The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-19
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through the dam and they couldn't
agree on what should be paid for
the privilege. And first thing any
body knew here came lot of men
with guns and threats and shot
brother Clarence while he was out
in the yard Then papa and Clar-
ence and Leslie took their guns and
they did some shooting, and then
pretty soon all the men ran away
yelling and screaming.
This isn't legal statement of the
case, you will understand. 1t is
probably about the way IA year
Did girl looked at it-a girl who
somehow or other believed in her
papa and thought her big brother
were just about all right. So she
grew up. She never went to church,
but the family sang hymn every
morning before breakfast. She
never knew what a Christmas cele-
bration meant and her companions
were mostly the members of the
family.
But she learned to write a fine
hand; she saved and bought a cam
era and studied till she became an
expert amateur photographer; she
became acquainted with the wild
life of the woods where she lived,
and she raised a little fawn that
grew into a full sized deer and
would still come running when she
called. to eat out of her hand.
And when she had grown into
thoughtful, womanly girl of % there
came more trouble arising from the
same old quarrel. Papa Dietz shot
a man and there was talk at home
of more shooting if they came to
capture him. Perhaps 'Myra
thought her father made a mistake
in shooting, but that is neither here
nor there. At any rate, three weeks
after the shooting it was necessary
to send to town for provisions, and
SO she and her two brothers took
the team of colts and started.
Three miles from Winter, three |
men stepped from the buhses at
the side of the road where they had
been hiding. They carried leveled
rifles and they cried Halt. Throw
up your hands," The colts SHE'D,
and Clarence, who was driving,
tried to pull them in. He couldn't
very well throw up his hands, and
he didn't have much chance. any.
way, for the men began shooting as
they spoke. 'Myra stood up to shield
her brother Clarence, and was shot
through the body. Clarence was
l.zs f., ..srt
in getting away into the bush, and
escaped.
Then, after she had been shot and
handcuffed, 'Myra heard a paper
read to her She didn't know what
II was then, but later she learned
that II was a warrant for her arrest,
charging her with shooting at the
men who had come with guns and
threats four years before. She had
been in Winter dozens Of times
since the shooting, and nobody had
ever mentioned to her that she was
even suspected of helping her
father In that fight, II she did. and
she had repeatedly seen the sheriff
ON the street and he had never
limited that he had a warrant for
her arrest. The first intimation
she had that she was regarded as
an outlaw was when the three am.
buscaders yelled Halt" and then
shot her.
'Myra Dietz naturally looks at
things from DIetz viewpoint This
isn't an effort to excuse or defend
her fathers defiance of arrest. The
girl Ia intelligent and thoughtful
beyond her years. AS she lies here
In the hospital she has opportunity
and material for thought.
II you were in her place, what
would you think?