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

HI. didn't tell me if l gave testimony
against Dennison he would get my re-
lease. There was no talk of a parole or
pardon. / didn't expect to stay long
in the penitentiary ait that time. l
hoped to get out at the end of nine
years and nine months if men like
Dannison and Moores did no 'jobbing
The witness elnphatically denied that
Thomas promised him anything.
Knew the name of Walter Moines.
He lis a wholesale liquor dealer and a
go-between of gamblers. His name was
nth mentioned in the penitentiary.
didn't know he and Dennison were
enemies"
Partner of Dennison.
Considerable time was devoted 10
cross examination regarding Dennl-
sons alleged promise to give ShercllHe
an interest in the policy game. 1t was
Shercliffe said. a silent half interest
'.It was SO silent never got any divl-
dens but don't feel unfriendly toward
Tom ON that account. When a man
gets the best of me that way don't
hold it up against him."
Witness testified that he once work
ed for Dennison. gathering papers from
waste boxes. Said Dennison had the
contract. Didn't like the work.
Cross examination on the statement
apparently in an effort by the defense
to make it appear that Shercliffe had
laid claim to property and that Denni-
son had made loans against that prop
,erty, witness said he and Dennison
had schemed to create the impression
| lat sharcliffn h1a mining
property in Colorado and an interest in
the home estate. The defense started
in to lay a broad foundation for i'm
peachment yesterday. Shercliffe was
questioned as to his acquaintance with
a number of different persons and con-
versations alleged to have been held
with them. One Frank Williams, an
employe in Dennison's policy shop
during Shercliffe's stay in Omaha, is
one of these. C. E. Llewellyn, former
ly special rural delivery route agent,
and now chief of department is am
other. Judging from the foundation
laid down by the questions asked, the
defense proposes to show that Llewel-
lyn had a conversation on the train
with Shercliffe on the occasion of his
release on parole from Ft. Madison.
Mr.. Llewellyn, is would seem, went
down to Ft Madison with Mr.. Denni-
son and the parole papers Shercliffe
was asked whether on the way home
he did not tell Llewellyn in effect that
he took the diamonds into Nebraska
himself. Shercliffe testified that he
and Llewellyn never had such a con-
versation and he never told him any
thing of the kind.
The Hospital Story.
+ c. E. Bean was called and recog-
nized by Shercliffe as a man with
whom he was in hospital with at
Kansas City at the time of his recap
ture. and where he was wounded in the
heel. Questions asked Sherclifee indi-
cate Beams testimony will be to the
effect that Shercliffe told him that
Dennison was innocent of suggesting
or of any completely in the robbery or
the disposal of the diamonds. Sher-
cliffe denied telling Bean anything of
the sort. Another name mentioned Is
that of Miss Eva Schwartz, waiter in d
Logan restaurant, of whom it was
asked Shercilffe if he had ever directly
or indirectly told her in effect that he
carried the Pollock diamonds into
Omaha himself.
Auditor Couelhard and Deputy Will
son Of Logan as indicated by ques-
tions are expected to have Shercliffe's
word to the same effect and that Den
nison was innocent. This conversa-
ton is supposed to have happened
when the officers Sheriff Couelhard
and his deputy were taking Shercliffe
to prison after the trial.
Shercliffe denied specifically and
emphatically making any uch asser-
tions to any of the three.
One Michael Conroy Ft. Madison
convict is another stone in the inn
peachment foundation. Shercliffe had
talked with Conroy but had, he declar-
ed made no damaging admissions to
him. Another is j. w. Davis editor Of
the Gazette at Logan. Shercliffe
says he didn't tell him the Omaha
Federation had promised him a big
bunch.
Examined as to conversation with
one Wetmore private detective Of
Omaha, Shercliffe denied telling him
that he would swear to anything to
land Tom Dennison, would take money
from him and shake it under the
- nose" after he had
sworn against him, denied asking Wet
more if he couldn't frame up some
game to work on Walter Moines and
get good sum out of him. Shercliffe
leaned over to Connell and said 81
listened to all that from Wetmore. He
said those things. And / went
straight to Mr.. Fallon the county at
torney and reported them to him."
There being much more of the allega-
ton and denial than is given space
here.
More Names Mentioned.
Then the name of one Bymes was
sprung on the witness. He was asked
Bymes at Des Moines, of previous part
nership and knowledge of Bymes of a
plan framed up between himself and
Bymes to get money out of either side,
of telling Bymes that the civic fedora
ton was to give him $4,000, the Jew
elers' Protective Association another
$4,000 and al book publishing concern
$4,000 for a history Of his life Asked
about recent alleged meeting be-
ry, deputy sheriff of Douglas coun-
ty, Nebraska, whereat he had re-
peated all this and said other damag-
ing things. Asked if they ate dinner
together in Des Moines. If he visited
them at room rs in the Iowa hotel at
Des Moines, at that time. Sherclffe
admitted that the men had eaten din
ner at the Sa me- fable with him at the