The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-29
BAFF MURDER
INDICTMENTS
READY FOR 5
Grand Jury Will Name Three
Conspirators and Two
Gunner Tomorrow.
CRIME PREPARATION
TOLD BY 4 WITNESS

The Grand Jury's inquiry into the muir
der OF Barnett Ran in West Washington
Market on November ~ has reached
stage where II can be said that blanket
Indictment will be returned tomorrow
afternoon. THIS indictment will name
the three men who, according TO the
prosecuting officers. conceived the crime
and made plans for It's accomplishment
and also the two gunmen who actually
did the killing.
There was examined yesterday wit
ness who is understood to have supplied
q most important detail IN the case
against the conSpirators. His story was
that he was in a saloon In West WASH
ington Market on the night OF the muir
der and that he there observed such con-
duct as indicated that the men he saw
were preparing for a crime within few
minutes OF this crime.
This cryptic information to what the
Witness story was can he interpreted IN
q variety Of ways. The witness may nave
heard the telephone conversation with
Bats office which took place "A few min
utes before the murder. He may have
seen a signal given. lie may have over
heard a conversation. AS to Just what
II was he saw or heard no enlightenment
could be obtained. His name was re-
fused rs well as information as to
whether or not he is under arrest
bartender Identifies Weapons.
The other witness before the Grand
Jury was Carl Rettich. the young bar
tender in whose rooms two revolvers were
found on Saturday. He Identified these
weapons yesterday as the property OF
Jacob Cohen and James Moore. He said
that they used his fathers saloon in Ho-
boken as a cache for their guns and that
he kept them behind the bar.
Following the arrest Of Jacob Cohen
the revolvers were taken 10 Rettich's
room and kept there until the police got
hold of them. Jacob Cohen and his
brother Joseph and another brother.
Harry, are now under arrest, Jacob and
Joseph being held IN $4,000 bail for an
assault upon 4. T Pearson in West Wash
ington Market on September |.
Their ares followed the confession OF
Moore that the Cohen brothers hired him
to attack Pearson and TO kill him. II
was learned Yesterday that the investiga-
ton OF the Baff case has fixed what is
styled a copper rivrt-i" ,aso asains;
the Cohens In the Pearson affair. In
speaking Of the case week ago Acting
District Attorney Delehanty said the au-
thorites We're convinced that the insp!ra-
ton OF the Pearson attack and OF the
Ban murder was the same.
Money Testimony To-day.
Carl Rettich did not finish his .esti-
mony before the Grand Jury and will he
called again to-day. lie is expected to
tell about the taking Of the reviewers OF
Moore and Jacob Cohen from his fathers
saloon and also about their being brought
back there, together with the instructions
which he received when money was paid
10 him for the defence Of men under ar
rest He employed counsel for Moore
and engaged the same lawyer when he
himself was implicated.
Rettich has maintained up TO the pres
ent that he hid the reviewers in his room
on his own initiative after the arrest OF
the Cohens When his examination Ia
resumed an effort win be made to get
him TO say that some one advised him 10
do H.
There is an air Of confidence about the
District Attorneys office which seems TO
indicate that the entire case is now cleaned
up But this IL beled by the reticence
Of every one as TO whether or not both
gunner are now under arrest. That has
been the Supposition since the police first
began making wholesale arrests after the
confession OF Moore. At the same time
those closes. to the investigators can get
nothing definite In regard to 1t now.
One Not Vet In a Cell.
Arrests which when first made were re-
sarded as most important are now being
regarded lightly and inquirers have been
given to understand that one of the three
men who are to he indicted az instigators
Of the crime Is not Vet In a cell II can
be said that AZ least five men will be
named IN the indictment. two Of whom
h.r ,,Nt 81 al.
instigators Of the murder also took part
In the actual shooting has not been di-
vulged.
The most recent arrest in the case is
that of Thomas McAuley, who has been
going about for wears uHder the nickname
Of Fog. He IL described as a former MEM
her Of the Gopher gang He was brought
20 Police Headquarters yesterday by de-
'ectivos and later taken before Assistant
District Attorney Deuel. The only infor-
walton given out In regard TO his arrest
WAS that he is "a witness in the Bar case
4 report circulated yesterday that Alex
auder Poarlm0n, poultry dealer. of AS
Thatford avenue. East New York. owned
the automobile used 10y the gunner was
found to be without any foundation. The
only fact in the story was that pearlman
does own an automobile, II resembles in
no way the ear used Ivy the gunner. As
FOR two witnesses whose names were
alleged 20 have been given out by Pearl
man, Assistant District Attorney Dele
hanty said they were as visionary as
the automobile"
Pearlman appeared before Magistrate
Voorhees, In tho New Jersey avenue police
court yesterday and asked for permit
to carry revolver, He said he feared
tho stories printed about him and his
automobile might bring down upon him
the vengeance OF the chicken "puliers"
The permit was refused