Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-08


dynamite. Rev. Father Pilon. believing
his presence might be needed, left for
Cameron dam. 1t is said the plan is
to demand Deitzs surrender, his re-
fusal to be the signal for the fight to
begin. The dynamite, 1t is stated, Is
to be used to raze the buildings on
the Deitz claim.
Bioodshed is Probable.
Winter Wis, Oct. S.-John Deitz
will be taken alive or dead within for
ty-eight hours. having refused three
separate times to accede to any
reasonable terms Of surrender, and
having yelled his defiance at the third
set Of departing peace ENJOYS, who
! went to him with the most remarkable
proposition ever extended by COM
monwealth to a fugitive from Justice.
Il will hold my home against you
ALI" Deitz yelled, as the emissaries re-
crossed the little clearing. Until
| that flag is shot to pieces there on the
top OF my house I will guard the lives
| OF my wife and children. When the
| governor of Wisconsin is ready to en-
force the law and the constitution as
he svore to do when he was inaugu-
rated. then and not until then will I
| take chances with the horsethieves and
murderers that are hunting me-"
Orders Issued Quickly.
Orders have already been issued to
storm the cabin, and there will be no
| further truce. The firing lines were
quickly strengthened and moved for
ward.
Word of the utter failure Of the
k1,:.
p. m. by an advance party that came
In on the double quick from the woods.
A tragic ending is now expected mo-
mentarily. While Sheriff Madden de-
clares Deitz will be taken within for
ty-eight hours nobody expects the end
to be delayed that long. The feeling
is general that the state has done it's
| EXTREMIST in the name of humanity.
Every effort will be made to spare
Deitz's family. One Of the plans suE-
gested earlier, when it was forecast
that the outlaw would refuse to sur
render. was that he might be caught
| in his barn, where he keeps his sup
Jplfes. The objection to this is that
Deitz, when going from the cabin to
1.-THE barn, has invariably taken with
him his little son, years old.
Outlaw 10 Resolved.
Thursday Deitz demanded a change
OF venue to Milwaukee and his own
freedom under bail. Neither one OF
these were agreed to by the envoys,
but they did concede still another point
yesterday and told Deitz that not only
would he be given change Of venue
to a nearby county, with full protection
and fair trial, with expert counsel
at the expense of the state, but If he
would surrender without further hos
tilities all the indictments against the
other members of his family would be
quashed.
Sentiment has taken a sudden turn
against the outlaw. For years he has
had his friends who believed in the
justice of his position. In the last
month these sym pathizers have been
augmented by thousands. When Deitz
however, rejected every overture OF
peace except upon absurd and impos-
is scarcely man in Winter today who
does not say, many OF them sorrow
fully. that Deitz Is a fool.
1T means bloodshed," said Editor
H. NJ. Noyes today. 'Tt can't be
helped. We are all agreed now that
1t is nobody's fault but Deitz'. think
the man has brooded on his troubles
until he is practically unbalanced. 1t
will not surprise me II he kills himself
and his family, II the worst comes to
the worst, when he sees that all further
resistance is impossible, rather than
permit them to fall into the hands OF
the law"
Family UpEeids Deitz.
Deitz was upheld in his decision by
his wife and son, Leslie. 20 years old.
He would listen to mono Of the clauses
in tho following message, signed by
Governor J. G. Davidson. and 70 do by
the secretary Of the state executives:
John Deitz, Winter. Wis. Dear sir:
You arc no doubt aware that 6heri6
Madden. Of Sawyer county. has e-Ner.-