Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-12
SCHEPPS IS ANGRY
Says Rose Tried to Get Him
lin Bad"
PROMISES TO TELL TRUTH
Held at Hot Springs Pending Ar
rival of New York Detective.
EXPECT SULLIVAN TO CONFESS
Capture of "Gyp the Blood" in the
Catskills Is Looked
for Hourly.
PROMISES TO TELL TRUTH
EXPECT SULLIVAN TO CONFESS

| Rose has told things unnecessary in his
confession to the New York prosecutor,
and has tried to get me in bad but
will not stand for it. When 1 get back
| to New York mean to tell Whitman
the entire truth. He can't give me the
worst of it,
Thus declared Sam Schepps today. ar
| rested here for alleged completely in the
Rosenthal murder. He denied vigorously
that he made a confession
Although Schepps maintains he has
made no confession, at least he has
made statements enough to indicate that
he is in possession of details of both the
shooting of Rosenthal and the New York
graft system
Il am the keystone in the arch, and
when they get me back to New York the
entire arch will fall" Schepps declared
today.
One statement he made has confused
the local officers.
You can mark the date-the 18th OF
February-all this investigation will
stop" he declared, but refused to ampli-
fy the assertion.
District Attorney Whitman wired Acting
Mayor Petit Of Hot Springs today urging
that under no circumstances should
Schepps be turned over to any New York
officer unless that officer is armed with
credentials from the prosecutors office.
Seeks Extradition Papers.
MI Whitman ewire1 that a detective
authorized to get schepps' extradition
papers from Gov. Donaghey was due in
Little Rock today. He will go imme-
Iii alxy
necessary papers and take Schepps to
New York.
What's the use of going to all that
trouble?" asked Schepps. Il will re-
turn to New York without extradition
papers"
Schepps seems to have lost all fear Of
returning to New York, but he appears
anxious to discredit the confession OF
BALD Jack" Rose. ScheppS says he IS
| indignant at Rose for duplicating him In
the ,Rosenthal murder. What he mas TO
tell District Attorney Whitman, Schepps
declares, will cause rigid investigations
to continue in New York we'll into next
year.
Schepps is not in Jail, but is kept at a
local hotel under a strong guard.
Weber Sends for Counsel.
NEW YORK, August 12.-Max d.
Steuer went early today to the West Side
court prison, where Bridgie" Weber, his
Client and one of those charged with the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, is locked
up. The lawyer admitted that he had re-
ceived an urgent telegram from Weber.
AS he entered the prison he said that he
did not know just what Weber wanted.
Shortly afterWard Hartford L. MarshaH,
counsel for Jack Sullivan. arrived. lie
refused to talk and hurried inside.
This week promises to unravel much, IL
not all, the mystery that still surrounds
the killing of Rosenthal. With the COM
ing of Sam Schepps from Hot Springs,
Ark and a possible confession from JACK
Sullivan, the district attorneys once pre-
pared itself today for new ana important
evidence that would corroborate the con-
fession of Rose that Police Lieut. Becker
instigated the murder.
Schepps, according to Rose. rode in the
murder car up town ana later pdlo tHe
gunner for their work.
Detectives. hearing report that Harry
HorowitZ wanted in the Rosenthal case
was in the city, combed the East Side
today in search OF him.
Investigators in Session.
The aldermanic investigating committee
was scheduled to meet this afternoon to
select counsel. The district attorneys
office is said to have obtained information
eight banks in this city, and there are
indications. it was reported, that since
the murder of Rosenthal several thou
sand dollars have been withdrawn.
Deputy Police Commissioner Dougherty
| said today that he proposed to investigate
| the story Of Sam Schepps that the police
found him in the Catskills and failed to
arrest him. Dougherty said he would
L th0xy raya
found guilty. Schepps, in his story of
| the flight from the Catskills. where the
New York detectives were searching for
| him, Is quoted as saying:
| I'm Sullivan county 1 was asleep in
gymnasium when five of the New York
detectives that / knew came IN and
lifted the cover from me. One Of them
| asked me who l was and grinned. 1
| said my name was Smith and l grinned
right back. They went away after
kindly replacing the cover. Half an
| hour later ! was on my way to Buff
| falo."
| From Buffalo Schepps said he went
TO Hot Springs.
After "Gyp the Blood"
| KINGSTON. N. Y. August 12.-Detec-
tives from New York are in hourly ex-
pectation today of capturing "Gyp the
| Blood" wanted in New York city in
| connection with the Rosenthal MUIR
der in the vicinity of Hunter or Tan
nersville. Greene county, around which
place the hunt has conferred for the
last ten days.
The search is being conducted syste-
matically The detectives express no
opinion on the probable outcome. but
their increased vigilence and system
seem to indicate they have clue
TAKE DESPERATE CHANCE.