The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-17
Secret John Doe Inyestiga- tiOn Is Begun Before
 Justice Golf
PRISONERS WIVES
 HELD AS WITNESSES
District Attorney Whitman Will In- terview Informally Those Who Talked to Schepps While He Was Held in Hot Springs

New York. September 16.-A secret John Doe investigation of cireum stances surrounding the arrest sa,- urday night of "Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie." two of the four gun men who are alleged to have slain Her man Rosenthal. the gambler. was be gun today before Justice Golf The purpose of the investigation accord Ing to Acting District Attorney Moss. Is to determine whether the police sup pressed or destroyed any evidence. par ticularly letters. duplicating the two men in the murder and when and how the clues to their whereabouts were obtained
 Pleading to the murder indictments gainst the defendants was put oyer until Wednesday.
 Golf Questions Policemen
 Justice Golf called successively into his chambers Deputy Police Commis- sioner Dougherty, Sergeant Young. ].
 Dougherty's secretary, and Detectives Yunge. Myers. Cassasa and McKenna, all members of the police squad that ! took "Gyp" and Lefty" into custody. They were questioned by the justice and MT Moss. What they told was not
 revealed, but 1t was learned that Com
 missioner Dougherty turned over to Justice Golf box containing papers. memoranda and other documents found in the Runmen's flat, which MT Moss said tonight had furnished the prose- cutlon some evidence of importance. Included in this evidence, MT. Moss
 said, were clues by which he hoped 10 establish the identity of persons who supplied the gunmen with funds. 1t was reported today. however, that 40 letters containing discriminating refer ences to the Rosenthal murder had been found in the flat. and. although Deputy Commissioner Dougherty indignantly declared tonight ne purposed to have the truth or falsity of the report legal Iy established before the justice.
 Another matter which the prosecutor
 said was being Investigated was whether the police examined the two gunmen and their wives at any time before the arrival of Mir. Moss at po- lice headquarters Saturday night. Tn this connection the district attorney has learned that contrary to the story told by the police that they burst into" the apartment. there were no signs on the door of the gunmen's flat that force had been used
 Wives Contradict Themselves
 The two young wives of the prison- CTS, who today were held in s2500 ball as material witnesses. involved them selves in contradictions, MT. Moss said tonight. when he questioned them sep arately as to what they knew of the murder.
 Max Kahn. who also was held as n material witness today. may face a serious charge, MT. Moss said further. Kahn was identified In court today by Krese, the waiter who has made sev- eraI other important identifcatIons, as having been near the Hotel Metropole at the time of the murder. The prose- cutor indicated that he would lay be- fore the grand jury on Thursday evl- dence bearing upon kahn's conduct from the date of the murder to tho date of his arrest
 John F. Mcintyre. counsel for Polics Lieutenant Charles Becker, one of the seven murder defendants. expects to leave for Hot Springs. Ark. tomorrow to apear for his client before the com To appear for his client before the com mony of persons who talked to Sam schepps. states witness In the case. Informal Interviews Hot Springs. Ark. September 16.-- District Attorney Whitman of New York, who arrived here today with Assistant District Attorney Rubin. an- nounced tonight that he would Inter view various persons who talked with Sam Schepps while he was detained here as witness in connection with the killing of Herman Rosenthal tomorrow. These interviews will be informal, | but will preface efforts to be made before c. Floyd Huff a Hot Springs | notary, named as special commissioner | They are to be examined before Mir Huff, after approval and forwarding here of interrogatories submitted un- | der the ruling of Justice Bischon of New York permitting the examinations John F. Mcintyre, counsel for Po- lice Lieutenant Becker. Is expected to arrive Wednesday
 Mr. Whitman late tonight, after talking to Douglas Hotchkiss and ] l.. WadleH, Jr local newsraper editors, expressed the opinion that efforts to discredit the testl- mony of Shepps as witness for tho state +, the prosecution of Police Lieutenant
 Becker would fail 'I am perfectly satis- jed" he declared. that Schepps while