Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-13
Witness But
 Not ACCompIiCe
SAM scHEPPs TO BE HELD FoP
 WHAT HE CAN TELL.
BLANKET INDICTMENT
To Be Asked for Covering Six or Sew en-New Facts About EseEoers Stream of Money.

New York, Aug. 12.-Sam Schepps. 'paymaster of the murder crew. that killed Herman Rosenthal. is to be held on his arrival here from Hot Springs, Ark, where he was arrested Saturday as a material witness and not as one of the accomplices, 1t was stated by District Attorney Whitman tonight This form of immunity is conditional, however, upon Schepps willingness tD corroborate the stories of Jack Rose and "Bridgie' Webber charging that Police Lieutenant Charles Becker was the instigator of the murder.
 Knew What Was Going On.
 Mir Whitman does not believe that Schepps took any part in carrying out the murder plot but he does think that he 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 to- ward the police officers conviction. The fugitive Is expected In New York on Thursday in the custody of Assistant District Attorney Rubin and Detectives Stewart and Thomas. whom the district attorney sent to Hot i Springs today to bring him back. Mir. Whitman telegraphed to Mayor Patti of Hot Springs today that these rep resentatives were coming and requc st- ed that Schepps, who fears the New York police, be turned over to no eth CT authority.
 Becker's Safe Deposit Vault.
 Meanwhile the district attorney, who returned from his weekend at Man chester, Vt, today. has unearthed more interesting facts about Police Lieutenant Becker, whose attitude con tinuas to be one of silence and def ance. The latest revelation is the fact that Becker has since last De smber rented 8 safe deposit vault for the deposit of securities.
 The prosecutor has at present nc legal right to order the vault opened but he regarded the facts of its exist ence of such importance in connec- ton with the allegations that Beck CT had grown rich out of gambling graft, that for several days he has had detectives on guard to see that the contents of the vault are not with drawn. Anyone attempting to oper the box win be haled before the pros ecutor as a witness and asked to ex- plain the reason for wishing to do SD Lieutenant's Wife Withdraws Money
 Becker's wife has within the las ten days. the district attorney hal learned, withdrawn s3,000 out of tn, S25,000 to her husbands credit in va. rious New York banks.
 Asking Blanket Indictment
 The public prosecutor will tomorrow ask from the grand jury a blanket in. dictment against six and possibly seven men. They will include Becker William Shapiro, owner of the 'as sassination car," and the cars alleget crew, ''Gyp the Blood" and his thre, Fthug companions. Before the irldict ments are drawn. however, he expect! to have before the jury as witnesses the west side prison trio, Rose. Web Der and VaIlon; Richard c. Barter, th, notary who witnessed the famous Ro sentha ] affidavit which Rose say Becker forced from him as the prlc, of police protection from arrest; San Paul, the east side gangster and al legged proprietor of disorderiy houses Max Hochstefn, proprietor of a noto rfous hotel; and Martin Engel a pro fessfonal bondsman and Tenderloii character. The last named trio ar to be questioned about police black mail upon dfsorderly houses an, Becl1ers alleged profits from this forn of graft.
 Aldermane Investigation.
 Emory R. Bucl5ner. formerly a west ern lawyer. and now assistant prose cutor under MT. Whitman, was todd. appointed counsel of the aldermani committee which plans to conduct sweeping investigation of police graf MT. Buokner, who is 8 years old. wa. the choice of the anti Tammany mem bers of the committee and win resigl his position as assistant district al torney on September 1.
 sohepps Keeping Silent. Hot Springs. Ark, Aug. ED l not believe all that you read in th newspapers about me. I have prob ably talked too much, but I have no said one-half of what has been print
 ed" said Sam Schepps, held here fo comphcity in the murder of Herma Rosenthal, tonight. The prisoner re celved a telegram today from his law yer in New York urging him to main tain silence. This message apparent l ly has had its effect and he has ha , little to say.
 In Terror of Police, l schepps is in mortal fear of agent ) of the New York police depsrtmer Z and Is nervous when in the presenc i of strangers. After his arrest SatlIr day he was held incommunicado unt $ Sunday and then only few person
 were allowed to see him. Today visi,
 ing newspaper men found themselve l trying to interview him in the pres 3 ence and under the influence of thos } whom he regards not only as hl r guards but as saviours from possib s foes.
 When an Associated Press represer
 tative was admitted to the rooms
 the hotel where he is detained an asked if he was Schepps. the prisor Q CT replied; T wish to God was any , one or anything else
 Representatives of the New Ynr , police department failed to arrive bel ? tonight to attempt to take in custos
 Sam Schepps. The next train is d
 tomorrow morning.