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schepps Says II Am the Keynote
to the Situation in New
York"
ARRESTED AT hot SPRINGS
Ready to Return East without
Requisition but Wants Ito
Know That Everything
Is All Right

Hot Springs. Ark, Aug. LII am
ready to go back to New York without
any requlsition or without fighting the
case" said Sam Schepps. under arrest
here for alleged completely In the MUIR
der of Herman Rosenthal in New York,
early Tonight but I want to know tina.
everything Is oil right.
IL am the keynote to the situation in
New York and If they want me to treat
the district attorneys office right. they
will have TO treat me right"
Schepps said to-day that he has not de-
cided whether he will join with Rose.
WALTON and Weber in a confession. The
alleged go-between added that he would
make up his mind ON that question while
on the way East.
He will refuse to talk further, he de-
clared. mere or on the way to New York.
Before he talks he said he wants to
go over the situation with Rose, Weber,
WALTON and District Attorney Whitman.
Then, If he has a statement TO make. he
added il will lie given first hand to the
district attorney.
Schepps is held in Hot Springs under
uncertain circumstances as to whom he
| shall be delivered. His arrest last night
came about through confidential nforma-
ton from the office of the district at
torney in New York and it was suppos-
| ed that Detective Russo OF the New York
district attorneys office would he here
| for him to-day. Russo has not appeared.
| The police department Of New York
has made inquiry about Schepps and has
! suggested that II press reports Of his ar
! rest here are true. agents will be sent
| to take him hack to New York.
That Schepps regards his position as
per1lous is certain. He seems to prefer
to fall into the hands OF the detectives
OF the district attorneys office rather
than those of the New York police de.
partment.
All day Scheprs has been under the
constant guard Of dependable police. His
physicians stated that ne was able to
make the trip to Now York.
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Bernard g. Murray, Aged "a,
Confesses He Holds Incen-
j.. diary Record.
UIS CRIMES BEGAN APRIL %
Greatest Monetary Loss in North
Adams-Threw Waterbury, :
Conn, into a Panic
Burned $1,000, 900.

Greenfield, Mass, Aug. o.-Bernard {.
Murray. son of former fire commits
sioner of Hartford. Conn, confessed to-
dsy IN having set fire to so hotels and
n,h,ic buildings in Connecticut and east
ern Massachusetts, during the past four
months
Among the inceniery fires which Police
Chief Manning declares Murray has ad-
shifted being responsible for were:
April WATERBURY. Conn, city hall
and Chelsea Hotel.
MAY 23-Greenheld. Mass, Taylor block
and HOLSTER House.
June TURNER'S Falls, Mass, Grand
Trunk Hotel and Allen block.
June s-Greenfeld, Mass. Central
House.
June 2ATurners Falls, Bladish Hotel
and Bartlett block.
July 2-North Adams, Mass, Wilson
House.
July s. and within the following few
days. eighteen fires In and about
Springfield
While no lives were lost in the
many fires hundreds of persons. ma
3ority Of them hotel guests, were i'm
perilled and the property loss is esti-
mated to be nearly $1.0oo.ooo.
At the time of the alleged confession
Murray was serving a sentence Of 30 days
on a charge of larceny.
According to Chief Manning. the police
had received information showing that
| Murray had been seen in the viciSity of
many Of the fires. Murray was hotel
Rmploye but changed his place of occupa-
Jtion frequently and had worked in all
| the towns in which the fires occurred
Since his arrest many persons have identi-
l6ed him as man seen near the fires
vhortly after their origin.
COULD NOT RESIST IMPULSE.
In his confession Murray. who is Q
years old, said: II could not resist the
impulse to do it. although I realize thu
consequences" Murray explained that h.
had gone to the second or third floors o.
many of the places, opened a closet and
set fire to any inflammable materia
which might be in sight. Then closing tn,
loor he left the building and went t.
Dome nearby place where he could view
the fire and the excitement attendan
/ upon it. Frequently he had gone at one
90 some nearby building and starte
mother blaze so that the fires Nigh
burn simultaneously.
While the greatest monetary loss wa
caused by the Wilson House fire in Mort
Adams. where several business block
were also burned with a total loss c
100000. the most spectacular of the fire
was In Waterbury, Conn. Murray, &C
cording to Manning, admits having star,
ed the fire which threatened to destro
the city hall. as well as that in tn
Chelsea Hotel, and to setting a doze
other blazes the same night, April .
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WEALTHY WOMAN FOUND
DEAD AFTER QUEER LIFE

New York, Aug. ll.-Eugenia Luttrel,
aged about 80 and said to be the daugh-
ter of the late State Senator George
NJ. Luttrel. was found dead tonight in
the rooms of a Broadway apartment house
under queer circumstances. 1t Is believed
that her death was due to organic trou-
BILE, Although the woman was wealthy 1t Is
believed she had : listed for months on
practically no othc. , I'd than milk. sweet
crackers and candy, she had bought such
things in lavish quantities and a hundred
or more milk bottles and countless candy
and cracker boxes were found strewn
about her apartment.
Although she had occupied the rooms
for the last five months, Miss Luttrell
had never had her furniture unpacked,
She had not even put up bed for her
self. Attendants at the apartment house
said she had been content to sleep In
chair drawn up to a window. She had
lived utterly alone and had no visitors
since the death OF her mother. Mrs Made
line l|uttrel. about six months ago.
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TASK MUCH SIMPLIFIED.

All concerned with the probe were
overjoyed at the news Of Scheppss
arrest. 1t Is believed that he can give
information which will lead not only
to the capture of the last two of the
alleged assassins, but will be an i'm
portant link in forging the chains
about men against whom indictments
are not yet even rumored.
With the arrest of Schepps 1t is be-
lieved that the task Of the district at
torney is much simplified Jack Sulli-
van, King of the Newsboys," has al
ready broken down and agreed to go
before Mr.. Whitman tomorrow and
tell all he knows about the alleged
connection of Lieutenant Becker with
the murder While Becker is still I'M
willing to talk further than to declare
his innocence the district attorney be-
lieves that the small amount of evil
dence he needs to round out his case is
easily obtainable.
Scheppss assertion at Hot Springs that
he Is the keynote to the situation" here
does not appear to Mr.. Dougherty to be
an exaggeraton. There Is little doubt in
the commissioner mind that Schepps can
furnish all the information that is now
needed to round out the case. No confess
sion from the missing fugltives. "Gyp
the Blood" and "Leftie Louie" is needed.
Lieutenant Becker, in the Tombs, spent
to-day reading newspapers, smoking and
walking the corridor during exercise
hours. According to the warden Becker
seemed cheerful Late this afternoon Mrs.
Becker appeared at the prison with a
basket of fruit and a written message
of cheer for her husband. She was not
admitted to see him as visitors are pro-
| hibited on Sundays.
Commissioner Dougherty became prac-
| tically convinced later tonight that the
man arrested In Hot Springs was Schepps,
although still without official conhrma-
| ton. He said he was glad the arrest had
| been made and that the mere matter of
| who made II was of minor Importance.
DOUGHERTY KNOWS IT NOW
| The commissioner explained that the
only tip he had which led to Hot Springs
was discovered in a trunk belonging to
"Leftie Louie" In this trunk were a num-
Der of photographs including one of Jack
Zelig. the New York gang leader, OF
recent date bearing the trade mark Of a
photographer in Hot Springs Upon discov-
ering this Mr.. Dougherty said he des-
patched four men from headquarters with
instructions to station themselves within
two hours ride of Hot Springs and await
further orders The commissioner says
he then sent communication to the
chief Of police at Hot Springs. asking him
to learn from the photographer when The
picture was taken, what name was used
by Zclig and who, if any or one accom-
panied him.
| The commissioner said he heard nothing
from Hot Springs since he took this ac.
ton.
Shortly before midnight police headquar-
tiers received the following telegram:
Have Sam Schepps under arrest. Want
ed in your city for homicide Await your
instructions.
(Signed) JAMES LEONARD" Chief OF
Police.
Hot Springs"
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DRILLER STRIKES
DYNAMITE STICK
Seventh Fatal Accident Boring
New York Aqueduct Costs
Lives of Five Men.

New York, Aug. 9.-The seventh fatal
accident since early in February in the
boring of an aqueduct the length of New
YORK city cost the lives of five men to-day.
In all, 10 men have been killed and p in
Jured In the aqueduct since February ..
one hundred men We're working to-day
In the bore near l06th street and Central
Park when driller started his machine
and at the first thrust of the steel struck
an uneXploded dynamite stick which had
rallied to go off in some previous shot,
Tons of rock We're shaken from the roof
or the tunnel upon those men who were
near. Three men We're killed instantly
and two others died shortly Super!nten-
dent John Cullen, who was directing the
men, was arrested. charged with criminal
negligence. He was later arraisned and
remanded to the coroner without ball.
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Waterbury was in a State OF terror be-
cause Of the fires. The militia was or
dered out and patrolled the vicinity Of the
city hall and other burning buildings for
several hours. The total Are damage in
Waterbury that night has been estimated
at 500 900.
Many lives were endangered in the WILL
son House fire and several persons had
narrow escapes. Murray says that he
first started blaze In the basement of
the hotel. then ran to another room and
started another. returning to assist In
quenching the first fire. Both fires got
beyond control and the hotel was wrapped
in flames while Wilson says ne assisted
saving what he could OF the hotel furni-
ture.
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events in Hayti. For months past plans
were being laid in Jamaica for the over
throw of Gen. Leconte. and it Is stated
that his death Is the direct result of an
intrigue between a group of Haitans now
In Kingston and compatrots in Port au
Prince.
The Haitian colony is preparing to re.
turn to the republic, Among the number
is General Tribonien Saint Just, leader
Of the progressive party and an aspirant
for the presidency. lie is preparing to
make a bold hid for that office.
The British cruiser Aeolus is expected
to leave here at any moment for Port au
Prince.
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Hay fever and asthma make August a
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT.

Denver, Aug. SELECTION of officers oc-
cupied practically the entire days ses-
sion Of the Supreme Lodge, knights of
Pythias, in session here. The supreme
officers were elected as follows: Chancel-
lor Thomas ]. CARING. Macon. Ga.
Vicc-chancelor s. Young, Ada, ONO;
prelate. the Rev Joseph IL. Spearlng'
Scwanee Tenn; record keeper, Fred Il.
Wheaton, Minneapolis. Mimi: master of
exchequar Thomas ID. M.ars, Whining
ton, n. G.
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now all over my trouble and glad to
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SAY scHEPPs PAID AssAssINs.


Mr.. Dougherty admitted, however, that
If Schepps was really In custody, it was
most important contribution to the
case.
Schepps, II is charged. was in the con-
spiracy to murder Rosenthal. rode in the
gray automobile in which the slayers
were carried to and from the scene of
the shooting and paid off the gangsters
after they had completed their work in
front of the Hotel Metropole. While
Schepps has been missing from his home
here since July 16. the day OF the muir
der. it is said that he was in the city up
TO and including July 49, He was the go-
between. 1t is alleged. for Police Lieu
tenant Becker and Bald Jack Rose
when the latter was In hiding in Harry
Pollok's house in Riverside drive, When
Rose surrendered himself, Schepps drop
ped out OF sight and no trace was found
of him until he was rounded up in Hot
Springs.
II is said that Schepps was furnished
with $1,UN for The purpose of paying off
the assassins. This sum Is supposed to
have been divided among "Dago Frank"
white" Lewis, "Leftie Louie" and
"Gyp the Blood" Tie capture OF schepps
leaves hut TWO men wanted In the muir
ser plot st,ll at large. They are "Lcftie"
and "Gyr."
Dispatches indicated that Schepps
10 willing to return to New York and
1t is believed that he will tell the dis
trict attorney what he knows OF the
case. Bernard H. Sander. attorney for
the Schepps family. declared In COM
menting upon the arrest of his client
that the latter would lose nothing by
telling what he knows.
II have maintained from the outset
that he will gain nothing by hiding"
declared Mr.. Sander. and did my
best to get into communication WITH
him. without success. He viii lose
nothing by telling all he knows to
Diatrick AttoynAx Whitman"
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GIVES CASE NEW IMPETUS.
Most Important Development since
Confessions OF Rose and Weber.

New York Aug. 1.-THE arrest Of Sam
Schepps in Hot Springs has given new
impetus to the Rosenthal case. 1t is con-
sidered the most important development
since the confessions of Jack Rose and
"Bridgie' Webber led to the indictment
of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker as
the alleged instgator of the murder.
Schepps has been wanted badly by the
district attorney to complete the evidence
he has Of the assassination plot.
One OF the most interesting features in
connection with the arrest of Schepps is
that the police authorities here appear to
have had no hand in the capture. Late to-
night. nearly "a hours after the arrest of
Schepps, Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty was in ignorance of the cap
ture, except for enlightenment given him
In newspaper dispatches,
Il don't understand It," Mr. Dougherty
said tonight. ION July 27 I wrote a
letter to the chief of police at Hot Springs
asking to be on the lookout for schepps.
had no particular tip that Schepps was
In Hot Springs, but l was aware of the
fugtives physical condition and deducted
that he might go there I can't under
stand why the New York police have not
been notified II Schepps had really been
arrested. / telegraphed the Hot Springs
police this afternoon for information and
for the circumstances under which the
arrest was made but I have received nc
reply"
The explanation as indicated in the
newspaper dispatches appears to be thar
the arrest was made by private detec-
tives. The commissioner said that II
could not nave been the regular detec-
tives acting for District Attorney Whit
man as none OF these had gone 10 Hot
Springs, and could not go there without
the authorization of the detective bu-
reau
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-22
GEN. BOOTH DEAD.

The death Of General William Booth
head OF the Salvation Army, removes
great religious force from the world.
General Booth, as aptly stated by Mr..
Wanamaker, never thought Of himself,
but only of others. His work was chief
" for those most afflicted with abJect
poverty and lack of religious and edu-
cational advantages.
In the early years of General Booth s
ministry he noted that crime and sin
were largely to be found in the slums
of London, where the usual religious
efforts did not reach; and he took
upon himself to bring practical re-
ligion and spiritual comfort to the I'M
poverished and afflicted Of the slums
who were helpless in their ignorance
and vice, 1t was herculcan labor
tc undertake, but it was pursued with
an earncstness, vigor, and triumph
ant success that gain the admiration
Of the world.
The salvation Army, which bad its
origin less than half a century ago, is
now au established institution in all
the main countries of the world and
among very many OF the minor peoples
and nations. its work is always for
good, It's efforts invariably arc for the
elevation of minkiud. and il has d sym
pathetic power over those VINO seem
to need it most that is almost miracu-
lous 20 see.
Full OF years, crowned with magnih-
cent success in the cause OF humanity,
and bearing abundant sheaves with
MIN. General Booth goes TO the other
shore showercd with the appreciatjyo
plaudits of humanity. to be welcomed
there as magnificent Christian worker
in fields that were overripe. His
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-22
MUTUAL APPRECIATION.

AS between Governor Woodrow
Wilson, Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, and Representative Oscar
W. Underwood, chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, and
as such leader of the Democratic
House, there appears to be what might
be stated in terms of mutual ad-
miratiou if the men were less
prominent; and so we will not say
mutual admiration, but mutual appre-
citation. Representative Underwood re-
Gently visited Governor Wilson, and
upon that visit Mr.. Wilson expressed
the following opinion Of him: 81
found Mr.. Underwood entirely charm
ing. He has singular frankness and
charm about him. | do not know any
man l have met in long time to
whom I have taken such fancy"
Not to be outdoue in courtesy, for
he is a Southerner, Representative I'm
derwood expressed the following ap'
preciatiop Of Governor Wilson: 81
think Governor Wilson is great
leader of men. He is fine man."
And there you have it. Each thinks
mighty well of the other, and, as a
matter of fact, the American public
thinka,prctty we'll of both of them.
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A GRUEsoME SPECTACLE.

There have been some references in
the dispatches 10 the electrocution in
one day in Sing Sing of seven convicted
murdcrcrs. An allusion was also made
to the public exhibition of those bodies,
but it was hard TO understand what was
meant by it. 1t seems now by accounts
in the Eastern papers, that an under
taker in New York got the bodies of
FIVE Of these seven electrocuted men.
and exposed these bodies TO public ex.
bibition for price, The explanation rs
made that he depended upon the money
he thus obtained for sight of these
i've electrocuted men, to defray the ex.
pcuses of their burial Bnt it was hard
10 believe on mere intimatiou in the
dispatches thai anything Of that kind
could actually have happened in great
city in our modern civilization; and so
the intimation was passed over as per.
haps needing some calculation.
And this is the elucidstion. An un.
dertaker put these Eve corpses on cx-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-22

Captain Lord. whose steamer, the
Californian, was close to the Titanic at
the time Of the latter s disaster, has is
sued a statement insisting that the yes
sci whose rockets were seen from his
ship was not the Titanic, That is simply
bull-headed perversIty; for it has been
plainly proved that it was the Titanic s
rockets that were seen by the CaIifor-
mans officers; and besides, no other
vessel firing rockets at that place and
time than the Titanic has ever been
heard from
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-22

hibition for money in order TO get funds
to reimburse him for their burial. The
intimation that the exhibit might have
sanitary effect upon the criminal
classes as a warning against infamous
crime can hardly do as pallation o.,
this shocking offensc. If there is no
law against such sort Of morbid exhibi.
tion, there certainly ought to be; and
surely New York ought to be able to
bring forward somo means whereby that
undertaken should receive the punish.
ment due to his shocking cupid,ty and
dense lack Of regard for human sensi.
bility.