Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-24
GUN men SAY ROSENTHAL
WAS A WHITE SLAYER
"Poaching" on Girls
and Women Told at Hot
Springs
CBy Associated Press.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark Sept. esd
itor Hotchkiss. at the RosenthaI hear9
ing this morning, verified copies OF lett
tiers to schepps fr0m lack Rose and
from Rose to sekspps and said the. LETT
ters were delixSred 20 i Robert RUBIN,
an assistant 10 mr. whstfnaa. The vit7
ness also verified, b Interview with
Schepps in which schepps said in eff
feet that II Rosenthai had not been a
'poacher'' of women and girls ne would
not have been '4n so bad :" N. ..ll !
II IS said here that James Il. Graham,
a Hot Springs lawyer. has stated that
schepps while in this city engaged him
as counsel. and in conference entirely.
exculpated Police Lieutenant Becker.
Graham, IT is said. will not appear in
the proceedings at Hot Springs
HOWELL ON STAND.
Police CAPTAIN George Howell was
called as a witness Mr.. Hart. counsel
for Baker. interposed an objection TO
the officers testimony. stating he did so
FOR the sake Of the records"
M Whitn1an retorted that Howell
had been named by the defense and that
the interrogatories had been filed, ap-
proved and forwarded after a continu-
ance Of the Becker trial.
Mr.. Hart admitted as much, but de-
clared the defense does not now desire
to call Howell.
Commissioner HUH announced that
Howell was named in the papers he had
received and ruled that he would call
Howell to answer the formal questions.
Howell told Mr.. Hart last that
Schepps declared Becker had said to the
gunner that unless the gunner killed
RosenthaI he. Becker. would kill Rosen-
thai
AT BECKER's HOME.
Howell. on the stand, explained
sohepps had told him he had gone with
Jack Rose to Harry PolTok's rooms aft
er the killing. He said Schepps told him
of having been at Becker's,. house. after
the killing and that Schepps said he
wanted to strike a match to light a
cigarette while in Becker's house.
Becker, according to what Howell re-
the striking of the match, and told
Schepps they were being watched. He
directed Schepps to leave and go on
down the street and return in a short
time. Further details OF the occurrence
were not related by Schepps, according
to Howell.
Howell verified Schepps' alleged inter-
inc
white slave traffic, and Rosenthars con-
nection with women and girls. in which
Schepps was said to have declared that
If Rosenthal had not been such a
.'poacher" RosenthaI would not have
,been "in so bad"
Howell said Schepps made the state
ments attributed to him in the inter-
view in substance
Howell described the visit here of G..
d. Burns. He said Burns asked him if
he could aid the defense and asserted
ne told Burns he knew nothing that
would be OF value TO the defense.
The lie was passed in the hearing
before Snecial Commissioner HUFF touch
ing the Rosenthal case here today. John
W. Hart. representing Becker, asked to
have other witnesses than his one addi-
tional. Gilbert Hogaboom, examined.
District Attorney Whitman declined, re-
ferring to the stipulation made Satur-
day and the fact that only one person,
Hogaboom, had then been named.
L. T. Sawyer. a Hot Springs lawyer
retained by Hart. asked Mr.. Whitman
iFShe would not agree to examipation
of material witnesses after the regular
order had been exhausted.
II will not" Mailman declared.
These tactics are old in New York"
what do YOU mean by tactics?' Saw
yer asked.
Delay" was Whitman's response.
DO you insinuate that this is meant
for delay?' said Sawyer.