Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-27

itentiary for over eleven years. Knew
Shercnffe there. Had brought with
him the visitors registers covering the
time from 1894 to 1900. These regis
ters hold record of all visitors, casual
and to prisoners they must register.
The registers in court show that one
G. w. Blunt or Blount, visited the Ft.
Madison penitentiary at different times.
The warden found it seven timees on
the record Between December s, 1898
and April 8. 1899. He had met Blunt
or Blount at the states prison on these
visits and knew him to be Tom Dem
nison. Didn't know he was Dennison
when he first came, but after he had
been coming for some time. Identified
Tom Dennison in court with G. w.
Blunt. The warden produced another
ponderous volunne. 1t was the book
in which records of money deposited
for convicts is kept. 1t was found
that on each occasion that Blunt"
visited Shercliffe money hid been de-
posted for the prisoner. On two occa-
sions the deposit and the day of visi-
tation varied q day or So The books
were kept by a clerk. On cross-exam-
ination Warden Jones stated that SO
far as possible criminal end undesir-
able classes are not admitted as visi-
tors. He would not admit gamblers.
Questioned in redirect he said he did
not know Dennison when he first came
and would have admitted him under
the name of Dennison, not knowing his
occupation. After he became ac-
quainted with Dennison under his
proper name Dennison w;ls admitted.
"He came there with the parole" said
the warden.
Amounts Given Shercliffe.
Comparing the testimony of Sher-
cliffe as to the amounts given him by
Dennison with the records of the prfs-s
on is enthusiastically corroborative
of Shercliffe's story. They run
December s, 1893. ISIS
June Ii, 1894 observation-disclosures. 10.
December 5, 1894 ..................s 10
September 8, 1895 ................ 10
December %, 1895 ................ 10
October 16, 1897 .................. Is
April 8, 1899 9:.................. 10;
On, each of these occasions G.. w.
Blunt had visited the same day except
on Dec %, 1895, and AprilS 9, 1899,
there was a discrepancy between the
visit and the cash assets Of day or
two.
Shercliffe Concludes.
Shercliffe was first on the stand FRI
day. 1t developed from his testimony
that his first confession, regarding
the Pollock robbery was made to L. z.
Fay OF the Clinton Advertiser, who
was seeking diamonds stolen from his
brother. Made an affidavit lat Fay's
request When confession was made
had never seen or heard of E. e.
Thomas of the civic federation 1t
was six or seven months after that he
first saw Thomas.
The defense attempted to gain admis-
sion from Shercliffe that he had depo-
sited sums of money with one Hook
er, a barkeeper. He was asked wheth-
er on Oct. 10, 1892 he didn't turn over
to Hooker $1,000, on Nov. II, 1892,
$500, later a sum of $1,S00 another of
$1,000, another Of $500 and still anoth-
er of $1,250. The witness denied that
he had ever deposited a. cent with
Hooker and being crowded on the
question whether friends i1r the west
had not raised $500 for him snapped
out Name some of these good
friends. Name one?" Cllide.d by Con-
nell, he rejoined "Tom Dennison was
the man in the west who raised money
for me-" Defense excitedly called for
the striking out of the answer.
Asked again today in regard to,
Byrnes and his alleged relations with
MIN in Des ,Moines witness said,
..Byrnes is a, sure thing man, thief,
and bunco man. He was a tool of Tom
Dennison and in his employs" Witness
had gone with E. e. Thomas to get,
if possible, letters taken off Byrnes
when he had been arrested in Des
Moines. The letters, it was said, were
from Tom Dennison. Chief of police
in Des Moines referred them to Eli
Hardin, chief of detectives. Hordin
said the letters had been destroyed.
Pollock Recalled.
w. S. Pollock, the diamond sales
if he didn't at the Shercliffe trial for
the robbery identify Charley O'Con-
nor, a railroad engineer, as a man he
saw in Sonnenberg's shop the day pre-
vious to the robbery. Witness didn't
believe he did.
Court Reporter Called.
w. E. Crosby court reporter for
Judge Van Wagenen of Sioux City
was called and stated that the steno-
graphic notes. of the testimony at
trial We're missing. He
saw them two years after the trial
when Tom Dennison came to him and
asked to have a Transcript made.
He made it and took it to Omaha IN
person and Dennison paid him a
sum between s125 and $3.50 for max
ing it.
Robert E. Hanley, stenographer, was
called Worked for John A. Baldwin
and made an abstract of fhe evidence
while employed by Baldwin, from
transcript certified by w. E. Cody.
The abstract was to be used in Sc
curing parole for Shercliffe. Mr..