Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-15
Portion of the Pollock Dia-
monds Said to Have Been
Sold at Davenport
THOMAS IN THAT CITY
Invo.tig ation Of the Theory That Don.
niaon Disposed Of tho Germs In That
City Is Being Mado--Pcrpons Who
Bought Thorn May 30 Called Upon
To Testify at Trial.
Special to Tunes Republican.

! Special to Times Republican,.
Davenport May 15.---That some OF
tho now famous Pollock diamonds
were sold in the tri-cities, probably IN
Davenport, that they were purchased
from Tom Dennison here, that the
parties who purchased them knew
that they were stolen jewels when
they were purchased, and that these
parties are taking an active interest In
the trial Of Tom DennisonI are the
startling statements made by Elmer
II. Thomas, attorney for the civic fed
Grafton of Omaha, aud also for the
jewelers. protective union, who was In
Davenport on matters bearing on the
case Saturday.
Attorney Thomas has already be-
come widely known In his efforts to
run down the gang of Omaha thieves
with whom 1t Is alleged Tom Denni-
son was closely associated and with
whom, 1t Is said, he operated in some
of the great crimes that the gang
committed.
Attorney Thomas Is the man whose
home wns partly wrecked by this
same gang Of thugs last fall. Some
time during the month of October Mr..
Thomas heard a noise on his front
porch and went to tho door just os 4
bomb exploded, tearing away a portion
OF the house. but injuring no one. 1t
was reported at that time that Tom
Dennison was connected with this at
fair but 1t was never proven.
His Statement.
In an interview with Il reporter
Friday evening. Mr.. Thomas stat
ed that ne was on the track OF
sorne very material evidence IN the
tri-cities and that II 1t developed rs
expected 1t will be Of more or less
sensational character. This evidence
Is along a new line and does not refer
to the Kimball house hotel register
matter which is we'll known to the
public. Mr.. Thomas stated without
hesitation that 1t Is believed that
some Of the diamonds which Dennison
stole, were sold In the tri-,ities and
he Is endeavoring to find out just
where they went to. 1t Is known that
DeIlnison displayed the stolen Pollock
diamonds in Des Moines and 1t Is be-
leved that he had them here in Dav-
export, on November Q. 1892, and that
he disposed OF some Of them in this
city.
Dennison came to Davenport at that
time with the ostensible purpose of
buying gambling establishment. Mr..
Thomas stated that from the evidence
already developed there was no ques-
ton in his mind that the people who
bought the diamonds knew that they
were stolen. Mr.. Thomas stated fur
Their that the prosecution Is I'm possess
sion Of letters Of recent date showing
that parties in this vicinity are TAX
ing a deep interest In Dennisons de-
Tense and for his protection.
The statements made by the Omaha
attorney came as startling revela-
ton to those in whom he conf1ded
and II his story proves to be true it
will cause one of the biggest sensa-
lions that ever stirred the citizens Of
Davenport.
Further than the information given
above Mr.. Thomas would not talk so
1t was impossible to find out whether
he thought the Jewels passed into the
hands Of some private parties.
Whichever he thinks it was. the
Omaha man limited broadly that he
had already traced them so closely
that IL his clue was correct he knew
about where to place his hands on the
parties that he wanted, and could To-
cate them in short time when he set
about to do so.