Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-08
FEAR EXPOSURE
Of TON D[NN|S)k
Some Political Plotters In Iowa
Who Don't Want Dennison
to Be Tried
ATTEMPT TO SCARE sHERcLIFFE
Efforts Will be Made to Prevent Him
From Appearing at the Trial and
Giving Testimony-sen sationaI Ae-
cusations Made in Case From Dav-
enport.
,ecial to es-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. S.-There are indi-
cations that the political plotters who
would be exposed in Iowa should the
trial Of Tom Dennison ever be called
before a jury at Logan are making
desperate efforts to prevent this prom
ised exposure. Attention has been
largely drawn to Dennison himself by
reason Of his fight to keep himself out
of the state and to prevent trial. He
has been keeping the lawyers busy
with his case Now that he has a case
appealed to the higher courts Of his
state, he is reasonably certain OF free
dom for several months. In the mean
tirne, as was first announced in this
correspondence several months ago. un-
der terms of his parole by Gov. Shaw,
and return to the prison under Gov.
Cu,mnins, Frank Shercliffe Will be en-
titled to release from the penitentiary
1t is the testimony of Shercliffe that is
damaging. He alone can bring forth
thu. proof that Dennison planned the
whole robbery and dug up the dia-
nonds at Missouri Valley. later man
aging the finances of the defense, in
Guiding payments to Iowans for politi-
ca support and influence. AS last
desperate attempt to either frighten
Shercliffe out of his avowed purpose
OF telling the whole story, including the
part played In Iowa politics, or TO ge,
hirn under the control of members of
the. gang and to spirit him out of the
state. it was caused to be published
some time ago, on the authority OF per-
SONS who fear the effect of the ex-
pcsure. that Shercliffe will be arrested
AMI taken out of the state on old
el,;i,xes as seon as 5reieased. The
sra cement was made here that Siier-
cliire's enemies would see to II that he
is ou. safely behind bars in some other
state, en- some kind of charge, until
after the ennison case had subsidized.
rhis WAS regarded by those who have
been nara after the whole gang as only
q threat aga nst Shercliffe and warn
ing 70 him. 1t is known that represen-
tatlves of the political clique have re-
Gently visited Shercliffe at the peniten-
tial.y. Whether their visits have re-
suited in any change of purpose on the
part of the former diamond rohber is
not known His release will be the
signal for a scramble such as has not
been known for years in relation to this
already long drawn out case.
Somewhat sensational accusations
are made in brief just fled In the
supreme court in which two Davenport
law firms are at odds. 1t is petition
for rehearing in the case of Patrick
Hines vs. w. w. Whitehead. case In
volving discharge OF the PLAINTIFF from
employment by a street car company
on complaint of defendant and others
who declared that he was offensive IN
the presence of passengers. He brought
suit for damages. alleging conspiracy
to injure him. The supreme court de-
cide.d for the appellant. 1t appears
from the brief that r. M. Sharon, for
the plaintiff. and Mr.. Ely. of Ely
Rush. for the defendant. were in Des
Moines attending the democratic state
convention when their case came up.
Sharon declares that Ely wouldn't say
whe ther or not he was going TO stay
and argue the case. and flnaiiy the
day before the case came up Ely Went
home on the same train with sharon.
Rut that night Mr.. Bush came to Des
Moines and the next day argued the
cas. TO the court. Now Mr. Sharon
saws that he never knew of Mr.. Bush
making an oral argument to the court
before. and it was all done so that he
would be thrown off his guard. The
alteration goes further to the effect
that In the oral argument plea was
tI,o n.
dered which could have been exploded
easily il Mr.. Sharon had not been toll
ed away from court in this manner.
The court is asked to reopen the case
and hear both sides
An interesting plea is that In the case
of the state VS.. Heath, from Boone
county in which the state has appeaiea
from Judge Evans. Heath was arrested
for violating the medical practice law
of the state in that he pretended 10 cure
speorle and had no. complied with the
laws by securing a certificate as doc
tor. Now Heath's attorneys make the
remarkable plea that while he did ad-
yertise to cure and did pretend to cure
he didn't really do any healing of any
body. hence did not violate the law;
or in other words, that to be DOCTOR
one must not only pretend to be doc
tor but really do some healing or try
10 do something Of the sort. AS Heath
was only magnetic healer he did
nothing wrong. The claim is also
made that such persons ought to be
exempt because they use no medicines
and are therefore harmless.
The supreme court will get chance
at another funny question. 1t comes
up In the case OF Clark VS.. the Mystic
Workers of the World, from Jones
county. The plaintiff was insured in
the Mystic Workers and claimed S2D0
because of d broken leg. The company
pleads that the leg was broken when
the plaintiff was engaged in fight
with c. A. Boyd, which was unlawful
and In violation of the provisions OF