Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-13
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Police Officials and Mr.. Whitman's
Men on Way to Hot Springs.
BOTH WILL CLAIM PRISONER
Chief Leonard Will Endeavor to
Hold Him for District Attor-
ney's Representatives.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. August 13--Sam
Schepps, held in custody by the police
of Hot Springs as a material witness in
the Rosenthal murder case. today author
lied the following statement for the AS
ISOLATED Press:
II want TO say that every sensational
story. that has been sent out from Hot
Springs. no matter by whom, which
quotes me either directly or indirectly as
having made any confession of any con-
nection as regards police graft, white
slave traffic and so on, 1 brand as mali
ciously false, made out of whole cloth and
manufactured from garbled reports gotten
by l know not whom.
Il want the newspapers to know for a
certain fact that this interview, which l
am willing to sign and swear to, is the
first and only statement made by me to
the representative of any newspaper
press association whatever. AS regards
the killing of Herman ROSenthal, l have
made no confession. l have nothing to
confess. Mr.. Whitman knows this. The
newspaper men who have asked me for
some statement know it, but 1 think some
of them have wanted to make a little
money out of misstatementS.
Letters Were Kept.
master Johnson he took from me letter
] received from Jack Rose and a reply
had written to him. He promised to seal
them in an envelope and hold them sub
ject To District Attorney Whitman's dis
position
II. fearing some sentence in those
letters might be misconstrued by those
not knowing everything connected
with the Rosenthal case, requested
that they be returned to me or given
In the care of Police Capt. George
Powell or Police Chief Leonard. This
was not done l was powerless. not
knowing whether any charges had
been made against me.
Il understand these letters have been
used. l want to say that their use
MAS, in my opinion, illegal and libel
,us. My attorney will examine this
feature when return to New York.
81 fear no person or agent in New York.
but since it seems TO be legal that Mr..
Whitman has right to demand that 1
be given into his custody as witness, l
have demanded my right a detained
witness against whom no charge of crime
has can be made, to be given into the
custody of none except Mr.. Whitman's
authorized representatives.
Il want to repeat that this is the only
authorized statement / have made for
the representative of any newspaper or
press association. SAM SCHEPPS."
Description Differs.
The description of Schepps furnished
,y the New York police received by the
Hot Springs authorities is. according
10 Chief Leonard, a most remarkable
document. because it describes Schepps
rs being at least four inches taller than
he man under arrest
But this man is Schepps. no mistake
ibout that. / guess He got letter
rom Jack Rose asking him to confess.
md was about to mail reply when
Fred POSTMASTER and deputy marShal
Johnson nailed him.
Schepps was taken for an hours ride
and an airing in the mountains at mid
hight
Developments in Schepps detention
we're expected to take more definite form
oday with the arrival either of the
agents representing the New York police
department. or X. G. Rubin, assistant
district attorney. and Detectives Stewart
md Thomas. Even should the police
men get to Hot Springs ahead of Witt
mans representatives it is not believed
Schepps will be turned over to the for
ner. Postmaster Johnson, who holds
Schepps technically a federal prisoner,
or the district attorneys disposition.
No Warrant Issued.
No warrant was issued for Schepps. No
complaint has been made against him in
my Arkansas court. He simply was cap
.ured bodily. and is being held solely on
he assertion of District Attorney Whit
nan that he is wanted as a material wit
Tess in the Rosenthal case. Not only that,
,ut he seems TO fear tat the police
agents will arrive first and find some
means TO get him at liberty or take him
n custody. He is at hotel in the down.
own district of Hot Springs, but not on
ne government reservation.
Police Chief Leonard said today that he
would not turn Schepps over to the New
fork police department agents without
making fight to hold him for Whitman 8
Den.