Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-16
GUNNER
IN MURDER CASE
Lefty and "Gyp' Delay Plea
to Indictments Until Next
Wednesday.
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the capture of "Gyp' and Lefty
was brought about.
One statement was that a gambler,
who hated the gunner, learned where
they were hiding and sent word to the
police that the two fugitives and their
wives could be found In the fiat over
the Brighton Hand Laundry.
But there was another story to the
effect that the police had for some
time known where the gunner were
concealed, and had delayed making
the capture until District Attorney
whitman left the city to go to Hot
Springs, Ark, to investigate the re-
port that Becker's lawyers had OBJ
tanned affidavits there favorable to
the defense.
Mr.. whitman believes this report.
When informed at ST. Louis that the
two fugitives had been caught he said
that he had believed all the time that
the police knew the hiding place Of
the alleged assassins, and suspected
that his departure from the city was
the signal for the capture.
1t was recalled today that when
Mr.. whitman offered $4,000 for the
arrest of the two gunner he barred
the police from sharing in the re-
ward. This was because of his be-
lief that the police we're able to take
the men into custody at any time,
but were unwilling to make the cap
ture for reasons of their own.
1t was stated today that there was
no doubt that "Gyp the Blood" and
Lefty Louie received money regu-
larly from some mysterious source
during the ifty-nine days they were
in hiding. Assistant District Attpr-
ney Moss is keenly DESTROYS today
to learn the name of the person or
persons who supplied the funds
the private detectives employed by
the district attorney to hunt them.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Sept. 16.-
With the arrival here today of Dis
trict Attorney Whitman and Assist
mt District Attorney Rubin from
New York, Hot Springs again was
expected to become one of the centres
of interest In the Rosenthal case.
Efforts will be made by Mr.. Whit
man while here to secure statements,
it is understood, with a : view to
strengthening the case of the prose-
cution against Police lieutenant
Becker, charged with instigating the
murder of the gambler Herman
Rosenthal in New York city in July
last. For this purpose the district
attorney will examine citizens of Hot
Springs who talked with Sam Schepps
after his arrest here a month ago and
before Schepps was taken back to
New York.
An investigation will be made of
the assertion on the part of the de-
Tense that S%ohepps, while in Hot
Springs, said or limited to certain
persons hat in his opinion Becker
was the victim of a plot, the result
of which was to faster upon the
policeman a rime planned and
executed by the gamblers. Those to
whom Schepps talked most while in
Hot Springs declare that he made no
: CHI statements, directly or IN
directly. 'Schepps, however,. is be-
lieved to have talked to a great many
other persons, as he had been here
three weeks before he was arrested.
Interest in the possible develop
ments here will be augmented by the
arrival of John f. Mcintyre, of coun-
reported here, will come to Hot
Springs from New York. remaining
here indefinitely.