The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
GIVE FREEDOM
TO JACK ROSE
FOR CONFESSION
Waived Immunity But Will
Receive Reward for Tell
ing What He Knew
ANOTHER OF GANG
CAUGHT IN TOLLS
Sol Schepps, Wanted as Ac-
cessory and Material Wit
ness, Arrested in
Arkansas

Especial to he Richmond Nirginiau. }
NEW YORK, August I0.--Ihe re-
ward of Badly jack Rose, gambler
and collector or gambling graft money
Tor Police Lieutenant Becker, and
whose confession started the detect
ives On the trail of Rosenthals muir
derers, viii. it Is reported tonight, be
unconditional freedom az soon as the
trial is ended
Rose waived immunity when he
confessed to the district attorney, and
he told such straightforward story
that Mr.. Whitman took the matter up
with the grand jury and then with
Trial Judge Mulqueen, and il was de
cided to reward Rose, who had no
part In the actual murder. with his
freedom.
Visions of Death Chair.
Visions of the death chair drove
Rose TO confess, visions of new and
honest life far from New York have
made almost "a new man out of him.
and ne Is eager to tell his story hefor G
the court so that he may go free.
"Bridgey" Weber and Harry Val
Ion. co-prisoners with Rose, who also
confessed when they learned that Rose
had told all he knew, probably will
get some reward. but IL Will not be
freedom, though probably 1t will con
sist Of cutting down of their sentences
TO a comparatively low limit.
The New York American this morn
ing publishes the first part OF signed
confession from Jack Rose in ii he
tells how he was lure1 into the web
OF the underworld: how he met Kosen
thai: how they auarreled, and lnaily
how they made up. In part, he says
AS L sit in my cell / look back
with q heart allied with sorrow and
regret. and all caused by one thing
tho curse OF gambling. | gambied
away everything; first nay own money
then tho money / could borrow from
friends. then my credit; then my word
Of honor. When nothing remained
wherewith to gamble. l let myself be-
come a tool In the plotting OF man
lie. 1t resulted in myself and three
Of nay dearest friends facing the
charge of being accessories to the MUIR
der Of Herman Roserthal / do not
know how IL liz all to END. but II ever
again I set my foot on the pavenerts
a free man want 10 take my wife
and boys to some place where in some
way | can start life over again.
AS young man drifted into the
State Of Connecticut fnthe city Of
Hartford, 7 launched the Charter Oak
Athletic club. II was "A boxing club
81 which We gave monthly exhibitions
added to this another club at
Bridgeport and one at Waterbury
also acquired a baseball franchise
in the Connecticut State league. All
these ventures brought me- IN close
contact with sporting men. soon
- tack "a gambling
He then tells how from the small
poker games of his home towns ne
drifted TO the big gambling of New
York and says:
Was Good Fellow
u had reputation to sustain; hrst.
the good fellow end Of it, whieh
meant that when won divided my
winnings or spent them another
part OF my reputation was that
would bet the limit against the bank.
II had really bet what ought to. In
keeping with my means, would stu
have been playing IN the fri9h lily
penny ante poker game up IN con-
necticut
Soon began borrowing right and
left. One day when / was completely
broke In, New York. ! wrote II my
partners and friends in Connecticut
making clean breast Of everything,
That ended my career in that State
remained in New York and gave my
self to life OF gambling.
Rose tells Of how he became prey
70 the gaming spirit, of how two the
atricai II lends attempted to haip him,
but Of how he slipped back into the
gambling houses again Then he he
eame the fri.n Of Herman RoseLtha..
They were chums for years. but four
wears ago, they had serious quarrel.
From this very cafe. SAYS Rose In
closing. about four years later start
ed the gray automobile which ended
its ride In the murder OF Herman
Rosenthal and all through gambling.
Sums aggregating SCI 900. deposit
ed by Becker under various names,
were found in seven banks today.
During the search for Beckers money
the detectives stumbled on trails
which led to large deposits made by
the two inspectors who have been
under suspicion. The State cannot
touch this money. but knowledge
OF when and where and by whom 1t
was deposited is considered of i'm
portance by the district attorney.
In Hot Springs.
HOT SPRINGS. ARK. August 10.
Sal Schepps. who acted az paymas-
ter to the gunner who saw Het-
man Rosenthal. and who is wanted as
material witness IL not as an ac-
cessory to the crime, was arrested
here late this afternoon. He was
known In Hot Springs as Samuel
Franklin.
Detectives from the Office Of District
Attorney Whitman and the Burns
agency ere expected to arrive In Hot
the prisoner.
for money. 1t is understood that he
will waive extradition and is anxious
70 make complete confession to Mr..
whitman in return for immunity so