Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
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Special to Times Republican.
Red Oak, May .,6.-Rapid progress
was made in the t:rial of Tom Dem
nison, the Omaha gambler chargea
with receiving stolen goods in Iowa
Today. It was expected that the cross
examination of Shercliffe, which was
continued in such a desultory manner
yesterday would occupy all Of today
and possibly part Of tomorrow, but eht
defense shortly before noon TO-DAY
suddenly gave up the attempt to preaf
down the witness and will probably
rely entirely on the evidence OF othel
witnesses to impsach the ex-convlct
evidence. A number of lmpor1a1l'
rtitnesses were examined today m
cludfng Senator Hipwell, Warder
Tones OF Fort Madison penitentlary
and A. S. Keller, who was court re
nnr.ter In the hateas corpus proceed
angs In Nebraska.
Shercliffe's testimony was finished
al n o'clock. after having been on the
stand two days. 2. day and a haAI %
which was occupied by Dennlsons az
torneys In cross examination. An AT.
tempt was made today to estapllsn !. u
i the alton that Snerclille
had deposited sums at dlnereHr tiiie'
) with Hooker, gambler, the items az
Kregatng $6,700. This was denied os Ds
witness. Asked about borrowing w
~ Byrnes at Des Moines on the plea
that he must go to meet Thomas fal-
ION and Brown, secretary OF the clsie
federation,3 to ge-. money to put UP, ne
said he did not tell Byrnes that the
story Of the burial Of the diamonds
was framed up between himself ana
Thomas. He said he had talked WITH
Byrnes on different occasions IN Des
Moines and that Byrnes is timer
I rambler, "suretling" and bunco maj
employed by Dennison. Said Byrne.
.howed him an automatic pistol ans
.aid Dennison could hang hin
i 1Bvrnes) and If Shercliffe did not le
nm Byrnes would do Shercliffe.,
IS 'F, Warden Jones on Stand.
warden Jones was placed on the
.tand. His testimony was damaging
~ the defendant. He Identified Den
rison as G. VI. Blunt, who v1slteo
shercliffe at Fort Madison penlten.
tiary seven times between Oct. 8, ls9;
,nd, April 9. 1899. The prison records
d evidence show .'Blunt" deposited
1 money for Shercliffe at each visit
identification vfas positive.
Hip,veIl Testifies.
Three mortgages given Tom Den
nison to OMAHA banks, dated Novem-
her. 1892, were offered in evidence. y
a. Hipwell tes.if1es that he took miss
ing papers from the governors Office
to Council Bflffs and gave them te
Ohanra. He never got them back anc
/. 4hev were never returned to the gov
ernor,s office. He had seen some .o1
/ Them once and gave them to Ohanna
who prepared an abstract for the par
ole. Hipwell got $500 for his. services
IN q parole ca,e for Davenport gam
bier named Martin. Dennison never
paid him money. Dennison never was
at his room in. Des Moines They talk.
ed Of the parole in the lobby.
Il. S. Keller.
A. S. keller, court reporter in the
habeas corpus proceedings was in
troduced with Dennison's testimony IN
the habeas proceedings. The testl-
mony then admitted writing the ex-
pense accoun. and sending 1t to Hon
er. The testimony showed Dennison's
connection with Shercliffe and that ne
expended various sums for him.
Incidents Of Trial.
Incidents out of ordinary in court
Thursday afternoon in the trial OF Tom
Dennison were Shercliffe's character
ization Of Dennison as a coward, a TIL
between Attorneys Egan and Hunt OF
the Omaha World d-Herald, in which
which epithets We're used and the
husky attorney offered to wallop the
equally husky newspaper man during
a recess, the introduction after fash
ion Of the Civic Federation of Omaha
and its attorney, p. E. Thomas, into
the testimony as a conspirator against
Tom Dennison's political and financial
welfare and the political future of
Mayor Mooees and Chief of Police
Donohue of Omaha and that of Editor
Rosewater Of the Bee, these and the
sensational testimony outlined in the
Foundations laid for impeachment
against Shercliffe constituted the main
and mild sensations Thursday.
Court Room Crowded.
The court room was crowded. The
seats looked like a chrysanthemum
show with the beflowered and berib-
boned hats of the women who crowded
and overflowed inside the bar. The
S. r. o. sign was up early. Shereliffe
the diamond robber, who shot a man
and Tom Iennison, an alleged king of
criminals, were on view. And the ladies
came.
Impeachment Efforts.
The main dependence of the defense
still appeais to be in the impeachment
Of the states principal witness, Sher-
cliffe. What they nave up their
sleeves is not evident except the inn
peachment proceedings. The opening
statement for the defense promised to
riddle Shercliffe's statements in cross