The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-16
ACCOMPANlED BY HALF A DOZEN OFFICERS AND NEWSPAPER
 MEN HE STARTS HOME.
AT ST. LOUIS LAST NIGHT
New York Ganaster Returns of Own Accord to Make a Deal With Dis trict Attorney for Lenency
 or Immunity.

Sam Schepps, New York gangster, fixer, go- between and alleged pay master of the Rosenthal murder crew guest of Hot Springs for nearly a month past-has gone, and the local officers have heayed mighty sigh of relief
 Sehepps is smoth, oily individual. He possesses as many angles and crooks and turns as a republican eau GUS, and he is as versatile and as ad- justible to conditions as the leader of the Bull Moose, himself
 During his sojourn in Hot Springs Schepps attracted as much attention as any prominent guest of this na- tional resort, even Andy Carnegie. himself-but an entirely different sort.
 Sehepps left for New York yester- day morning at 7:15 o'clock, accom- panied by Assistant District Attorney Rubin, Detectives Stewart and Thom. as and four newspaper men, repre- senting the Associated Press, the New York World and the New York Journal Sam left the city in bouyant subsequently, due to the fact that by ingenious "stalling" for several days, he had accomplished what he sought. to return to New York under the protecting wing of three trusted emissaries of District Attorney Whit man and with the promise of leniency or immunity if he come clean" with testimony furnished the grand Jury as free and untrammelled citizen of these United States.
 If any one had gained the idea that Schepps was "all in" physically and Financially and ready to break down and tell it all" they are entitled to oEe more full guess. if not half a dozen. There never was time that the foxy 'fixer' of tine New York po- lice force was not master of the sit nation and had officers and every one else guessing as to what he would and would not do. Schepps possessed the faculty of flying into a rage, turning on the spigot of remorse, or gazing down the straight and narrow with far away look that caused many near heartache to those in his com pany, but meant nothing to Schepps except that these moods served his purpose for the time being.
 But Schepps has gone. Gone back to little old New York where the gangster is trembling In his boots. where high officials are frantically endeavorlng to keep the lid on pub licity and where no doubt Schepps can unlock the door to the whole sit nation if he chooses Whether or not he will choose to tell all he knows, or just enough 10 save his precious hide, is till matter of the future.
 Bernard Sander Arrives.
 Bernard Sander, the New York at torney, who 1t was alleged was em- ployed by Schepps family to come to Hot Springs and advise with the much wanted witness, arrived in the city at about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. hie train being delayed several hours.
 MT Sander expressed disappoint- pient that Schepps had departed be- fore he had an opportunity to talk with him, but seemed to think that everything was all right.
 Sander, in direct contradiction to numerous telegrams received from members of the Schepps family that they did not know him, produced ere Jentials from Bob Schepps, brother Of Sam, tu tine effect that he Sander had been employed by the family to advise with him as to what he expect ed to tell when he returned to New York This note addressed to the Hot Springs officers was signed by rh nf controversy as to the exact position of MT. Sander in thescase
 Officers who talked the matter over with Mir. Sander said that he had but little to say of the case He loft the city on the next train out at 5;50 last evening for New York.
 Would Delay Arrival.
 Yesterday after the departure oi Schepps, Acting Mayor Tom Petit received a wire from Dlstrict Attorney Whitman to delay the departure oi the party from Hot Springs so that they would arrive in New York not earlier than Monday. This message was relayed to the detectives on the train. In hopes that tnls ,oqnest would reach the party in time to carry ou' these instructions.
 It is evident that Sehepps is wantec hy the district attorney to give eyl- dence in the murder case first and tho graft investigation later Jack Rose Tn his confession. alleges that Scheppi overheard Lieutenant Becker give or dars to the murder crew" to "ge kosenthal" Also he will likely b'