Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-08

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sponsibility for any bloodshed and loss
of life must rest on you alone. I am
very truly yours.
d o. Davidson"
Too Many Demands.
Deitz declared his intention of hold
ing his cabin against all forces. County
officials, including District Attorney j.
C. Davis and Sheriff Madden, were
unanimous in their assertions that the
terms as suggested by the fugitive
were unreasonable. They united in an
absolute refusal Of agreement. The con-
ditions as cited by Deitz during the
negotiations, lasting for several hours
under which bloodshed might be avoid
ed, were:
First-That all indictments against
Deitz be quashed with the exception OF
criminal warrant charging assault
Sept. upon Bert Horel.
Second-Promise of ample and i'm
mediate protection by state officers
Third-Change of venue to Milwau-
kee and release on bonds.
F'ourth-Adequate legal defense and
time to prepare the same.
Fifth-Complete protection for fam
lily.
Bearing the letter from Governor Da-
wilson and assuring Deitz of the ut
most fairness, Colonel o. G. Munson
the governors private secretary, and
Frank L. Gilbert the attorney general
of the state of Wisconsin, were escort
ed late yesterday to the edge Of the
Deitz clearing, accompanied by G. W.
Froelich Of st. Paul, who few hours
before had returned unsuccessful from
hjs first peace interview,
Break in Plans Surprise.
Previous to yesterdays conference
the officials had understood from Deitz
that II all warrants against himself
and his family except the one for the
recent Horel shooting were quashed he
would come out. After q conference
with the county officials 1t was decided
to offer to quash all the in
dictments against the other mem
bers Of the family. This was
done, but Deitz refused. A tenta-
tive offer then was made to quash all
the indictments against himself except
the Horel one. The officials learned
that they had misunderstood Deitz' 9
terms: that they included the settle
ment Of all the civil suits in which he
is involved, in his favor.
The civil suits include a judgment
against Mrs. De1tz for $4,000 in the
United States court: much litigation
with the many lumber companies ovel
| the right OF Deitz to charge $4,000 tol
for logs hoated thru his dam prior to
his purchase Of 1t, trespass suits with
his neighbors. petty disputes over ha,
and grain sales and validity OF the title
to the land the homestead is on.
| AS to the offer Of a change OF venue
l ~ En- I,o< fh.o in.
T! dicial districts of Wisconsin had beer
specially gerrymandered by the Weyer-
| hauser lumber interests so that he
could not obtain a fair trial in any. Al
| to the propositions of certain citizen:
of Milwaukee to furnish him with the
best legal counsel for his defense, the
outlaw said 1t would be impossible to
| find a competent lawyer who woult
not be secretly in the control OF the
big corporations.
Keeps Children With Him.
Attorney General Gilbert says tha
when an appeal was made to Deitz to
allow the officers to take his IA year
old girl and year old boy out Will
them to prevent their being mixed VI
in the possible gun battle, the defender
Of the homestead replied:
II have never broken any law o.
wronged any man. never have utter
ed threat or injured any one excep
| in self-defense. I will die in defence
of my home and my family fighting
the great corporation that is conspir.
ing to ruin every man who attempts to
become independent am fighting fol
q principle, like John Brown. and my
death will bring on revolution as hi!
| did,
Mrs. Deitz was more unreasonable
and violent in her attitude toward thu
officials than her husband, and Helen
the little girl. when appealed to te
leave refused angrily.