The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
TESTIMONY IS COMPLETED IN
 SCHEPPS MATTER LAST NIGHT

" AL any tliue ulu yOu receive d telegram from District Attorney Whit 1 man? A. think I received one from him a week or ten days ago. c. Did you see a telegram from District Attorney Whitman. saying he was the only living man to- give Schepps immunity?
 A. Not from the district attorney.
 Q. Did you see one from any one?
 A. saw one from newspaper which spoke of that fact.
 Q. What newspaper was it?
 A. New York American
 Q. Were you at that time a repre- sentative of the New York American?
 A. Yes sir
 0. State the substance of the tele- gram
 A. That was about the substance of 1t; the substance of the message was that l cal ed Schepps' attention to the fact that no one but the distri t attorney, I believed, would be able Q give him immunity.
 c. Did you show it to Schepps?
 A. l did not show it to him, so sir.
 O. Did you teii him about 1t?
 A. Yes sir.
 c. The substance of it?
 A. Yes sir.
 c. What did he say?
 A. That was on Sunday night after his being taken into custody Saturday night; and he said. T have thought of the matter all day and l have de- cided to tell Mir Whitman my story
 @. Now you have been asked by the district attorney in cross interroga- tories whether a certain affidavit made by you were true and your an- swer was yes?
 A. Yes sir.
 c. l direct your attention to cross interrogatory No. II and call your at tention to what purports to be copy of affidavit by George w. Howell n which said Howell stated: T was given the personal custody and guard janship of Schepps by Hotchkiss with instructions to hold him at all hazards. for Charles S. Whitman, district att torney of New York" Is that true statement?
 A I stated that was true.
 Q. 1 am asking you if it is true.
 A. Yes sir.
 c Had you received any communi- cation from the district attorney up to that time?
 A. No sir.
 e Under what authority were you acting?
 A. Well, I was informed this man was here; that he had some connec- ton with the tragedy and that he was wanted
 c. What was the source of your in- formation?
 A New York American.
 O. On the authority of the New York American newspaper you direct ed Police Captain Howell of Hot Springs to take into custody and guardianship Sam Schepps with in- structions to hold him at all hazards?
 A. l requested him; did not dl- rect him.
 Q. You will observe his affidavit says instructed" him to.
 A. It was practically that, yes, say irected him.
 c. And he took that custody?
 A. Yes sir.
 O. Have you received any compen- sation for your services in that re spect from any source than the New York American?
 A. Not one penny
 O. Your sole interest in this mat ter was as newspaper man, MT. Hotchkiss?
 A. Yes sir expect you would call 1t uaat
 O. You wanted the exclusive story for your own paper?
 A. did.
 O. And you got it?
 A. 1 believe 1 did.
 c. l presume you let your friends Mr. Howell and MT. Johnson, know
 A. Yes sir, l did.
 Q Did you publish all the material facts you acquired as you acquired them?
 A. Practically, think. not every thing.
 C. You selected what you regarded of importance?
 A, Yes sir.
 Examination by Mir. Whitman:
 c. You knew or read reports that had gone out from New York all over the United States to arrest Sam Schepps, wanted in New York for 
 A. l knew there were parties want ed in New York in connection with the murder.
 Q You knew any citizen had a right to arrest u1im on that charge?
 A. Yes sir, knew any one had a right to apprehend him.
 c You knew anyone in the United States had right to apprehend himg
 A. Yes sir.
 Q Now, Mir. Hotchkiss. did you ever receive any communication from the district attorney of New York i'm plying or suggesting that he would extend immunity to anybody?
 A. l never received any cnmmuni- cation from the district attorney of New York.
 Howell was cross examined by Hart as follows:
 Q. Captain Howell who dictated the affidavit that has been referred 10 by you?
 A. did myself.