The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-22

to me anything about the white slave
traffic, nor did I see the letters he is sup.
posed to have received from Rose and
the one he IL supposed to have mailed
to Rose. He told me lawyer in New
York by the name Of Sullivan advised
him to get out of the city and go a. far
as he could. and that he said he was of
for Hot Springs.
The witness was asked IN he had any
letters from Schepps and he replied be
had one. received n few days ago. in which
Schepps asked him TO investigate the
loss of u silk shirt. This letter was pro-
d,iced and attached To the official report
of the proceedings for the purpose of
being introduced in the trial az evidence
on Schepps's handwriting
"Sam Schepps made no statement TO
me that exc,ilpated or tended TO excul-
pate Becker in the murder OF Roscnthal,
nor did he M any time mention BcCker's
name to mo. testified Pettitt.
The Witness testimony during the
CROSS examination did not differ materially
from that in the direct examination.
At the conclusion of Pcttitt's eSamna-
ton, however Attorney Hart issued u
statement IN which NO expressed the con-
viction that the testimony was very I'M
portan' 10 the dorrucc.
Mr.. Whitman aud Attorney Hart. at the
conclusion rf Pcttitt's examination, en-
gagged IN another rather lively tilt when
manager Of the BuckstaT bath house.
where Schepps ba,hed while here and who
was the absent witness" placed on the
stand ahead of the witnesses named by the
court.
y object TO such proceedings, declared
District Attorney Whitman. This new
witness can he heard after tho regular
witnesses have all been examined. do
not wish to be discount eOus To the defence
| or deny them any right they are due,
but insist that the regular witnesses be
examined first.
"Your ideas of courtesy and mine differ
vastly retor,ed Attorney Hart. But
| he lost ont in this contention and the next
witness called was John l.. sullivan. a
| local newspaper man.
| Sullivan testified that Schepps did not
at anv time discuss the Rosenthal murder
with him. refusing to do 30 when asked
regarding H. He stated Schepps pro-
! fesscd not to know exactly why he was
being detained in this city and refused
| to say whether he had anything to do
with the killing or not.
| lie said Sohepps seemed much attached
to Rose and indicated he would do almost
anything for him He stated Schepps
had declared in his presence and III the
presence of others that Il am the keynote
to the whole situation in New York. but
| that he did not hear Schepps say anything
about white slave traffic. lie stated
| SChepps said he would have lett Hot
Springs for Mexico had hc not been ar
rested The witness testified Schepps
made no statements that would cNculpate
/ Becker or tend to cSculpaio that othcial
| IN The murder of Ros"rthal.
! On cros--oXaminatiOn the witness testl-
/ fled Schepps remarked to hun that he
| know little or nothing regarding th"
! liosrnihal murder and mentioned further
| tha' hn could help the District Attorney
of New York great deaf.
! He also told of his nversa'ion with
G. H. Burns and related how that person
sought to get him Ia say Schepps made
statements eyculpating Becker and that
Becker had no actual connection with the
murder of l.oscntha'
H. also testified Burns did not say the
killing of Rosenthal was the result of a
traffic. By the time sullivan was fhrougt
II Wa agreed by both sides that IN"
hearing 20 over until ~ - clock Nonda.
morning
IN effort will be made tn rush the exam
inatiun at that time so that il can Toe endet
by Monday afternoon and in that case th'
New York party intends to leave Hot
Springs al an afternoon, train In th'
meantime both sides will continue to wort
among the witnesses and seek to dig uT
new facts TO bring out III the ora exami
nations
Regarding a part Of the testimony Il
the effect that IA local newspaper maj
received a tele gram signed by MIR. Whit
man to the effect he tWhit man, IL th'
only man in the world who can one
Schepye immunity. the District Attorne,
denied sending such a telegram