Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-22
REWARD FOR
MURDERERS
$4,000 Offer by Whitman Fol-
lows Rockefeller Message.

New York, Aug. 22.-District At
torney Whitman announced that he
would pay 5000 to anybody not =
member Of the police department or an
employee Of the department who ap-
Louis Rosenberg and Harry
HorowttE, wanted for the murder OF
Rosenthal. This announcement fol-
lowed q visit from the private secre-
tary OF John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The actual Importance Of Sam
bchepps as q grand jury witness In the
final proceedings, which resulted in
the indictment OF Lieutenant Becker,
the four accused Of shooting Rosenthal
and Jack sullivan and William sha-
piro, became known when the main
points Of Schepps' evidence were as
certained. 1t turns out that he was,
as he had boosted, the connecting link
that the district attorney needed.
After a long and unlmportant nara
ton Of his experiences as a friend Of
Jack Rose when Rose was collecting
graft for Becker, Schepps testified as
to what Becker had said to him about
the murder of Rosenthal. In Roses
behalf Schepps called on Becker three
times, twice at Becker's home In the
Bronx and once at police headquarters.
Wont to Bsoksr's Homo.
On the Tuesday night after the muir
der he went to Becker's house to tell
lieutenant that Rose was sick and
and wanted some assur-
that he would be protected. Night
had fallen and Becker and Schepps
were sitting In an unlighted room.
Schepps struck a match to set fire to
cigarette.
Don't do that, you damn fool" said
Becker. "There may be detectives
this house now"
Schepps kept this incident in mind.
1t made him begin to doubt Becker's
boasts about being able to control any
body In the police department Becker
sent word to Rose by Schepps to brace
up. He said, according to Schepps,
that no was the biggest man in the de-
partment, that he could control any
body In It. sven the commissioner, and
that there was no reason for Rose or
anybody to worry about what was 60
Ing to happen.
6chepps took this message to Rose
who was at Harry Pollok's house.
Rose wasn't satisfied. He wanted as
surance that Becker had a pull with
the district attorney as well az the
commissioner. SO Schepps trotted to
again, this time finding the
at police headquarters. So,
while the detectives we're apparently
making efforts to find murderers and
Schepps was calmly chat
ting with Becker in the office Of the
arm squad, about 100 feet from
the entrance of the detective bureau.
Could Fix District Attorney.
"You go back and tell Rose" said
Becker, that l can fix the district at
all right. He can't do anything
without evidence from the police, can
he? Well, he won't get any evidence"
But he has got the number of Sha-
PROS car" said Schepps, who had been
reminded by Rose not to forget this
fact. .4
"Well, that will do him a lot Of good,
won't It," Becker said, scornfully.
What's he going to get out Of that7
Libby and Shapiro will stick, and all
Rose will be asked about is why he
the car He won't be hurt"
Schepps looked around and took In
the numerous uniformed and plain
men that were passing In the
and In and out of Becker's
office. The prospect wasn't r~eassuring.
He suggested that a lot Of trouble
be made over the murder. Beck.
er became angry.
you talk like a fool" he said. "Who
gives a damn for a cur like Rosenthal?
| tell you I've got this thing fixed.
That's good enough, amt itT"
Schepps reported again to Rose, who
was weakening fast, and again Rose
sent him to Becker to suggest that 1t
might be a good thing for Rose to 20
to headquarters and get the question
over with. Becker didn't approve
tnat at ali, Dut Schepps aSSured him
that Rose was half crazy and was apt
to do something rash.
We'll, If the chump insists let him
CO." said Becker, talking to Schepps on
Wednesday evening at the Becker
But tell him not to mention
my name. They'll only ask him about
the gray car any way, and he's used
that a hundred times"