The Washington times., 1912-08-19
WHIT MAN IGNORES
POLICE DEMAND TO
GIVE Up SCHEPPS
Paymaster Rushed to West
Side Prison on Reach
ing New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-When Sam
Schepps. gangster and alleged paymas-
ter of the assasslns of Gambler Her
man Rosenthal. arrived in New York
today from Hot Springs. Ark, he was
accompanied by District Attorney Whit
man, Assistant Rubin, and several
county detectives, working for the dis
trict attorney. and 1t was only by a
swift rush through Grand Central sta
man Rosenthal, arrived In New York
police from selling the prisoner.
Central Office men headed by Detec-
tive Barney Deitsch and a squad Of
policemen under Captain Gillen, of the
East Fifty-frst street station. were on
hand to meet the train. and Deitsch at
once demanded Schepps. Whitman paid
no attention to the demand, but with
out parley had his men rush Schepps
through the station and into waiting
taNicab.
Hustled To Prison.
TO the West Side prison, quick"
shouted Whitman, and Schepps and the
district attorneys detectives were
whirled away.
Deitsch made a half-hearted effort to
stop the taxicab, but II sped away.
Don't you fellows butt in," warned
County Detective Althomas, sticking
his head out of a cab window.
Schepps was taken to the West Side
prison where Rose, Webber, and Vallon
were quartered. Whitman went to his
office to arrange for Schepps' appear
ance before the grand jury and the CEN
trail office men returned to headquarters
to tell their chiefs about II.
Il am satisfied. Schepps has told me
his story. II was enough to clear up
several vital points
This statement was made by whitman
after he had held a conference of thirty
minutes with Schepps.
Roses Story Corroborated.
Asked If Schepps corroborated Jack
Roses confession. Mr.. Whitman said:
Yes, Schepps confirmed. so far as l
have gone with him. He corroborated
the statement that he had gone to
Harry Poilock's home (where Rose was
hidden Immediately following the shoot
ing) for Lieutenant Becker. He would
not admit that he paid the murderers
was not on the scene of the murder. He
did say, though, that be had ridden in
the murder automobile lSed by the
assasstns to escapS earlier in the even
ing. He told me he went to Pollock's
home with Rose to gee Becker. Further
than that l did not question him.
Schepps is q talker, and loves to tell
stories, so I've got to separate the
wheat from the chaff.'
At the West Side police court ScheppS
was arraigned before Magistrate House
as vagrant Attorney Sander for
Schepps asked that tie case be con-
tinued forty eight hours, but later ne
consented to a weeks postponemerI
upon request of District Attorney Whit
man.
Accordingly Magistrate House con-
ttnued the hearing until August 26, and
Schepps was taken to a cell.
Silent On Graft Story.
Mr.. Whitman was asked about a pub
lished story which charged that a civil
ian employed in the police department
received S75, 600 graft money,
The district attorney said he had been
out of touch with his officers since Sat
urday, having been in Manchester, and
could not make no definite statement on
that point
When the postponed arraignment of
Lieutenant Becker came up again today
before Judge Grain, Becker's attorney
called up the defendants motion that he
be allowed to inspect the grand jury
notes. This demand was based on pub
lished reports that there was dissepsion
In the grand jury. District Attorney
Whitman being busy with Sam Schepps,
an assistant asked that the hearing go
over until tomorrow. Becker's formal
pleading will be heard Wednesday.