Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-20
NAY IND'cT TODAY
Grand Jury Expected to Act Today in
Roscnthai Murder Cash - Seven
Likely.

Likely.
New York, Aug. 2o.-Sam Schepps
was again the central figure in the
Rosenthal murder case today when he
appeared before the grand jury pre-
pared to repeat the story he told Dis
trict Attorney Whitman in which he
corroborated the confession of Bald
jack Rose. duplicating Police Lieu
tenant Becker in the killing.
The district attorney was confident
that before nightfall Indictments would
| be returned against seven persons
Those to be indicted are said to be Ros-
enzwig ("Lefty Louie"D. Horowitz
| C"Gyp the Bloody, Ciroflco <"Eago
Frank") and Muller ("Whitey Lewis)
| the four alleged murderers, Jack Sulli-
van and William Shapiro, and Lieuten-
| ant Becker on a superceding indict-
ment.
Schepps Tells Of Crime.
Within fifteen minutes after the ar
| rival OF Sam, Schepps in New York
| three vain attempts were made by the
police to snatch him from the guard
| ianship Of District Attorney Whitman.
who travelled with the prisoner from
| Albany to get his story before he could
| be reached by anyone connected with
the local police department. Schapps
is said to ,haye acted as apaymaster to
1.-THE gun men who{murdered Herman
Rosenthal, gambler.
| II have obtained from Schepps the
Icorroborative evidence I expected
said Mr.. Whitman after the police had
been foiled. "Schepps' testimony will
corroborate to q large extent. that of
Jack Rose 1T will have to do with
the actual passing Of the money which
paid the sunmen for Rosenthal's mur-,
der. e
".schepps admits being present when
the money was passed. The only ques-
tion is by and to whom the money
was passed"
Did Schepps admit paying the
81, 900 getaway money!" was asked.
"It is a question whether Schepps or
Rose actually handed over the money.
replied Mr. whitman. II questioned
them on that point and both admitted
they were present. but it is not settled
which man held the money"
Two of the attempts of the police to
get the alleged ''murderers' paymaster'
into the grip Of the headquarters forces
came in the shape Of formal demands
on Mr.. Whitman to hand over the
prisoner, The third was n swift at
tempt to bluff Schepps into getting in
the wrong t;tXicab.
Warning the policemen that anyone
who attempted to wrest Schepps from
the hands OF his own detectives would
be indicted. Mr. Whitman, with the aid
of Bernard sander. Schepps' counsel.
hurried the prisoner from the railway
station to West Side court prison. ar
raisned him on n charge Of vagranry
and had him held week without bail.
Afterward Schepps was locked up in
cell. He probably will be taken before
the grand jury tomorrow as a witness.
Becker Delays His Plea.
Schepps came back to Broadway with
statement on his lips corroboratins
the confession Of Rose, charging Police
Lieutenant Becker with instigating the
murder of Rosenthal After Schepps
was locked up Lieutenant Becker ap-
peared in the court OF general sessions
to plead to the indictment charging
murder. Al the request of counsel the
pleading was postponed until Wednes-
day.
While these events We're passing It
was learned that for several months
prior to the shooting of Rosenthal off,
GERS of tho district attorney had been
quietly investigating graft in the police
department. The big grafters. 1t was
uaid. had been shadowed constantly for
four months.
From members Of the district at
tornev's staff Il was learned that
well known civilian and possibly four
police inspectors had been caught in
the tolls. The district attorney had
obtained information that collector"
forsone man. high In police circles had
$4,000 as his commission
on collections In the last seven months.