The Irish standard., 1912-08-24
WHITMAN CHARGE
CARELESSNESS
OFFERS $4,000 REWARD FOR THE
CAPTURE OF TWO REMAIN.
ING GANGSTERS.
sCHLEPPs TELLS MUCH
informs Jury Detectives Refused to
Arrest Hm-Gives Further
Details Involving
Becker.

New York, Aug. 22.-Charglng that
some members" of the New York
police department knowingly permit
ted the escape Of "Gyp the Blood"
and Lefty Louie" the missing gang
sters, indicted for the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal, District Attorney
Whitman announced the offer of re-
ward of $4,000 for the capture of the
fugitives.
The prosecutor in a formal state
ment said:
Il am now in position to offer q
reward of $4,000 for the apprehension
of Louis Rosenberg, or Rosenweig,
alias Lefty Louie and Harry Horo-
WITT, alias 'Gyp the Blood or $4,000
for the apprehension of either. This
reward is not offered to any member
Of the police department of New York
or anybody in the employ of the police
department and will not be paid any
such member or to the police depart
ment's employees.
"1n taking this position I am actu-
ated by no feeling Of unkindness to-
ward the police department., but 1t
is my belief that if proper police work
had been done, these men would now
be in custody. The city of New York
is paying millions of dollars annually
to the police department, whose duty it
is to detect crime and apprehend
criminals and I cannot escape the con-
clusion that some members of the po-
lice department have known, if they do
not now know, the whereabouts OF
these murderers.
Citizens Put Up Reward.
The generosity of private citizens
made it possible for the district attor-
ney to offer the reward. Circulars
| describing the two men will be sent
| broadcast throughout the country
The district attorneys Office Is not
provided with funds for this purpose
and the prosecutor had more than once
expressed his surprise that no reward
for the capture OF these two men had
been offered.
One Of the district attorneys rea
sons for suspecting that the police
have allowed the two to escape was
indicated when it BECAME known thai
Sam Schepps, in his testimony before
the grand jury Tuesday, said tha
three detectives from New York 10
lice headquarters had recognized hin
while he was hiding in Fallsburg. N
Y, and had deliberately allowed hin
to escape. These detectives were
three of five sent to the region to fine
him and arrest him for the charge OF
murder which the police have made
against him.
Schepps told the jury, it is under
stood, that he and detectives knew
each other WE'LL and that they had &C
copied his facetious declaration that
he was "Mr. Smith" with MOCK
apologies for disturbing him.
Further details of Schepps testf
mony involving Police Lieutenant
Becker were learned. schepps. while
acting as a go-between for Rose ant
Becker, swore that he had frequently
stopped at the police lieutenant's
house and narrated conversations
which he had with Becker which the
district attorney believes points t,
Becker's alleged determination to &c,
rid of Rosenthal.
Becker, and six alleged tools indict
ed Teusday by the grand jury will BIZ
arralgned for pleading before Judge
Mulqueen and Immediately afterwart
the grand jury will reconvene to con
slider evidence involving two polio.
officers, members of Becker's "strons
arm" squad in the alleged "framin;
up" of Jack Zeilig, the gang leader
for carrying concealed weapon.
Gotham Police Stirred.
The news from Washington tina
VIM. ]. Flynn, chief of the New Yorl
division of the United States secre
service, was to assist the graft investi
cation Of the aldermanic committe,
caused sensation in police circle,
here. Flynn was for six months heat
Of the detective bureau, the positio,
now held by Deputy Commissions
Dougherty. His publicly stated reaso,
for resigEing was that his powers ha,
been c,lrtailed and his efforts to clos,
up gambling resorts had been inter
fered with. He declared there wer
several high police officials who wer
crooks and that when he had given eyj
dence Of their dishonesty to his supe
riors nothing had been done about il
Aerop!ane Makes Run.
Chicago, Aug. 22.-An efficient aero