Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-26
RETURNED
Marshall County's Noted Dia.
mond Robber Brought Back
to Iowa.
Will Be Compelled TO Serve Ten
Years, the Remainder OF His
Sentence.
May Lose His Foot As the Re-
suit Of Wounds Received
When Captured.

| ing diamond robbery committed on a
| Northwestern train near Missouri VAL
! ley, has been brought back to Iowa to
serve the remaining ten years of his
seventeen year sentnce for that crime
Shercliff has been safely landed in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison. He is
badly crippled and may lose foot as
the result of the wound received in
Kansas City at the time of his recent
capture In regard to his return to
Iowa and his career the Des Moines
Leader of this morning says:
Detective Eli Hardin returned yes
terday from Fort Madison, where he
left Frank Shercliff to complete ten
years service of seventeen year sem
tence imposed upon him in Harrison
county in August, 1893, for the famous
Pollock diamond robbery at California
Junction.
"Shercliff was paroled by Governor
Shaw in November, 1900, after having
served seven years of his sentence, the
parole providing that he should remain
out of Iowa and behave himself. He
went to Omaha where he expected to
secure employment from Tom Denni-
son. Dennison offered him position as
coachman, but this was not satisfac-
tory. and for some time after that his
whereabouts was unknown. Shortly
after he disappeared from South Oma-
ha the Cudahy kidnapping came off,
and IL was claimed he had hand in 1t,
tho subsequent developments would In
dictate this is not true. Fearing that
the rewarrS offered for the arrest and
conviction of the kidnappers might re-
suit in a put up job to railroad" him
Shercliff came to Des Moines, called on
Governor Shaw, and asked permission
to go to Marshall county to remain with
his brother, farmer named Norris,
until the excitement at Omaha subsid
ed. This permission was granted bat
he did not remain in Marshall county
long. Life was hard for him there. and
he went to Oklahoma to be in on the
good things at the Lawton and Ell Reno
openings. From Oklahoma he drifted
to Kansas City. Detective Sanderson
Of Kansas City arrested him at the
union depot there some weeks ago on
suspicion that he was implicated In
stealing grips from the depot. The |
night before the plate glass window of
, jewelry store on Main street had been
smashed in and about $4,000 worth of
stolen. When Sanderson
started to search Shercliff at the st.
louis street station house 1t was found
he had on two pairs of pants He was
ordered to strip off one pair and when
he unbuttoned the flap large piece of [
,late glass fell out. He was asked where
he got it. and instead of answering he
Jumped thru the door, plunged down
stairs into the street, dashed across
what he supposed was an alley. but in
stead came up against a high board
ence surrounding lot on which were
he ruins of a building Quilted by fire.
lie turned and started for the street
when he was shot thru the foot by Pa
rolman Mulcahey.
AN attempt was made to convict
,hercliff of the Kansas City diamond
obbery, but the evidence was not \
trong enough and he was turned over
o the Iowa authorities after the parole
lad been revoked here.
"Shercliff has gone by the names of
ames Burke, kid" Mccoy, John Ross
nd several other names. His right
ame is Frank Norris. The crime for
which he was convicted in Harrison
ounty was one of the most daring in
he annals of Iowa criminology. The
obbery was committed on Sioux City
Pacific train going into California
JUNCTION in 1892. G. w. Pollock an
astern diamond broker. was passen-
er on the train. Shercliff followed him
rom Omaha and shortly after the :
rain left Missouri Valley walked up
ehind Pollock, who was seated in the
leeper. and struck him over the head :
nth slungshot Pollock showed fight !
nd Shercliff shot him twice, once thru
he shoulder and once thru the arm.
lie then grabbed Pollock's wallet con-
aiming $4,000 worth of diamonds from
is inside pocket, and backing toward
he door covered the passengers with
is revolver, threatening to Kill the first
nan who moved. He pulled the air,
nd as the train slowed up ran thru the
COR and jumped off into the dark. He
'as arrested a year later in Leadville I
y officers of the jewelers. Protective
SSociation. returned to Logan, Iowa.
'as convicted and was sentenced to ,
eventeen years by Judge Scott M.
add now serving as judge of the
upreme court.
"Shercliff's hair was red when he was
rrested in Kansas City. 1t was gray
hen he was taken to the penitentiary.
! had been dyed. He went to the peni-
>ntiary crippled for life, and the prob
\
esult of the gunshot wound he re-
eived at the hands of the Missouri po-
ceman.
Governor Cummins had been in
ormed before Hardin went after Sher- !
lift that an attempt would be made
, rescue him en- route. Hardin was
lformed of this, and as a consequence
raveled from Kansas City to Fort
Iadison in daylight. He was armed
18th two revolvers. and before starting
G told Shercliff that If any attempt
as made to deliver him up he had In
tructions to shoot him first and go
fter the rest of the gang afterwards 4
20 attempt at a delivery was made"
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