Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 16, 1912, Page 2

. m—-—-————fl— {ORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912 ~ T0 FIX THE MURDER ON GAMBLERS| 3 Line of Becker’s Defence Indicated by Cross-Examination of Sam Schepps—Questions Along This Line Excluded by Court—Schepps and Lawyer Mcintyre in Frequent Wrangles—Two Spectators Ejected From Courtroom. New York, Oct. 15.—Gamblers and ot .Pollce huun‘lnt Charles Becker instigated the murder of Herman Rosenthal, according to the line of de- fense indicated by counsel for the ac- cused officer at today’s session of his ul. A large sum of money raised by the gamblers was paid to get Rosen- thal out of New York when he began to “squeal” on the police, and Wheu he took the mioney and then refused to go the gamblers,- threatened with the loss of their protection, plotted and executed his | murder through the agency of the four gunmen. Line of Defense Indicated. At least such was the line of defense implied on questions put by John k. McIntyre, Becker's counsel, to Sam Scheppe on the witness stand today. Schepps was not given an oppor- tunity to say whether he had know- ledge that such was the origin of the murder plot, for Justicg Goff excluded the questions. Hrglepps merely looked bored. He had at that time spent practically the entire day on the stand corroborating the testimony of Jack Rose, Bridgic Webber and Harry Vallon, the trio of | -ol!-ccn‘t'e;nd _accomplices t'nha :he erime, 0 accuge Becker ol wing fospired the murder. epos Says He Acted as Messenger. | Schepps. dded another link to &a‘cha&"o évidence against the de- . A by swearing 'that Becker had Bimn if the gunmen had been paid for ‘thelr’ work. He also testified that he had béen the bearer of a reassuring m > from Lieutenant Becker tLo Jaek when the latter was in | “veady to it suicide,” at the home of Harry Pollok. Schepps’ Rl::;]—piot ;’n‘:;mt ot;l messenger . rou ‘up the gunmen, but he demfed that he was conscious that the. killing' of Rosenthal was on foot. . He didn’t fully comprehend it, be gaid, untll Jack Rose had made a “ ‘breast: of it” to him and then on-‘‘the advice.of counsel” he had got- ten out of town. Schepps Calls Mcintvre a Liar. Mr. Mclntyre's efforts to break down the testimony of the witness resulted frequent wordy tilts between them t Justice Goff was obliged to cur- tall. Schepps, o glib of speech and com- bative in his manner, on one occasion| led the lawyer a “lar,” and Mr. cIn retorted by referring to Sehe; as a “grovelling thing.” Did What Jack Rose Told Him. Becker’s attorney tried again and again to make Schepps admit that he been an accomplice in the crime, hut the witness appeared always ready "tf‘k explanations with the part en. had “Jack Rose told me to do it,” was his most frequent excuse for his varl ous actions. Schepps’ Cross-Examination. Attorney Mclntyre made strenuous Tony; bat the witaces Tehaed 1o" e A e witness re: entrapped s {5 m“{w'uh hv;ere not supposed to know at gang was going to murder Rosenthal, were you?” asked the attor- logi {ronically. 1y, “Aren’t you testifying so that it wilt appear that you are not an accomplice to this crime, so that you can appear lol;lly s a corroborative witness?” “No. Did Not Ride in Murder Car. “Don’t you know that after the mur- der you and Vallon rode away in the murder car?” “No “Did you put a revolver at the head of the driver of the car, and say: ‘Get away from here as quick as you can; don't. stall this ensin:”or Tll blow the “Did you hear Vallon say that?” “No." Did Not See Mrs. Becker, Reverting to Schepps’ visit to Beck- - er's house after the murder, Mr. McIn- asked him if he had not sworn at he had seen Mrs. Becker there?” “If I did T was mistaken,” said Behepps. p? “They wouldn't let me into the apart- James M. Sullivan, a lawyer, had advised him after that, said the wit- ness, to get out of fown. [ “He sald: ‘Go as far out of tofn as you can get’ and I took his advice,” Schepps explained grimly. Mr. Mclntyre then began to trace with the witness his journey to Hot Springs. Spectators Ejected for Intimidation. At this point two men were ejected from the court room. They appeared to have been trying to intimidate the witness, according to one of the court ofl!cer% After Schepps had denied that while in Hot Springs he was in custody there, Mr, Mclntyre showed a copy of a let- ter which the witness admitted he wrote to Rose in reply to the letter Rose wrote to him telling him that the district atlorney had promised lenien~ cy in return for his confession. Schepps’ Letter to Rose. The letter read in part: All I can say is that I am migh- ty sorry it has turned out this way for you, dear old pal. However, at this stage I ‘can dispense with sympathy, .as it can’t help any now. I have read very little about the case so far, and can’t bear to think of it any more. What you asked of 'me I have considered and I find that-I am in'very bad, in spite of * the leniency the district attorney holds out to us. So why do you want me to corroborate a few Hes, for instance that I paid $1,000 to L. L. on 42d street? However, my name is Sam and yours is Jack. you had trusted me with more of your confidence this terrible situation wouldn’t have happened. However, I will come gladly for you. To prove my loyalty to you I must become a squealer; still I will even at that cost, except under these conditions, that you will expect me to tell the truth or else tell me word for word what you want me to say. 3 My best wishes to you, and God help us all. Not Promised Immunity. Mr. Mcintyre then cross-examined the witness on the letter in an effort to get him to admit that he had been promised immunity by the district at- torney. “I wasn't promised immunity,” said Schepps. “I_signed a stipulation. It was arranged by my counsel. All that I knew was I'd get the consideration \4 of the court if I told the truth and didn’t fire a shot.” “I had reference to what it said in the newspapers. They said that Rose said I paid the money to Lefty Louie in 424 street.” Some Lies in Newspapers. “Were there some lies that Jack &9-'«" asked you to corroborate him “There were some in the accounts that 1 read in the newspapers. They were what I referred to.” As to his request that Rose write him “word for word what you expect djd not know 1t,” rejoined Schepps! of me,” Schepps explained that that whs not exactly what he meant. “What I meant was that I wanted him to say whether I should say where the money was: pald and who paid it,” he said. Court Excludes Questions. Abandoning this inquiry, Mr. McIn- tyre for the first time gave a hint as to Becker's line of defense, “Did you know,” asked the attorney, “that Lieutenant Becker made thirteen raids in ten days on Sam Paul just before the murder?” Justice Goff excluded the question. “Did you know that the gamblers of thig city raised a large sum of mon- ey to bribe Rosenthal to leave town?” Again the court excluded the ques- tion, Asked if Gamblers In-pfud Murder. “Did lyou know that when Rosenthal didn’t leave the city when he received a sum of money from the gamblers, that .in consequence of that the gam- blers inspired the murder?” | For the third time Justice Goff ruled against the question, while Schepps ment, and I had to call on the 'phone. ' looked bored. Mrs, Becker answered the 'phone, and 1 said: ‘This is Schepps. I've got a message from Jack Rose and I must see Mr, Becker’ I didn't see Mrs. Becker.” i« Schepps refused to be shaken in his version of Becker's conversation with Advised to Get Out of Town. Schepps volunteered the statement that Rose had made a ‘clean breast” of the murder to him and that hé had gona with Rose to police headquarters when Rose gave himself up. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 D.’\l"! XYour druggist will refund money' if PAZO OLNTMENT falls to cure any e of Ttching, Blind, Bleeding or otruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. 50c. Witches Black Gats Owis and all the fixings for HALLOWE'EN at CRANSTON’S Mvics to Mothers Have you had baby's photograph n{;n : 4 c a1 art fo take baby's phote- ‘nph w8 It should be taken. 'ronuul is roguish little gmile, his preity little dimple, Such photograps become prized rememorauces of babyhood's days in years to coms. We have had years of experience in photographing children. ;h.o.y ::‘w-n }llnok me!brl best when we em. 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Milwaukee, Wis., saloon keeper in Chicago, obsessed with the insane belief that he was commissioned to remove ‘“peril to the nation,” John Schrank, assailant of former President Roosevelt, admitted today that he trailed the colonel for many days, always hoping to get an opportunity to kill him. “Why did you shoot the colonel?” he was asked. “I read the stories about him in the New York World and The Herald,” replied Schrank, “and I thought he was wrong to seek a thirq term. I fol- lowed him since September 12 from Montgomery and Chattanooga and At- lanta, and all through the south wait- ing for a chance. Regarded Roosevelt as Country. “I formerly ran a saloon at 410 | East Tenth street, New York city,” he sald. “I was born in Erding, Bavaria, and am 36 years old. 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Pursued Colonel on Southern Trip. “On September 21 I removed to the ‘White House hotel in Canal street as the first step toward killing Roose- velt. 1 went soon afterward to a gun store, where I purchased a revol- ver. 1 then purchased a ticket to Charleston, S. C, going to that city by steamer, hoping to catch Roosevelt at New Orleans. 1 had $300 when I got to Charleston, and I left my bax at the Hosley house there with deeds to my property in New York city, my naturalization papers and other things. The bag is still there. “Not being able to carry out my plans in Charleston, I proceeded to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, In- dianapolis and Chicago, but 1 failed to get the opportunity to kill the col- onel, “I waiteq for Roosevelt at the Northwestern railway station, but he did not come in over that road to Chi- cago. Then I went to the Coliseum to get him but he went out of another entrance. During all this time I was traveling under the name of Walter Roos. On Saturday in Chicago I de- cided that I would have to do the job in Milwaukee. I came here Sunday and went to the Argyle, a lodgfhg house on Third street. I then pur- chased newspapers and learning that Roosevelt was to stop at the Gilpat- rick, I got a place where I could shoot him.” Does Not Care What Becomes of Him. The penalty for Schrank’s crime, if Roosevelt recovers, will be from one to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Schrank admitted to newspaper men today that he does not care what be- comes of himself, and reiterated his statement that he was sorry his bullet did not put an end to the third party leader. “I am not worrying about what they are going to do with me,” sald the prisoner. “That is a most trivial matter in my mind. I am only sorry that my intentions were not realized and that I fafled to kill Roosevelt. I am able to stang the consequences of my act. No man has a right to a third term.” Lost Sweetheart on the Gen. Slocum Schrank talked freely to newspaper- men and jail attaches today. ed if he had ever had a sweethegrt, he immediately stated that he had and her name was Elsie Zeigler, but he added: “She went down on the General Slocum and I have never felt right since.” The would-be slayer related the vir- tues of Elsie Zeigler, who, he said, was a beautiful girl, and whom he had planned to marry, when every- thing was right. “Have you ever had another sweet- heart?” asked a reporter. “No,” said Schrank, “that would not be right to Elsie.” “When she went down on the Gen- eral Slocum, I thought of suicide and did not know how I could live with- out her,” he continued. *“I resolved to be true to Elsie and have never had another sweetheart.” His Appetjte Fails Him. Schrank told jail officials today that he was hungry. A plate of sausage and bread and a cup of coffee were set before him. He took a bite of the: food and left it untouched, saying that his appetite had faailed him. THE GARVAN WILL. 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