The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-20

nose glasses, who blinked a good deal,
who was very nervous and whose
clothes were not particularly neat or
particularly new.
Schepps's lawyer. Mr.. Sander, waited
for the arraignment. Schepps's arrival
had become known to the prisoners In
the jail back Of the court house. Faces
were pressed to the bars and shouts for
Schepps reached that individuals ears
as he sat with Thomas. Rose and
Webber were looking for their friend.
"Oh. you SAM" came q voice. and
Schepps looked atNThomas and grinned
a question. Thomas nodded. 40 Schepps
stepped 20 the window OF the COM
plairt room and showed his face.
Here I am" he shouted TO Rose.
"Ill stick"
Good bay" Rose shouted back.
That's right" said Schepps. Don't
worry. I'll stick
Thomas nudged Schepps away from
the window and the case was called
Assistant District Attorney Rubin laid
before the Magistrate this complaint:
j. Robert Rubin OF si7 West Ninety
eighth street being duly sworn deposes and
says that on the nineteenth day OF August.
OF New York Sam Schcpps. now here. is a
personiwho. having no visible means OF sup.
port. lives without employment and IL
vagrant within the meaning OF Section es7.
Subdivision 1. of the Code OF Criminal Pro-
cedure OF New York.
Merely Technical Complaint.
This affidavit Of course was sub
mitted merely for the purpose Of put
ting before the Magistrate a technical
complain, on which schepps might be
held long enough for the District At
torney TO use him as a witness.
"1 would like to have q weeks post
ponement." the District Attorney In
terposed. Il realize. however. that /
cannot ask for 30 long . stay without
the consent Of the defendant"
Lawyer Sander Immediately con-
sented to the request. Magistrate
House set the time for hearing as Mon
day. August IS. The District Attorney
and Detective Thomas then led Schepps
to the prison. On entering. Schepps
gave his pedigree and was searched.
The search revealed that he had 81
and a supply Of cigarettes. He said
he was 35 years old. a salesman, that
statement made with a GRIM. and that
he was born and married in Austria
The District Attorney and the detec-
tive took him TO a cell IN the top tier.
Rose and Others Hail Him.
All Of the prisoners. including Rose.
Webber and Vallon. and Jack Sullivan
and Louis Libby. were on the lookout
for Schepps and hailed him variously
Rose, Webber and Vallon called out
cheerful greetings. Sullivan threw out
a curse. Libby merely growled some
thing inarticulately.
Instead OF placing Schepps at once in
a cell Mr.. Whitman took him to the
chapel Of the prison. which. on week
days, Is used as a counsel room. After
questioning Schepps for a few minutes
the District Attorney told a turnkey to
bring Rose. When Rose entered
he rushed toward Schepps, grabbed
Schepps by the hand, patted him on the
back and made a great fuss over him.
The District Attorney was obviously
pleased.
Hello. Jack" said schepps. Here I
am. You have gone pretty far, but I'll
stick with you. Mr. Whitman says he
has the goods on us and ! guess he's
right. He has treated me white and
have told him what knew"
That's the stuff." said Rose grabbing
Schepps's hand again. We've got to tell
the truth and stick. You don't think /
would have made a statement. do you.
unless had known that we didn't have
any kind of show to nght?"
mo" said Schepps. II guess you did
the right thing. thought you were
going pretty far. Jack. to ring me in as
a murder paymaster."
Squares Himself With schepps.
"I didn't" said Rose earnestly. 1.-THE
papers got that wrong. I said that
Webber gave me the money and that ]
paid It to Lefty and Gyp. although you
were along. That was right. wasn't IT,"
YES" said Schepps, that was right.
Jack. Only I don't remember that
touched the roll at all"
Then Mr.. whitman left them. Rose
and Schepps had the run Of the counsel
room. under guard Of course. for the
rest Of the day. They talked for
hours. Later Webber was permitted
to greet schepps and to take part in
the conversation. With the exception
that the prisoners could not leave that
floor Of the jail they were almost as
free as II they had been occupying
a hotel suite. All OF this was as Mr..
whitman wanted II.
Before the District Attorney left the
prison he had telephone talk with
Commissioner Of Corrections Patrick II.
Whitney. The District Attorney sug-
gested to the Commissioner that an
attempt might be made by Interested
persons to communicate with Schepps
or to try to intimidate him.
Commissioner Whitney said that here
after nobody would be permitted to sec
Schepps unless on an order from the
District Attorney. The Commissioner
added that passes issued by Commis-
sioner Waldo or any executives OF the
Police Department would not he
honored. This stand was taken at the
request Of the District Attorney. The
lines have been drawn tight at tho