The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28
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WHO PAID FOR
BAFF MURDER
Hircr of Gunner Known.
Police Intimate. With Five
Arrests Imminent.
AUTHORITIES GET
CONSPIRATORS' NAMES

The names OF twenty-five men who are
alleged to have conspired to murder Bar
nett Bam in West Washington Market
last Tuesday night were placed IN the
hands of the police yesterday. These
names were provided by Harry Ban the
son and business partner OF the poultry
dealer. who firmly believes that the gun
men Who shot his father were hired by
business rivals.
Immediately after the police received
this information Inspector Fdurot. As
sistant District Attorney Deuel. and Cor
oner Feinbcrg held a conference. 1t Is
understood that the names confirm the po-
lice ana District Attorneys men in their
belief that within ten hours after the
murder they were on the trail OF n man
who arranged to hire the gunner for
the cunspirators and that half a dozen
men were directly concerned in the MUIR
der preparations.
The statement that five men would be
arrested as soon as the police can get
hold OF a friend OF this alleged go-be-
tween was confirmed yesterday by one
OF the investigators. In addition 10 this
il wss not only intimated. hut was as
serted openly, that when this case s
sifted TO the bottom IL will he found that
the same men who were behind the whole
sale horse poisonngs Of a year ago are
the men who planned the murder of Baff.
Dragnct to Fasten Guilt.
II was said that the alleged go-be-
tween was conspicuous figure in the
horse poisoning cases and that his arrest
-. 10 do
sired to confront him with such evidence
as viii break him down when his examine
ton begins. one of the officials now in
vestiga ting the case said last night:
suspicion points to a man wha has
been under arrest as a horse posoner and
who is now one OF the officers of live
poultry association. Inspector Faurot
has fixed a dragnet to fasten the guilt
upon this man and his associates"
Every effort was made yesterday to
hnd this man. 1nquirers were told at his
Office that he was out and that no one
there knew where he lived. Police and
District Attorneys men admitted that
suspicion pointed to him. that he was
under surveillance and that at the proper
time he would be brought In and ques-
toned about every phase of the murder
While neither the police nor Assistant
District Attorney Deuel. are disclosing
their hands, it can be said that this man
and FIVE others are being closely watched
and that II one arres; is made there will
be FIVE or six others. IL was learned
that the District Attorneys office Is hope
full that the arrests may come within the
next twenty-four hours.
One of the surprising ihings in the case
ID that letters sent by men who knew
that the gunner were waiting for ar
are now being used to round up those
who backed the murder. II was limited
that the letters were written by man
who told Mr.. Baff he would be spared
If he could outbid those who paid the
murderers
Other Men Fear Attacks.
Harry Baff, who charges that an or
ganization OF retail poultry dealers. not
the men whose methods his father exposed
two or three years ago, has said that this
crowd would eventually turn their atten-
ton TO A. 7. Pearson and the manager OF
the Live Poultry Auction Company. Mr.
Pearson is inclined 20 think ne Is in some
danger and he ut!mated yesterday that
his stay in New York may be brief
The general manager of the Live Poul-
try Auction Company is Herbert A. Emer-
son. lie said yesterday hiatt the talk OF
killing him was all bunk" and then he
proceeded TO outline the part that his
company played In Mr.. Bars scheme to
make the poultry market independent and
ness.
lie admitted that 1t was through his
company that Ban and Pearson. both big
independent dealers had effected their
plans and he acknowledged that he is
p obaby the most cusseS" man in the
business. but he asserted that 'cusslng''
was about as far as his critics would go
As for Harry Bats statement that he
knew who was responsible for his fathers
death. Mr.. Emerson said he never knew
this young man to go far wrong In sizing
up situation that centred around the
poultry business.
According to his outline of the matter.
the poultry market up To about four years
ago was absolutely controlled by the So
called poultry trust" The members of
this organization, of whom Mr.. Baff was
one. received all the shipments from the
West and no one not a member OF the
organization could get a shipment.
Prices were fixed by agreement once a
week, and the retailers or Kosher killers
as they are called by the poultry dealers
paid the same wholesale price and sold at
the same retail price. These men We're
pract ically the sole buyers OF live fowl
from the receivers. They formed the
Live Poultry Dealers Association, with
Offices at rs Tenth avenue. They did a
thriving business. No member of the
poultry trust" sold at retail and every
thing was harmonious.
Made known Their Methods.
Then Baff decided TO do little more
than receive live poultry from the West
lie cstablshed his own slaughter house
and he established retail stores until he
finally had four of them besides his place
in West Washington Market. His activi-
ties brought down upon him the condem-
nation of the poultry trust He got out
and in order TO promote himself as an
independent dealer he began 10 make pub
lie the methods OF the trust"
When he did that the trust" began
TO break down and when thirteen of its
members We're sentenced and fined GER
tain Wcstern shippers saw their oppor-
tunity to get into New York with their
live poultry. One OF these men was
Emerson and he sold the first carload of
poultry TO Han after the latter announced
himself as an independent dealer
Another factor then entered in the per-
son OF the National Car Lot Live Poultry
shippers Association, This organi cation
was anxious to do more business In New
York and couldn't understand why no
many OF It's fowls were either killed or
stolen In the railroad yards otherwise
made unit for the market. They sent