The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-19
WHITMAN WITH SCHEPPS
 IN TOW DODCES POLICE AND ESCAPES IN TAxICAB
Squad of Central Office Men Make Half Hearted Attempt to Take Possession of Alleged Murder Paymas-
 -Whitman Says Chain Is Complete

New York, Aug. 19.--When Sam Scnepps. gangster and alleged pay master of the murderers of Herman Rosenth4l. arrived in New York. to- day, from Hot Springs, Ark, he was Accompanied by District Attorney Whitman, Assistant Attorney Rubin and several county detectives work ing for the district attorney and il was only byfa swift rush through the Grand Central Station that they pre- vented the New York police from seizing the prisoner.
 The central officemen, headed by Detective Barney Deitsch and squad of policemen under Captain Gillen, 0f the East 51st street district, were oe hand to meet the train and DeitSh demanded Schepps. Whitman paid no attention to the demand but had his men rush Schepps through the sta ton and into a waiting taxicab. '"To the West Side Prison, quick, $ shouted Whitman. and Schepps and the district attorneys detectives were whirIed away. sDeitsh made a half hearted effort to stop the taxicab but it sped away.
 Don't you fellows butt in,'' said County Detective Al Thomas, stick ing his head out of a window.
 Schepps was taken to the West Side Prison where Rose. Webber and Val lon were quartered. Whitman wen to his office to arrange for Schepps appearance before the grand jury and the central office men returned tC headquarters to tell their chiefs abou, it.
 2 When the postponed arraignment oa Lieut.. Becker came up again, today
  called up the defendants motion thai he be allowed to inspect the grand jury notes. This demand was based on published reports that there wsx dissention of the grand jury. Dis trict Attorney Whitman being busy with Sam Schepps, an assistant asked that the hearing go over until tomor- row. Becker's formal pleading will be heard Wednesday.
 Schepps was committed to the West Side Prison on a charge of va grancy by agreement between Whit
 man and Sander, Schepps' attorney His hearing was set for a week from today. Aug. 26.
 Schepps' comment after an hours talk with the district attorney. I got more information from Schepps than I expected,'' said Whitman. "He has corroborated Rose and Webber. The chain is now complete.
 New York. Aug. 19-The expected arrival today of Sam Schepps, accom- panied by District Attorney Whitman and his assistant detectives who went to Hot Springs after the wanted gam bier, indicated that the Rosenthal grand jury would return it's murder indictments early this week, and would then go after the higher up' ;v, fIao rroIioA- fl ahar
 The district attorney expected to get from Schepps information that would complete the chain of evidence against the men held and hunted for the as- sassination of Gambler Herman Ro- senthal, evidence which, placed before indictments that were held up. last week, because the investigators de- manded to hear Schepps' story.
 Reports that gamblers gathered at Albany as we'll as Buffalo to intercept Schepps and that the New York men planned to get possession of the pris- oner had not been verified today. Bulletins from the west side prison say that Jack Rose. Bridgie Webber and Harry Vallon were making con fessions, writing books, drawing pie lures and being interviewed by news papers and that the trio were getting fat.
 bulIetlHS 1TOHL lAC IOHIUS' dOWCNo' say that Lieutenant Becker, indicted in connection with the murder, was getting thin, ate little and refused to converse.
 Albany, Aug. 19.-Detectives with Sam Schepps in charge, reached here at daylight. Just before o'clock, the party strolled down Broadway to the Stanwich Hall where the district attorney with an assistant, H. Fl. Steinberg, registered at midnight. Schepps was cheerful and shook