The evening world., 1912-08-13
Publication of "Jack Rose"
Letters Breach of Faith,
Says Fugitive.
LAWYER SEALS MOUTH.
Closely Guarded Against At.
tempt at Suicide in Hot
Springs Hotel.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Aug. i5-Ssm
schepps. held IN custody by the police
here as a material witness In tho Roscn-
thai murder case. to-day authorized the
following statement for the Associated
Press:
Il want 10 say that every sensational
story that has been sent out from Hot
Springs, no matter by whom, which
quotes me. either directly or Indirectly.
a. having made any confession Of any
connection as regards police graft. white
slave trafhc ana so on. I brand o. ma
lioiously false. made out Of whole cloth
and manufactured from garbied reports
got by l know not whom.
| Il want the newspapers TO know for
certain TACT that this interview. which
] am willing 90 sign and swear to. N the
frst and only statement made by me to
the representative Of any Newspaper
press association whatever. As regards
tho killing Of Herman Rosenthai. I have
made no confession. I have nothing to
confess. Mr. whitman knows this. The
Newspaper men who have asked me for
some statement know 4, but I think
some OF them wanted 10 make a little
money out Of mastatemsntc.
LETTERe KEPT AFTER PROM.
isE TO RESTORE THEM.
"vhen ] was taken In custody Post.
master johnson took from me a letter
I received nom Jack Rose and q reply
l had written TO him. He promised To
seal them In an envelope and hold them
subject to District-Attorney Whitmauu
orders. ]. fearing some sentence In
those letters might DO misconstr.sed by
those not knowing everything connected
with the Rosenthal case. requested that
they DO returned to me or given in the
care Of Police Captain George Howell
or Police Chief Leonard. This was not
done.
| Il was Doweri6As. not knowing
whether any charges had been made
against me. understand these letters
have been used. want to say that
their use was. In my opinion, illsGal
and iibellous. My attorney will examine
this feature when return to New York.
| i fear no person or agent In New
| York CITY, but since II seems to be legal
that Mr.. Whitman has a right to de-
mand that I be given into his custody
ms witness. ! have demanded my r,rht
as detained witness against whom no
charge OF crime has or can be made,
10 be given into the custody OF none ex.
| eept MT Whitman's authorized repre-
sentatives
! want to repeat that this 10 the only
authorized statement I have made for
the representative OF any newspaper
or press association.
(signed) SAM scHEPPs"
CLOSELY GUARDED AoA,Nsr
ATTEMPT At SUICIDE.
fohce CAPTAIN Howell. engaged ms
guard for schepps. kept close to his
prisoner to-day.
NIX, SAM" Howell warned schepns
at pacing back and forth like n ,.xs1
shma' 'he prisoner dropped into a seat
IN window easement. You can't get
close enough to that window to Jlt
down"
AN right Bill" schepps YEARLY re.
spohded. and again took up his path
as centre wall. murmuring: Hot
~ the Ghetto"
schepps was taken for an hours ride
ana an airing In the mountains at mid
night. ~ N'"-
developments In schepps's detention
we're expected TO take more definite
torin with the arrival to-day OF r. q
hupin, Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney. and
detectives Stewart and Thomas. Even
should police officers from New York gel
70 hot Springs ahead OF Whitman's
REPRESENTATIVES,, II Is not believed
Sehepps VIII be turned over 10 the
FORMER. as Postmaster johnson, who
hclds schepps technically as a Federal
prisoner mas said schepps will be held
FOR the District-Attorney's dlsposItion
sehepps Is at a hotel In the down.
] town district. but not on tho Govsrn.
ment reservation, While the belief Il
oppressed IN some official quarters that
none OF the authorities here would con.
SAINT to his delivery TO the New yor,
pollce' In view or Whltman's adyices
others assert that procedure could h,
brought to compel such delivery.
! Bernard II. Sander. coupse, for Gam
Sehepps, left for Hot Springs this noon
Ihe lawyer evidently intends 10 Instruct
the prisoner as 10 his rights and also
prevent MIN from telling his story
before leaving his ONCE No. 2eI
broadway, Mr.. Sander sent the follow.
ing telegram to Schepps. add, assed I'm
d c'to of the Chief of Police:
Am leaving for Hot Spring. at
once Don't talk u Rubin or any
o'her person and don't leave for
New York until l arrive.
The lawyer at the same time sen, IN.
following telegram to Chief OF police
Leonard OF Hot Springs:
| Hold sam schepps pending my
arrival at Hot Springs
| The Rubin mentioned IN thu first ts,.