The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-13
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHITMAN SAYS HE WILL BE HELD FOR
 THIS PURPOSE.
EXPECTED TO TELL IT Att
Whitman Thinks lie Heard Becker's Order to "Get Rosenthaiy-Ex- pected to Arrive in New York
 Next Thursday.

New York, Aug 12.-sam Sche2ps. alleged ''paymaster of the murder crew" that killed Herman RosenthaI. is to be held on his arrival here from Hot Springs, Ark, where he was arr rested Saturday, as material witt ness and not as one of the accom- plices, if was stated by District At torney Whitman tonight This form of immunity Is conditional, however. upon Schepps' willingness to corrob- crate the stories of Jack Rose and
 "Bridgie" Webber, charging that Po-
 lice Lieutenant Charles Becker was
 the instigator of the murder.
 MT. Whitman does not believe
 Schepps took any part in carrying out the murder plot, but he thinks is
 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 officers conviction.
 | Neither Rose nor Webher has i'm lplleated Schepps in their confession, further than to say he acted as pay master of the murderers and acted as general handy man. after the mur-
 der while Rose was in hiding. Sche2ps knew Becker, they said; they 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.
 The fugitive is expected iii New York Thursday in the custody of As sistant District Attorney R. C. Rubin and Detectives Stewart and Thomas. whom the district attorney sent to riot Springs today to bring him back. Mir Whitman telegrahed Acting May or Petit of Hot Springs today that tliese representatives were coming and requested that schepps, who fears the New York police, be turned over to no other authority
 Bernard Sander, Scnepps attorney. anxious that Schepps should tell his story to no one but Mir. Whitman. schepps yesterday mot -o talk" and today received from him , reply promising to obey instruc- Lions.p
 Meanwhile, the district attorney, who returned from his weekend stay ar Manchester Vt, today, has un- more interesting facts about Police Lieutenant Becker, whose at titude continues to be one of silen. defiance. The latest revelation is the fact that Becker has since last De cember rented a saft deposit vault for the deposit of securities.
 He regarded the fact of it's existence of so much importance that for sey- eral days he has hal detectives guard to see that the contents of the vault are not withdrawn Any one to open the box will be haled before the prosecutor as a wit ness in the case and asked to explain the reason for wishing to do so.
 Jack Sullivan. who promised to tell his story to Mir Whitman. failed to- day to keep his pledge. Whether a visit from his counsel had anything to do with his sudden change of heart could not be learned MT. Whitman said tonight however. that he was not about Sullivan.
 The prosecutor tomorrow will ask from the grand jury a blanket indict- ment against six and possibly seven men. They will include Becker. Will liam Shapiro, owner of the murder car" and the cars alleged crew. "Gyp the Blood. and his three com panions. Before the indictments are drawn. however. he expects to have before the jury as witnesses Rose. Webher and Vallon. Richard C. Bar ton. the notary, who witnessed the famous Rosenthal affidavit. whlch Rose says Becker forced from him IS