The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-16
Indictments Are With
held Until He Tells
His Story.
BELIEVED HE WILL
STRENGTHEN CASE
If He Is Recalcitrant and Declines
to Testify, He Will Be Named
in Indictment Charging Muir
der-Whitnan to Offer
Reward for Fugi-
tives.

new York. August l5.-At tho re-
quest OF District Attorney Whitman.
tho grand jury to-day withheld tho
filing OF its pending indictments against
the rnurderers OF Herman Roscnthal
in order to hear the testimony Of sam
schepps now on his way here from
Not Springs Ark, IN custody OF AS
distant District Attorney Rubin. While
the county prosecutor believes the evil
oence thus Ear admitted 70 the jury
Is sufficient for the principal indici-
ments. DC advised The jury TO day that
1t would be best TO hear tho testimony
OF schepps IN ORDER further to
Atrcngthcn the case.
The district attorney expects Schepps
WHO is said 10 have been a passenger
in the ASSASSINATION car" win add in
torest!ng details TO the manner In
which the murder Was planned. which
VIII strengthen tho true bills contem-
plated against Glib the BLOOD 'Dago"
FRANK Cirohci. Whitley" Lewis ana
Lefty Louie the alleged murder
crow. Mr. Whitman believes Schepps
VIII he able also to throw light on th..
matter Ia which the alleged nurderers
wer. paid thus corrobcratlng tine tes-
timony OF Jack Rose and Bridge"
Weber that Lieutenant Charles
Becker. charged with lns,isatiug tho
murder. WAS responsible tor the pay
ment Scnepps j. expected here sat
urdas and Will 50 before the grand
JurS Tuesday as material witness
unless ia the meantime he d sappoinis
IA. expectations OF the STATE by re-
igsins 10 tell his story In that event.
IL was intlmaiod Tonight by tho dis
'trlci attorney That one moro indict-
uent would be handed down that hay
and Tho name Of tho rlan ii would ao-
'rsc OF completely lu the inlrder would
nr Sohepps
Neys tina, ihe grana lurs bad failed
10 hand down st. expected indictments
to-day gave rise % rcpoitS tnat there
had been clash among the jurors
growing out Of doGbta oppressed Or
several THAI the STORES tod ~ Rose.
Weber and WALTON were to be credited
'tny statement as 10 a clash or dis
agreement ia Tho grand Jury room IS
absolutely untoundcdr said Mr Whit.
man Tonight "f; IS essential that
all tho evidence be so presented that,
innic'mcnis found aBaiust TIA. several
defendants inay be properlt found
requested tho grand 1urt myself to
dciay IN, alins OF tho indictments uu-
III TUESDAY and assGme tina; it was
At my regues, that such = delay &C.
Cured. The grand jury and
the district attorney are in entire ac-
Eestion % disagreement IL any kind
stands by His story.
Rcports wero also current that Web.
her who. with Rose and WALTON. APP
peared before the jury to-day. had
given testimony which confl'cte! win
his previous stories. but II vas ,sarned
that Weber steadfastiy stood by all
that he had said regarding Lieutenant
Becker and the other defendants
m 10 nh
the peculiarly unprecedented" failure
OF any city authority TO offer reward
Cor the capture OF Glib the Blood" and
Lefty Louie who have been at large
one month since Rosenthai was slain
District Attorney Whitman declared
to- night that he himself would offer
next week a reward of $4,000 for the
capture of the two men dead or alive
Although the fugitives are wanted
FOR the most sensational murder IN
years-a murder that has led TO revt-
lations Of organized graft In the polk,
department-no reward such as -
commonly onercd for the capture 4
criminals 10y tho smallest country corr
munities. has thus far been Offered.
It was pointed out by the county prose
cutor tonight. for ,he arrest Of thes
Two alleged murderers By any an
thority representing New York City
While the district attorneys ofiic
is not provided with funds for H. !
purpose, Mr.. Whitman said he IS
pected TO obtain the $1,000 from cor
tain public spirited citizens.
Detective William !. Burns saw t.
district attorney to-day. hut has tn j
far ii was learned. turned IN no ey
dcncc OF Importance. He told tis
prosecutor. however. that he was OH l.
trail which he predicted would lead
TO high city official in connection
with police corruption He also sad
that he expected to get three men
known as the disorderly house
triumvirate." one lawyer. one pc
lice inspector and the other a hot
keener The detective also gave as
surances to the district attorney. It
was learned, that he would find Go
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