Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-20

INV IOth, Aut,. VI ssis7NN'AS -
forts of the police to wrest Sam
Schepps from the custody of District
Attorney Whitman and his represen-
tati.es during his trip here from Hot
Springs. Ark, have come to naught.
Tonight, Schepps, one of the state
most important witnesses in the Ro-
seminal murder case, is a prisoner on
technical charge in the West Side
Jail and under the surveillance of men
in the district attorneys Office. who
have orders to allow no one TO com
mpnicate with him without credentials
from Mr.. Whitman himself.
Tomorrow, Schepps will go before
the grand jury and is expected to cor
roborate in every essential the story
teld by his friend, Jack Rose. upon
which Police Lieut.. Becker was indict-
ed fer RosenthaIs assassination.
Schepps reached her, today. accom-
panied By District Attorney Whitman,
who joined the Schepps party at AL
bany, after journey from his sum-
n1er home at Manchester, VT, where
he had been passing the weekend.
How essential it seemed to Mr..
Whitman that he should personally
protect Schepps from New York police
interference appeared, tonight, when 1t
was learned Detective Al Thompson,
the police officer, who. with Assistant
District Attorney Reuben, brought
Sehepps from Hot Springs, had reeeiv-
cd during the journey East severed
kilograms frem Deputy Police Com
missioner Doughtrty ordering him 10
bring the prisoner to police headquar-
tiers directly upon his arrival at Buff
faIo Aug. Ii, Thomas replying to the
final telegram in a night letter said.
I cave Buffalo 1906 a. NJ, Aug. -,
due e.25 A. Nj, via New York Central
AT Hot Springs Schepps consented to
waive extradition. provided he be
taken direct to Whitman. This agree
ment entered into with Sehepps by
Whitman and Rubin. Schepps now ac-
companied by his OWN counsel, Ber-
nard Sander. Under these conditions
what will / do? Please answer"
This Doueherty did rot answer, nor
did the deputy commissioner answer a
similar message sent by Thomas. the
next day. But when the train bearing
Mr.. Whitman and the Sehepps party
arrived. teday, At the 125th street sta
ton in New York City five headquar'
tiers detectives. headed by Detective
Heggerty, boarded it, and demanded
| Schepps as their prisoner.
Il will order the instant arrest OF
any officer who attempts to take
| Schepps 70 police headquarters. MI.
| Whitman told Heggarty, and you can
| present my compliments to your com :
missioner"
| Mr.. Whitman explained to the de-
teetives that as district attorney oil
| the county he was thoroughly familiar
with the evidence against Schepps as
/ an alleged accomplice of the murder
and told them it was insufficient &c
arrest him on such charge, this be-
ing the one the police have MADE
against him. "Schepps has come as Q
| voluntary witness into the state on
| pledge from me that he be protected
and / intend to protect him., declares
| the district attorney. Mr. Whitman
Immediately after his arrival got into
telephone communication with IN
IDENTITY commissioner, who said, ac'
cording to the district attorney;
II was acting absolutely on orders
from Commissioner Waldo. Ii mus
/ he the commissioner misunuerstah,
things in some way.
Schepps was arraigned and neio Oh
= technical charge of vagraney. His
fellow prisoners in the West SIDE Jai
are Rose. BRIDGE" Weber and Haf-
nv WALTON. with whom he exchange
| greetings in the prison, today.
I'm going to stick by you, yeiieu
| Schenps. when he spied Rose, todaY'
| behind a cell window across the cour'
yard of the prison. .,.
| on the trip from Albany Mr.. Wnit-
| man had a long conference Win ths
| witness behind stateroom doors anu
obtained from him, he said, tonight I,
story which materially strengtheheu
his evidence against Becker ana osiie'
prisoners, seven in ALL whoni iie
pects the grand jury will indict .,
He has corroborated everything ~
Tack Roses story that Rose said ne
would" said Mr.. Whitman, ton,gn
Inst what the details were, Mr. VIM.
man refuse dto say, mtima'hls '"'-