The pioneer express., 1912-08-16

! AGREES z / ! ]! TO lBE SILENT i.


& Hot Springs. Ark. Aug. Il. II DO not
believe all that you read In the news
papers about me. l. have probably
talked too much. but have not said
one-half Of what has been printed
said Sam Sleeps. held here for COM
plicity in the murder Of Herman Ros-
enthal.
Tho prisoner received telegram
from his lawyer IN New York urg.
Ing him to maintain silence. This,
message apparently has had its effect
and he has had little to say. No formal
charge hangs over schepps n Arkan-
sas. He submitted to arrest and de.
tention on the Information Of oficers
who represented to him that they
must hold him for the New York au.
thorities.
Sunday the prisoner said he was 60.
Ing to tell his entire story to District
Attorney Whitman and so announced.
and authorized that the district attor.
ney be notified Of his intention.
But that was Sunday. Now after
impatient waiting It 10 apparent
schepps fears representatives Of the
New York police department may be
on the scene before representatives
OF the district, attorney. That schspps
does not want to be turned over to
the police authorities is evident.
1t seems certain schepps will tight
any effort the New York police might
make to take possession Of him. Un-
der constant guard since his arrest,
he has talked little except to the on
GERS who have been with him and. in
these conversations has discussed gen.
eralities.
schepps is in mortal fear Of agents
Of the New York police department
and is nervous when in the presence
of strangers. After his arrest Satur-
day, he was held incommunicado until
Sunday and then only a few persons
were allowed to see him. Visiting
Newspaper men found themselves try
ing to interview him in the presence
and under the influence Of those whom
he regards not only as his guards, but
saviors from possible foes.
Acting Mayor Petit announced that
he had just received a message from
District Attorney Whitman of New
York stating. that the latter's officers
would arrive. Schepps will not be
turned over to any one except Q rep
resentative Of Mr.. Whitman.
Held 40 Material Witness.
New York.-Sam schepps. alleged
"paymaster Of the murder crew" that
killed Herman Rosenthal. is to be held
on his arrival here from Hot Spring.
Ark. where he was arrested Saturday
as material witness and not as one
of the accomplices. 1t was stated by
District Attorney Whitman. This form
Of immunity is conditional, however,
upon Schepps' willingness to corrobo-
rate the stories of Jack Rose and
"Bridgie" Webber, charging that 20.
lice Lieutenant Charles Becker was
the instigater Of the murder. Mr..
Whitman does not believe schepps
took any part in carrying out the mur-
der plot, but he does think he had
knowledge Of what was going on and
would be able to add links to the
chain Of evidence against Becker that
would help materially in the police Of.
dcers convention. Neither Rose nor
Webber has implicated Schepps in
their confessions farther than to say
that he acted as paymaster Of the muir
derers and acted alb general handy
man" after the murder, while Rose
was in hiding. schepps new Beck.
or. they said. and heard him give
some Of the alleged orders TO get"
Rosenthal but was not entrusted with
executing them. What Schepps heard
is what the district attorney would
like to hear also.
Bernard Sander, schepps' attorney.
is anxious that schepps should tell
his story to no one but Mr.. Whitman.
telegraphed schepps. Not to talk.
and received from him . telesrapbic
reply promising ito obey Instructions
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