Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-03
Cameron Dam Protectors
Threat Puts Village
on Guard.
GOING FOR DAUGHTER
Girl, Badly Wounded as Result
of Gun Play, and Son Held
Under Arrest.

Couderay, Wis, Oct. 3.-Every able
bodied man in Winter and surrounding
country has been sworn as deputy sher-
iff and Winter and all approaching
roads are guarded by men armed with
rifles, fearing attack from John Dietz
for the shooting of three of his chill
dren Saturday by deputy sheriffs. 1t
is thought Sheriff Madden may storm
the Dietz stronghold on the Thorn
apple river within a few days.
Means Loss of Life.
Mrs. Dietz and four children are still
in charge of the cabin at Cameron dam
and cannot be taken by storming the
cabin without heavy loss of life.
Daughter Taken Away.
year-old daughter of John Dietz, who
was shot Saturday when Sheriff Mad
den and deputies fired on the Dietz
children as they were driving to this
town, was today taken to the Chip
pewa Falls hospital. Her wounds are
so serious it is believed she will die.
A score of deputy sheriffs armed with
rifles stood about the train watching
for John Dietz, who had threatened to
ing his daughter away.
Had Pitched Battle.
There was a pitched battle Saturday
between a posse headed by Sheriff
Mike E. Madden of Sawyer county and
two SONS of John F. Dietz, in which
both Of the Dietz boys and their sister
were wounded. the latter seriously.
Leslie, aged 21; Myra, aged %, and
Clarence, aged %, were driving into
Winter from their home at Cameron
dam, when the posse, looking for their
father, ordered them to stop. The Dietz
boys, 1t is claimed, opened fire and the
battle ensued. Leslie escaped to his
fathers house. but Myra was shot
through the back. Clarence is under
arrest here. Both men are charged
with attempted murder.
1t was reported that John Dietz would
visit Winter Saturday night and shoot
up the village. Sheriff Madden imme-
diately swore In so men, who patrolled
the streets armed with repeating rifles.
Shot q school OntceR.
The present trouble involving the
Dietz family which led to the shooting
is the result of quarrel Dietz had with
Bert Horel, a school supervisor of Win
ter, over the rent of a building used
for school purposes. The quarrel took
place Sept. 7, when Dietz shot Horel
through the neck, the wound not prov
ing fatal, however.
A warrant was sworn out for Dietz'
arrest, but he has prevented service by
to shoot. Knowing Dietz'
record as defender of Cameron dam,
deputies have been careful about ap-
him.
Sheriff Explains.
Hayward, Wis, Oct. 3.-Sheriff
Madden, explaining the shooting of
the Dietz children Saturday, said
that when he and his deputies met
the DietZ children in a wagon they
called upon to them throw up their
hands. The children reached for
their guns and the officers opened
fire. Madden, admits he forbade re-
porters to see Dietz and that he stop
ped his mail.
Governor Keeps Out.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 3.-Governor
Davidson today refused to discuss
the Dietz case, holding that the
on the ground are the
ones to deal with the trouble. Dep
Ity United States Marshall Appleby, |
who three years ago attempted to
serve legal papers on Dietz, declares
the shooting of the Dietz children
was justifiable.
Go About Armed.
Appleby says the children go
about fully armed and have aided |
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