Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-12
SULLIVAN TELLS ON BECKER
Sixth Man Under Arrest in Rosenthal
Case Gives Up.
DEPOSITS IN BANKS LOCATED
tenant Turned over Two-Thfrds
of His Receipts to Those
Higher Up.

NEW YORK, Aug. l1l-"Jack" Sullivan,
who Is under arrest In connection with
the murder of Herman Rosenthals prom.
ised today that he would 20 to District
Attorney Whitman's office Monday. end
tell all he knew about the alleged en-
,,inectipn of Police Lieutenant Becker with
the murder. Sullivan made this agree.
ment with Assistant District Attorney
Smith. Though unwilling to tell his full
story until he had seen Mr.. Whitman, who
is out of town over Sunday. sullivan
said to Mr. Smith that he had seen
Becker in conversation with Jack. Rose
and "Bridgie' Webber few hours after
the murder. 50
This corroborates the stories of other
witnesses indicating close relations be-
tween Becker and the men involved in the
murder plot. Sullivan denied, however,
knowing positively anything about the
plans to do away with Rosenthal, and
also denied that he had driven away In
the gray automobile In which the mur-
derers escaped.
Sullivan makes the sixth of the nine
men under arrest for the murder who
have 'squealed" and the effect of the
addition Of another recruit. upon Po-
lice Lieutenant Becker, who still main
tains that he has nothing to confess will
be watched with interest by the prosecu-
ton.
Efforts Of representatives Of District
Attorney Whitman to trace Becker's bank
deposits resulted today In locating five
more banks in which accounts we're le-
corded In the names OF Becker and his
wife, representing altogether deposits Of
more than $4,000. All the deposits were
made, it was learned, within the last
eight months. In one bank, Becker was
credited with $4,000. 1t was also learned
by the investigators that two police In
spectors had made recent deposits total
ling together s75,0Oo Evidence against
one Of these inspectors is in the hands
of the district attorney, who will seek
his indictment when the graft feature
of the case is taken up by the grand
jury. +t. -.
Information charging that Becker
turned over to those higher up more
of his alleged graft, collections than he
kept himself was obtained by Assistant
District Attorney Smith today. Becker's
receipts, according TO this evidence,
amounted to about $1,000 a month. but
of this $4,000 went to the so-called ''sys-
tenn"
Jack" Rose, 1t was learned today, has
received absolute Immunity. 1t became
known that when Rose confessed before
the grand jury a stipulation granting him
his freedom as soon as he has completed
bis testimony at the trial Of the case vas
signed by the district attorney and Judge
Mulqueen, with the approval of the grand
Jury.
Rose Is now in penitent mood, ac-
cordlng to his lawyers and is anxious to
reform. He plans as SOON as he Is re-
leased to leave the country, with his
wife and their two children and begin
lie over.
Sam Schepps Arrested.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Aug. l0-sam
ScneppS, wanted IN view 1oih III cohhee-
ton with the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai, is under arrest In this city tonight.
He is guarded by an officer. who. 1t Is
reported, is holding him pending the ar
rival Of advices from the district attor-
neys office In New York. Schepps is
reported to have made the statement
that he would 60 back to New York with
out a requisition. The arrest was made
through detective agency.