The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-12
new DISPOSITIONS IN
TOM DENN|sON'S CASE
Thomas Lecture "The Crime
of Two States" Enters Into
the Prospect Now.
"KlD" SLY QUESTIONED
Says That He is Permitted to Stay in
Omaha Providing He DON'T
Commit Any Crimes
There.
"KlD" SLY QUESTIONED

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 11-Elmer Thomas
famous lecture on THE Crime of Two
States will be introduced in the trial
of Tom Dennison for the Pollock dia
mond robbery. This is one outcome OF
a tilt between Attorneys Thomas n
Cornell Saturday during the taking of
the deposition of Alfred Sly, known as
Kid Sly, which was intended to inn
peach the testimony of Shercliffe.
The most interesting of the informa-
ton furnished by Sly came out in his
cross examination by Thomas, when
he stated that he had been old that
SO long as he behaved himself he could
remain in Omaha without being mo-
Tested by the police.
SLY further stated that it was a
practice of his to go to church and
! Sunday school whenever he thought it
might be possible to steal a pocketbook
Or two. He denied, however, that he
ever did anything of the kind in Oma-
ha, as he was always good" when in
this city.
He Is a Veteran Thief.
Sly was released from the peniten-
tiary at Lincoln two months ago and
/ admits that his onl%; occupation has
been tina of a thief. He declared, how
ever, under oath that he has lever
Omaha. When asked his reasons for
this by Mr.. Thomas SLY replied:
Il do not steal in Omaha because
this is my home; this is where I live
MI. Thomas attempted to get Sly to
say that either Chief Donahue or Chief
Detective Dunn had given him this
promise of protection until Council in.
terposed With the remark
81 object to MI. Thomas injecting into
this case his fight with the police OF
Omaha and I object to him bringing
politics into the case. If he persists in
trying to mix up politics in this case
then I insist that he file as evidence
his Crime of Two States,' so that lowe
politics may be injected"
Il consent to that" retorted Thomas
quickly. Il want the jury TO read that
speech"
Pal of Shercliffe's.
Sly testified that he and Shercliffe
had been pals and had worked together
at several places. The day before the
Pollock robbery Sherclifee, he said, was
in Kansas City and he arrived in Oma,
ha the morning of the robbery. The
two met at the Windsor hotel ant
there Sherclifre, he said, told him that
he had a man spotted who had lots OF
diamonds and that he wanted Sly tt
go with him on the deal Sly consent
ed, but changed his lnind because he
wanted to pick Pollock's pockets, while
Shercliffe wanted to throw him up il
lilt. All anu IL IICSSSS"lS Siioot 'hii.
"That is not the way l work." sale
SLY. It will pick a pocket and do mos
everything, but l won't do the gun
act"
Sly, continuing. said he accompanied
Shercliffe to the Webster street depot
where the latter took the train OF
which the robbery IA committed, ant
fatty c~ontradicted all the evidence o
Shercliffe to the effect that he me
DenniSon at q saloon near the depot ;
few moments before he left on Thu
train.
Following the taking of Sly's testi
mony an adjournment was taken unit
next Saturday, at which time addition
al dispositions will be received, which
will complete all Of the evidence which
the defense proposes to introduce n
the trial at Red Oak.