Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-11
H ACCUSES DENN|S0N
Sherclitfe Says Colorado Move
Was Engineered by the
Omaha Gambler
LATTER's GAME DIDN'T WORK
While in Council Bluffs For a Short
Time ShercIiffe Averred That Denni
son, His Former Pal, Induced Color
ADDS Governor to Try to kidnap
Him to Suppress His Evidence. ;,
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Feb. fisherman w.
Morris, alias Frank Shercliffe, convlct-
ed as participant in the famous Pol
lock diamond robbery and the star
witness in the eXtraditton and prosecu-
ton of Tom Dennison, was visitor
in Council Bluffs a short time last ev-
enng. He slipped in quietly without
attracting much attention. and left be-
fore many persons knew he was IN
town, but not until he had paid a few
stray compliments to his old-tim pal,
Tom Dennison. Shercliffo was on mis-
way from Logan, where he had been
visiting for few days. to Des Moines,
where he is now employed in large
cigar store. He was accompanied here
by County Attorney rdIlon who is
leading the Shercliffe forces against
the Omaha gambling king.
The visitor expressed extreme bit
terness toward Governor Alva Adams,
of Colorado, who issued a requislrlon
for his arrest. The requisition was not
honored by Iowas governor and Sher-
c;fffe is still a free man.
Scores Governor Adams.
what do you think of a governor
who will enter into job with q pack
of Omaha gamblers to have me taken
out of the state. That's all it was, a
job; and Tom Dennison engineered
the whole thing He goes out to Col
orado. and thru the gambling and law
less element who elected him to the
governorship, induces Adams to kid
nap me. Dennison made couple of
trips to Colorado for that purpose, but
his little game didn't work. have no
idea of what sort of charge they rig
geo up out there"
Shercliffe says Dennisan has made
numerous attempts and tried several
schemes to get him out of the state so
that he could or would not appear
aaginst the policy man. When asked
whether there was any truth in the re-
port that Dennison had offered him a
large sum of money to leave the coun-
try the wagon maker replied
Will Fight Dennison.
Il don't care to make any assertions
in that regard. But then you can i'm
agine for yourself. DO you think Tom
Dennison would stop at anything to
get rid of me? Money from him could
not buy me. l intend to stay here and
fight him to the bitter end if it takes
me the rest of my days. 1t was on
my confession that he was indicted,
and he will hear still more from me-"
Mr.. Fallon was asked what proba-
bilities existed of Dennison's case be-
ing brought here for trial, and he re-
piled that a strong fight could be put
up to prevent a change of venue.
HUH" broke in ShercIiff. II was
convicted in Logan, The courts up
there We're good enough for me, and
l think they'll do for him..
"Dennison reminds me of big duff
fer who went to a country fair He
got a few drinks in him and mag
ined he was drunk. He got up before
little crowd and said he could whip
any man on the ground, but they did
MT pay any attention to him. L can
whip any man in the county, he said,
but they laughed at him. Then he
Numbered forth another chillenge that
he could whip anything in the state,
but no one took his money. Then he
said he could whip any man in the
United States Just about that time