Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-27
RoRBER ADMITS HAVING RE.
cElvED PAY FROM OMAHA
ATTORNEYS.
TILT WITH LAWYER
shercIIffe Engages In Quarrel With At.
torney connelI, Counsel For DennI-
son--WIll Probably Not be Called to
the Stand After Today.

Red Oak, May 26. = The sensation
OF the Dennison trial was sprung late
yesterday when Shercliffe admitted,
under the close questioning of Ate
torney Connell, that he had received
various sums of money from the
Omaha Civic Federation, from At
torney Elmer E. Thomas and from
Harry Bronze, another Omaha at
torney He admitted further that this
money. was given him for the purpose
OF keeping him in the state that he
might testify In the case against Tom
Dennisol.
In answer to a question from Con-
nell however. as to whether he had
asked for any money from any of the
men contested with the federation,
Shercliffe said that he had not asked
for six red cents from any one and
that the money was for his hotel ex-
penses.
Denies Stories Of Riches.
Mr. Connell asked him if 1t was not
true that he was to receive $4,000 from
the Civic federation, $4,000 from the
jewelers. Protective association and
$4,000 from the sale of a book con-
tanning his experiences, from Chi
cago publisher, Shercliffe replied that
this was not so.
Then he was asked il it was not
true that he was trying to mulct> Den
nison, out of $4,000, if he would leave
the country. At this Shercliffe replied
that there would be no incentive for
him to leave the country for $4,000 If
ne could get $4,000 through another
This produced laugh on both sides
OF the attorneys table as we'll as in
the court room.
Engage In Warm Tilt.
Mr. Connell and Shercliffe engaged
In warm tilt when the question re-
lating to the money paid to Shercliffe
by the federation was brought lip.
Shercliffe answered every question
however, and emerged from the war
of words trif1e flushed but with the
satisfaction Of having told all he knew
apparently
The greater part OF the afternoon
was taken up in an attempt by Mr..
Connell for the defense in pursuance
OF his 'cross-examination to force Sher-
cHffe to admit that he had made con.
fessions to a number of persons to the
effect that he alone was responsible
for the Pollack robbery and that Den.
nison was not implicated in any man.
ner Almost every person referred. to
had given disposition covering the
alleged conversations with Shercliffe
The witnesses, however, denied
every one of them. Among the despo.
sitions made was that of Robert O'Cal
laghan of Des Moines to whom Sher.
cliffe is alleged to have said that he
was to get $4,000 from the Civic fed.
Grafton for his testimony.
HjpwelI on Stand.
Shercliffe finished his testimony al
noon and was followed by Senator Hip
well, of Davenport, who testified that
he got $500 from a Davenport gambler
and by Warden N. M. Jones Of the Ft
Madison penitentiary, who said tha
| Dennison visited tle prison during
Shercliffes Imprisonment
Has Finished Testimony.
It is not probable that Frank sher
cliffe will be called to the stand t,
testify against Tom Dennison agatl
during the present case. His examina
ton, which closed at noon today ha
covered all Of his connection will
Dennison and has been the cause O
making public all of the alleged con
nection which Dennison had with th,
robbery of w. G. Pollack, the damon,