The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-22
WANTS COHENS
INDICTED FOR
BAFF MURDER
Whitman Will Ask Grand
Jury TO Act Against Two
Brothers in Custody. .
MOORE ASSERTS HE WAS
THEIR HIRED THUG

district Attorney Whitman Is going 90
ask the Grand Jury to indict Joseph CO.
hen the big chief of the chicken handlers.
and his brother Jake for the murder of
Barnett Ban In West Washington Mar
ket Oh November "a When tho two
men Nere arralgned yesterday on a super
.clins indictment Assistant District At
torney Deehlnty again opposed any re-
duction OF their bail and the remarks OF
Judge Malone In fixing the amount at
$4,000 each indicated that lie had a very
clear idea as to the part the District At
torney would allege they had in the muir
der.
What is regarded as very significant
step in the development OF the case Is the
statement made to MIR. whitman yester-
day by Mrs. james Moore that her hus-
band WAS on intimate terms with the
Iohens and that since his arrest she
had been approached in their behalf with
a request to use all her influence TO the
end that her husband would keep still
Moore is not keeping still and the Dis
trict Attorney and his assistants are
mighty glad that Capt. Carey OF the
homicide bureau got that idea OF ar
resting Moore. In the words OF the police
he has busted the whole case wide open
whitman Hears Moore's story.
Mr. Whitman assumed personal charge
Of the case yesterday and he was clos
.tcd for hours with Moore and his wife.
The woman has given great assistance in
checking up the story told by her hus-
band Moore's story is that the Cohens
hired him to XIII \. 7. Pearson in WASH
inRton Market on September l and that
he tried to do it. II his story is true it
is thought he probably would know OF
anything undertaken at later date By
the Cohens.
The two brothers remain as stolid as
ever and their counsel continues 10 deny
that they know anything OF the Ban
case
A third witness interviewed by Mr.
whitman yesterday preparatory To his
sppeArance before the Grand Jury either
to-day or TO morrow is chauffeur. His
name and address are withheld. He is
said TO have come forward voluntarily
What he says he knows is being jesl-
ously guarded. The mystery surround
ing the chauffeur and his story is deep
.ned by the assertion that the automo'
bile in which the gunner drove to the
market for the murder Is still unidenti-
fed
further surprise came yesterday with
the announcement that more than
dozen persons were in custody In con-
nection with the Baff case The names
Of only seven OF them have been divulged
and where any of them are incarcerated
a. mater OF conjecture. No precau-
ton is being overlooked. to prevent ef-
forts to influence them by friends OF
those believed to be responsible for the
crime.
Three New Witnesses Touud.
How many Of them will he indicted is mo-
known. II IL believed that no. only th'
chief instigators OF the crime but tho
men who actually did the killing are nov
under arrest How many will be tried fol
planning the murder will depend. as u
did IN the Rosenthal case. upon thu
chances Of convicting the chief conspira
tors
Through the statements OF Moore TIT
District Attorney has got hold OF three
new witnesses of the murder who ma,
be able TO Identify the gunner. The,
hive not soon any of the men now II
jail since their arrest They are 10 tall
with Mi Whitman to-day. and possibl'
The supposed gunner may he brough
before them Mr. Whitman will also tall
to-day with Isidore Switsky, called La!
the Strong. the eX-convict and CHECKER
handler VINO was arrested in Joe Cohen'
home last week.
The Grand Jury held brief session
Yesterday and heard ~ 7. Pearson. East
EN- representative OF the National Car
lots Poultry Dealers Association II. A
Emerson, vicepresident and general man
sger Of the Live Poultry Auction Com
4 Fra nl<pl A =
OF the Live Poultry Dealers Protectiv
Association Through these men the fac
nj IN" murder was established. and ais
the motive. which was to rid West Wash
ingtou Market of a man who had bee
very troublesome to the petty CRATER
who had the chicken dealers In thel
power
shows POuItry mems Books.
NJ Franlel. who is also the secretar
a. he Horscowners Protective Associa
non, brought with him the books of tn
poulrrymcn's organization. Shortly afte
Bar VAS murdered he came forward vol
unfairly and was questioned by tn
police.
Harry Raff son OF the murdered man
Adopn Danzinger who saw one of III
gunner run past after the shooting. an
several other poultry dealers were O
mana Yesterday expecting to be called
but the jurymen quit for the day q
o'clock. These witnesses will appea
To-day II was said at the District A
torney's office that indictments woul
probably not be asked for until to-moi
row because of Mr.. Whitman's desir
10 go over the case thoroughly with Ii
more important witnesses.
wheu the superseding Indictment vs.
tt'urned Yesterday against Joe and Jal
CoHsJ. James Moore was included in
-1e thrr" are charged with assault
u" SECOND degree on A. T. Pearso
Mo'' has admitted that he struck Pea
- down in West Washington Mark
and 1,ss;ts that the Cohens hired him
ii" When the Cohens were again a
rNEued h'fore Judge Malone their couns
AK %, . reduction in their bail, whlC
ma h'e0 fixed last week at $4,000 each
I"iimntcs Murder Charge.
u ,ea'. 20 this reques, Mr.. Delehan
N'0 This Is not an ordinary case.