Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
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Paymaster of SIayers Corrobo-
rates Stories of Rose and
Webber Against Becker.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Sam Schepps,
and alleged paymaster of the gunner
who slew Herman Rosenthal, was the
star witness today at the trial of Lieu
tenant Charles Becker, the police Off
cial charged with instigating the assas-
sination of Rosenthal.
Schepps, who fled after the murder
and was captured at Hot Springs, Ark.
was called to corroborate the stories of
Jack Rose and Louis Weber that
Becker plotted the death OF Rosenthai
because he "squealed" on Beckers
grating. While Schepps was kent
waiting in an ante-room before taking
the stand, police and detectives in
spected the crowd in the corridors Of
criminal courts building for gangsters.
Mrs. Becker was one Of the earlier
arrivals.
When Schepps was called to the
stand Assistant District ATTORNEY
Frank Moss at once plunged into the
| same story that Rose and Weber had
related. Schepps looked well groomed.
He had grown stout in prison and was
wells dressed. with considerable orna-
ment He gave his occupation az a
| portrait enlarger He said he had
Known Rose about eighteen years and
| that he met Becker first at the IaraV-
cite baths and later when Becker raid
ed the rooms Of the Sam Paul associa-
ton. Later he acted as messenger
between Becker and Rose.
Got AffdaNx4 Eon RnAI-
II was at the home Of Dora Csi,ha,4
Rosenthars first wife. on July Is last"
testihed ScheppE. Il was asked to go
there for Becker and get an AFFIDAVIT
and did 1t to accommodate Rose
harry WALTON and Rose went WITH, w.
Afterward we drove up TO a nunnher
IN Seventh avenue and got Dsao
FRANK C1rofici into the car. Tbar -.
went TO Webber's gambling place Al
sixth avenue and Forty -saeoon1 z+roo4
Later left and some time ear1v 4,
the morning of the 10th while y.w
drinking a soda in The Times square
drug store l heard four shots near nv
l ran toward the Metropole, for the
snots sounded like they had been 5rad
there 40 %
| saw q crowd collecting and a bodv
was lying on the pavement.
ran into Harry vanon at the
ElKS Grub and went to Fourteenth
street, where we hved. and remained
there the balance OF the night.
About o'clock Jack Rose "a ma
and woke me up. Lefty Louie Rosen-
berg. Dago Frank Cirofci. Whitley
Lewis and 'Gyp the Blood HorowItz
were with him.
Paid Slayer Gang.
They wanted TO know where I
would meet them with the money. I
avenue. -'''
"At the hour we had agreed on wa
met at t1ftieth street and Eighth av-
enue, where Rose passed over tha
| money to Lefty Louie. / did not have
IT. Then we went to the home of Har-
ry Pollock l stayed there all day. go
ing that night TO Becker's apartments
at the request of Rose I told Becker
that Rose was sick and worried. Beck
er said
| You tell him not to worry. IN Ak
| everything all right. They have to
prove who killed Rosenthal before they
can convict any one
Il started to hight cigarette, bat
Becker detained me. saytngE Don't
make light here They have bean
trailing me all day
Becker wanted to know II the gun.
men had been paid and told him thew
had. Then I went back to Pollocks
where / found Lawyer John w. Hart !"
This concluded the direct examina-
ton and John F. Mcintyre. chief coun-
sci for the defense. began Cross exam
| nation.
Mcintyre attacked the Witnesses
character. but most OF District Attor-
ney Whitmans objections we're srs-
tanned by Justice Golf. Schepps final
ly admitted that he was once an opium
smuggler In the Northwest, carrying
the drug across the Canadian border.