug rain and was car
ried 20 an old lumber camp.
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hidden marksman's shooting the
traces OF the horses were neatly cut
with rifle bullet. Discretion suggest
ed a retreat. and the sheriff and his
posse embraced the suggestion eager
Iy. As soon as the sheriff got in touch
with civilization once more he resigned
his f0b
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OR four years one man has
dehed the sovereign State OF
Wisconsin. He has bafiied
efforts to capture him on
the part OF three sheTins OF
Sau.Nar cnmnLN- ono LnLLed