The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-21
Jack Zelig Supports Roses Story of the Murder
 of ROsenthal
.SCHEPPS APPEARS
 BEFORE GRAND JURY
Claim Becker Was InstigatOr of the Murder-More Bank Deposits of the Accused Man Are
 Brought to Light

New York August 20.--on evidence un- expectedly strengthened by the testi- mony of sam Schepps and Jack" zelig, the Eastside gang leader the grand jury today reindicted Police Lieutenant | Charles Becker for the murder of Her man Rosenthal and handed down also the expected indictments against six of his alleged tools, the four gunmen &C., cused of actually doing the murder, and two who are alleged to have taken part in the plot They are ''Gyp the Blood aud Lefty Louie who still are at large: .Dagoo Frank Cirohci and 1 'Whitey'' Lewis now in the Tombs; Jack Sullivan, who Is alleged to have l given the 'murder signal and William | Shapiro, driver of the murder car.
 Sam Schepps, who was before the jury two hours did even more toward impli- eating Baker in the murder plot than | had been anticipated by District Attor- ney Whitman. who expected no more | than corrohoration of the story told | by Jack Rose.
 Zelig Supports Story 1 Jack Zelg alse supported Roses story, 1t was learned. Zelig told of happenings | alleged determination of Becker to get rid of Rosenthal and Schepps related 1 events after the murder which pointed 1 back to the police officers alleged prep arations to carry out his determina- | ton.
 Schepps told the jury il was learned that he acted as a go-between for Rose and Becker, while Rose was in hiding at the home of Harry Pollock He also repeated his conversations with Becker and Rose about the murder and 1t was this testimony which came as unexpected news The prosecutor believes this evil denee materially strengthens Rose story that Becker was instlgator of the mur- der.
 l Zelig's testimony was story of how Becker attempted to get him into his power and to take part in the murder plot All Zelig had to do with 1t, he said. was to recommend to Jack Rose gunmen who would do the job.
 Gun Was Planted"
 5IIow Becker framed him. on the charge of carrying concealed weapons WAS the gang leaders first chapter and in support of his charge that Becker's { men planted" gun on him, five Wit neses testified that zelig, when arrested in m Eastside restaurant had demanded that he be publicly searched. The de- mand was refused. Later Rose had come to him. Zelie. said. told him Becker want l ed Rosenthal put out of the way and would Zeig kindly furnish the men to | kill him. In return Becker would have the charge against him quashed. Zelig' 8 reply, he said. was that he would have | nothing to do with the murder himself, but he did suggest the names of men who would do the job.
 l The sum of Sl0000 was then put up with a surety company by Rose, Vallon and Webber, for a bail bond releasing Zelig which, according to the witness, he un- derstood was by orders from the police lieutenant.
 More Becker Deposits a
 More of Becker's bank deposits came to light today. On April 24 he deposited S2000 in the Bank for Savings, and on April % his wife deposited s200o in the Franklin Savings bank, bringing the total of the police officers deposits to the neighborhood of s90,O00
 Becker hired one Of his two safe de- posit vaults on November 24 1911. shortly | after he became the gambling squad head. | This was with the Madison Safe Deposit company, which today furnished the prosecutor with q record of the visits of l Becker and his wife to the vault. Mrs | Becker's last visit was on July 30, about a week after her husband was arrested l That the contents of the vault, reported | to be valuable securities, were removed then Is the fear of the prosecutor.
 Revived rumors that Becker was pre- pared to make confession were denied tonight by John F Mcintyre of his coun- l se Becker will not say word of any kind to anybody in connection with the case until he takes the witness stand In his own defense" said the lawyer
 Becker and his six co-defendants will be arraIgned for pleading to the mur- der charge tomorrow and on Thursday the grand iury will reconvene to take up the graft feature of the Rosenthal case.
 Schepps Before Jury
 San Schepps continued as the chief fiS- nre fin the Rosenthal conspiracy case to- day when he appeared before the grand jury to repeat the story he told District Attorney Whitman. in which he corrobo- iatec in many essential details the con fession of "Bald Jack" Rose. . This Implicated Police Lieutenant Beck er in the killing of the East side gambler. II was this story of Schepps that Mir. Whitman desired the grand jury to hes r before returning further indictments ln the Rosenthal case.
 Schcpps has told the district attorney that ne talked with Lieutenant Becker a few hours before Rosenthal was shot and T with others went out to get an affidavit <. from Dora Gilbert. Rosenfhal's divorced wife.
 Schepps then told of the ride up town the night of the killing; of the gathering of the clansmen with guns and how he and Rose waited for the news of Rosenthafs death.
 It was after the murder was com mitted that schepps played his most important role in the Rosenthal affair That was as go-between for Lieu tenant Becker and the panic stricken Rose. who was hiding in an uptown apartment house
 Schenps said he made several visits to Becker to consult with him as to what course Rose should pursue. Beck CT, he said. advised Rose to remain in hiding but Rose was thoroughly frightened and wanted to give him self up Several bank officials who have information regarding Lieutenant Becker's bank accounts were under subpoena to appear before the grand jury,
 
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 Milwaukee Wis. August 20--Tom s. Andrews. United States representative of Hugh Mcintosh. today received a cable