The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-04
DEFENDERS or DAM
BROUGHT TO COURT
John Deitz, Wife and Son,
Who Fought for Their
= Home, Are on Trial.

(American News Servics)
Hayward. Wis, May 4.-The joint
case against John +. Deitz. Mrs.
Deitx and their son Leslie Deitz for
the murder Of Deputy Oscar Harpin
the early part Of October. 1910. was
called for trial here Wednesday before
Judge Reid Of the circuit court. This
II the Arst and most serious of the
cases growing out Of the heroic de-
tense Of the Cameron dam, Thornap-
pie river. by John +. Deits and his
family. After this case 10 disposed of
there will be two more cases to come
up for trial: one 10 against John F..
Deits alone and 10 for his assault on
william Giblin, the former sheriff,
who with Patrick McGinn. tried to
capture Deitz in 1904. The third case
Ii against Almyra Deitz, the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Deitz. who Is
charged with intent to kill John Rog-
lch. q deputy from Milwaukee, who
Joined In the attack upon the home of
the Deitz's in 1904.
This last mentioned case will prob
ably be dropped by the State. as the
prosecution 10 understood to have alb.
solutely no evidence against the girl.
Almyra Deitx was shot In the hip at
time time of her arrest, but has since
then fully recovered from her injury.
Sslss Long One.
Tho troubles of the Deitz family,
which eliminated in long siege OF
their log cabin near the Cameron
Dam and their final capture after q
desperate and bloody battle in the
early part Of last October, began in
1904. with the purchase Of the Gamer.
On farm by Mr.. and Mrs. tDeitz. Prior
70 that time Deitz and his family &C.
cupied cabin near Price Dam and
Deits was employed at Waterman of
The dam by the Chippewa Lumber &
Boom company. When Deitz removed
10 his place ut Cameron dam. he gave
up his position. The refusal of the
representative Of the lumber COM
pany to settle with Deitx for the pay
which the latter claimed for his serv.
lees. led to an assault by Deltx upon
he agent Of the company. The latter
obtained warrant, but all attempts
10 serve 1t failed.
After short time dispute arose
between Deitx and the lumber COM
pany concerning the right OF the com.
pany to run logs through the sluice OF
Cameron dam. Deitx, who owned the
property. refused to allow the com.
pany the use Of tho sluice without
payment and the company took the
matter into the courts. Summons were
Issued for Dietz and also temporary
Injunction. but he would not accept
service. The case was fought in the
.ivil courts and was finally decided in
avor Of Dietx. During the years since
he Deitz family moved into their log
house on Cameron dam numerous at.
sempts were made to serve warrants
and legal papers on Deitx. but the
latter. claiming that he could get no
Justice In the courts. refused to &C.
sept service. On May 9. 1904 former
Sheriff Oib;in and three armed men
Tied to arrest Deitx. but he defend.
"a himself with his rifle and forced
he sheriff to withdraw.
Deputy sheriff Rogich was shot dur.
nG another attack upon the Deitz
homestead. on July 25. 1906. A pitch
ID battle between the deputy sheriffs
IN one side and the members OF the
0eitx family on the othr took place
md Rogich was seriously wounded
~ . shot. II was said ut the time
hat Almyrx Deitx had fired the shot
In September Of hast year Deitx be.
:ame involved In . Qnarrel with the