The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-08
Fusilade Of Shots Pour in on Cam
eron Dam Defender, Wife and
Son. Dietz is Believed
to Be Wounded
LESLIE DIETz MAY BE DEAD
Is Reported Dying From Bad Wound
Deputies Prove Themselves Poor
Shots-Dietz Still Safe in
His Cabin.

Milwaukee, Wis, oct. S.--A Milwau-
kee Journal special from Winter. Wis
consin, says:
Leslie Dietz is dying from a rifle
ball wound I'm the groin and John Deitz
is shot i'm the neck, but not seriously
wounded. Dietz is reported to have
said that before he was taken dead or
alive he will kill all the members of
his family. One thousand shots were
fred between IL and this afternoon"
Dietz Are Fred Upon.
Winter, Wis, oct S.-John and
Leslie Dietz were fired on this morn
ing. John was probably wounded.
Shortly before 10 o'clock this morn
ing John Dietz and son, Leslie, expos
ed themselves outside the cabin In
stantly every rifle carried by the
posse surrounding the Detz home
flashed fire, and Dietz dropped for a
moment and then he and his son ran
into the cabin. IL is not certain If
Dietz was hit.
II appears John and Leslie Dietz
walked into trap set by the deputies.
Leslie left the cabin TO go the far side
of the clearing for COW. Immediate
ly several shots were fired. The boy
ran along the crest of the hill and
seemed to weaken.
Dietz was between lumber pile
and the barn and received the full fire
of the deputies in the lumber pile. lie
pitched forward, lay PROSTATE for
moment. then scrambled to his feet
and darted into the house. Mrs. Dietz
also was outside, but succeeded i'm
reaching the cabin without being hurt
None of the Dietz were armed.
After all had entered tn cabin five
shots were fired at the deputies. The
firing stopped on both sides in few
minutes.
Mrs. Dietz was I'm the midst of the
hail of bullets. but was not hurt. one
scream was heard from within the
Johnnie. aged were sheltered. In all
about 100 shots were fired and five
shots were fired from the cabin.
To Dynamite Buildings.
During the night the deputy sherins
drove newspaper men and others away
from the firing line. At o'clock this
morning. learning the posse had been
supplied with fifty pounds of dynamite !
Rev. Father Pilon, believing his pres
ence might be needed, left for Cam
cron Dam. II is said the plan was to |
demand Dietz to surrender, his refu-
sal TO be signaled for the fight to be- |
gin. The dynamite. II is stated, was
used only to raze the buildings on the |
Dietz claim.
Shot May Have Hit Child.
scream was heard within the |
cabin during the shooting Whether
one of the bullets found III ( I'm the !
body of one of the children. or wheth- !
Is not known.
Before the shooting began John
Dictz for two hours walked about I'm |
the early morning fog on the edge of
the trap laid by the officers. During |
the night the Dietz farm yard was
taken possession of by the officers and
pickets posted at advantageous point.
HNcTyu1lng was ready ana yet DietI
walked around unseen and unharmed.
Newspaper correspondents and towns
people were huddled about shivering
In the chill air. At 1885 o'clock Dietz
appeared and walked directly to the
barn between IL and the lumber piles,
behind which the deputies were con-
cealed, and reappeared on the other
side. He made a perfect target and
the watchers at the edge of the woods
held their breath, expecting to see him
crumple I'm a heap in his tracks.
Later every member of the family
and strayed some distance
rom the cabin about their chores.
Suddenly the crack of rife sounded
from the woods behind the house and
me fusilade followed In a roar. but IL
was soon ended and all was quiet for