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

DENZ SURR[ND[RS
10 SAVE FAMILY
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lie ran back to the house.
I'VE didn't see any of the family
for some time. but both sides fred a
number of shots Finally we saw Deitz.
l fired. hitting him in the hand. Van
Alstyne. from another point, fired.
Deitz was surprised to find US so near.
shortly aIler DeItz was nurt mis-
little girl. at the request of Mrs. Deitz,
came running down the road and said:
VIII YOU guarantee protection if we
surrenGer?'''
Il answered. Yes. come down the
road with your hands raised and we
will guaranee absolute protection
They did not comply 1 walked up to
the house and clapped handouts on
Leslie. l said 10 j ohm DeitZ, Have you
surrendered" II not and want 70 fight.
say so The old man still had his
gun l told him to drop 1t. He COM
p.i,d
Deitz Is HandcuHed.
Taorbin ;hen hanGcunel John Dei;z.
DeiJz said tn Thorbin, i did not sur
render. would never have given up.
My y lie gave up"
Sherif Madden arrived in Winter at
l:2Q =. ~. He said After the at
torneE general. unable y effect settle
mont advised me TO 60 ahead and do
my duty. We closed in on Deitz's
cabin
There Ve.r twenty-seven men from
Wirted. ana three from Radison. We
got men within six RODS of the house
on all sides
about 10 a. m Leslie peitz started
for the field TO get the CONS He got
to the top of the hill Two deputies
wae saw HIM opened fire after the
j.
ed running 10 the house. They fired
around him and Killed the dog at his
heels From then on about 500 shots
were fired
'Deilz had been firing from the barn.
He started for the house and Thorbin
hit him in the left hand He was shot
abou; :: = m Right after this Mrs.
Deitz and the little girl came running
out with white rag
Helen said 1 want to see Mad
den
I STEPPED forward Helen said:
Father win surrender if YOU promise
not TO let the deputies kill him
Il promised absolute protection
:. Mrs. Deitz held tight her two chill
dren. half concealing them beneath
her heavy cloak. as she sobbed a story
of the day long fight. She told of her
might nor be shot to pieces
Johnny and Helen went out this
morning . round up the COWS They
tripped on, he Kitchen door and then
SAW them walk across our plank across
the Thornapple dam below the house.
Il sent Leslie 10 help them when
they stayed 10 long He Went round
the other way over the hill near the
lumber piles.
My God. ne walked right into them.
heard the shots whistle over the roof
and then Leslie come running back.
Il ran out on the porch Leslie kept
running. Then he fel and rolled over.
II called 70 him TO get UP. and he
jumped UP and ran again. There must
have been hundreds of shots fired at
him.
Nothing to Eat.
eve had nothing 10 eat all day.
we begged and begged that he give
up, ana when ne ran il from the barn
with MS hand shot 70 have me tie it
up / got on my knees. Then when he
didn't say No l sent Helen 10 tell
them He said All right"
Mrs Deitz told Of the approach of
the deputies with leveled guns even
after the truce flag was raised.
They grabbed US she said. and
put handouts on me Then they hand
cuTed Leslie and John, and We were
taken OUT Of the house"
Murder Charge Against Deitz.
Sheriff Madden said. "Deitzs sur
render was unconditional He Will
have TO answer for all charges against
him az viii the wife and the three
children. II addition TO everything
elsa charge Of murder will be placed
against Deitz. Mrs. Deitz says Deitz
fired the shot instead of Leslie
Deitz Tells Of Attack.
John Deitz told his captors of his
surrender and said he had not expect
ed Saturdays attack
They changed plans on me- he
said. 7 thought the peace envoy that
visited me Friday were going TO get
the o. X Of Attorney Davis and
were going 70 come back.
Yet ! mad 10 quit because py wife
is not well. and I feared it would kill
her Besides the bullets came thru the
house so Tick l feared the children
would be Killed.
Hattie ard the children hid all day
behind the organ and sle bed. Go in
and look az the lead pellets around the
floor.
q left the house for the barn at
noon because l wanted to draw hre
from the cabin and the Children
Evidence Of Dei&'s cunning, says
Sheriff Madden, we're found in the for
est and garden patch near where the
boy vas fired on. Deputies searching
for possible missing found set guns
stationed in the brush with raised
hammers and lire attachments to the
triggers.
IT is miraculous" said the sheriff,
chat many Of the men failed to Stun
bic over the lines and set off the shot
guns loaded with buckshot. While they
searched a party Of deputies narrowly
escaped being shot down when coming
in contact with one of the guns. In
addition there were pitfalls prepared.
large excavations covered with moss,
sim liar to traps for animals.
WOMAN LEAVES HER HOME.