Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-02
THE STATEMENT is CORRECT
pennison's Expense Account as Pub
Iished Is the One He Furnished Nor
ris-story Of Brothers Efforts to
Save the Criminal and Their Failure
Other State News.

ing seventeen year sentence Tor the
robbery and shooting of Pollock, the
diamond salesman, declares the state
ment as first published by the Clinton
Advertiser Is correct as to fact and de-
tail and practically identical with the
original as received by Morris from
Denison. The statement has been held
up from the newspapers but Editor G.
A. Fay of the, Advertiser. held copy
and published it in the Friday issue of
his paper. Fay, 1t will be remembered,
lost $1,000 worth of diamonds. stolen
BY the Burrier gang which he is certain
were disposed of to an Omaha fence,
who 1t Is charged bought the Pollock
diamonds for $4,000. He attempted to
recover them and was told, so he says,
IN Omaha, that the best thing he could
do was to go home and attend to his
own business. The statement, which
covers s14,S50.50 and duplicates certain
Iowa men ana politicians as receivers
OF Dennison's money in consideration
sof their services in securing Shercline's
release is printed farther along in this
article. Homer Norris says It is the
statement made to him in a private let
ter from Tom Dennfson.
Morris Told His Brother
IN a Times r epubiican Interview this
snorninc. Homer Morris stated that he
knew years ago his brothers guilt from
mis- own mouth. About week after the
robbery Of the salesman Pollock on
sioux city and Pacific train, Shercliffe,
Z sherman Morris came to his brother
uu,er,s home, near Melbourne, in the
ming. He stayed perhaps forty-eight
-, ~ Cvlf train "SshpYnn,'
Homer what he had done, that ne
robbed and shot Pollock and nad
the diamonds. He said that
nan in Omaha was backing nan
build help him out, that he ex-
TO get half when the diamonds
dug up and turned into cash.
Norris, although he already
80 hedge of Sherm's crookedness,
@-SSsS hoxrafiad at this relation but couia
not denounce his own brother, ana mas
carried me burden of the knowledge all
these wears, 1t is typical of the close
rnouthe1 habits OF the criminal mat
Dennison's name did not pass his i1ps.
nenison was only 'the man in Omaha.
.T nrxt heard of him ailer
mis- capture by hhe officers said Homer
eiames Shaw and Dennison.
az want 10 say" continued Homer
.that I believe Il Sherm had been ser.
10 me here in Marshall county instead
- RI Omaha. he would have lived an
honest life, after his release. why uiu
Governor Shaw send him to Tom Den :
a.on a. gambler and Kindergarten OF
crime? Shaw .1iust have known by the
s4nfuence Denison was bringing &c
hear. that he was pretty strong IN
omaha. Sherm was paroled and Went
- Ton, Denison Thanksgiving day.
Next Christmas he spent with me OIL
thA farm. and went back to Omaha
He came back again In a couple OF
& vraks and told me that he couldn't stay
there. Said Denison wanted him to rip
up an opposition gambling house and
was urging him to assassinate the
then County Attorney Shields told
him to come and stay with me. We
rant together to Des Moines where
Eherm saw Governor Shaw ana gained
nermission to live with me In Mar
shall county and report monthly to the
governor. He staid several months
here. He had no money except what
- f,,rni shed him. He was uneasy and
wanted a job and left, as he said, to
look for work. One day / picked up a
y naper and read an account OF his nav
ing been shot at Kansas City. | left
for Des AIoines and Went TO W.
Richards, pardon clerk for the govern.
nr. wanted to know how badly Sherm
waa hurt. Richards was very hlgh
with me told me / couldn't see
Shern. as ne was in Kansas CITY
hut I went to Kansas City and saw
ham, Shern denied that he had at
tempted a robbery. He was sent back
20 prison.
Dennison, whom I knew and whose
guest 1 had been at the Omaha ex-
position, wrote me a threatening lei
ter. / took It to Sherm at Fort Madi-
son. Sherrn made UP his mind to give
the facts Of the diamond robbery UP,
ana the confession followed. Before
this Dennison had written the state
ment Of expenses involved in getting
the parole, The statement published
by the Advertiser is the one. / a..
ways understood that the Mcmillan
who IL charged with $500 In the
statement Dc the publisher of Cedar
Rapids paper.
psnnison's Statement.
Tbs '.statenaent." which gives an In
side history into conditions in Iowa
is futads III The handwriting OF Tom
Denpdson. and has been sufficiently
verified TO believe it is correct. 1t is
as fdl1owSg
Fala 11D2. cash - =. .. ....s3,075.oo
Fail tses. trial .. -. -. .. >. 2,s74.5o
To Vr1nf4 - Ga 4.25
TO lied - s.., .ys,.. =. -. PTS
ATTORNEY Hamilton to go to
Marshhhown >. :. -, =. 5000
watci, with diamond In to
Hofffer W ~ 2ooo
SILK dress and shoes and other
goods to Sfomers wife $500
Homer and mother to come to
exposition at Omaha -, 800
Expense going to meet Hip
well at Des Moines five
times, railroad fare and ho-
tel bills .s.. 49,. 1880
Two trips with John Baldwin
and Bob Clancy. railroad
fare end hotel -. -. >. - $500