The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-15
GUARD SCHEPPs TO
PREVENT SUICIDE
Paymaster for SIayers to Tell OF
RosenthaI Plot.
ARRESTED AT HOT SPRINGS
On and With Nerve Broken Prisoner
Who Says He 10 "keystene OF
system" VIII Be Vital
state Witness.

state Witness.
Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. f2.-Sam
schepps, reputed paymaster to the
gunner In the gray murder car,
who was arrested here, is being close
" watched to keep him from commit
ting suicide.
Scheeps was taken into custody
by Postmaster Fred e. johnson Inn
mediately after he had received let
ter at the post office from Jack Rose,
in which Rose pleaded with him to re-
turn to New York and make a full
confession to District Attorney Whit
man.
Prisoner 10 Downeast.
After Postmaster johnson had ques-
toned schepps George Howell, cap
tain OF police, was called In and the
prisoner formally delivered to his Gus
tody.
Schepps was downcast after his ar
rest.
You look like you'd shoot a man
II he attempted to run" said Schepps
to Captain Howell.
II would" answered Howell, and
I can hit a Jack rabbit as far as ! can
see"
Well" answered Schepps. prob
ably will decide to run. l will think
II over. Between the police, the dis
trict attorney and the chair and a
quick shot ! might decide to take the
shot. II you shoot, shoot straight.
About to Post Letter to Rose.
When taken into custody Schepps
was about to post letter addressed
indirectly to Jack Rose" In which
he said he would change his address
Immediately, and unless he heard from
Rose on certain details he would not
be here later IL sent for.
The date of Schepps' arrival in New
York will not be revealed-not even
TO the New York police department
but It is supposed that he will leave
here under strong guard of the dis
trict attorneys detectives within .
day or two. Sleeps probably will
make a clean breast Of the whole mat
ter, more to aid his pal" Jack Rose
than TO further the end Of justice.
His confession, II he tells all he
claims to know. will probably reveal
the whereabouts Of ''Gyp, the Blood
Harry Horowitz) and Lefty" Louis
the two remaining members Of tbs
gun mems gang who fired the shot
into Rosenthal, and who are still a
large.
. Driven to desperation through feaI
Of capture Schepps almost collapsed
when arrested.
Il don't know what to do sait
Sleeps. 1T looks like either this
Dutch route or sQueal. am not .
squealer. / don't know what they did
all this foA l might as well be dead
as driven from New York and exilet
in some other part OF the world as 9
squealer.
IF tell | can't live in New York
They won't let me. And II don't
tell, God only knows what will become
OF me. I never sanctioned the killing
of Rosenthal. I only wanted to serve
all my friends"
Schepps a "Fixer" for Years.
Raving in this vein, Schepps talked
about the situation In New York. He
said that he has been a "ixer" for
years. II is charged that after tbs
Rosenthal murder he was given
money to slip to Whitley" Lewis and
"Gyp, the Blood for a getaway, and
that he was harbored for three days
In or near the home OF Lieutenant
Becker.
Schepps denies that he gave money
70 "Gyp" or Louie" and then hall
confesses by stating that he acted
only for friends and that he cannot
tell his story until he has had a talk
with Rose, "Bridey" Weber and Val
lon.
II am the keystone to the whole
situation In New York" confessed
schepps. "If start to telling thing
Il will reach a long way. cant
make up my mind that am going u
tell II all. Why, Jack Rose, my best
pal, seems to have told things no
necessary. don't see why he wa.
ever brought in.
The graft situation in New Yorh
IL SO far reaching that this investiga
ton will last we'll into next year
They can't get through with 1t. Whit
man seems determined to go through
with his work, and he Is too homes
to stop now. He wants TO be COVER
nor, and then II Is only a step TO I'll,
White House.
The moral of the whole is thai
there is nothing In the graft"