Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-28
Conclusiveness of Shercliffe's
Affidavit Regarding Dem
nison, Decides Cummins
SUBSTANCE OF THE AFFIDAVIT
Proves concIusiveIy Tom Dennison's
Presence in Iowa to Dig Up the
Stolen Diamonds-Marshal George
N. Christian Will Leave for Lin.
coin Today.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 2S.--After hearing
the arguments of the attorneys Gov
ernor Cummins decided last evening
to grant the requisition for the extra
dition of Tom Dennison. The affi-
davit of Frank Shercliffe in regard to
Dennison having been to Iowa to re-
cover the stolen Pollock diamonds
was SO conclusive that there was moth
ing to do but grant the request of the
Harrison county authorities.
County Attorney Fallon of Harrison
county, Immediately upon receipt of
the requisition papers, placed them
in the hands of United States Marshal
George M. Christian, for service on
Governor Mickey, and Marshal Chris
tian expects to go to Lincoln to-
day
The affidavit of Shercliffe in regard
to what Dennison told him about
coming to Iowa to dig up the stolen
diamonds is as follows:
"A few days after the robbery
went to the city of Omaha in the
state of Nebraska and met one Tom
Dennison, who was then a resident of
Omaha, Neb., at Seaman's sale barn
in the second story thereof; and told
him where l had buried the diamonds.
Dennison agreed with me that he
would go to the place where they
were buried and dig them up, and If
he succeeded in finding them he
would wire me at Des Moines, Iowa,
care of the Aborn House. o. X
"At this time and before he recov-
cred the diamonds, Dennison gave me
$3.50 in cash and left for Des Moines.
About the second night after I left
Omaha, received the telegram, %.
K / then went to my home near
Melbourne, Iowa, and remained there
about two days and then went back
to Omaha, and there met Tom Denni-
son and had q conversation with him
in which he told me the following:
went to Missouri Valley, on the
same train and in the same coach in
which the robbery was committed,
and went to the place where you told
me the diamonds were buried. I had
a HI of time finding those stones.
first tried to get them with pocket
knife and could not find them.
thought they were in the ground deepi
err. So / went down to hardware
store in Missouri Valley and bought
q big butcher knife, went back UP and
struck them the first jab. They were
nearer to the surface than l thought
they were and I had dug too deep in
the first place
HE then commenced kicking about
there being SO many small diamonds
In the bunch. I asked him If that
large one, which was at least six to
seven karats, in my Judgment, was
any good. He said: No, 1t was off
color: you might use 1t for the head
of a walking stick or in a dogs collar
He also said: You made a big
mistake in taking them out of the
packages; they We're all sorted and
paired up. ! will have a hard pob
sorting them and pairing them UP for
stones for errings.'
II asked him IL he found the re-
volver. and he said: I did not find
it, I did not look for It, The revolver
referred to belonged to William q.
Pollock, and was in his grip which
was also taken by me I"