Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-25
WALKER SAYS SAW ERDNAN
Neighbor Of Dennison and Daughter
Say Prisoner Was Near House.
! CLAIM saw HIN SATURDAY
Photograph of Ex-Convict of Colo
RADIO Prison Thought to he Erd-
Man Not Yet Received
Prisoner stin Denies.

Charles walker, who lives at Fifteenth
and yates street. and his daughter We'd
nesday afternoon positively identified
Frank Erdman, arrested in connection
with the frustrated Internal machine out
rage at the residence OF Tom Dennison,
1907 Yates street, as a man they saw Sat
urday evening in the vicinity OF the house.
They also say that the grip is similar to
the one the man. was carrying.
Walker came into the case Wednesday
morning following a telephone message
to Chief Donahue. The Identification
took place when Erdman was among a
number of other prisoners confined in the
city jail. That's the man." said Walker.
pointing to Erdman, when he and the
other Jail charges had passed in review
His daughter was equally sure. They said
they saw him over the hill in the direc-
ton of Dennison's residence.
Chief Donahue has not yet received the
photograph of the ex-convict, Frank Brink
man, from Canon City, Col He expects
to have 1t tomorrow
Dennison Wednesday offered reward OF
$500 for information that will lead to the
apprehension and conviction of the per
son or persons who placed the Internal
machine at his house.
Erdman Denies statements.
Brdman absolutely denies that he had
admitted to any police officer or any re-
porter that he had been a convict in Colo
RADIO or that he had made any confession
whatever.
Elmer Thomas, attorney for the Anti
Saloon league was at the station to see
Mr.. Erdman Tuesday morning, but he said
that he did not know whether he was to
GtWrNVnl In
in response TO a request from Erdman Rev.
]. NJ. Ledy was also at the station.
Upon looking at Frank Erdman, the pris
oner Mt the police station, Mrs. Dennison
wife of the man whose home was leopard
lied by the Internal machine declared sh'
did not think Erdman was the man sh'
a had seen near the premises. Mrs. Dennisor
furnished the clue Monday that she haC
seen a strange man pass her house anC
leave an apple near the porch. Examina
ton of the apple, she reported. had showl
It to be perforated with queer looking blacl
pinholes 1t was destroyed.
Mrs. Dennison first identified the pub
llshed pictures OF Erdman as the myster
ious stranger who had deposited the appl
near her porch few days before. AT tn
station. however. she declared Erdmai
seemed to be altogether different mai
than whom she had seen before.
Dennison IL Certain.
other visitors at the city jail in connec
ton with the dynamite setting wer
Messrs. Dennison, Thomas and Leidy. MI
Dennison declared himself morally certai
that Erdman was the man who had Sc
the fiendlsh trap to destroy the Denniso
home and family.
Mr.. Thomas maintained his belief tina
Erdman had not been directly implicate
in the bomb setting and that the man
past record, so far as he knew, had bee
a good one. He said a competent attorne.
would be assigned to defend the prisoner
but that he did not know who the attorne.
would be.
Captain Dunn announced that the lates
line OF investigation being followed by tn
. police Tuesday was the origin in the cit
of the suitcase used for the dynamite con
trivance. 1t was learned, he said, that tn
grip was OF a peculiar size and variety, tn
like OF which is not handled by any mel
chants of Omaha. The grip was made b
the Romadka Bros. company of Milwaukee
Wis, and Is designed with double stray
and double locks. 1t was twenty-six inch'
long, two inches longer than the usu,
make of suitcases.