New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-06
GUNWAN STANDS
BY BAFF STORY
ArichielIO in Court day
Will Repeat Murder
Confession.

"Joe" Arichiello, the swarthy, LETT
handed gunman. who confessed 10 Dis
trict Attorney Swami that he and an
other gunman shot Barnet Baff. will
take the stand to-day and repeat his
confession to Justice Shearn and a jury
in the Supreme Court. before whom he
is on trial for murder in the first de-
gree. At least, that is the plan of his
counsel, W. G. Kier
The defendants confession, occupy
ing many pages of typewriting, was
read TO the jury yesterday by Assistant
District Attorney OMalley after the
defence had stubbornly fought its ad-
mission on the ground that Arichiello
had been coerced and finally driven 70
make it by third degree tactics. BefoSe
ruling on its admission Justice Shearn
sent for District Attorney Swami TO
take the stand. Mr. Swami testified
that Arichiello, through an Interpreter,
told his story without pressure of any
kind. Under cross-examination he ad-
mitted that he had not warned the pris-
oner that what he said might be used
against him.
Arichiello will tell the jury to-day
/ that he was driven to shoot Baff under
threat of death uttered to him By
/ Ippolito Greco, master Of 1iarlem's
murder gang. His counsel has con-
WINGED him that his chance with fair
minded jury will be much better if he
makes clean breast of the matter
than to attempt to repudiate his story
Of the crime.
Forced Into Murder.
81 told them that didn't know how
TO handle a gun we'll enough" he said
in his confessionl. "They told me il
| didn't do as ! was told they would
get me that night" Arichiello boasted
that he always did his work left
handed"
The outstanding features Of the muir
der plot as read into the record yes
terday were these:
That Greco had been paid 10 provide
the men to kill BafT with money fur
nished him by Tony Cardinale. other
wise known as Tony Gallinar, chicken
dealer OF Harlem.
"They told me that Gallinar wanted
TO buy cheaper chickens when ! asked
what this man Baff had done that he
should be killed" was the way Arichi-
clio expressed II. Gallinar Is now a
corporal in the Italian army, and his
4 cXtradition Is now impossible.
That the other gunman was Gaetano
Reena, who fired the first shot, and that
they each received 500 for the job,
that $3.50 went 70 Frank Ferrara, the
chauffeur; $500 each 20 Tony and Joe
Zafarono, the "lookouts"; Joe Greco.
brother Of lppolito, got $500 and lppo-
lita got 5000. Tony Gallinar. Arichiello
said, received $500. The death fund
was said 10 have been $4,000.
Baf, the confession went on. stepped
from his stall in the West Washington
Market soon after Ippolito Greco had
tclephoned from saloon. The Zaf-
faronos as lookouts raised their hats,
which was the signal, and Reena, who
was just ahead OF Baf, first fired. Baf
reeled, but did not fall. Then Arichi-
clio fired The bullet struck Baf in
the right side. and he dropped.
Lest anyone seen running should be
placed under arrest, lppolito Greco had
warned the gunner and the IaharoHos
against undue haste In getting 20 the
murder car, which was in waiting in
} Thirteenth Avenue. near GansevOort
/ Street Arichiello said all hands walked
/ lcisurely 20 the car and escaped. He
, left The automobile az Park Avenue and
/ lO3d Street and walked TO his home IN
East l0sth Street.
Wink Confuses Gunman.
The morning session was interrupted
yesterday when Filppo Laporto, bar
tender In Greco's saloon, 227 East
lO7th street, where the plot was re-
hcarscd and where the money was paid
out, was testifying about seeing the re-
volvers which Greco provided for the
shooting. Az first he said he had seen
,hcm. Later he said what he had tcs-
tined was untrue In the meanwhile
Mr.. O'Aalley had seen Laporto wink at
Arichiello. and after that the witness
appeared nervous and confused. The
prosecutor thought that some threat
had been signallcd 20 the witness.
Al the request Of Mr.. O'Mallcy, the
jury was sent out Of the room and Jus
tice SheArn committed Laporto 10 the
Iombs for uttering perjury IN the pres
cnce OF the court. Laporto is almor,
si1 feet In height and weighs about 2bO