The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13
Hundred Men Made Up
the Baf Murder Fur1d
Police Get Confessions Showing Plot Was Hatched
Among Business Enemies of Poultryman-Only
Dozen in inner Ring Knew Killing Was Afoot.
EXPECT TO ROUND UP ALL THE CONSPIRATORS

.N'"iN I"V men toniiiDuteu W 'he
$1,000 fund that was spent in procuring
the murder Of Barnet Ban. They were
assessed from s2j to 500 apiece. ac-
cording to the state OF their pocketbooks
and the degree OF their hatred Of the
merchant who had exposed the poultry
trust" and whom they accused Of strid-
ing TO prosperity over the ruins Of their
business
Twenty-Five Of these men met in
room near West Washington Market the
day before Ban was shot ard agreed
that the situation demanded emergency
measures" Among the twenty five only
"A dozen knew that murder was afoot.
All the others OF the hundred who sub
scribed to the fund were fooled by an
inner ring of conspirators into believing
| that the money was to be used In some
! legitimate way, possibly in lawsuits. to
put Baff in his place"
The smallest share of the blood money
! distributed after the murder by Ippolto
! Greco. the middeman and paymaster. In
| his Harlem saloon. went to little Joe
! Arcolla. the gunman who. according to
| the police and the District Attorney. has
/
| shot Baff. Little Joe. described by his
comrades as a boob got only 500.
The largest share. 81 .o0o. was retained
! by Paymaster Greco as his commission,
The Murder Payroll.
The second gunman--he has not been
! found and may be dead-received $50
| The two Zafarano brothers. Giuseppe
and Antonio who are pictured as hav-
ing served as lookouts for the murder
crew and who are held rs witnesses"
came In for $500 apiece. The third look
out, Carmine Di Paolo. also in custody
had TO be content with $3.50. For the
chauffeur. Frank Ferrara. there was
$3.50 in hand before he started the
brown touring car on its excursion from
Harlem to West Washington Market.
and Slo0 more In the fina. division. To
three other men who aided Greco 81 $50
| was awarded.
These were the payments as attested
by Arcolla and Ferrara Yesterday in an
other instalment OF their serial confess
sion. They account for all Of the $4,000.
which was the entire fund as known to
these two men The police seem to
have reason for a suspicion that the
purse as originally made up amounted
to $4,000 and that $500 was kept out
OF Greco's hands as a reserve TO pro-
vide FOR protection of the consplring en-
emies of Baif.
The police believe that the $500 was
spent last year in having Greco himself
killed in the Harlem murder stable,
and perhaps IN the murder OF iaetano
Lomonte, who was a friend of several OF
the assassins concerned in the death of
BaT For the murder OF Lomonte
Antonio impelezzo is waiting his turn in
the electric chair at Sing sing. tie was
questioned yesterday by New YORK de-
tectives as to the relation between the
Lamonte and Ban murders, nut He
Wouldn't say word.
suspect Disappears.
From Police Headquarters Mere has
gone =, request TO the police OF oth"'
cities TO arrest certain man who IN
lihe confessions of Arcolla and t'erraTa is
represented as having stool near Yves,
Washington Market when the murder
, gang arrived to kill Baff and said II
, them. Il know what you're after. make
A good lob OF it," This man Is wanteo
Az the organizer OF the conspiracy li'
, has A place OF business not FAR from Nl'
market and also IN Harlem. He disap
: .,cared last week on the day OF th'
chauffeur's arrest, before the police ha'
i evidence duplicating him in the murder
; The police were confident yesterday tina
, he would be caught. Some of his al
. legged accompl!ces have been 'ound an'
are being watched by detectives.
An official who is one OF those han
ding the investigation said yesterda!
= he would not be surprised II most OF th
dozen inside conSpirators would D.
: rounded up in lew days ari held 70
murder along with Arcolla. the sunmar
A and his confederates III me actuh
assassination, ~ !.
There was a jubiiant celebration Il
e certain parts OF West Washington Mar
: l.ot ON the dag after BaT died. accord
= i,,y 10 information that reached tn
I. Dis,,,ct Attorneys Office yesterday
rrictcrs were distributed free 10 a
: comers. From Harlem went frlenns Q
:. tine gunmen In their sunday clothes I
II n,rtake OF this largesse. So many per
:, sons appeared to know III. Iac'S on u,
: crime that its inatigators beca'l
IS frightened ana 'He AVN W."
IS denly stopped.
rTeco was scolded for having allowe
tho murder trip to he an excursion tor
large mart of Little Italy. The chaui
feur. Ferrara, said yesterday tnat u
!. nrotested against having his car ioahe
: with seven men wheh ,nree VIE o,%a, p,Sm,
,,,i that the reason the Iafarano bro'ner
= ,rayeIled on the elevated road was lac
- OF room in the machine
u Think First Theory Right.
Fleeing together the stories OF Arcoii'
r Eerrara ard their friends with nforma
l. tlon given by others whose names nav
,e .,a, hesn revealed. the police and the me
NJ the District Attorneys office are col
70 ,inced that they were not far wrong
d the theories OF the Ban klli'ng ,hat wei
'e exploited In November an" 'eSe'''ne w
ID ,oii 'rhey suspected then, as they sa
III -. rn,y now, that the death of Ba