The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-20
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the district attorneys office and there
held a prisoner on a technical charge
of vagrancy, as a material witness
along with Rose, Valleon and Weber.
Schepps himself refused to say a
word about his conference with Mr..
Whitman. To all inquiries he gave a
grinning response that they Just had
a sociable chat" AS for fear of the
systems" vengeance, he grinned
again and tilted back his straw hat
as indicative of his unconcern.
OF the authorities Mr.. Whitman
alone knows what part Schepps played
in the Rosenthal case. To all others,
including Assistant District Attorney
Rubin, who accompanied him from
Hot Springs, Schepps turned a deaf
ear.
Say" he would burst out when
urged to tell of his underworld asso-
citations, do you think I'm going to
squeal on a pal?"
Bernard Sander, counsel for
Schepps, issued this statement:
Sam Schepps is not a criminal. He
has come here on my advice to render
whatever aid he can in prosecuting
the murderers of Herman Rosenthal.
While he does not represent the high
est type of citizenship, yet he is a
man of no mean intellectual attain
ments and he appreciates that in COM
ing to New York as he has without
legal process, he did SO of his own
free will, when he could at any time
have seriously embarrassed the dis
trict attorney by recourse to a writ
of habeas corpus or other legal steps
Lieut.. Becker made a brief appear
ance in court today to plead to the in
dictment charging murder in the first
| degree. At the request of counsel the
| pleading was adjourned until Wednes-
| day. Becker appeared cheerful.
WERE WATCHING POLICE.
| Information was forthcoming from
| the prosecutors Office this morning
that created unusual interest at po-
lice headquarters. 1t was learned that
! for several months prior to the shoot
| ing of Rosenthal, officers of the dis
! trict attorney had been quietly inves-
! tigating graft in the police depart
ment.
From members of the district attor-
neys staff it was learned that a we'll
known civilian and two and possibly
| four police inspectors are caught in
the tolls.
The district attorney has obtained
| information that a collector for one
man high in police circles had ac-
cumulated no less than $4,000 as his
| commission on collections, in the last
| seven months. Speaking of the inves-
| tigation into police graft, a member OF
| the district attorneys staff said:
Every man in the ring is known
and will be indicted. Why, not one
Of the biggest officers has taken a
| coffee in the last four months without
! the district attorney learning Of it.
They have been Swallowed and
! nailed
The investigation into police graft
started when Lieut.. Becker, through
! Rose, it is reported, attempted to get
| $3.50 from a private poker club. His
demand was turned down and one OF
the members Of the club Informed
, District Attorney Whitman.
There are reports that if indictment
/ is brought against one police inspector
he will turn states evidence. The in
dictments for police graft are not like
| ~ to be drawn until after The Rosen-
thai murder indictments are found.
The grand jury will meet tomor-
row, when it is expected Schepps will
be asked to tell his story.