The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-19
BECKER uNcoNcERNED
COUNSEL GET DELAY.

SSONSEG SE OGLRY.
A. the time schepps was in West
Side Court before Magistrate House.
Lieut.. Charles Becker was In Part !.
OF the Court OF General Sessions, be-
fore Judge Grain. In answer TO sum-
mons calling on him TO plead to the In
dictment charging him with instigating
the murder OF Herman Rosenthal
On motion OF John w. Hart. of coun-
sci for Becker. the pleading was put
Mr.. Hart and John >. Mcintyre, chief
counsel. will submit a new motion for
permission TO inspect the minutes Of
the Grand Jury. based on grounds
different from those embraced In the
motion made a week ago. Becker was
apparently unconccrned as he stood
with other prisoners awaiting arrsign-
ment. The Tombs psllor has not yet
claimed him. and he smiled and bowed
to persons In court
In the matter OF schepps the proceed
lngs wre brief Assistant Dlstrict-At-
torney Rubin submitted an affidavit that
Schepps 10 a vagrant. Mr.. Sander asked
for twcnty-four hours In which 10 pre-
pare for an examination. The District
Attorney asked for one week. Mr.. Sand
Ter then announced that client was will
ing TO wait week. and Schepps rns
tskon TO the prison adjoining the court.
On the way down from Albany the
District-Aitorney was In conference
with Schepps for abou, two hours.
They were In the seciusion OF q state
room and their conversation was not
taken down. unless Mr.. whitman made
notes OF II. No one but tho District
Attorney knows what Schepps told him.
The train was crossing the Har-
lem River when Mr. Whitman. after
diminishing scheppr. talked TO the re-
portors who had accompanied him
from Albany. lie said he was en-
tirely sausned with his talk with
Scheppp,
The man corroborates all the state
ments made by Rose in which
schepps's name figures" declared Mr..
whitman. "Of course have not
taken his statement In detail. but he
has told me enough to Justify my
previous belief that he In a very i'm
portant witness"
Schepps was jocular and Whimsical
With q sarcastic grin he said he was re-
turning to New York to do his duty as
. good citizen"
THE District-Attorney." said schepps,
us a very nns gentleman and worry con.
sidcrate."
Did you come all the way acrossr'
asked a listener.
well" said schepps, ~ told him all
he seemed to want 20 know
scHEPPS NERVOUS BUT KEEPS
UP SHOW OF GOODNESS.
Tho D.strict-Attorney met the Schepps
party at Albany. Schepps and the de-
tectives, who remained In the sleeping
car that had brought them from Buff
falo until o'clock. walked 20 stanwix
Hall. where Mr. Whitman was waiting
for them. Schepps with grin shook
hands with Mr.. Whitman and the mn rty
/ started for this city on tho New York
EXPRESS leaving Albany at $50 o'clock
soon after the train crossed the Hud-
son River at Albany schepps was taken
by Thomas and Rubin TO the stateroom
Of the parlor Modeilo. where the Dis
. a''''i"N' WINS waning W nodF
schcpps's confession. Much to the sur.
prise OF those who were looking for an
extended confession from Scheppr, h,
was closeted with the District attorney
only cight minutes.
When Schepps stepped back into the
car his face was white and he III a
cigarette with shaking fingers. Forcins
himself to smile he remarked:
| We'll. gentlemen. We might as well
eat breakfast. 1t looks like II might bs
an embarrassing day"
Mr. Whitman then called Assistan
District-Attornoy Rubin. Bernard Il
Sandier, schepps's lawyer and Detec
tive Al Thomas into the room In or
dor lie questioned Mr.. Rubin nj
length regarding Schepps's adinis
slons.
Following hts talks with thu law
yors and the detectives Mr.. Whitman
again summoned schepps into IN,
stateroom. The prisoner did not com,
out until the train was slowing "a,
for the One Hundred and Twenty
NTH street station lie was com
posed and smiling. evidently NOR
satisfied In his own mind than he ha,
been after the first conference up tn
river.
FREELY TELLS WHITMAN OF
HIDING WITH ROSE.