New-York tribune., 1914-12-26
Secrecy Surrounds Search
for One of Ringleaders
i'm Buffalo.
PROGRESS IN CASE
PLEASES WHITMAN
New CleW TO Murder Car
1fscOvered-AssOciatiOn
Records May Help.

Two detectives. said to be in search
Of man implicated IN the murder Of
Barnet Baf, the West Washington
Market poultryman, left Police Head
quarters Yesterday after hurried con
ference with Inspector Faurot and 70
lice Captains Cray and Carey. Al
though Inspector Faurot rcsolutely re-
fused 10 make any statement concern
inc the mission of the sleuths, DO was
learned that their destination was hul-
ral0. whore they expect 90 make am ar
rest In am important homicide case.
From other quarters u was learned
tbot man long sought br the District
Attorney Office as "a material Wilnc7''
but who. the Developments OF the last
forty-cipht hours have led the police
and the prosecutors staff 20 believe,
was I'm reality one of the rngicaders IN
the death plot, had been located In But
falo. H..
This man is said TO have quietly dis
appeared from his usual haunts IN TINS
citv four days following the shooting OF
Baf His name rs believed TO have been
connected with the conspiracy IN the
testimony given Thursday before the
Grand Jury by Carl Kettlch, the youth
ful Hobokcn bartender in whose
fathcr's saloon the details Of the killing
arc alleged 20 have been arranged
Assistant District Attorneys Breckn-
,,dce and Deuel.. Of the Homicide Blu
reau. visited the Criminal Courts Build
ing for a short stay during the forenoon
Yesterday and went over certain steho-
graphic transcripts OF testimony al
ready laid before the grand jury. Oon-
.rary 20 expectations, they ana not
summon before them any or the wit
nesscs now held in the Tombs or the
House of Detention
Whitman Says He's Satisfied.
During the afternoon District Attor-
rey Whitman held long conference al
mis- Madison av apartments win ms
assistants. Deacon Murphy and Ih"ties
deuel.. but refused later 90 say what
nbases of the case had been discussed.
lie aid. however, express his entire sat
isfaction with the work already accom-
plished by his staff.
An unusual feature Of the present
Grand Jury Investigation. which VIII De
resumed Monday. lies lu the cNtraordl-
nary secrecy with which the names OF
tho various voluntary witnesses VINO
have been called iu the probe have been
Those close TO the District Attorney
said Yesterday that the attention or
Mr. Whitman had been called TO the
fact that many Of these voluntary VII
nesses we're in fear of punishment at
the hands Of Bats enemies.
William Simon, partner OF LOUIS
Cohen. a cousin OF Barnet bat, VINO
on Thursday was arrested as ma
terial witness and admitted TO bail m
the sum Of $4,000. yesterday re-
iterated the statement that he mad ao-
solutely no knowledge concerning the
circumstance surrounding the killing.
Rival Processes Ignorance.
"I don't know why MI Whitman
wants me ian this case" he said. Al
though WAS a business rival Of Baf
our relations were always most
friendly and I never had any trouble
with him.
last April was made president OF
IN. Live Poultry Dealers Protective
Association. of which Morse w. Fraukel
was then secretary. and ! was told that
would receive a salary of 500 week
for my services ] got the salary for
two weeks. and then II suddenly
ceased. Meanwhile, Fraukel who be
Geyed in prosecuting certain OF the
Western shippers who were violating
oar rules. had caused the arrest OF
several men.
these arrests and many persons
blamed me for tho action taken.
"Thc dav Of the murder ! was buy
inc turkeys I'm the West Washington
market and stayed there until noon,