The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
new DISPOSITIONS IN
TOM DENN|sON'S CASE
Thomas Lecture "The Crime
OF Two States" Enters into
the Prospect Now.
"kiD" SLY QUESTIONED
Says That He 10 Permitted 10 Stay In
Omaha Providing He Don't
Commit Any Grimes
There.

Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 1l-E:lmcr Thomas
famous lecture on 'The Crime OF Two
states" will be introduced In the trial
OF Tom Dennison for the Pollock din-
mond robbery. This In ms outcome ot
n tilt between Attorneys Thofnas aud
Cornell Saturday during the taking ot
the deposition Of Alfred Sly. known as
Kid" Sly. which was intended To Inn
peach the testimony OF Shercline.
The most interesting OF thc infornla-
ton furnished by Sly came out IN his
cross examination by Thomas. when
he stated that he had been told that
30 Ions as he behaved himself he could
remain In Omaha without being mo-
Tested by the police.
SLY further stated that II wns n
practice OF his to go, to church and
Sunday school whenever he hough u
might be possible to- steal n pocketbook
Or two. He denied. however. that he
ever did anything OF the kind In oma-
Ia, as he was always good" when In
He Is a Veteran Thief.
Sly was released from the penitcn-
tiary ut Lincoln two months q and
admits that his only occupation has
been that OF n thief. He declared. how.
ever. under oath that he has never
committed any crime OF any kind Ia
Omaha. When asked his reasons foi
this by Mr.. Thomas Sly replied:
II do not steal In Omnkn because
this is my horne: this II where 7 live
Mr.. Thomas attempted To get Siy &c
say that either Chief Donahue or Chief
Detective Dunn had given him this
promise OF protection until Cornell In
terposed with tile remark:
II object TO Mr.. Thomas injecting Into
his case his fight with the police OF
Omaha and ] object To- him bringing
politics into the case. III he persists en-
trying to mix up politics I'm this case
then I insist TINT he fle nv evidence
his Crime OF Two States so that lowe
politics may be injected"
II consent to that" rctorted Thomas
quickly. II want the jury 20 read that
speech"
Pal OF shereliHo's.
Sly testified that he and Shercline
had beer pals and had worked together
az several places. The day before the
Pollock robbery Shcrclifre. he said, was
in Kansa City and he arrived In Oma.
hu tie morning Of the robbery. The
two net at the Windsor hctel end
there shercllfe. he laid. told him that
he had a ms spotted h had l2t5 cf
diamonds and that lie wanted Sly TO
20 with him on the deal. Sly consent
ed, hut changed his mind because ne
wanted TO pick Pollock's pockets, while
Shercliffe wanted To- throw him M I'm
the air and II necessary shoot him"
THAT IL not h way l work" said
Sly. II viii pick "A pocket and do moot
everything. but l won't do the gun
act"
Sly. continuing. said he accompanied
Sherclifre To the Webster street depot.
where the latter took the train on
which the robbery was committed, and
fatty c~ontradlcted all the evidence OF
Shercliffe to the effect that he met
Dennison ut q saloon e the depot n
few men before he left ON the
train.
Following the taking OF Sly's testi-
mony AN adjournment was taken until
next Saturday. ut which time addition
al dispositions will be received. which
will complete all OF the evidence which
, the defense proposes to introduce ut
the trial at Red Oak.