Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16
The Hearing at Omaha Ad.
journed to Allow Securingof
Important New Witnesses
WILL WEAKEN DENNIsoN's ALIel
Former Chief of Police seavey to Tes-
fifty to Fact That Dennison Was Not
Watched by Detectives Immediately
+ After the Pollock Robbery Denni-
sons Testimony.

witt OF HiUedS CoipuS dsheu 1oi al dd
iournment until June 81, on the groun
that they had secured impeaching evi
dence of an important character.
Attorney Bronze said that he had 10
Il Gated Former Chief of Police Seavey
who would come to Omaha and testff,
that Dennison was not placed unde
surveillance Of detectives for severa
DAYS after the Pollock robbery. and no
until after the time Dennison is ALLEGED
to have gone to Iowa to dig up III;
$4,000 of stolen diamonds. On this
showing the court decided to adjourn
I the case until June 81, altho counsel fol
the plaintiff made vigorous objection.
s Three city detectives have testified
that they Swallowed Dennison for two
weeks Immediately following the rob
berry. They were detailed by Former
Chief Seavey.
Omaha, Neb., June 16.-Testimony In
Che Tom Dennison case is gradually as
Stunning more damaging aspect
Gross examination of Dennison's owi
witnesses has developed the Very points
the prosecution was most anxious OF
establishing. The feature of yester-
days testimony was Dennisons un-
qualified admission. which was fairly
wrung from him by The sSillfui cross
questioning of Attorney Bronze, that
he sent the famous statement of ac-
count to Homer Morris. Sherciffe
brother, in which he claimed to have
Maid out large sums of money to vari-
Gus Iowa and Nebraska politicians to
Secure, their assistance in prevailing
upon Governor Shaw to parole Sher-
cliffe.
It was the theory OF the prosecution
4 that the reference In this statement to
$6.70D which he had received from Sher-
cliffe was nanifestly bearing on the re-
ceipts from the sale of the Pollock dia-
monds.
Abb is Weak.
Another important admission was in
regard to the distance from Omaha to
the scene where the diamonds were
buried. Dennison had proven a doubt
full alibi by the testimony of a German
hotel keeper who could remember moth.
ifig OF the siXty-two other boarders he
had twelve years ago. but was con-
Tdent he could recall every detail of
Dennison's movements at the time; by
that of negro who said he had seem
Dennison at his policy game every day
at the time in question, up to 10 O'Clock
iii night, but admitted that he was s.
years old at the time: by the testimony
OF Dennison's brother and brother-in-s
law, who swore that they We're closely
associated with him every hour OF the
day up to II o'clock at night during the
period covered by the investigation and
that they knew he had not left Omaha.
nv Dennison himself and by Il railroad
ticket agent who said that the arrange
rnent of the train schedules at the time
Dennison was alleged to have gone to
Iowa to get the diamonds was such that
die could not have made the trip in less
than day.
Z Cross examination of the latter de-
veloped the fact that there were numer-
OTIS extra freight trains on which Dem
nison might have ridden; that 1t was
but forty-fiye minute run to the place
where the diamonds We're buried and
that it was but an eighteen mile drive
to that place, and could have been made
by team between the hours of IL p.
m. and a. M: the time not covered
by Dennisoiss alibi. The prosecution
claims that he could have easily made
the trip by train or buggy, even assum
Ing his alibi to be true and they claim
that 1t is false.
Judges Are Divided.
The famous Statement of account"
has not been formally made part OF
4 + "a oct Ss,1o T.
svided as to the propriety Of admitting
1T. Two of them. Judges Day and Red
dick, appear to think it all right, and
have admitted II temporarily with the
explanation that it may be ruled out
later IL subsequent examination of wit
nesses fails to show its direct bearing
upon Dennison's alleged trip to Iowa
Judge Troup was opposed to admitting
1t at all. The judges have been more
or less at variance turnout the investi-
fgation.
The first sensation came Monday
afternoon, when Tom Dennison, testi-
flying In his own behalf, admitted that
he wrote the letter to Homer Morris
brother OF Sherc1iffe, the convict, In.
which Dennison states that he had
spent many thousands of dollars in
Shercliffe's behalf and that Shercliffe
was Indebted to him for considerable
amount.
Dennison also practically admitted
that he wrote the itemized statement
accompanying the letter, which shows
that he paid out nearly $4,000 to Sc
cure Shercliffes release. Altho Dem
ntson's Identification of the statement
Monday afternoon was evasive, Tues
day morning he stated that he be-
lieved that the statement was written
by him, as he had sent Shercliffe q
statement.
The letter is:
"Omaha, Neb.. March 9, 1901.--Mr.
Homer Morris, Melbourne. Ia: l thot
/ would drop you a line to hand to
Sherman or as we have all ways cald
him the Kid since he has seen fit 10
keep my watch and pistols which he
has deliberate stolen will put him In
mind of what done for him and how
ungrateful he is and how much he.
owes me.
"the money he got in cash from ME
was in the fall of 1892 including money
sent him to Seattle to put up for a bond
that he Jumped and money / sent him
to Jump out with all so money I sent |
him to California all in the fall of 1892
was $3075.00 then in 1893 his trial cost
s2,847.50. All so Charley Prince got
s425.0O and afterward Hooker got