The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-13
O|ETz CONDEMNED
TO LIFE IN PRISON
Wisconsin Woodsman Is Found
Guilty of Murder-Wife and Son
Are Freed.

HAYWARD, Wis, May 13.-John
DietE, Defender OF Cameron Dam"
today was found guilty OF the murder
of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp, one OF
the sheriff's posse, killed in the fam
GUS Battles" Of the dam. Mrs. Dietz
and her son, Leslie, Jointly indicted
with Dietz, were acquitted. The jury
had been out all night.
Murder In the first degree was the
verdict against Dietz
Dietz received the verdict without
a tremor, but Mrs. Dietz sank into q
chair and wept. Leslie smiled.
Judge Reid sentenced Dietz to life
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, one
day Of each year-Oct. 8, the anniver-
sary OF the Battle OF Cameron's
Dam,"-to be spent in solitary confine-
ment
Dietz's teeth were closed like a
wise and his jaws were set, but sim
lister smile slowly crept over his face,
and he breathed defiance.
IF the lumber trust needs q victim
can stand it.' heasatd. 90 the sherin
led him away.
AS soon as the verdict was read.
Dietz rose and in a steady voice de-
manded u new trial on the ground
that some OF the original testimony
had been ruled out and because OF al
legged errors of law. In answering,
Judge Reid said:
Because you have had no attor-
ney, really do not know what to do
with you. | think, however, In view
OF the motion, the supreme court
should pass first on the evidence, and
shall deny the motion and allow you
ten days In which to prepare your pa
pers."
Attorney Sturdevant, for the state,
broke In with the suggestion that
Dietz secure an attorney to prepare
the motion in new trial.
Then Dietz charged again the state
had held out evidence that would
probably have cleared him. At this
point, Judge Reid interrupted DietZ
and the prisoner took his seat. Mrs.
Dietz's head dropped on her husbands
shoulder and her right arm slipped
around his neck. Tears streamed
down her cheeks.
Judge Reid then asked Dietz IL he
had anything to say before sentence
was pronounced. The Defender" at
once entered into TRADE against the
lumber trust, raising his voice in fury.
II have not been allowed" he shout.
ed, ito show anything OF the conspir'
acy against me. The state had its In
ming and blackened our characters,
while we have had no opportunity to
defend ourselves. 1t have been the
policy of the lumber trust to rule or
ruin. II the lumber trust needs a
victim, no one can stand IL better
than I.
'T never knew those men who crawl
ed In upon us, time after time, like
snakes In the grass. was absolutely
in the right when I defended myself
against such invasion. AS the Scrip
ture says: The frst comes last and
the last comes first II this had start
ed at the beginning, and II the court
had permitted me to go over the entire
trouble, never would have been found
guilty"
Dietz then took up the question OF
an attorney, declaring:
herself against me. II one lawyer
would be so low, do not believe
could trust others"
Judge Reid then asked Dietz to file
information with the court about the
charge that his daughter had been ap-
preached, adding that he would have
a thorough investigation made.
Throughout the trial have seen
the hand OF the lumber trust" said
Dietz. II consider II an outrage that
we we're tried in Sawyer county. II
anyone deserved the peace OF the
home. we did. We came here as
pioneers when our place was 40 miles
from the nearest railroad"
Mrs. Dietz, Clarence. Leslie and
Myra Dietz will be tried during the
June term OF the circuit court on
charges of assault with intent to kill
These indictments are for the alleged
shooting of William Giblin and Pat
McGinn, May 10, 1905, when Sherifl
Giblin and posse attempted to arrest
John Dietz and were repulsed.
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