The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-01
SCAEPP's sQuEAL
WILL CONE NEXT
Most Important Witness In the En-.
tire Rosenthal Case WIN Tell
His Story to tho Dl.
trict Attorney.
KNOWS MANY SECRETS
One Thousand Dollars Paid to Gun
men Who Shot Gambler In
Front Of tho Metropolis
Hotel.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryice.l
NEW YORK, Aug. district At
torney Whitman expected today to in
teryiew probably the most important
witness In the entire Rosenthal muir
der. He was Sam Schepp who rode
about all night, before Rosenthal was
slain, with Jack Rose and heard the
bargaining with the gun men. Schepp
Whitman had also been informed,
knows more than any other one man
about how police graft was collected
in the downtown section. The dis
trict attorney was hoping that he
might be able to furnish information
that would enable the prosecution to
get the evidence necessary to have
Rose, Weber and Vallon's stories ad-
mitted as evidence against Police
Lieutenant Becker.
"Dago Frank Cirocisi was expected
to confess to the entire killing. De-
spite his claims that he can prove an
alibi, the district attorney claims to
have positive proof that he was one
OF those at the door of the Metropole
when Rosenthal was shot down The
prosecutor believes Cirocisi would be
willing to tell everything he knows ii
permitted to plead guilty to second de-
gree murder, thug escaping the chair.
But his testimony would not help
the case against Becker. Under the
famous conspiracy decision of the SUI
prems court of the United States the
testimony Of co-conspirator must be
corroborated completely from an in
dependent source. Whitman believes
that If he can show motive he will
have the additional evidence necessary
to make the story of the other prin-
cipals in the murder material, but he
is not certain and will offer immunity
to Schepp for evidence along this line
Meanwhile Whitman was today fol-
lowing up the allegation of Rose, Web
ber and vallon that Becker had order
ed them to murder Rosenthal ten
days before he was actually killed
and that only the fact that the gun
men chosen to kill the gambler dis
covered that they we're being shadow
ed by private detectives prevented the
killing at that time. He will also try
to trace the $1,000 which Vallon says
he paid to the quartette who shot
Rosenthal
Jacob A, Reich, commonly known
as Jack Sullivan, king Of the news
boys" was slated to be arraigned be-
fore Coroner Feinberg today. 1t has
been reported that he intended making
sensational statements in open court,
although he has insisted he knew
nothing about the killing of Rosen-
thai Sullivan rode up town with
Lieutenant Becker shortly before the
murder and has been identified as
being on the scene at the time of the
killing.
Dago Frank Breaks Down.
The grand jury will be told the COM
plete story of the actual murder Of
Herman Rosenthal, gambler, by one
who actively participated in it, was
admitted at the district attorneys Of
flee this afternoon. The latest to
collapse Is "Dago Frank" Cirocisi.
He broke down completely in his
cell after having been positively iden-
titled by eye witnesses to the murder
and sent word to District Attorney
Whitman that he was willing to tell
all IL he was saved from the electric
chair.
Cirocisi claims the actual shooting
was done by either Lefty Louise or
"Whitey' Lewis.
It was reported that IL he told all of
his story that he would be permitted
to plead to second degree murder and
SO escape the chair His testimony
would aid the district attorney in
completing mis- case against the 9th
ers accused.
That important Developments in the
case were expected were shown when
John Hart, attorney for Becker, while
in consultation with his client in the
Tombs. was served with subpoena
calling him before the grand jury
forthwith. The reaso-- for the haste
was not revealed.
A sensation developed immediately
after Attorney Hart went before the
grand Jury Two minutes after the
door closed behind him, he and Whit
man came out flushed and plainly