The Washington times., 1912-08-13
DETECTIVES RACING
CROSS COUNTRY TO
GET SAM SCHEPPS
District Attorney and Police
Department Rush Men to
Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Aug. IA
cross-country race is on between New
York city and Hot Springs for the
physical possession Of Sam Schepps
.,anted there for completely in the
murder of Herman Rosenthal This
is plainly indicated by the receipt OF
messages from the rival forces and
by the strategic positions they have
taken.
The New York police want schepps
That fact cannot longer be denied.
District Attorney whitman wants
Schepps. He Is, too positive in his
demands that Schepps be held only
subject to his orders, for that to be
gainsaid.
That they are acting separately and
Independently of the other Is shown
by requests from each that Schepps
shall be held exclusively for them.
To add to the excitement, Bernard
Sander, counsel for Schepps, wired
from New York last night that he
too, is speeding West as fast as a
railroad can carry him. He instructed
Schepps under no circumstances shall
he discuss the case with a oisLrict at
torney or otherwise until he tSandIer)
arrives In Hot Springs.
Whitman has three men on the way.
Two left New York hurriedly Sunday.
The other was sent away the same day,
but around by Albany for a requisition.
The two men from the district attor-
ney's office took the short route. They
will be here today. The other man will
arrive twelve hours later.
Dougherty Sends Man.
Police Commissioner Dougherty has
sent q man after Schepps. He may be
accompanied by a squad of Others but
Mr. Dougherty only names one. 1t Is
the belief here that Dougherty is rush-
ing his men with all speed, and that
he wants to take Schepps before he car
be turned over to any other officers
Mayor Tom Petit, Chief of Police
Leonard. Postmaster johnson, who
made the arrest, and all the parties who
nave anything to do with the matter
Whitman shall have the prisoner
Il have never seen the man l am
afraid of. face to face" said schepps
last night He had read a published
statement staten neI that he was terrorized by the
without sufficient guard and being
killed by an agent of the police.
u know the line of murderers in New
York as we'll as any man. They are
not going to get me. I admit they are
tough enough. There are instances wher
fhey called a man to the door from his
VIE and shot him down like a dog
But they won't find Schepps off watch.
Does Not Expect Trouble.
why. If 1 wanted to insist on it.
could have a gat (meaning a pistol
slipped to me before I go on the train
II may find that there are friends
along the road. But don't want any
thing like that. I don't expect trouble
because I believe that Mr.. Whitman
would not rush me into danger.
Il believe that the men he sends will
co their duty. All I have to fear /.
being turned over to enemies. If tn,
men we start to New York with are
true agents Of Whitman. there will b'
no trouble"
schepps does not believe Doushert,
is in good faith even in the disposition
TO help the situation in New York
much less to reach out and try and
bring in the men who might have got
ten away.
The strain Schepps is undergoing IL
II guess there will be a terrible
crowd in New York when I arrive" ht
said. II hope they will arrange to ge
around the crowd. We ought to bt
come point about 100 miles out and ge
either into the Tombs or into Mr.. Whit
mans office without being identified b,
the crowd. would rather go direc
to Mr.. Whitman's office than to tn,
Tombs, though do want to see Ros,
Whitman will permit me to do that"
The one difficult feat when Whitman.
men arrive will be to convince Schepp.
that they. are the right ones. Schepp.
sfgnated in dispatches here as beinl
sent from Whitman's office,