Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-12
SCHEPPS TALKS.
OF KILLING SELF.
Says He Fears N. Y. Police
Will Assassinats Him.

nervous wreck. He breads the return
to New York, he says, because he
thinks the police or their agents will
kill him. He repeatedly has threaten
ed suicide.
Schepps was started on his way to
jail by Postmaster Fred E. Johnson
Immediately after he had received a
letter at the p~ostofice from Jack Rose,
In which Rose pleaded with him to re-
turn to New York and make a full
confession to District Attorney Whit
man.
After Postmaster Johnson had ques-
toned Schepps, George Howell, cap
tain Of police, was called and Schepps
was formally delivered to his custody.
Schepps was downcast after his ar
rest.
you look like you'd shoot a man IL
he attempted to rum" said Schepps to
Captain Howell.
II would" answered Howell, land 1
can hit a jackrabbit as far as 1 can
see."
"Well," answered Schepps, prob
ably l will decide to run. 1 will think
it over. Between the police. the dis
trict attorney and the chair and a
| quick shot l might decide to take the
shot. If you shoot, shoot straight"
About to Post a Letter.
When taken into custody Schepps
was about to post a letter addressed
to Jack Rose" in which he said he
would change his address Immediately,
and unless he heard from Rose on GER
tain details he would not be here later
If emf for.
The letter follows:
Dear Friend Jack-Your letter forwarded
to me and contents noted. All l can say
is 1 am mighty sorry it has turned out
that way for you, dear old pal. How
ever, at this stage l can dispense with
sympathy, as it can't help any now. l
have read very little about the case so
far, and l can't bear to think of it any
more. What you ask of me l considered
very carefully and looked at 1t from all
sides and find 1 am In very bad regardless
OF the leniency you say Mr.. Whitman
holds out for US.
That you had a guilty knowledge of the
facts before its preparation is a fact from
your confession. So why do you want me
to corroborate a few lies-for instance,
such as that I paid the $1,000 to IL. L."
on Forty-siXth street and a few others
which l dare not mention. However,
Jack, my name is Sam, and l don't go
back on a pal such as you. If you had
trusted me with more of your confidence
this terrible state of affairs never might
have come to pass. But what is done
can't be undone.
L have no right to preach to you, and l
shan't. L am at present in poor health
and am all broke up with worry and sick
ness. However, if you decide to state
truthfully the entire state OF affairs and
what part you had in same l Will come
gladly for you, Jack, because you know
what l think of you. Yes, l have been
very sorry for it, and now to prove my
loyalty l must become a sQuealer.
Still l am willing. even at that cost, on
these conditions: That you will only ex-
pect me to tell the truth and nothing but
the truth OF else to write word for word
what you expect of me. Also l Will not be
able to see Mr.. WIS district attorney
representatives until after the 10Th Of Au-
gust. II the foregoing is satisfactory l
Will come, but you must send me a wire
to the effect before the 10Th. Then l Will
be ready to meet the man and go with
him to New York. He won't find me II l
don't get this wire.
I shall change my address today, but II
all Is O. X. l VIII meet on the 18th at the
Arlington hotel the man he will send.
Let me know his name in advance. l am
sick of being bounded and seeing my mug
in the papers. My best wishes to you and
may God help us all.
Rose Tells Of Electric Chair.
The letter which Jack Rose sent to
Schepps read as follows:
Dear SAM don't know what you have
heard or read. but it got down to a stage
where the electric chair stared us In the
face. The first man to try and get from
under was Becker. There were many peo-
pie who saw everything that night, and
the next day the district attorney knew
what part everybody played In the thing
and nobody could have got away.
l was deserted like a dog by Becker.
When l saw what the situation was l
opened up negotiations with the district
attorney, who offered me a sort of cover
that 1 cannot go into details by writing.
l insisted that the same protection given
me be extended to Harry, BRIDGE" and
you, to whicls-ke finally agreed. We are
all pleased with the arrangements, and
our worry has been to get you to come in,
to get the same benefits We got before 1t
Is too late.
Ny advice Is to let me send a represent
alive OF the district attorney to bring you
4 Jam WV NfA "ooho tiio ia
mailing you and putting you through a
third degree. Don't say a word to any
one. You know. Sam. that you have been
too loyal and dear friend Of mine to ask
you to do this If l wasn't positive that
you haven't a chance otherwise. Imme-
diately upon receipt of this wire me to
Louis house what you want to do.
JACK.
Schepps Closely Guarded.
The date Of Schepps' arrival In New
York will not be reyealed-not even to
the New York police department-but
it is supposed that he will leave here
under strong guard OF the district at
torney's detectives. Schepps probably
will make a clean breast Of the whole
matter, more to aid his pal Jack Rose
than to further the ends of Justice.
His confession. II he tells all he
claims to know, will bly, reveal
the whereabouts Of "Gyp the Blood"
{Harry Horowitz) and Lefty Louie"
the two remaining members OF the
gunner gang who fred the shots into
Rosenthal and who are still at large.
Driven to desperation through fear OF
capture Schepps almost collapsed when
arrested.
g" don't know what to do" said
Schepps. sit looks like either the
Dutch rOuta or suueaI. am not a