The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-11
Alleged Murderer of Rosen-
thai Traced by Detectives
From Scene of Crime to
Arkansas Resort.
DETECTIVES TRACE
BECKER'S DEPOSITS
Police Official Shown to Have
Large Sum i'll Various
Banks; Two Inspectors
Put Away Money.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Aug. TO-
Sam Schepps, wanted in New York
in connection with the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, is under arrest
in this city tonight. He is guarded
by an officer. who. it is reported,
is holding him pending the arrival
OF advices from the district attor-
ney's office in New York.
Schepps is reported to have
made the statement that he would
go back to New York without
requisition- The arrest was made
through a detective agency.
TEW YORK, Aug. 10 Jack
Sullivan, under arrest in connec.
ton with the murder of Herman
Rosenthal. promised today that
he would go to District Attorney Whit
man 8 office Monday and tell all he
knew about the alleged connection of
Police Lieutenant Becker with the mur.
der. Sullivan made this agreement with
Assistant District Attorney Smith. I'm.
willing TO tell his full story until he
had seen Mr.. Whitman. who is out Of
town over Sunday, Sullivan said to Mr..
Smith that he had seen Becker iu con
versation with Jack Rose and
Bridgy' Wcbber a few hours after
the murder.
This corroborates the stories of other
witnesses indicating close relations be.
tween Becker aud the mon involved in
the murder plot. Sullivan denied how
Yer. knowing previously anything about
the plans TO do away with Rosentbal
the gray automobile in which the mur-
derers escaped.
While on the street shortly after the
killing he went from the Hotel Metro.
pole to ''Bridgy' Webber's s gambling
house on Forty second street He saw
Becker and Rose couversipg ou the
sidewalk, he said. Later they were
Joined by "Bridgy' Wcbber and the
three held low-toned conversation i'll
which he was not permitted to join,
Sixth Man to Confess.
Sullivan makes the sixth of the nine
mon under arrest for the murder who
have ''squealed' and the effect Of the
addition of another recruit upon
Police Lieuteuaut Becker. who still
that he has nothing to con.
fess, will be watched with interest by
the prosecution.
Efforts Of representatives Of District
Attorney Whitman TO trace Becker's.
bank deposits resulted today in locating
five more banks III which accounts were
recorded IN the name of Becker and
his wife, representing altogether de-
posts Of more than $4,000 All the
deposits were made. il was learned,
within the last eight months. In one
bank Becker twas credited with $4,000.
1t was also learned by the investigators
that two police inspectors had made
recent deposits totaling altogether $15,
300. Evidence of graft taking against
one Of these inspectors is in the hands
,f the district attorney, who will seek
MS indictment when the graft feature
Of the case is taken up by he grand
jury.
Spoils Divided.
Information charging that Becker
urned over TO 'sthose higher up" more
# his alleged graft collections than he
sept himself Was obtained by Assistant
District Attorney Smith today. Beck
'r's receipts, according to this evidence,
to $4,000 q month. but Of
his M n10 went TO the so.called sssvs-