New-York tribune., 1912-08-15

Exchange Bank. who Is also a member
OF the Clearing House committee. de-
MED yesterday the published report thai
the Clearing House banks had volun-
tariiy offered to aid the District Attor-
ney by opening their books TO him in
his quest for the deposits of members
Of the police force who may be sus-
pected OF having taken graft" money
from gamblers and other lawbreakers.
IL would be improper for the Clearing
House committee Mr.. Frew said. to
direct or ask the institutions in the
Clearing House Association 70 give the
District Attorney access to the &C
counts Of their customers. the dis
closure Of such information being a
matter resting with the individual
banks.
Supplied on Subpoena.
As to his own bank, with which
Becker had deposited about $4,000
since last November Mr.. Frew added
that its evidence regarding those de-
posits had been supplied only upon a
subpoena from the District Attorney
and the figures had not been made
public by the bank.
Frank A. Vanderlp. president OF the
National CITY Bank. who is chairman OF
the Clearing House Committee. said
he knew nothing at all regarding the
reported offer Of the Clearing House
banks to show the District Attorney the
accounts Of customers who were mem
bers Of the local police force.
Mr. Whitman spent most OF the after
noon in the library of the Bar Associa-
tion looking up the points Of law in
connection with the prospective trial Of
Becker and OF those who will be in
dicted.
It is probable that the four gunner,
provided the police catch "Gyp the
Blood" and Lefty Louie" will be
tried first, and the District Attorney
will try to be prepared TO go ahead
with these cases in September.
Becker's trial will probably follow that
of the last of the gunmen. The identi-
fiCation Of the gunmen is not expected
10 prove of any trouble whatever, be-
cause the District Attorney now has
more than five witnesses, who are not
in any way connected with the case or
the conditions that led up TO it, who
can positively identify the men who
actually shot Rosenthal.
Mr.. Whitman had Louis Libby, the
partner of William Shapiro, chauffeur
of the murder car, transferred TO the
!, West Side prison yesterday. He be-
lieves that Libby has had an influence
over Shapiro in the way of keeping him
from telling all he knows, and thinks
that with Libby away from him
Shapiro will change his attitude and
lend more aid TO the investigation. De-
velopments yesterday brought out the
disclosure that Shapiro could IL he
would make positive identifications OF
every man in the murder car on the
trip away from the Metropole.
Schepps Still Alarmed.
According 10 the kilograms that came
to the District Attorney Yesterday
from Mr.. Rubin. in Hot Springs. Sam"
Schepps had not the slightest intention
of taking even the most remote kind Of
n chance Of falling into the hands of
the New York police.
The first one told Mr.. Whitman OF
Rubin's arrival and meeting with
Schepps and conveyed the impression
that everything was satisfactory and
Schepps was ready 10 start back imme-
diately Then followed another mes
sage. to the effect that schepps wanted
to await the arrival OF Bernard Sand
Ier the lawyer engaged for him by
his family, although news dispatches
from Arkansas quoted Schepps as say
ing that he didn't know Sander.
Then about . o'clock last night Mr..
Whitman received this wire from him:
"Schepps demands that you wire de-
scrlption Of me-fve feet ten, blond,
blue suit, name in coat. l65 pounds.
Mr.. Whitman duly copied the de-
scription Of Rubin as wired by Rubin
himself and put il on return wire TO
Schepps. which apparently satisfied
Schepps. Bernard Sander. Mr.. Whit
man understands. will arrive in Hot
Springs this morning, and the much
wanted Schepps will probably be in
New York by Saturday morning at the
latest.
The grand jury will meet to-day and
will take up the necessary routine
work preliminary to the finding Of a
blanket Indictment, which It expects
to finish in time to hand up the true
bill bv the end of the afternoon.
AS to the graft end of the inquiry.
and particularly that part OF IT which
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