Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-21
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term of court.
Escapes From Jail.
The two men were taken to the jail
at Mt Pleasant for safe keeping by
Sheriff Black of Fairfield. Morris al
this time was only 20 years Of age and
Pullman about the same age. Morris
was smooth talker and induced the
sheriff's daughter to bring him some
books to read. AS she was opening the
door of his cell to hand him the books
he threw her to the floor and escaped
Pullman was then brought back to
the Jail at Fairfield. About week la
ter he also escaped and it was evident
that he had had help from the outside
presumably from his pals, Morris
Marshal Harmon, Sheriff Black and
Special Agent Harrison used every eff
fort possible to locate the escaped rob
bers and several trips were made to
Morris home in the northern part OF
the state Nothing was heard of Nor.
ris however, until he was convicted of
the diamond robbery and Pullman has
never been heard of by the officers IN
this vicinity.
Indicted In Missouri.
Norris and Pullman when arrested
in Ottumwa we're wanted in Davis
county Missouri. where they had been
indicted for robbery committed on
October 26, 1889. They escaped from
Jail at Gallatin. Mo-, by throwing wa
ter in the face of the turnkey as he
was taking bucket of water into the
cell. Sheriff G. w. Coke Of Gallatin
tried to induce the authorities at Fair
field to allow the men to be taken to
Missouri for trial but was unsuccess-
full in his efforts.
Daring Diamond Robbery.
On the night of November 4, 1892,
William G. Pollock travelling man who
had been in Omaha for several days in
the interests of jewelry house, was
held up while riding on Northwest
ern passenger train near California
junction and relieved of diamonds
valued at $4,000. There were few
in the coach at the time
the crime was committed. The rob-
Der walked up behind Pollock and
struck him on the head with shot
bag, the blow breaking the bag and
scattering the shot all over the floor
of the car. Pollock was rendered al.
most insensible but resisted and the
drew a revolver and shot
the travelling man three times. None
Of the wounds proved fatal. The rob-
Der then took the pouch containing
the diamonds from the inside pocket
Of Pollock's vest and escaped. Sher-
cliffe was subsequently located in a
penitentiary and at the ex-
piration OF his term was brought to
Iowa. convicted of the crime and sen
fenced to serve seventeen years in the
Talks With Morris.
Several months later while at the
state penitentiary on business Special
Agent James Harrison of the Burling-
ton saw Shercliffe and recognized him
as j. j. Morris. Mr. Harrison says
that he had several talks with him,
that Shercliffe admitted that his true
name was Morris and that he was the
man arrested in Ottumwa few years
previously for the robbery of the night
operator at Lockridge.
Pinkerton, the noted detective who
was working on the diamond robbery
stated that he considered Shercliffe
me of the most desperate criminals
II the United States. Shercliffe was
eleased on parole when he had only
.wo years more to serve on the condi-
ion that he report to the governor
every month and, failing to send in
lis report one month, was sent back to
he Denitentiary to serve out the re-
nainder Of his term.
Pullman, when arrested here claim ed
% have formerly been bartender at
omaha and is believed to have been
passenger in the same coach with
Norris at the time the diamond rob-
very was committed but nothing def
lite mas been heard Of him since his
escape from the jail at Fairfield.
There is more catarrh in this sec
ion of the country than all other dis
Eases put together, and until the last
ew years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
bounced it local disease and pre-
SANITY failing to cure with local treat
nent pronounced 1t incurable Science
las proven catarrh to be constitu-
ional disease and therefore requires
treatment Halls Ca