The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-08-17
SCHLEPPS DECIDES
To GO TO GOTHAM
WITNESS IN RosENvHAL CASE
WILL PROBABLY LEAVE HOT
SPRINGS At ONCE.
BECKER ACCOUNT GROWS
More Money Reported In Bank
Residents, at Mass Meeting,
Urge Sweeping Police
Probe.

Hot Springs. Ark, Aug. 16.-sud.
denly changing his mind, Sam
Schepps, arrested here last Saturday
night and held as material wit
ness in the Rosenthal murder case,
has announced his willingness to ro-
turn to New York with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Puben. Postmaster
Johnson advised him to accept as
authentic the telegram received by
Acting Mayor Petit, identifying Ru-
bin anG Detective Stewart. Sander.
Schepps' attorney, was expected to
arrive within few hours. Ruben ex.
pected to start for New York with
Bchepps at once.
Schepps' decision to return to New
York with the two representatives of
Mr.. Whitman came after day of In.
decision. Schepps' attitude seemed
to be that of wavering between fear
that the men who arrived were not
Ruben ard Stewart and a belief that
perhaps. after all. they WERE
During the day Ruben showed
Schepps an acknowledgment of pay
ment made to an insurance company,
a letter written by William Ruben.
his brother. and such other docu.
ments as he happened to have with
him. Schepps first would say: ut
looks all right" but the next moment
his attitude would change and his
indecision continue.
Detective Thomas, a representative
Of District Attorney Whitman, arrived
from New York and within Is min
utes had satisfied Sam schepps and
the Hot Springs authorities Of his
right to the custody of Schepps.
More Money Listed In Reoker's Nanne
New York.-Although Police Lieu.
tenant Becker, charged with insti-
eating the murder Of Herman Rosen-
thai, denied to his counsel that he
had ever possessed the sum Of $58,845
credited to his name or that of his
wife in various New York banks, Dis
trict Attorney Whitman obtained
from the officials of the Chelsea Ex-
change bank records showing that
the police officer had deposited $4,000
In that institution during April, bring
ing the recorded total OF Becker's de-
posits up to $62,345.
The securing of this record was an.
other result OF the aid which has
been promised the district attorney
by powerful banking interests. The
bankers have promised to disclose the
amounts Of deposits of any high po-
lice official whom he suspects of COL
Letting graft.
The prosecutor heard of still an.
other deposit of $4,000 which was re-
Gently withdrawn by Becker's wife.
There are still four moro banks with
Becker's deposits to be heard from.
| In response to telegram from AS
sistant District Attorney Ruben, Mr..
| Whitman wired last night to the au-
thorities in Hot Springs a description
of his representative in order that
they might be satisfied that he is the
/; proper person to whom they should
deliver Sam Schepps. under arrest
there as material witness.
| The determination of the citizens
Of New York to rid their police force
of its system Of graft and blackmail
was given forcible expression at a
mass meeting held in Cooper Union
when they appointed vigilance COM
mittee Of prominent women and men
to see that the police officers now en-
gagged in exposing "the treasonable
alliance of the police with the organ
lied crime" do their full duty.