New-York tribune., 1912-08-15

a., srrinss. Ark, Aug. l4,-"Sam"
..ons alleged TO be the 'paymaster'
:, ,be gunmen who killed Herman Rosen-
,,, has consented TO return 10 New
vo-t with Assistant District Attorney
,n,,, and Detective Stewart and will
400 here at s:45 o'clock tomorrow morn
lr
Nr Rubin. accompanied by Stewart ar
n,sd here this afternoon, but they had
i. ~ difficulty in convincing Schepps
80, they were the properly designated
..,sons 10 take him In custody.
Bsfore Nj Rubin and the detective
,.,,hsd here schepps assured Thomas
p.,t,t the acting Mayor that he was
ruBng to 60 back TO New York with the
,.u who were 10 come for him. but when
s,y put IN their appearance Schepps ap-
,,,,r.d 10 have misgivings.
schspps had declared he knew Nj.
upan by sight and would gladly consent
4 !, rsturn with him. Mr.. Rubin and Stew
:, cot here little before noon and went
:, mce to the Hotel Marquette. \ few
,,,i,stes later Schepps was called into the
/ ,,on where the two men from New YORK
/ ,.-s awaiting him. Schepps pretended 20
Il !. soub;ful az 10 their identity. He went
/ rp to Rubin and glared at him, utterins
,s,bs Mr. Rubin smiled at the outbreak
M schspps seemingly was not saushed'
Rrhln said he and Stewart got away
,.om New York 80 hurriedly that they
ssd not taken the time TO get from DIS
|,5c. ATTORNEY Whitman the credentials
ibst schepps demanded, and for time II
Asmed that the New York men "Oulo
,,ye lot Of trouble in persuadlns the
r-isoner to go back with them
pretty Near to Missouri
This town is pretty near 10 Missouri
and YOU have got TO show me- sara
srhepps
yr Rubin was nonplussed. He mao III
~ nocket a letter from his brother ana
|hs label inside his coat bore ms hai.ie'
H., that did not satisfy the man LOT
.ho,, he had been sent. The attitude
|vaIntained by Schepps had us eneV'
,non Mr.. Petit also, and the ac'lhs
|u.vor said he would not consent 10 let
T.. missioner leave Hot Springs in the
...,odv NJ persons who had not peeh
roperly identihed. ... ..,ro
", Rubin insisted that Mr.. FettIt WIZ
l.. Mr. Whitman for a complete descrlp-
H., While the message was being sent
"a ,be answer received, Schepps spent
-,cb of his time swearing that ne "ouiu
=, go TO New York and that he ihtenueo
II, have freedom.
scbspps really had not been under d
,.,, since he was taken into CUSTODY at
|, ~ pos-office Saturday afternoon, pu'
|n, afternoon Postmaster trederlch
r,brso- 90, out a warrant charging MN ,
, Win belng a fugitive from justice anu
,.s the warrant as a last resort N case
|scbspps refused finally 10 recognize tne
suhorlty Of the men who had come 4oi
hin
II was thought for time that ScheppS
vas trying TO delay matters so thst Dei
rara Sander. a lawyer from New 1orK'
might have a chance to get here Ihis
afternoon. however. Schepps declared ne
did not know Sander at all He said that
\ might be that some Of his family IN
ysr York had hired the lawyer OUT they
bas not informed him and that he "ou'u
so know Sander when he saw hlHi'
|To-day schepps sent message 70 h'S
'hmily asking who Sander was and ne
got an answer conveying the Information
That the family had not hired the lawyer
and that they knew no more Of him than
did Schepps himself.
Il would bat the fellow in the eye II
he came around asking me any ques-
tons" said Schepps. y an going back
IA New York and the only person that
xll talk 10 is District Attorney Whit |
man"
To Waive Extradition?
Mr. Whitman's other representative. De-
|kuve Thomas. did not reach here till
|Ai5 o'clock tonight. EXtradition pro-
sdings were not necessary, for 5 soon
q schepps had been satisfied that Rubin
ss,l Stewart were the men who had
| one for him he expressed a willing
,.ss 10 go back without the usual legal
| Itrmalitjes. He had 20 see an accurate
1cription Of Rubin and Stewart none
b less. which Mr. Whitman sent by wire.
tiore he would believe they we're the
ssn VINO had come for him.
L would have been possible for Rubin
M Stewart TO have started North with
kaepps early this evening, but he made
Sections 10 going By way Of Memphis
u so the start was delayed until to-
serow, when they will leave here over
As Iron Mountain route.