New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-31
new CLEWS HALT
BAFF INDICTMENTS
Whitman to Tighten Net
in Murder Case by Two
More Witnesses.
HASTY ACTION BY
GRAND JURY OPPOSED
Prosecutor Seeks Aid of Rabbi
Who Settled Poultry Rows
plans for Evidence.

Unexpected ard important develop
ments in the Barnet Bar murder case
yesterday delayed the fling Of indIct-
rnents by the grand jury. The DIS
covery OF two new witnesses. whose
testimony is expected TO furnish con
elusive confederation OF the evidence
against four Of the men IN custody
and the desire Of the District Attorney
10 further investigate the aihoaVlJa
and statements made By members o.
the poultry ring" prior to the murder
and in the possession OF prominent
rabbi. as told exclusively in The Trib-
une Yesterday, led District Attorney
Whitman 10 advise against immediate
action by the grand jury.
fudge Malone. OF General Sessions.
probably will be asked to-day 20 nOid
over The present December grand jury,
and H. f. unlikely thai Indictments VIII
lie found until Mr.. Perkins. the ne"
District Attorney, has assumed tno
duties OF the Office. Il as understood
that the grand jury has been anNlods
for the last two or three days TO ME
indictments on the evidence submitted
already. ,-.
District Attorney Whitman, though
disappointed az the prospect OF not
clearing the case before he goes 10 Al
bany to-day. has fei: that some Oh the
evidence was insufhcieptly corroDo.
rated TO make the indictments PROOF
against legal attack. 20
The new Governor IS desirous o.
avoiding any embarrassment 70 MS
successor in Office by urging haSty m
dictments, which later might not hoId
in court. When opportunity came yes
terday for obtaining the desired e'i-
dence to reinforce the prosecutor :
case. IL is understood he determined
10 leave matters with Mr.. PERKINS
New Witnesses Out of City.
The new witnesses are not IN the
city. One Of them Is said TO be III q
distant city. and the other IN New JeI-
sey. They may not be aVallsDle - ~
Grand Jury for two or three days. lneN
70 said TO have personal knowledge
OF the killing and the plans o. the CON
spirators in preparation for the CRIME
Their evidence will involve no new sus-
meets IN the case. The District At'oI-
nov has no doubt that the right men
are now in custody.
Assistant District Attorney De'e-
hanty emphatically denied the reno.
yesterday that the grand jury invest
cation had collapsed because certain
witnesses who were expected 10 tcstllI
had been intim.datrd and failed 20 APP
near. lie said that Assistant Dlstricl
Attorney Deuel. was working TO get the
new witnesses and new evidence. De
velopments last night did not JUSTIFY
him in giving the names OF the new
witnesses and the exact nature OF theli
expected testimony until later. he sala
Representatives OF the District Al
eorney's Office started yesterday "a
hear the story of he rabbi who acted
n IL said, as arbitrator OF the acute
business discussions OF the poultry
combine and the independent dealers
iust prior TO the shooting OF Ban:
Emil Rettich. the Hobokeg saloon
Keeper, and his son Carl, in whose pos.
session the revolvers used IN the Ban
murder are said 20 have been found
were recalled as witnesses before th'
grand Jury yesterday. Assistant DlS
trict Attorney Delehanty Sald ina
Young Rettich and his father supple
mented their testimony with suIl more
important evidence than they mad glVei
on previous examination.
Quiz for Plot Clews.
David Klondey. who has been hei'
IN the House 81 Detention as a wit
meas in the case, was taken to the Dis