The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-20
Advise date and what train and what route
you will depart on
GHoRGE 3. DouGHEnry,

yCOuu Depuly fOllce commissioner.
Thomas meanwhile had been in com
munication with District Attorney
Whitman, who was in Manchester, VT.
He was ordered by Whitman to state
the case to Dougherty and replied as
follows:
August IL.
George r. Douohertv. Deputy Police Com
missioner. 2Io Centre Street. Ne" York
Leave Buffalo 2o5 A. NJ August 10. due
a:2s A. NJ via New York Central. At Hot
Springs Schepps consented to waive ex-
tradition provided he he taken direct to
Whitman. This agreement was entered into
with Schepps nv Whitman and Rubin
Schepps now accompanied by his own
counsel. r. Sander Under these conditions
what will do? Please answer. THOMAS
Failing to hear from Dougherty
Thomas sent another request for In
structions:
August -.
George g. Douohertv. Deputy Police Com
0issiorer. 40 Centre Street. Nsu York
ctr.
Wired You nigh, letter from Buffalo a.
headquarters on 18th explaining situation
Awaiting answer. Leave Buffalo at5 this
p. NJ via New York Central THOMAS
The answer to this final request was
Ahe presence OF a squad OF detectives
VINO boarded the train at the 125th
street station, and demanded Schepps.
Rspulsed by the District Attorney. the
detectives came on down to the Grand
Central Station and. Joining another
squad. repeated the demand, this time
Attempting to take schepps out Of
fsxicab In which the District Attorney
had placed him. They gave over their
nhorts only after they had been threat.
ened with arrest.
whitman IL Forewarned.
Forewarned OF the attempt TO be
fSnAde by the Police Department to seize
6chepps. District Attorney Whitman
left Manchester. Vt, on Sunday eve
ming after communicating with AS
'sistant District Attorney Rubin. and
hurried TO Albany. Mr.. Whitman had
been told by Rubin over the lonG dis
'tance telephone that Schepps was ner-
lvous and frightened, and that he feared
the police would do him harm or would
try to force him into a denial OF Roses
confession.
"Schepps is scared half to death"
Rubin telephoned. Thomas Is worried
over the position he has been placed
IN. What can we do?"
Mr.. Whitman answered the appeal
by instr,icting Rubin TO wait with
Schepps in Albany until he got there.
~ told Rubin that he would take
,"'n>ge Of Schepps personally. and that
'3f tls police attempted to take the wit
mess out of his hands there would be
trouble.
The District Attorney arrived in Troy
late on Sunday night and went over to
Albany by trolley. Rubin, with Thomas.
Stewart. the process server. and
Schepps got to Albany early yesterday
morning. There wasn't much sleep for
anybody.
, Mr.. Whitman got a few hours rest.
hut was UP early to meet Rubin and
Schepps. Rubin stock the witness to
the District Attorneys room and Mr..
Whitman took look at Schepps. They
exchanged few words only. Schepps
told the District Attorney that he was
returning voluntarily and that he was
willing TO make a frank statement
, very we'll" said Mr.. Whitman, we
Will have a talk on the train"
IL Confession In Stateroom.
, They left Albany at 6:45 A. NJ. The
District Attorney took Schepps into a
staterom and locked the door. Stewart
! and Detective Thomas guarded the door
to see that Mr.. Whitman wasn't inter
rupted in his talk with the witness.
Schepps didn't hesitate a moment in
launching his confession. He corrobo-
, rated Roses statements in every detail.
. He said that he had talked over the
! telephone to Lieut.. Becker from the La
1 fayette Baths on the afternoon Of July
! 16, and that Becker said that an af1-
davit must he obtained from Dora Gil
! bert. the divorced wife OF Rosenthal.
Schepps, Vallon. Charles G. Pitt. Jr,
and Louis Smith, Jr,. notary went to
the woman's house and got the afYi-
, davit Becker wanted. Schepps said he
Joined Rose later in the evening and
! that at Roses request he telephoned
! 10 the Boulevard for the Libby Shapiro
automobile. Schepps was with Rose and
Vallon at Sharkey's cafe when the car
arrived from downtown. He rode up
town with Rose. After the murderers
had been collected and delivered at
+. Bridgie Webber's poker rooms Schepps
waited there with Rose for news from
the Metropole, to which the pistol men
had gone In the gray car to shoot
Rosenthal
The news was slow In coming. and
finally Schepps. who was very nervous,
he told the District Attorney. left Web
ber's to find out If anything had hap
pened. The murder had Just been COM
ndtted and the streets were noisy with
tho news. Schepps went back to Web
bers and told Rose.
Told Decker Men Wanted Money.
echepps went first to Harry Signals
house with Vallon and then to the
Lafayette Baths and was Joined there
BY Rose, who had talked to Becker and
Weber in front OF tho Murray Hill
, Baths. Schepps was told that Becker
mad borrowed 81 900 from Webber with
, which TO pay the four murderers, and
/ that the money was TO be paid over
that morning. He arose earlier than
Rose and went to the Garden restaur-
ant at Seventh avenue and F'iftieth
street. From there he telephoned to
Rose that two OF the pistol men were
on the corner waiting for their money.
Rose instructed him over the phone to
get the money from Webber and to
walt for him at the Garden restaurant.
Schepps says he went to Webber. who
had o. money ready. but that Webber
insisted on walking back toward the
Garden with him There Rose met