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Show I WW A H !l " m m is conn But His Wife and Son Arc Freed by the Jury HaywaVd, May 13. John F. Dletz will spend the rest of his natural life at hard labor at tho state penitentiary peni-tentiary at Waupun, by the verdict of tho jury today for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp, in tho hattlo of Camoron Dam. on October 8, last. Tho jury brought In the following fol-lowing verdict "John F. Dletz, guilty of murder In the first degree. "Hattle F. Dletz, his wife, not guilty of murder In the first degree. "Leslie Dletz, his son, not guilty of murder in the first degree." The smile with which tho "old man" has always faced conditions did not desert him as the judge reud the verdict. Ho made no demonstration. demonstra-tion. A frown camo over the face of Mrs. Dletz, however, and she glared glar-ed at tho jury. Leslie smiled faintly faint-ly and color came and went In his face. The announcement that the Jury had arrived at a verdict was made at 8:45 o'clock. Judgo Rold was immediately im-mediately notified and Sheriff Fred Clark received a telephone message from the clerk of the court to "bring John Dietz into the court room. Mrs. Dletz had been with her husband hus-band throughout tho night and Leslie had called this morning. The three dofondants came to the court house, walking side by side, accompanied by three special deputies. The trouble between John F. Dietz and the lumber companies operating In Sawyer county, "Wis., began In February, 1904, through Dletz' refusal refus-al to allow the companies to flow logs over the Cameron Dam, located on -a quarter section bought by Mrs. Dletz, without paying him tho "toll he demanded. In tho attempt to capture him on various charges and legal processes, Oscar Harp, a deputy sheriff, was killed October 8, lust, several men were wounded, Mira Dietz was shot through the body, Clarence Dietz was wounded in the forehead and John. Dletz vwas shot through the hand. The shooting of Bert Horel at Winter Wis?, iby"DTetz, Scplcrnb'eT".6XTasCIs" more or less closely traceable "to tho original trouble. Tho tenth armed effort to take Dletz was successful and ho became a prlsonor, October 8 last. He was charged with various offenses, rang ing from destruction of properly, and assault and battery, to murder In tho first degree Mrs Dletz and Losllo wero defendants defend-ants In the murder caso. They, Mira und Clarence and John Dletz are defendants de-fendants In other actions pending. oo |