Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-08
Deputy Sheriffs Wound
Cameron Dam Defend
er and Son.
ALL OVERTURES FAIL
Believed That "OutIaW" Means
to Kill All Members of His
Family.

Family.
st. Paul, Oct. s (Bulletin)
A special from Winter says !:
It is believed all of the Dietz
family are dead in the cabin
except Leslie, who has just
staggered across the clearing
to the barn evidently seriously
hurt.
Milwaukee, Oct. 8 (Bulle-
tin)- Journals special from
Winter, Wis, says: Leslie
Dietz is dying from a rifle ball
wound in the groin and John
Dietz is shot in the neck, but
not seriously wounded. Dietz
is reported to have said that
before he is taken dead or alive
he will kill all the members of
his family. One thousand shots
were fired between IL and 1
this afternoon.
Winter, Oct. 8 (Bu1letin) -
Firing by deputies on the Dietz
home continues. Only one rifle
is answering.
Winter, Oct. s (Bulletin) -
An unconfirmed report says the
Ditz cabin has been blown up
by dynamite.
FIRE Is OPENED.
Winter, Wis.,, Oct. s.-John and Les
lie Dietz were fired on this morning.
John was probably wounded. Shortly
before 10 John and his son Leslie ex-
posed themselves outside the cabin.
Instantly every rifle in the sheriff's
posse surrounding the Dietz home
flashed fire, and Dietz dropped to his
knees for moment, and then both ran
into the cabin. 1t Is not certain Dietz
was bit.
MRS. DIETZ IN THICK OF TT.
Mrs. DIetz was In the thick of the
hail Of bullets, but was not hurt. One
scream was heard from within the
cabin, where Helen, aged II, and
In all
about 100 shots were fired and five
shots were fired from the cabin.
Walked Into Trap.
It appears John and Leslie Dietz
walked into a trap set by the deputies.
Leslie left the cabin to go to the far
side of the clearing for COW. Imme-
diately several shots were fired. The
boy ran along the crest of the hill and
seemed to weaken. Dietz was between
a lumber pile and the barn and receiv.
ed the full fire OF the deputies. He
pitched forward and lay PROSTATE a
moment. then scrambled to his feet
and darted into the house.
None is Armed.
Mrs. Dietz also was outside the
house, but succeeded in reaching the
cabin without being hurt. None of the
Dietzs was armed. After all had en-
tered the cabin five shots were fired at
the deputies. The firing stopped on
both sides in few minutes.
Walks About for Two Hours.
A scream was heard within the
cabin during the shooting. Whethe, |
one of the bullets found a mark in
the body of one of the children, or /
whether the person screamed from |
fright is not known. Before the |
shooting began John Dietz for two |
hours walked about in the early |
morning fog on the edge of the trap
laid by the officers.
Took Possession of Yard.
During the night the Dietz farm
yard was taken possession of by tn
officers and pickets were placed at
advantageous points. Everything
was ready and yet Dietz walked
around unseen and unharmed. News
paper correspondents and townspeo-
pie were huddled about shivering iT
the chill air
Walked Out Boldly.
At 1880 Dietz appeared and walk
ed directly to the barn and between
it and the lumber piles behind which
deputies were concealed and reap.
peared on the other side. He mad,
4 perfectatarget and the watchers al
the edge of the woods held thei
breath expecting to see him crumple
IN heap in his tracks. Later ever.
member of the family appeared ant h
strayed some distance from the cabin I
about their chores.