Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-15
Prominent Women of Hot Springs
Tell Him Goodbye.
GRAND JURY DELAYS ACTION
Webber and Vallon Threatened With
Death if They Tell on Men
Higher Up"


detectives.
Rubin maintained his decision to obey
literally the instructions of District At
torney Whitman not to announce the
hour of his departure, the route to be
taken or the probable time of arrival in
New York.
1t was not until late yesterday that
ScheppS made UP his mind to return to
New York with Rubin. Probably the ar
rival of Prosecutors Detective Stewart
impelled the decision. Stewart had plen-
ty of credentials. and after he talked
with Schepps the prisoner readily con-
sented to start from Hot Springs this
morning.
Schepps seemed to have made many
friends during his visit in Hot springs.
Led by Mrs Petit. the wife of the act
ing mayor, many of the most prominent
women of the city bade the New Yorker
goodbye yesterday afternoon They in
vited him to visit Hot Springs when he
could come under more agreeable cir
cumStances.
Enjoying the Trip.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, August 15.-When
Sam Schepps passed through Little Rock
today. en- route to New York, he said he
was enjoying the trip hugely
1t was expected that Bernard Sa andler. a
New York attorney, would arrive in Hot
Springs today The only train that was
passed by the Rubin-Schepps party was
at Benton. Ark Sander was not on that
train. Search was made for him d,
Schepps' request.
Arraigned Before Coroner.
NEW YORK. August 15-Before a rep
resentative jury of prominent men. with
~, 81 oil he ,,-;s.
oners. with the exception of Lieut.. Beck.
er. involved in the murder of Herman
Rosenthal. the gambler. were arraigned
today before Coroner Flinberg for the
formal inquest into the murder. At the
request of Assistant District Attorney
Frank Moss, who said that "a practically
complete case has been made out against
all the defendants by the grand jury now
in session., the hearing was postponed
until August -.
An eager crowd assembled in court to
catch glimpse of the prisoners
Whitley Lewis had his face swathed in
bandages and attendants explained that
he was suffering from a boil.
After having been in session today
more than two hours the grand jury.
which has been considering the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, notified District
Attorney Whitman that it did not feel
ments charging murder in the first de-
gree until they had heard more evidence.
This evidence. it was expected, will come
from Sam Schepps. now on his way from
Hot Springs. Until Scheprs arrives here,
it is thought probable that no additional
indictments will be filed.
1t had been predicted that the indict-
mentS would be returned this afternoon
against the four men involved and against
Jack Sullivan and Libby and Shapiro.
. ,,~<3or = leo
understood that a superseding indictment
would be returned against Lieut.. Becker
to cover a possible flaw in the indictment
already found.
Get Death Threats.
Threa tened with death if they revealed
informatio regarding the three men
higher up in the gambling graft
scandal, "Bridgie' Webber and Harry
Vallon, two of the associates of Bald
Jack Rose. may prove to be recalcitrant
witnesses. The prisoners are confronted
on the other nand by possible indictments
charging them with the murder of Rosen-
thai unless they tell the whole truth.
The two prisoners tried to determine to-
day what course to pursue.
District Attorney Whitman is letting
the two prisoners decide themselves what [
attitude they will take.
Rose insists that he Will go through the
case to the end and that pressure or
threats will not swerve him from telling
the secrets of the gambling and police
system.
says that for some time messengers
from those higher up and from GER
tain police inspectors have surreptitiously
visited Vallon and Webber in their cells
and told them that they might tell what
they pleased about Lieut.. Becker. but
that IL they informed on the big fellows
they might as well make away with
themselves, as they would meet death
later.
Have Dropped Becker.
Mr.. Sullivan said, after seeing District
Attorney Whitman:
Whitman has made a case against
Becker and none of Beckers blackmail-
ing employers seem to care hang about
Becker's situation. In fact, they have
sent word to Rose. Webber and WALTON
to throw Becker TO the wolves. But they
are determined that their own names
shall not be brought out. Rose will
make good, but Webber and Nallon have
been reached and / am afraid they have
made up their minds to weaken. 1 have
told Vallon that he is not playing square
and that 1 will no longer act as his
In the confession of Bald Jack Rose.
as prepared by the gambler for District
Attorney Whitman and printed this
morning with Roses own spelling and
Rose declares that Becker
had decided to kill Rosenthal himself il
others had not done the work. After
the murder Rose says he met Becker by
appointment near the scene of the kill
ing.
District Attorney Whitmans assistants
are making an investigation of real estate
Information having come to
the district attorney that within the last
year one police inspector has invested
more than 100000 in choice uptown lots
Not New York Fugitive.
MONTREAL. August 15.-For some
time yesterday the police of this city
were inclined to believe they had under
arrest Lefty Louie and "Gyp the
two of the men wanted In con-
nection with the Rosenthal murder. The
men who were arrested in an Illicit re-
sort apparently answered the description
of the Rosenthal fugutives sent out by
the New York authorities.
Today however, the police authorities