The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-20


 mony here relative to the Rosentnal murder case in New York will be taken will probably go to it's work Saturday morning. Judge c. Floyd Huff yes terday received message that his commission had been mailed by spe- .cial letter from New York yesterday morning. That letter will reach shis city probably tonight and not later than the first mails Saturday morning.
 In the event the commission reach es here Saturday morning the com mission will sit, it is presumed. imme- diately afterward, as Judge Fluff has assured District Attorney Whitman that he would hold the commission al the earliest moment, and convenience the district attorney, and all others concerned, as much as possible.
 District Attorney Whitman while being away is forced to keep in touch with affairs in New York, where de velopments come thick and fast, ant realizes that he is at decided dis advantage in the case in hasing tt remain here longer than necessary So, with the added assurance non Judge Huff that~a night session will be granted if that will help the case the commission will probably get through Saturday.
 The most important development in the case Of yesterday was the arrival of Attorney J. w. Hart, Of New York. MT. Hart is counsel for Becker, the accused New York police lieutenant. immediately after arrival here Mir. Hart took np his work and held an audience with w. B. Bat" Masterson of New York, who has been here sey- eral days
 Attorney L, E. Sawyer has been call ed in as local counsel with MT. Hart. and will help him in the hearing that is to be held here Saturday.
 HoweIl's Significant Statement.
 The case of District Attorney Whit man was materially strengthened here last night, when Captain Of Police George Howell was called in for con sultation. Counsel for Becker wanted to interview witnesses, as they have a right to do.
 Howell was asked the direct ques- ton; Didn't Schepps tell you that Becker did not have anything to do with the killing of Rosenthal?7
 Howell answered cOunsel:
 No, Schepps did not, but Schepps did tell me that Becker told them that if they did not kill Rosenthal. he tBecker) would kill him (Rosenthal).1
 That is the direct connection be- tween Becker ahd the New York gun men that District Attorney Whitman had received, 1t is stated, and the confirmation had already been made to District Attorney Whitman by Howell, and the further confirmation that Howell gave counsel for the other side last night, practically adds Howell to the most important witnesses in the trial of the case in New York. How ell gave the statement to party oi newspaper men last night after his audience with counsel for Becker.
 District Attorney Whitman last night stated that he would ask MT Howell to appear as a witness in the case in New York. The district at torney realizes that he can not re- quire the attendance of Howell. but of such great importance Is the ev- idence that he will urge his attend ance
 Captain Howell stated last night that he did not know positively what his answer would be. If he were urged to appear in New York as a witness, but that he would consider the sub ject.
 Attorney Hart and Masterson had q conference with Douglas Hotehlziss. of the Sentinel-Record, also yester. day. The statements made by Scheops to Hotchkiss. and in which Schepps was quoted, were substantiated by Hotchkiss.
 Mir Hart stated yesterday that it was not his purpose here to show any direct statements attributed to Schepps as exculpating Becker, but to show from some of the many state ments made by Schepps that Becker was practically exculpated through such statements.
 The defense desires to show an entirely different motive for the kill | ing of Rosenthal than the police want cd him killed before he could become a squealer." and that motive. t seems is in manner supported by statements made here that Rosenthal was poaeher' of women H'lio be.