The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-21
Evidence Of Schepps
Strongly duplicates
Becker.
PLANNED TO GET
RID OF ROSENTHAL
Testimony Regarded as Mate
rally Strengthening Story That
Police Lieutenant Instigated
Misunderstanding Confess
sion of Rose Is Also
Supported by zelig.

New York. August e0-On evidence
unexpectedly strengthened b., the tes-
timony Of sam schepps ana jack
zelig the East Side gang leader the
grand jury to-day reindlct.d Police
Lieutenant Becker for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal. and hanIed down
also the expected indictments against
six OF his alleged tools. the four gun
inen accused Of 'cStualls doing the
shooting They are "Gyp the Blood
and Lefty Louie" who ar. SIN at
large bago Frank Cironci and
'N hitey' Lewis. now in the rombs,
given the murder signal" and VII
liam shapiro. driver OF tho murder
car
sam schepps. who was before the
jury two hours. did more towards i'm
pi eating Becker in the murder plot
than had been Anticipated hy District
Attorney Whitman. who expected to
more than Confederation OF the story
told hy Jack Rose.
Jack Zelig also supported Roses
story. it was learned Zelig told Of
happenings before the murder. tend
Ing TO snow the alleged determination
Of Becker to get rid OF Hosenthal. and
>chepps related events after the MUIR
der Which pointed back to the police
ofiicer's alleged preparation TO carry
out his determination
schepp. aS Go-Between.
soheppl told the jury. 1t was learn
ed that he acted as go.between for
Rose and Becker. while Rose was in
hiding at the home oil Harry Pollok
lie also repeated his conversations
with Becker and Rose abou, the muir
der. and it was this testimony which
came as unexpected news 10 the grand
jury and tho district attornev The
prosecutor believes this evidence ma
ieria!ly strengthened Roses story that
Becker was instigator OF the murder
Ielis9 testimony was story Of
now Becker ate nptci 40 get him into
his power and to take bar, in the
MURDER plot All zelis had to 90 with
It, he said was TO recommend TO Jack
Rose gunner who would do the lob
How Becker framed him on the
charge Of carrying concealed v-eapons
was the gang-leaders FIRST chapter
and in support OF his charge that
Becker's men planted" a gun on him.
five witnesses testified that Zeig.
when arrested in an East Side restau-
rant. dema nded that he .e publoly
searched The demand vas refused.
Later Rose had come to him. Zelig
said and told him Becker wanted
Rosenihal put out OF the way and
would Zelig kindly furnish the men
10 Kill him. In return Becker would
have the charge against him Guashed
ZcNgs reply. ne said was mat ne
murder himself. but he did suggest the
names OK men who would do the lob 10
The sum o: 10000 was then put IN
with surety company by Rose. WALTON
and Weber, for a bail bond releasing
Zelig. which. according TO the witness
he understood was rs orders from the
police lieutenant
More Bnnk Deposits.
More OF Becker's bank deposits came
10 light to-day. On April - Becker
deposited $4,000 in the Bank for saw
ings. bringing the total OF the
police officers deposits TO the neigh
borhood OF $4,000
Revived rumors that Becker was
prepared TO make confession were
denied tonight by John Z. Mcintyre. OF
his counsel.
Becker viii not say worl OF any
kind TO anybody in connection with his
case until he takes the witness stand
in his own Defense said the lawyer
Becker and his six CO. defendants will
be arraisned for pleading to the muir
der charge tomorrow. and on Thurs
day the grand jury win reconvene to
take up the graft feature of the Rosen-
thai case.
The grand jury voted Unanimously
for the blanket indictment. but refused
to return indictments against sam
Schepps Jack Rose Bridge Weber
Harry WALTON and Louis Libby. who are
being held as material witnesses
The Indictment was handed up to
Judge Mulqueen in the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions. The court set Thursday
next as the day for pleading
The indictment Of Lieutenant Becker
IS superceding one. returned as a
precautionary measure because of th4
contention of flaw existing in the
previous indictment.
After handing down the blanket in
dctment the grand jury adjourned un-
til Thursday. when it is expected that
indictments will be returned against
several police officers on charges OF op-
preston ana eXtortion. growing out OF
accusations made by Big jack Zeig
who appeared before the grand irry