The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-16
GRAND JURY ADJoURNS UNTIL HOT SPRINGS VISITOR CAN
 TELL HIS STORY.
RODE IN THE MURDER CAR
Detective Burns on the Trail of Mur- derers Yet at Large--AIso Digs Up Important Graft Evidence
 for Whitman.

New York, Aug. 15.4At the request of District Attorney Whitman, the grand jury today withheld the filing of it's pending indictments against the murderers of Herman Rosenthal so as to hear the testimony of Sam Schepps, now on his way here from Hot Springs Ark. in custody While the county prosecutor believes the ev- idence thus far submitted to the jury is sufficient for indictments, he ad- yised the jury today it would be best to hear the testimony of Schepps to further strengthen the case. The district attorney expects Schepps, who is said to have been a passenger in the assassination car. will add interesting details to the manner in which the murder was plan 1 ned, which will strengthen the true bills contemplated against "Gyp the Blood "Dago Frank" Cirofici, "Whitey" Lewis and Lefty Louie, the alleged murder crew. Mir. Whit man believes Schepps will be able all so to throw light upon the manner in which the alleged murderers were paid, thus corroborating the testimony of Jack Rose and "Bridgie" Webber
 
 | charged with instigating the murder, was responsible for the payment
 Schepps is expected here Saturday and will go before the grand jury Tuesday as a material witness unless ! in the meantime, he disappoints the expectations of the state by refusing to tell his story In that event. it was intimated tonight by the district attorney that Schepps would be in diced en the charge of compiicity in the murder.
 News that the grand jury had failed to hand down it's expected indict- ments today gave rise to reports that there had been a clash among the jurors growing out of doubts express ed by several that the stories told by Rose, Vallon and Webber were TO be credited
 Any statement as to a clash in the jury room is absolutely unfounded" said MT Whitman tonight
 The grand jury and the district at- torney are in entire accord and there has been no suggestion Of friction or disagreement of any kind.n
 Impatient over what he regards as the peculiarly unprecedented failure of any city authority" to offer re- ward for the capture of "Gyp the Blood," and Lefty" Louie, who to- morrow will have been at large one month since Rosenthal was slain, Dis trict Attorney Whitman declared to- night that he would offer next week a reward of S5,000 for the capture of the two men, dead or alive MT. Whitman said he expected to obtain the $5,000 from certain public spirited citizens.
 Detective William J. Burns saw the district attorney today, but has thus far it was learned, turned up no eyi- dence of importance. He told the pros ecutor, however, that he was on q trail which he predicted would lead to high city official in connection with police corruption. He also said that he expected to get three men known as The Disorderly House Tri- umvirate," one lawyer, one a police inspector and the other a hotel keeper.
 The detective also gave assurances to the district attorney it was learn ed that he would find "Gyp the Blood"
 Raids on alleged disorderly houses in the tenderloin were made by the police tonight. The descent on the dozen and half places was by au- thority of warrants issued by a jus tice of special sessions court on evil dence furnished by agents for the prevention of crime Twenty three prisoners were taken.
 The raids, which, though conducted by the police were made ever the heads of Inspector Wm. ]. Levy of the district and the precinct captains. District Attorney Whitman was near the scene, as were Assistant District Attorney Smith. who was in charge of the proceedings, and Deputy Commls sioners MacSy and Dougherty.
 According to Mir. Smith. agents of the society have been busy for three weeks getting evidence against what is known as sthe disorderly house trust" The police detail was in charge of Lieutenant Frank RhenIsh, who succeeded Lieutenant Becker
 Smith said the evidence obtained indicates that the trust has a clearing house" where women ire quently are exchanged
 Corporation Counsel Watson late tonight announced the appointment of c0NTtNifED oM pAGE EQla