The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-08
PROSECUTIONIN IN
DEITz CASEENDS'
Direct Testimony Of the State
Completed.
OLD CASES REFERRED TO.

Final Evidence of the Prosecution Re-
iates Mainly to Former Trouble
With Deitz in Efforts to Serve Pa.
pers--La after Outlines His Defense.
Declaring His Address to the Jury
Will Occupy a Week or More.
Hayward, Wis, May 8-The state
has closed It's case against John +.
Deitz, Mrs. Deitz and Leslie, charged
with the murder of Oscar Harp. a
deputy sheriff. Fred Thorbahn. tue
chief of the deputies. was the last
witness called for the state and his
story corroborated the testimony given
by the deputies who preceded him.
Again defeating the objections OF
John Deitz that the prosecution is
putting up "joblot" of all the cases
against him, the state increased by
six the number of witnesses who have
testified to Deitz' violent treatment OF
process servers. There was a certain
amount of grim humor in the reitera
tion of almost identical testimony con.
corning different attempts. The men
dered, with a combination of profanity
and gun display, to get OUT and they
on the stand said they were either or
"got" or they met with bullets, with
the same result.
ii. c. Conlin, member of the posse
that remained at distance while for.
mer United States Deputy Marshal
H. o. Jonas and Special Deputy
Charles Callahan were being beaten
up by Deitz in 1905, was the first wit
ness called. He said Deitz ordered
him to "get the hell out of there He
got.
The next witness, Thomas Grist. a
Grand Army veteran and former sher
| i'll, was asked by former Attorney Gen.
eral l.. M. Sturdevant of the prosecl-
| ton If he had ever arrested Deitz.
II did," was the reply, but he
wouldn't walk out, and l couldn't car
ry him"
Deltz Outlines Defense.
AS John Deitz outlined the defense
II will be one of the strangest ever
put before jury in a murder trial. He
said 1t was very likely that neither he,
Mrs. Deitz nor Leslie would go on the
stand. He said his closing address to
the men in the jury box might take
a week and might take longer" and he
showed very little idea of the purpose
he has in putting fifteen witnesses ON
the stand, only two of whom were In
the immediate vicinity of the cabin
when Oscar Harp was killed.
whats the use of going on the
stand" he asked, "after what ! have
seen here, the false testimony that has
lgone in, in spite of the oath admin
listered? 1t looks as II my word with
tout oath is as good as my word with
loath. The plea of not guilty Is the
Isame thing as saying we didn't Kill
Harp More than that, we couldn't
tell anything about who did it II we
did go on the stand"
Deitz has subpoenaed Captain Rob
ert Kane. the Milwaukee gun expert
who was to have testified for the
state. This seems to corroborate the
story that Kane's testimony was fount
mot to the liking Of the prosecution.
In spite of the peaceable attitude o1
Deitz during his trial, rumors thai
trouble may be ahead have not diet
out. 1t Is reported that stranger, IL
town from Milwaukee. Is here t
start something" for Deitz. The re
port got such headway that deput.
sheriff called on Sheriff Fred L. Clarl
at the jail and repeated It to him.