Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-16
SCHEPPS WILL BE
 STAR WITNESS Grand Jury Adjourns Until Murder Paymaster Ar rives in New York.
WHITMAN SURPRISED
Conflicting Testimony Before lnquisi. tOrial Body Said to Be Chief
 Cause of Recess.

New York, Aug. 15.-Sam Schepps, paymaster of the gang which mur- dered Herman Rosenthal, loomed up today as the star figure in the grand jury investigation of the killing of the gambler. Sehepps is on his way heer from Hot Springs, Ark, and the grand jury postponed the returning of any indictments agains2 the al leged murderers until Schepps ar rives. The inqusitorial body ad- journed until next Tuesday morning much to the surprise of District At torney Whitman, who last night de- clared he had complete case against the eight men for whom he expected indictments. Conflict ,ng stories told before the grand jury also helped to halt the investigation. Everything was in readiness to return indlct- ments against e ght men and one supersedeas bill agaist Police Lieu lClldH( bCChCI WHcH Di luSSS " Sbbei 'A3aldy Jack Rose and Harry Vallon gave contradictory evidence. This action of the men who already had confessed sufficiently to cause the !n- dictment of the police official was in direct line with the exclusive story of the International News Service Ilast n ght that The system had Warn- led the three witnesses that if they testified against any one but Becker they would be killed as soon as re- leased. They were informed that the system had decided to sacrifice Beck CT but that nothing must be revealed about the police inspectors and the c williams who fed the underworld with graft with him.
 Accordingly, Rose, who swore that Jack Sullivan carried to the assassins the message that Rosenthal was in the Metropole was flatly contradicted by Webber who told the grand jury that he himself carried the message Rose, Webber and Vallon have been granted immunity and had shouldered the respons bility fer the entire crime without liability to prosecution. In view of this contradictory evidence and the belief that Schepps can clear up the entire situation the grand jury refused to return the Indictments and started to await the coming of tne murder paymaster from Hot Springs.
 Gangsters of the East Side, aided by gamblers and dive keepers in other sections of the underworld are preparing to raise a fund ol $500 OO0 for the defense of the sus- poets A plan is said to be on foot to hold up and rob some of the big East s de Saturday balls to add 70 this fund. The rank and fife of the police department has refused 10 contribute to proposed defense fund for Becker.
 Harry Horowitz, better known as "Gyp, The Blood" and Lefty Louie Rosenweig, two of the men wanted are reported in the Tenderloin to be on their way to Europe. A tip re- ceived by the police, however, indi- cates that Lefty Louie at least had been in Erie and left there for Gin cinnati. It is hinted in the Under. world that both men will return after the fund for their defense has beer raised. Police Commissioner Wal1o who has been ardently supported by the mayor, is reported as on tho point of open rupture with that of ficial over the developments of th graft investigation. Mayor Gayno today at last admitted that there i' graft in the police department. Il letter to corporations Counsel Wat son, his services were rejected D. the aldermanic Investigating com mittee, the Mayor said: "There ha been deep seated grating in the DO lice department for 40 years. have been working with the commis
 sioners to do away with it and w have, to very large extent sue ceeded."
 Schepps, the much wanted witness is still sort of mystery to, the Dis !tr:ct Attorney who does not know