Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-09
STORK CAUSES
D|ETZ TO BOW
COMING OF HEIR CAUSED OUT-
LAW DIETH TO SURRENDER.
ENDS SIX YEARS WAR
l. llilrd Old Warrior Nho Fought
Whole State for Sin Years Re
hiud Burs,

b Associated Press
Winter. Wis oct outlaw lohu|
I bet2. who for years has defied|
eteiy authority IN tins arrtlon of the
sth e. because he thought he was not
belng gwen Justice is tonight u pris-
uner, lie surrendered bate this att
trnocn but the grlzsled old warrior.
vas game tn the core.
llls fight Of six years duration was
abandoned only when moro than a
.hougand rifle hllls had been fired At
him aud his family by ninety dcpu-
~ ahortfs, two of his children being
sn"t md hp himself wounded Even
then not his physical torment nor his
,uildipu's hurt made him bow to the
lev. but II was the danger to which
Mrs Dlet2 who is about 10 give birth
no habc, WAS exposed that brought
the surrender
tll day long the leaden hail bore
duwn upon the cabin IN the woods.
'rom within single rifle--prcsumn
tly manned by Diet2 returned an in
frequent but definite fire to tho Off
ser 3 guns Deputies view with one
another for chance 10 flrc shot
that would bring down the battling
haokswoodsman.
Suddenly the door of the cabin
opened and every rifleaman sought a
SHELTERED place from which TO fire.
But they were not to be attacked.
m esd Of Dietl coming To- the door
tc Ere, his little daughter Helen wly-
lpe u white cloth above her head,
then started from the cabin to- ask
-. ,,1
into the clearing over which few
minutes before coyntloss bullets had
sped md said
"If papa comes out viii YOU prom
ise not to shoot him? lie is shot
through the hand and wants 10 sur
tender"
a hort consultation followed be-
tween Sheriff Madden ana his depu-
lies. aud Deputy He0ellnger volunteer
ed to go back with the glrl In the
meantime Father Pilon. priest, In
his cagernesg to bring the C4mbat TO
an eud, had starred running towards
tho cabin The priest waved his
handkerchief as he ran and unhe5i-
istlngly entered the door
When Helen aud lloffelrnger got
half way to the cabin they met the
prizes, returning. lie did not stop,
but hurried On 20 meet the sheriff
"Dleta viii surrender" said the
prle I. "but be wants q duct t. dress
his wounds aud desires 10 talk with
newspaper men"
"1f he wants to surrender let hlm
come out with his hands ovsr his
head said the sheriff.
Madden refused TO SO into the
onhin and kept behind q tree Dcpu-
ties Thornbahn, Sully and Hellinger
aud Dr. D. q f. Grafton of Hay
wlrd went TO the cabin, dressed Dletz's
wounds. handcuGed him and his son,
Leslie. aud brought them put.
D'et3's left hand was In sling aud
he was smiling He spoke cheerful
~ to the newspaper men, posing lol
several pictures The prisoner eN
tlnined that he did not surrender
when assured Of fair trial bccaus'
the "A, hortie3 changed plons tot
oftcE
rho surrender did not come withou
death and bloodshed one man "
dead, three men aud a woman wound
81, and much property has been o
turyed
The dead,
OSCAR HARP, deputy sheriff.
Tho Injured
John T.. Dictl. shot through IN,
hand.
CEctt,olc fitch. 30, q deputy rlsh
ear ahot Off
Clarence Dlcih, shot through lh
arm
M,rn Dicth, shot through the body
viii recover.
rhe last Two named children %
John Diotz we're shot last week j.,
tenutIos