Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-27

POINTS TO IMPORTANT FEATURE
Under indictment Such as Drawn Up,
State Must Be Able to Prove Denni-
son Actually In Iowa at Time Of
Crime, to Make Possible His Extra.
dtion-News From tho Capital.
Special to Times Republican.

LES NolHcS, MAY -. - boNetIlol
Cummins surprised the attorneys
when the requisition case of Tom
Dennison came before him, with the
thoroughness Of his preparedness for
every emergency In the matter of re-
than the lawyers who appeared before
him to point out the features Of the
other attracted the attention OF the
governor at once. and 1t is allied with
the problem which came before him
last winter in the case OF Mrs. Dye, of
Boone, who was at one time wanted In
South Dakota. He pointed out that
under the Indictment of Dennison as
prepared Dennison might be guilty of
a. crime for which he would be pun
ishable in Iowa under the Iowa laws
and yet not be extraditable. The in
dictment accused him Of receiving
goods stolen in Iowa and aiding In the
taking of such stolen goods from Iowa,
but 1t did not necessarily imply that
he personally came over into Iowa and
dug up the stolen Pollock diamonds
near the church at Missouri Valley.
The governor was first to point out
that under such an indictment Den
nison might be guilty of an offense in
Iowa and yet unless he was convinced
that Dennison was actually In Iowa at
the time of the crime. or that the state
had COED reasons for SO declaring and
might be able to so prove, he could
not be extradited. It was convincing
to him thct there 50 some need of re-
vision of the extradition laws. Another
thing which the governor brought out
and made clear to the attorneys was
that in the issuance of papers to send
a man from Iowa into another state
the governor must act under federal
statute, while In asking for requisi-
ton from another state he acts only
under the state laws. Governor Cum
minis has made n study of the whole
matter and there are few governors
who are better able to decide a re-
auisition case properly than is the
Iowa governor.
In the hearing on the Dennison case
it was also brought out plainly that
Governor Cunmins has not concerned
himself In the slightest degree with
the Shercliffe-Dennison case up to
this time. The stories which We're
given circulation to the effect that the
thing was being stirred up for fac
tional purposes In Iowa. was so absurd
that it was not seriously considered in
the state, but a former Iowa politician
now resident Of Minnesota says
that owing to the statements pub.
lished in the st. Paul and Minneapolis
papers the impression was quite gem
eral that the whole matter emanated
from Governor Cummins. But in the
period intervening since the indict-
ment was first found and made public
it has developed that Governor Cum
minis knew nothing at all about the
papers in his office and that no per-
son having the slightest political in
terest one way or another in party
factions in Iowa was responsible for
having published the record in the
long case. In fact good deal of what
was related to Governor Cummins on
the requisition hearing was news to
him, and particularly that which re-
lated to the visitor of Dennison to Lo-
gan to notify the counts clerk that
the Shercliffe parole was to come
along in due time.
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Capt. Creger formerly OF Cherokee.
where he was captain of the local
company of the Iowa National Guard.
is visiting in Iowa among old friends.
He went to the Philippines as a cap
tain in the 39th volunteers. and later
became first lieutenant in the 2sth
infantry. He spent four years in the
Philippines and is now stationed at
the Presidio. but is off on sick leave.
He was one of the company which
built the road into the interior of Min
danao in the MORO country under
difficulties.
1t is probable that there will be no
official badge for the Iowa G.. A. r.
delegation to Boston this year. The
experience of Adjutant General New
man last year in selecting a badge
was sufficient for him. He picked a
beautiful badge which bore on one
side portrait OF the chief executive
of the state, but a storm of protests
and many denounced DR..
Newman for having selected such a
badge Nevertheless he made 1925
profit for the department on the
badge.
The state board of control has the
money at it's disposal with which to
construct an entire new system of wa
terworks for the state hospital at
Cherokee, but will not do so this year.
The board has entered into contract
with firm for fixing the new deep we'll
so that the water will be clear. The.
plan is to excavate at the bottom of the
well and fill in the hole with selected
gravel to act as a filter and to put in
an extensive screen so as to keep the
sand and mud out of the pipe. II this
is successful the state will pay the