Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-13

lasked them to murder him. to
croak HIM.
"pd YOU mean for them to do as
Nou asked ~
/ II did
Were you on intimate terms with
! these thugsH"
Yes"
Did you ASK them that night to XIII
licsenthal2"
II did"
Did you nay them any money
"No."
"bid YOU tN price for tho crime 81
Promised Immunity 20 MurdcrcrS.
no. none except that they should
not be framed up like Zelig was
You have been promised immunity
to come here and icstlfy, haven't
you NJ
Yes, | signed stipulation 10 that
effect
You value your nfc2 repeated the
attorney.
And you are testifyng now 10 save
Nolr own ME-"
Rose hestatcd.
You are willing to swear becker
into the electric chair to save Your own
life. aren't Nou?
= am trying to save my lifc, Of
course. II had not come here, ana
N'NNilf'tl ' Wtulb nave lNSl IL. ilfD
merely testtNing against Bccker be-
cause he was preparing to throw us
To the wolves. That was what he had
fixed mp for me-
Near Electric Chair.
is the object Of Your testimony
here 10 escape punishment for your
own part in the crmeg'
~ have two objects Rose sad
slowly. First to establish the truth.
-. ..af ~
district attorney
Mr Mcintyre then switched his at
tack hack to the murder plot
AIr MCINTYRE called for the produce
ion hN the district attorney Of 4 l,t-
err written 10y Rose 10 Schepps Nn.u
Schcpps was in Arkansas Nh Whit
nan handed over such letter wnicn
VI Mcintyre pcruscd eagerly with his
associates The lettcr WAS Shown to
tosc. who acknowledged writing il.
nd IT was placed IN evidence
Rose Writes To Schcpps.
'Doar sam. the letter read 4
Iont know what YOU have heard or
'ecolvcd hut il had gotten down to
he stage whore The electric chair
tarcd as all in the face. The first man
Who tried TO get from under was Pee
.cr There Was many people VINO say
NcrNthing that night and the next
3N the district attorney knew what
art everybody PLAY ed in the thing
nd nobndN could have gotten away.
WAS deserted like a dog by Becker.
When saw what the situation was.
opened up negotlations with the
istrlct attorney. who offered me
orr of cover that | cannot go into
ctails shout n writing. ! insisted that
~ same protection given me be eN-
'nded 40 Harry Nallon, Bridgic'
vcbhcr aud you. and 10 this he final
agreed We arc all pleased with the
Iranscmont. oar only worry hus
ern to get YOU TO come in to get the
Ime friendlinrss Ne got before il Is
20 hate.
"AlN advice is 10 let me send q ~eo-
sentative of the district attorney to
ting Von back here. That viii pre-
'ui the police from getting YOU 9nd
uttMe YOU through the third de-
-re. Don't -aN It word to any one.
"N Nou know sam, Nnu have been too
Aul and dear ID friend Of mine for
e. To ask YOU 10 do This If was not
,sitive YOU did not have chance
herWisc. pn receipt of this letter
ire mc at l.onic's house.
Your friend,
,Signed) "JACK."
Negotiations Were Successful.
GLOW tong hofore Schepps WAS ar
sted at Hot springs, Ark. was tins
ttcr sent %"
within % week..
ilfitl ANh 'lNIfh H'H'tihAi'US WIN
e. district attorney?'
pid y"u ask immunity Tor
heprsr
40 / asked that the same protcc-
'u he extended to Schepps and Wall
l as 1" me. IL they would tell tho
lth-
You didn't tell Schepps in your
tor a. tel the truth. did you2''
No"
when You wrote him your vcrrv
is To- get him to come I'm and get the
ut benz, fits as yourself. What were
,ss benefits"
Alr Steur and Mr.. Sullivan said
'y would get us protected il We
uld tell the TRUTH
Signed Agreement With State
Did not YOU sign a paper that X
q would testify against Becker YOU
uld not De prosecuted ?"
j signed a paper
And that WAS the protection you
ntcd to give 10 Scheppsr'
Yes"
Rose said he gave Sehepps' address