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Show LIFE SENTENCE FOR DIETZ Man Who Fought Lumber Companies for Years Must Spend Rest of Life in Prison. Hayward. Ww. John F. DH U will spend the rest of hit iut r.il life at hard labor at the state penitentiary at Wauptin. by the verdict of the Jury on Saturday, for the murder of Oscar Harp In the battle of Cameron Cam-eron Dam on October 8 last. Tbe Jury found llattie F. Diet and Leslie Dietz, his wife and son, not gurTiy of murder. The trouble between John F. Diet, and the lumber companies operating In Sawyer county, Wis., began In February, Feb-ruary, 1901, through Dicta's refusal to allow the company to float logs over the Cameron dam, located on a quarter quar-ter section bought by Mrs. Detz. without with-out paying him the toll he demanded. In the ten principal attempts to capture him on v.tr.ous charges and legal processes. Oscar Harp, a deputy sheriff, was killed October 8, last, several men were wounded, Mira Dietz was shot through the body, Clarence Clar-ence IHt'ii was wounded III Ut? fore-bead fore-bead and John Dietz was shot through the hand. The shooting of Hen norel at Winter, Wis., by IMetz September C, last. Is more or less closely traceable trace-able to the original trouble. The tenth artueJ effort to take Dietz was successful and be became a prisoner October 8, last. He was charged with various offenses, ranging rang-ing from destruction of property and assault and battery to murder In the iirst degree. |
