Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-30

to show the methods employed, but to
show the interest which the former
pals OF Shercliff had in him and why
they we're able to demand that when he
was released he should again join them
and become one of their tools. Tina,
statement 1t might be added. was neve.
among the papers in the case, and 1all
that is known here Ct It has come frors
Logan where it Is In custody of the
court officers as a part OF the Denni-
son case. It Is supposed that the state
ment will be introduced In evidence
when Dennison is tried. 1t does. not
show, and nobody has pretended that
it shows. any bribery of officials, but
it does show payments In cash to per-
sons having large political influence
In former years in Iowa.
An abortive attempt has been made
here to create sensation by trying tc
again rake up the possible connection
Of Shercllff with the Cudahy kidnap-
ing. That story was told and ex-
ploded nearly four years ago. Shercliif
was paroled only a week before the
Cudahy kidnapping and he was required
to go direct to Omaha where he en-
tered the employment of DennisOl.
When he found the men were going 70
use him as before he slipped of to tn .
farm of his brother in Iowa. LaAer
he visited Governor Shaw, and in his
office said:
Il am willing to face Mr. Cudahy ane
his son at any time. / started to call
on him in Omaha before left there.
but backed out because l wasn't sure
how would be treated, being ell alone
and having a bad reputation. don't
even know Pat Grove by sight. The
only time ever saw him was when {
was in jail in Logan. He came into
the Jail. and. they told me afterwards,
asked to look at, me. All he asked me
was IL had plenty of money
About the same time, in January,
1901, Governor Shaw said to the writer.
and he was quoted so at that time:
II know where Shercliff was at the
time Of the Kidnapping of young Cud-
ahy, and know where he has been all
the time, and he had nothing to do with
that affair."
1t was in January. 1901, or the pre-
vious month, that Shercliff went to his
old home from Omaha There has been
because of the efforts Of his relatives.
There is nothing in the records of the
case to show that the relatives ever
had any part to play in securing the
parole, that they ever asked it, or that
they made any promises in regard to
caring for him. In fact, Shercliff was
sent not to his relatives. but to his as
sociates in Omaha direct from the pris-
on. But he broke away from his pals
and went to the home of his brother.
He remained there during a part of the
summer, then disappeared and there
were several months when no trace of
him was had. 1t was in Kansas City,
in December, that Shercliff was shot
while it was supposed he was engaged
in trying to steal some jewelry, and
afterwards he was sent back to the
penitentiary for violating his parole.
Shercliff has always been of little
strength. When he was in the peni-
tentiary at Fort Madison the first time
he was set to work on a grinding job
in the tool house and the work was kills
ing him. Governor Jackson provided
for a change for him. But this was
the extent to which Governor Jackson
would favor him. The greatest possible
pressure was brought to bear on jack
son to have him paroled and it was !.
to him the way in which po-
litical influence was secured for him in
Iowa. There is much more hope lof
for SherclifT now than ever
before, since he Is a cripple for life
The shot at Kansas City plowed thru
the bottom of his right foot. Sherclift
in the hospitpl at Fort Madl-
son until few months ago Since he
will always have to use crutch or
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