Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16

! time or truble.-Tom DenniSon.
Counting Prosecution at Home.
The witness was Intercepted as I
his policy game, and asserted that II
ran it until two years ago, and tina
drawing there took place as recently a
that time, and that the drawings tool
| place in Omaha.
/ lit was remarked by some of the law
yers in the court room that Dennlsol
appeared to be quite willing to brin:
/ his admitted gambling operations j
4 this county inside the statute of linn!
/ tations, and was apparently counting
/ prosecution of that kind here in pref
erence to going to Iowa under TIN
more serious charge. in view of all tn
| circumstances.
Dennison insisted that the letter /
which he accused Sherclit1e OF ropplna
| him was written at Shercliife's direc'
ton, and he said that he had not KEEP
a copy of a single letter from Snercilfft
directing that these dictated letters bt
written and sent.
you see where it has gotten us by
throwing down the bars to this hne
of cross examination, interrupted
Judge Troup pettishly. Mr.. Bronze
can you tell me of single thing that
has been developed that will aid us Q
particle in determining whether or not
the applicant is a fugitive from JUS
tice ?"
IF you are reduced to the pitiful
extremely of rejecting everything eS-
cept the testimony of eye witnesses
who saw him there digging up the
diamonds, it is all worthless" was the
vehement reply. But If you are try
ing to arrive at the facts. 1t is every
word competent, and should be care
fully weighed, particularly when TAX
Ell in connection With certain afidaVlts
that will follow later"
That was Judge Troup's last IN
terruption of the afternoon.
Dennison Cross Examined.
Dennison's cross-examlnaton Win
regard to the letters written to Hos
mer Morris. brother of Sherclitfe, was
resumed yesterday.
Dennison was questioned again
with regard to the itemized statement
OF expenses, and was more positive IN
his Identification than he was Monday.
4 think this is the statement" said
Ilennison, but l am not sure. | sent
sherclifTe a statement and ! think this
III it. / believe it is in my handwrit-
ing"
Did you later write and ask to have
this statement returned to you? in
CURED Attorney Bronze.
Il did," said Dennison.
/. Dennison then identified the follow
ing letter written to Shercliffe's BROTH
er:
! Another Letter.
Omaha, Neb., January %, la03.-Mr.
Homer Morris, Melbourne. Iowa. Friend
Homer: You wrote me some time ago
about the parole papers of Frank and
told you that had burned them, not
thinking them any good after he had
violated them. have written the man
thatI paid the $1,000. Twenty-Five hun
si1ed to get him out before asking him
what he could do with Gulnmins. the
present governor. He sed as FRANK
only had about a year and half more
he did not think Cummings would do
anything. but If you have seen Cum
rnings let me know what he says so I
mite be able to help him. l will do all
/ can il he did robe my house and steele
my gold watch and three six shooters
ana take. fifty dollars when he left hear
but do hate To Sc him in the peniten-
tiary so il you no OF anything that
will help him then let me no.
With kind regards to you all ! am as
ever. Tom Dennison.
r. S. If you have that statement
sent him you mite send 1t back l Just
to show him where he was in
my debt and | had been better to him
than anyone ever had. Tom.
Wrote to Morris.
Dennison also admitted writing an
other letter to Morris. The letter was
written on the stationery of Sonnen-
berg. the pawnoroker, and read as fol-
lows:
J. sonncnbers.
]. Sonnenberg, Jeweler and Diamond
Broker. Omaha Rational Loan Office
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 81, 1903.-Friend Ho-
lner: Your letter just received and viii
send you se5. l have not been open in
almost a year. bought "a piece of
before ! was closed. and paid
only part, not thinking ! would be
closed, so 1t has put me in bad shape.
and have no money On hand, but this
will pay your fair over and back to see
him. see CRATE many people from
there and they all think Frank is get
ting ratified, he is sure talking too much
For his own good, as he told some thief
he was In Butte City Montana, several
years ago when a policeman was killed
md the City offered $4,000 reward for
he man. the officers of Butte City
have written to every one that new
Frank, asking. them II they ever herd
him speak Of the shooting. This thief.
who ever he was. got arrested In Butte
and told them to help himself that
Frank kid the officer. he should re-
member that ROBBERY and such like get
out lawed in few years, but murder
never does, he will KEEP talking to the
thieves he meets till he will get in so
ar he never will get out so when you
zee him tell him he Cannot make any
hing by telling any one what he did
several years ago. Hoping you folks
ire well / remain as ever. Tom Denni-
son.
SchIank's Good Memory.
Charles Schlank. formerly proprietor
II the Arcade hotel, had even q better
memory than some of the police Off
,ers who testified, until he was cross
examined by Attorney Thomas.
Schlank said that Dennison occupied
Dom 6S at the Arcade hotel in Novem-
,er of 1892. He said that Dennison
his room every night during
he month Of November and that he
lid not miss meal at the hotel.
n, iy,o ton So cd