Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

examination, but after fifteen hours of
target practice the holes were not
largely in evidence. So far the state
has made case that looks strong
from the outside.
Political Lid On.
The political lid is ON safely, sealed
tight and weighted down. 1t won't
come off. There is not likely to devel-
op anything extremely sensational in q
political way. But there is al riotous
bubbling and knocking at the inner
side of the lid.
Mcmillan Absent.
H. G. Mcmillan is not expected here
to testify. Mr.. Mcmillan is very busy
and is scarcely likely to be able to
leave the important bootlegging cases
so numerous in federal courts, and par
ticularly insistent at the present time
Ex-senator Charley" Hipyell, of Dav-
export is in attendance as a witness
Hon. Pete Hepburn, it is said, has been
subpoenaed and Warden Jones of the
TT. Madison penitentiary, arrived
Thursday.
Shercliffe will probably be on the
stand all day today.
Shercliffe's Ordeal.
Shercliffe was on the sand all day
Thursday and when court closed at
o'clock he was still under cross-exam-
ination by Connell.
Thursday he gave a list of the diff
ferent aliases under which he had
travelled or been convicted of crime. He
was John Cumming in the Illinois
penitentiary, John Burke, Ed King, Ed
Hogan and T. j. Edwards in a halt
dozen western states. Frank Shercliffe
in the Iowa peritentiar,' and before
the court at Logan. To the question,
were you ever known as. Kid Mccoy
he entered an emphatic denial. "Kid
Mccoy" is alleged to be responsible fol
the killing of policeman in Butte
The examination brought out re"
capitulation of his evidence connect
ing himself with Dennison by gifts and
payment of money, a redescription OF
the hiding of the diamonds by the wire
fence at Missouri Valley, and of his
trip to Omaha when he claims to have
described their location to Dennisol
the telegram sent to the, Aborn house
at Des Moines and his receipt Of the
$3.50 from Tom Dennison on his first
trip into Omaha after the robbery had
been committed. The witness stuck
closely to his original story. He aI,-
peared somewhat confused by the pro-
duction Of his affidavit made at Ft
Madison, in which he said Dennist'r
gave him $3.50 directly after the rob-
berry and $500 when he came back tc
Omaha from Des Mofnes. In his evil
dence yesterday he put the sum re-
ceived on the latter occasion as $3.50
The discrepancy was explained by the
witness by the assertion that he was
sick and on crutches at the time the
affidavit was made and unfit to re-
member distinctly and logically.
Calls c:ennison Coward.
Asked ii he had made threats against
Dennison he admitted that he had con-
ditionally, if Dennison We're to assas-
sinate some of his (Shercliffe's) fam
lily. Never said he would shoot Denni-
son in cold blood. Il wouldn't shoot
coward in cold blood" said .tShar-
cliffe. do you call Tom Dennisor a
coward?" demanded Attorney Connell.
eyes," rejoined Shercliffe half rising
from his chair, "he is a coward" He
and Dennison then had a glaring
match for an instant and the eXamin-
alton went on. 1t was attempted to
show that Shercliffe carried a revolver
and had had one on IN court, but the
court sustained the objections of the
counsel for the prosecution. Shercliffe,
however, somewhat dramatically tore
open his coat and produced from an
inside pocket a bulky package of pa
pers. Then from a hip pocket he
brought out a similar package. The
witness is entirely alive to dramatic
effect.
Attack on Thomas.
The defense took a shot at Attorney
Elmer E. Thomas and the Civic Fed
GRAFTON of Omaha. Mr.. Connell de-
manded to know who secured him to
make the affidavit at Ft Madison inn
plicating Tom Dennison. Witness said
it was made at the request of Elmer E.
Thomas Mr.. Thomas and the Civic
Federation wanted proof against. Den
nison. Didn't Thomas say he wanted
to break up Tom Dennison politically
and break down Frank E. Moo,es?"
asked Mr. Connell. He did not re-
turned Shercltffe. "Mr. Thomas said
that Omaha politics We're rotten, said
he wanted to purify Omaha and re-
move Chief Donahue, and this could
be done by exposing the character Of
Tom ~Dennison, with whom the ma
chine was affiliated" Replying to a
question the witness declared Mr..
Thomas did not sa. he would make
the mayor of Omaha and then run
1t, ", G.
spoke of Denison's connection with
the machine. Didn't say he wanted to
put Tom Dennison in the penitentiary.
He said he wanted to prove that Tom
Dennison was a ;blaekmailer and thief
and general bad min. 1 told him I
thought l could show Tom was all of
that Thomas said that if he could
show shat Rosewatsr. Donahue and