MADISON, Wis., July 12.—Maybe
they’ll free John Dietz, “the Defender
of Cameron Dam.” His application,
it became known today, will be con
sidered at the forthcoming meeting of
the Wisconsin pardon board.
The five year fight of Mrs. Dietz
has thus far resulted in the commuta
tion of his sentence from life to 20
years. She may now win his immedi
ate freedom. It was to save her from
injury when she was about to become
a mother that Dietz gave up the bat
tle in the barricaded cabin in the Wis
consin woods and surrendered to the
authorities in 1910.
Hundreds of letters have been pour
ing into Gov. E. L. Philipp's office
since it was announced that applica
tion for a pardon was filed, from in
fluential citizens of the state asking
that the board of pardons give Dietz
his freedom. Dietz, a pioneer settler
in the wild country near Winter, Wis.,
had his first difficulty with the au
thorities when he attempted to pre
vent the Chippewa Lumber & Boom
company from using Cameron dam in
transporting their logs. Dietz claim
ed it was on his farm and demanded
payment for the logs the company
sent over the dam.
The lumber company procured an
injunction against Dietz in 1904. The
sheriff never was able to seive the in
junction. Fortified in his little log
cabin on the Thomapple river, Dietz
successfully evaded the autnorities.
On May 10, 1904 a posse set out to
arrest Dietz, but after several shots
were fired the posse retired. Another
battle took place on July 25 of that
year when John Rogich, a member of
the posse, and Dietz’ son Clarence
were wounded.
The settler barricaded his home and
made it an actual fort following this
fight. The walls of his cabin were
lined with guns. Every membe" of
the family carried a gun and the
smallest, child was trained to shoot
like an expert marksman.
On Sept. 7, 1910, Dietz visited the
village of Winter and quarreled with
Bert Horel over an election. Dietz
shot Horel.
Renewed attempts were then made
by the authorities to capture Dietz
and his family. On October 1, Dietz’
children, Clarence, Leslie and Elmyra
were attacked cn the road to Winter.
Clarence and the girl were wounded
and captured but Leslie escaped.
Dietz threatened to go to Winter
and take his children away from the
authorities, but before he could make
good his threat, his cabin was sur
rounded and on Oct. 7 a battle took
place. 1 ' * 1 •
The log cabin was riddled by 2,000
bullets, fired by the deputies. Oscar
Harp, a member of the sheriff’s posse,
was killed.
Dietz himself was wounded but re
fused to give up until it was called to
his attention that Mrs. Dietz, who
was about to become a mother, might
be killed. He then surrendered.
He was found guilty of murder in
the first degree and sentenced to
life in prison. Two years ago
his sentence was commuted to twen
ty years by Gov. Francis E. McGov
ern.
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