New-York tribune., 1914-12-25
Hoboken Man Gives I'm
portant Clew After
3-Day Grilling.
NEW LINK IN PLAN
TO FIX IDENTITY
One Who Saw Gunmen
Shoot Guarded-Defence
Fund for GangSterS.


poboken, yesterday testified to such
startling facts in the grand jury room
concerning the murder Of Barnet Baff
that he was suddenly recalled from
bsfore that body and taken before Dis
trjet Attorney Whitman, where his tes-
timory was transcribed by q stenog-
rspber and the essential details fur
nisbed 10 detectives from Police Head
ooarters as new leads in the pending
Investigation.
III tn same progress is made during
the ensuing twenty-four hours as has
ehsracterized our work for the day
oil Assistant District Attorney
Delehsnty last night, "the entire story
Of the murder of Barnet Baff will be
public property on next Monday. We
will not only be ready to make public
the mes OF the actual gun-men, but
the instgators Of the shooting will
also be indicted by the grand jury"
Another important development in
the case yesterday was the voluntary
appearance before District Attorney
Whitman Of a new eyewitness TO the
murder. The name of this new wit
ness was not divulged. but it was as
serted BY a member of the District At
toraey's staff that the man was able
to identify both of the gangsters who
killed Barnet Baf
New Witness Shielded.
This witness is so important" said
The official in question. that the Dis
trict Attorney has deemed it necessary
to keep his name secret. lie will ap-
pear before the grand jury on Monday,
and his testimony VIII prove Of greater
import than was the evidence Of Jack
Rose in the Becker case.
Assistant District Attorney Dele
kanty, however, insisted last ght that
the prosecution pinned its greatest
hopes upon the testimony of Carl Ret
itch.
"Rettich can tell everything concern
ing the murder Of Baf if he 50 de-
slres," he said. "He has told already
much more than he was originally will
ing to disclose"
Rettioh became even more loqua-
eious following q visit paid TO District
Attorney Whitman in the Criminal
Courts Building late yesterday after
noon by his father, Emil Rettich. in
whose saloon Carl was employed as
bartender. Both father and son were
eioseted with the Governor-elect for
more than two hours during the after
noon, and az the conclusion Of the CON
ference 1t was announced that the
younger Rettich would be the first wit
less before the grand jury on Monday.
Sn witnesses, including the younger
Asiich, appeared before the grand
Jury yesterday. One Of these was
SSimon Weinthal, weighmaster Of the
1--we Poultry Auction Company, who
.estlhed 10 having employed James
Moore, one OF the chief witnesses for
me STATE on representations made TO
nm nm oy the three Cohen brothers,
HarIy' Sllas Kid Griffo"; Joseph and
Sacoo' the Two latter now being held
uhoer an Indictment Of the grand jury
VnHI lne assault IN the second degree
upon a. i. Pearson, the Eastern repre-
sentative OF independent live nouItrv
shipping interests.
Poultry Dealer Testifies.
One OF the surprises in the csse -a,-
sserdsy was the appearance Of William
Slmon' wealthy retail live poultry
oesieT' with markets at 179 Lewis 81.
ana 90 East 10th ST., with a residence
.. 'V9 East 9th 50. Smons was ar
tsJeo oy Central Office detectives yes
6eay ana was sent % the House %
te'eltioh es a material witness. Later
Ia, was aafnltted 20 bail By Judge Ma
COMPANY '1''''
The arrest Of Simon came as a sur
plse % even such officials a. were
most familiar with the circumstances
Hrounding the case. The frat init
YH OF ms arrest came when Ed
-No ". Drucker. Of tho firm Of
Iaehmann & DrUcker, Of 299 Broad
p1}s appeared at the Criminal Courts
Guiding 10 demand the whereabouts
Ni is client
District Attorney Whitman was out
=. luncheon with Police Commissioner
woods, and Mr. Drucker was told that
mac best return % Nr. Whitman's
esse ne AZ 2 o'clock Then the lawyer
yia tne newspaper reporters how
ID. 4 4 4
~ upon the home Of his client early
N the morning and had spirited him
T"ay % the House Of Detention.
D.Iueker explained that he was Simon's
Ys'sonsl attorney and had not been
ehgsged % meet the existing condition.
Neither Simon nor ! has the least
conception a. 20 the reason Why this
'Kh-nanded proceeding has been per
-Iltsd' said Nr Drucker "My eli
L mas 20 knowledge whatever a. 20
~ oetau Or circUmatsncc connected
Ni,n The BsG case"
oN Wa subsequcntly learned that
ccmohs partner in business b. Louis
beh SAID 20 be cousin Of Barnet
ta the murdered man. ~ is belIcycd
uas nv arrest ~ n material witness
re- maoe under misapprchensiOn.
ths belief was strengthened last night
the remark Of Assistant District
attorney Delchanty:
tnink that EimDn'e value ~ a
possible witness has been ovcresti-
another startling feature Of the rnur-
tsf epnMpracy, 81 made known ycster-
o@y D. persons with knowledge Of the
s.repmstanees, lies IN the fact that the
p'hsp'ra,ors carefully provided the
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