New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
Clergyman Mediator in
Trouble Between Trust"
and independents
OFFERS TO HELP
WHITMAN'S PROBE
Murder Indictments Ex-
pected To-day-GuardS
for Witnesses.


Yesterday which is understood to be
sufficient 20 warrant the Indictment OF
four or five men i'm the Barnet Baf
murder case the District Attorneys
Office began an investigation along a
line last night which may lead to the
Implication Of others in the crime and
draw the prosecutors net closer about
more men IN the poultry ring,
Information reached the District At
torney that certain afidavits and
ttstements made by members Of the
poultry trust" as well as by inde-
pendent misunderstanding Baf just
prior 70 the murder. we're in the
hands of well known Jewish rabbi
who had been approached by the two
factions 20 act as mediator OF their
business troubles. The name OF the
rabbi is known 10 The Tribune, but is
not used pending the further inquiry
into the matter by the District Attor-
neys Office.
The negotiations for arbitrating some
Of the differences Of the trust mem
bers and independents, which had
reached an acute and threatening
stage, were said 10 be under way when
Bsf was shot down by hired assassins,
and the efforts toward mediation came
20 a sudden end. Meanwhile, affdavits
were said 20 have been submitted to
the rabbi by several OF the trust and
independent, dealers which now may
have am important bearing on the case.
lt is believed that these statements
Will snow just who Bats bitterest
enemies were, and will 90 far toward
clarifying and Strengthening the mo-
tives In the whole case. Il is said that
Baf appears in some of the statements
as customer of the Cohen brothers,
now hcld IN the case, instead Of their
competitor as has been supposed. II
was pointed ou, that this might prove
90 be q ign'fcaut circumstance I'M that
81 would SHOW that some Of the mem
5ers of The trust had broken faith
with their associates and might have
felt compelled 10 resort to extreme
measures il sIlehcing inc independent
dealer Baf, in order to prevent their
secfe, transactions from becoming
known.
Rabbi Seeks to Aid Case.
A Tribune reDor.o~ ssu, -. u.bb; g..
question Yesterday Inn. ba decIi,od -
discuss the matter ae bo y.ss o-v;o,,.
70 keep his name ont Of tho csso ia
said. however. tbat he would ,.lsd1v 10
ht. 5..... 49, 0N
0..'1e" anu 'uih over
any Information ne might have TO the
authorities, IF 10 would ia any wav
assist In CLEARING nm fbe affair
D.s+-,.. A..o...o.. vt,t:.----
w '"''''0" put III
marc Gay WORK on the case before the
grand jury yesterday. lie said last
night he bone5 N frisb the i,ros.,oo
,i.-
WIN Oe1oIe IhaI Dody' so far as the
present suspected persons in tho case
ara corca-,o5 10, .i..o o.. ;,.5:..---.-
Oe returned to-day. -Four indict-
ments are expected against men al
ready I'm custody. and a fifth is Il.l,,
70 bo found ,,..;,,.. .t.. .-.........
- MISSING o"duI-
-'' VINO oio'e lne gunner 10 and
''0," ''e scene OF the shooting. The
s-'noFi,'es traced the chauffeur TO
Buffalo, it was said, and expect 70
cause his srrest within "a few bo,,rs
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-, u"s '"a' sew
e'aI attempts 70 attack witnesses who
we're expected 10 20 before the grand
iur, had ,...,.,.5 5,,-;,.,. .Lo t.s. 80.
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yes. cr H. ,.-.- uu'.i'e 1.'e pios
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to-, "'e FUol ueu Dy VcVeC-
.''" lne DisJficl Attorneys Oh
- oscar Dunn former poultry
IWa-ql'ei' employed IN west Washington
'.L.' ""o iS reported 70 nave bcen
s,te" il.ea' or me MURDER mas Deen
C-."I'y sinsItd out ior sucn meth
on NUM- aaiIon-
D-hf was witness before the grand