The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
new DISPOSITIONS IN
TOM DENNIsON's CASE
Thomas Lecture "The Crime
OF Two States" Enters Into
the Prospect Now.
"kiO" SLY QUESTIONED
Says That Hc 10 Permitted 20 Stay in
Omaha Providing He Don't
Commit Any Grimes
There.

Omaha. Neb.. Oct. li-Elmer Thomas
famous lecture OF The Crime OF Two
States viii be- introduced in the trial
Of Tom Dcnnison for the Pollock dia-
mond robbery. This IN one outcome OF
n tilt between Attorneys Thomas and
Conneii Saturday during the taking or
the deposition OF Alfred SLY. known as
Kid Sly. which wac intended To Inn
peach the testimony of Shcrclife.
The most interesting OF the informa-
ton furnished by Sly came out IN hls
cross examination by Thomas. when
he stated that he had been told that
40 long as he behaved himself he could
remain In Omaha without being mo-
Tested by h police.
Sly further stated that Il was n
practice OF his To go, to- church aud
Sunday school whenever he thought u
might be possible To steal n pocketbook
Or two. He denied. however. that he
ever did anything OF the kind In Oma-
hn, ms he was always good when In
this city.
Sly was released from the penitcn-
tiary ut Lincoln two months ago and
admits that his only occupation has
been That of a thief. lie declared, how.
ever. under oath that 10 has neve
committed any crime OF any kind IN
Omaha. When asked his reasons for
this by Mr.. Thomas Sly replied:
Il do not steal In Omaha because
this In my home: this ~ where I live
Mr.. Thomas attempted to get Sly &c
say that either Chief Donahue ar chief
Detective Dunn had given him this
promise OF protection until Conncll In,
terposed with the remark:
II object to Mr.. Thomas injecting into
this case his fight with the police Of
Omaha and I object TO him bringing
politics into the case. III he persists In
trying To mix up politics In this case
then I insist that he fle as evidence
his Crime OF Two States SO that Iowr
politics may be injected"
II consent TO that" rctorted Thomas
quickly. II want the jury 20 read that
speech"
Pal OF shereiiHs's.
Sly testified that he and ShercliTe
had been pals and had worked together
ut several places. Tn day before the
Pollock robbery Sherclice. he said. was
I'm Kansas City and he arrived ia Oma.
hn tie morning OF the robbery. The
two net az the Windsor hc.el pni
there Shercilne. he said. told him that
he hal a mar spotted who had lots 81
diamonds and that he wanted Sly TO
go with him on the deal. Sly consent
ed, but changed his mind because he
wanted to pick Pollock's pockets. while
Shercliffe wanted IL throw him up In
the air and II necessary shOo him"
THAT IL not the way 1 work" said
Sly. II will pick "A pocket ms do mort
everything. but I won't do the gun
act"
Sly. continuing. said he accompanied
Shercllffe TO the Webster street depot.
where the latter took the train on
which the robbery was committed. and
fatty c~ontradicted all the evidence OF
Sherclirfe To the effect that he met
Dennison ut a saloon rear the depot n
few moments before he left on the
train.
Following the taking OF Sly's testi-
mony an adjournment vas taken until
next Saturday. at which time addition
al dispositions will be received. which
will complete all or the evidence which
the defense proposes to introduce at
the trial at Red Oak.