Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-14
Federal Officers
 Hide SChGpps
HOT SPRINGS POLICE TURNED
 HIM OVER TO THEM.
WON'T TELL WHERE
Whitman's Men Expected to Arrive in Arkansas Today-Rumors of Com pIieations with New York Police.

Hot Springs. Ark. Aug. 13.-Sam Sohepps, held here as a material wit ness in the Rosenthal murder case, has been hid by federal officers to whom he was given into custody this evening. After holding him three days. the time limit of the law, the police turned him over to Fred Johnson, postmaster and deputy United States marshal, and Johnson declines to say where Schepps has been taken. Offi- cers here are anxious to turn Schepps over to. representatives of the New York district attorneys office, but ow- ing to the peculiar status of the case they fear possession of him might be obtained through court technicalities by other officers.
 Whitman's Men Did Not Arrive.
 Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. 13.-Repre- sentatives of District Attorney Whit man of New York failed to arrive here tonight to take in custody sam Schepps, held by the Hot Springs police as a material witness in the Rosenthal murder case If Agents of the New York police department ar rived during the day. they are keeping under cover. J. R. Rubin, assistant district attorney, telegraphed the Hot Springs police from Terre Haute. Ind, that he would arrive tomorrow.
 Documents Have Disappeared.
 Mention in a Hot Springs newspaper today of rumor that a New York detective sent by Deputy Commission CT Dougherty has been here all day and is shadowing Schepps and Police Captain Howell created some interest. Police Chief Leonard expressed the belief that if such a representative Is here, he may have obtained certain letters and telegrams that have dis appeared from files in the city hall These include telegrams from Whit man and other correspondence bear ing directly on the detention of Schepps. The papers in question are the only authority for holding Schepps specifically for the New York district attorney, and failure to be able to pro- duce them if called upon in court. 1t is feared, might cause the delivery of Schepps to the New York police.
 Courses Open.
 If Schepps was demanded of the Hot Springs police by New York po- licemen, two courses would be open to the former, demand that reuuisi- ton be shown, or, If it be produced, to fight delivery through the courts Meantime, it is pointed out, Whitman's men are expected to arrive tomorrow and in the event of any legal move or the part of the New York police the Hot Springs authorities express nc fear of the outcome once the district attorneys men are on the ground,
 schepps Laughed at Reports.
 Schepps laughed when told that Mrs Schepps, according to today's des- patches, expressed relief at his cap ture, but declined to authorize any statement concerning Mrs. Schepp's l opinions.
 She's the finest woman in the worlt and very clever" was all he would say.
 Schepps is allowed what the Ho Springs police term very reasonabl, liberty and he expresses his opinion of their treatment of him in the high. est terms.
 It was after Schepps had read sev. eral accounts >of his case in as man! newspapers that he decided to give ou what he termed the true status of hi affairs to the Associated Press. H, | laughed at the report that he wa. 1 broke and mentioned that he had tolC l his friends to cease wiring him none! 1 as he had plenty of it at present H. | also said he did not believe his wifi said today that his arrest would d him good.