Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09
WHITE FLAG OVER
THE DIE1'Z CABIN
Defender of the Cameron Dam in the
Wisconsin Woods Finally
Surrenders,
I
BATTLE RACES FOR MANY HOURS
One Deputy Killed and Five Are
Reported Missing,
OLD MAN AND HIS SON WOUNDED
Admits Defeat After Being Shot
Down by Officers,
I0NE THOUSAND SHOTS ARE FIRED
End Of Fight that Has Continued for
More Than a week, in which
Militia Has Taken Part,
is Ended.
Dne Deputy Killed and Five Are
Reported Missing.
D MAN AND HIS SON WOUNDED
Admits Defeat After Being Shot
Down by Officers.
rE THOUSAND SHOTS ARE FIRED

WINTER. wis, oct S.-Cspecial Tele-
gram)-John Dietz, after being shot in
the head, surrendered at about 4So this
afternoon Leslie Detz 20 years old, son Of
the Cameron dam defender, was shot in
the foot. 1t is not known at this hour
how seriously Dietz is hurt
The members of the Dietz family have
surrendered
oscar Harp. a deputy, was found dead
on a hill back Of the Dietz cabin after
Dietz had surrendered.
Chet Colpitch, another deputy. had an
ear shot off.
-Four deputies are reported missing.
WINTER, Wis, oct S.-The first shooting
in the attempt TO capture John Diet2 at
Cameron Dam started shortly before 10
o clock today when John and his son,
Leslie exposed themselves outside Of the
cabin.
Every rifle in the posse Of nearly ninety
men surrounding the Dietz home flashed
fire.
John Dletz suddenly dropped to his knees.
He remained there for a moment and then
jumped to his feet and ran into the cabin.
Leslie had a longer distance to run and
showed some fear. Whether he was hit or
not could not be learned IL Is not definitely
established that John Dietz was hit. Mrs.
Dietz was in the midst of the hail Of oul-
| let's. but was not hurt.
One scream was heard from within the
cabin where Helen, aged IA, and Johnnie
aged years, were sheltered.
one OF the watch dogs was killed. About
100 shots were fired and five shots fired
from the cabin.
Both Men Expose Themselves.
It appears that John and Leslie Dietz
| walked into a trap set by the deputy
sheriffs. Leslie left the cabin to go to the
tar side OF the clearing. for COW. He had
proceeded about $50 yards wnen a single
shot was fired at him. This was followed
by twelve more in rapid succession. Leslie
jumped back and ran along the crest OF the
hill on which the cabin stands to get be-
hind lumber pile.
For distance OF aDout 200 feet he was q
fair target for the guns of the officers. lie
weakened as he ran, but whether It was
from fear or because he was wounded can
not be learned.
John Dietz, when the shooting started.
was between the barn and The lumber piles
Behind one Of the piles Of lumber we're
some deputy sheriffs and he received the
full fire from these men.
He suddenly pitched forward and sank
down on his knees and then lay prostrated
for a moment Then scrambllng to his feet
he ran for the house and darted inside the
door.
Mrs. Dietz was about 100 feet from the
house when the bullets began to fly. She
ran inside the house and apparently was
not injured.
While these movements were taking
! place the fusllade was kept up from all
sides Of the clearing The boom of high
power rifles was accentuated by the crack
of the automatic pistols ana considering
the number of shots tired, which have been
. estimated at iOO it is a wonder the three
members OF the Dietz family we're not
riddled with bullets.
Neither Man Carries Rifle.
Neither John nor Leslie carried a rifle.
II they had revolvers on their persons they
were not in view.
: When they were ell within the shs =
a five shots were fired back through the
windows.
That was all the reply. Intermittingly the
guns Of the besiegers continued 70 crack,
bu finally auieted down. A scream was
c heard within the cabin during the shooting.
= Whether one of the bullets found mark
IS In the body Of one Of the little children or
whether the person screamed from fright
y is not known.
over night the Dietz farmyard had been
{ taken possession OF by the officers.
- Newspaper correspondents, OF whom
c there are score, and townspeople. who
had arrived Just before daybreak. were
p huddled about In the misty dawn with teeth
d chattering from the damp earth, expecting
I to witness an execution.
II Slowly the curtain Of Irg lifted, revealing
n the dim outlines Of the cabin.
: Dogs came out and lazily stretched them
Y selves. The fanily which had kept a late
a vigil last night, was not astir at the ao-
s customed early hour.
d All Members of Family Appear.
= II was 1856 when Dietz appeared and con.
n fidently walked directly to the barn be-
8 tween It and the lumber piles behind which
= the deputies We're concealed and reappeared
on the other side. He made a perfect
target and the watchers at the end OF the
woods held their breaths, expecting to see
him orumple in a heap IN his tracks some
: thing was evidently wrong.
Later every member OF the family ap-
d peared and strayed some distance from the
cabin.
Little Johnny galoped about with tho
o dogs at his heels. Helen let the cows out
z OF the pastures and Mrs. Dietz came out
on the porch clearing away the remains
Q OF the breakfast
The scene was tranquil until Leslie
e started his Inflated trip TO round up a
r ! straying COW.
Q Suddenly the crack Of a rifle sounded
r from the woods behind the house.
c one Of the three dogs gave a whine OF
I pain, jumped up IN the air and fell dead
! la his tracks.
Then the fuslade broke loose I'm a group
and bullets pinged through the air and
the war was on.
At o'clock this morning Fatner PiloR,
the priest Of the village, led a struggling
line 20 Cameron Dam.
Father Pilon Intended 90 walt until later,