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side Of the Times Building. Scheppi
handed over the $1,000 TO the two muir.
dercrs and they promptly disappeared
Rose said yesterday that he had nC
idea where they went or where they are
now. Mr.. whitman feels certain
though. that they didn't leave New
York.
Schepps Kept His Name Oet.
Schepps went from the murderers tc
breakfast in the Garden restaurant. lie
sat down with Jack Sullivan and along
with Sullivan talked to reporters who
knew that Sullivan was friend of
Roses and who were trying TO locate
! Rose.
Schepps very carefully concealed his
own name. He was asked why he was
there and he said: "Oh. I'm just friend
Of Roses. I don't want my name dragged
into this thing. Rose Is good fellow,
but a lot Of people have got 1t in for
him.
Schepps and Sullivan then told what
thew knew about Roscnthars career.
"Eic was a good fellow once" said
Schepps.
Rose repeated yesterday his sworn
statements that Becker talked ovor the
phone to him for two days after the
murder and that Becker knew abso-
lutcly that he was In Harry Pollok's
house all the time that the police were
engaged apparently in an effort TO md
him.
An offer made by Bernard Sander. a
lawyer retained by Sam Schepps's family.
to surrender Schepps was made to the
District Attorney yesterday. Mr.. Sand
Ter told Mr.. Whitman that he didn't
know how much Schepps could tell but
that Sclcpps was willing to make a full
confession II he could get a promise OF
immunity. Mr.. Whitman replied that
Schepps would have TO talk first before
any arrangement was made
schcpps 20 show Tn TO.dRy:
~ have been assured" said Mr.. Whit
man last night. that Schepps will be
in my Office this afternoon. I hope that
his lawyer brings him To me before
taking him elsewhere. I do not care
to have policemen talk 70 Schepps be-
fore see him. His testimony. If worth
anything. will be of extreme import
ance."
While the police are engaged In q
search for tho murdercrs 1t is known
that the whole conduct OF the investi-
CATION has been assumed by the District
Attorney. He is not holding any con-
f"ronces with police officials. When
cT"r possible he uses the plain clothes
men Of his own staff. other sources %:
information are the Burns detectives
now al work.
Hose told Mr.. Whitman yesterday that
he believes Becker will make "A con-
fession. He thinks that after a few
weeks in the Tombs' Becker will be
willing ,o back up things that he. Rose.
has said
''l know Becker through and through"
said Rose. "Thcre's a good deal of bluff
about him. Bu, the Tombs will break
him down. He'll weaken sure and come
through"
Jack sullivan did his best to prevent
Rose and Webhcr from making a con-
feSsion That H. The story that Mr.
Whitman go; from Eosc Yesterday. Rose
says that n" and sullivan occupied the
same cell for a sEur; tim" while the
toroncrS hearings We're goins ON and
that sullivan, after Il long argument
on" day ,aiI:
"iou'rr fool IL you soueal. Tho D!s.
trlct Attorney will double cross You
sure il"'i got some kind of an adinis.
sion from you and then send YOU TO the
chair. know all about him
sullivan know Systcsn. Says Rose.
sullivan. says Rose knows a lot about
police grating and has hccn "A partner
in cheap gambling houses and d!sor-
derby houses. |; was Sullvans trick.
Rose said. To intimate To everybody that
he was strong with the District Attcr-
ney.
lie told people that he was close TO
Mr Whitman and that he knew that
the District Attorney was in on the
graft sullivan kept saying that he was ,
around Mr.. Whitman's Office all the time
and that he knew everything that was
being done
After he was arrested he told the po-
lice officials that he was a friend OF
Inspector Hughes having
talked to Sullivan. said to tho District
Attorney. Sullivan says that he knows |
you WE'LL
The District Attorney very promptly
told the Inspector how much Jack Sui
Ivan didn't know about him.
saw ROsc and Becker After Shoottus. |
So much progress was made ye.ter.
day toward obtaining corroborat!on OF |
the confessions involving Lieut.. Becker
that the District Attorney felt the case
was shaping up. Mr.. Whitman obtained
from TWO restaurant employees a story
that they had seen Rose and Becker to- |
gether In Forty-sccond street shortly
after Rosenthal was shot.
In addition to these" said Mr.. Whit.
man, ~ have received letters and calls
from others who tell me things from
their own knowledge bearing out details
here and there OF the stories told by
Rose, Weber and Vallon. ] am con.
fident that the whole truth will come
out. 1t may appear a little slowly. but
| am not going to rush this case.
THE Court Of Appeals has held that
there must be some corroboration Of
The testimony Of accomplices. The
of a motive 10 corroborn-
lion. There is no doubt in my mind
that the motive has been established.
The intimate relations between
Becker and Rosenthal. their uuarrei
The fear OF Rosenthal OF Becker. the
accusations against Becker. the killing
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