New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-11
STALKED BAFF,
FELON ADMITS
Tried Several Times to
Kill MerChant-ROde
in Death Car.
"HE FIRED SHOT,
SWAMI SAYS
Cream PuffS Win Comics
sion of Paid SIayerS'
Trips-MOre Arrests.

Giuseppe Arichiello alias "Arcola. "
F formerly Of go East l05th Street. re
turned to this city yesterday frcm his
present residence I'm Napanoch Re
formatory, accompanied by detectives
and I'm a state Of colossal ignorance re-
gardine his alleged PARTICIPATION iu the
murder of Barnet Baf. When taken 20
Police HEADQUARTERS and questioned
the stumpy corilla-like little Italian at
first denied everything. Later. after
hours of Grillng he admitted that he
was in the murder car on the afternoon
Of Novembcr p, 1911, when BaH was
shot TO death in front Of his Office in
the West Washington Market
I'VE have got the right man. Dis
trict Attorney Swami said yesterday,
after he had questioned Ar.chiello.
There can be no doubt about that. We
have got one Of the men who fired the
shots. That is absolutely certain.
Gunman Dumb at First.
The undersized gunman's determina-
tion not 70 tell anything about any one
at first bafled the police. lie admitted
that he knew his own name and was
slightly acquainted with his father
mother and brothers. Beyond that his
was q vast ignorance II may have
been the persistence Of men from head
quarters and the District Attorneys Of
fee that thawed this reserve. II may
have been his lunch that caused 2 par
tial recovery Of his memory.
"What do you want TO cat de-
tective asked him at noon time.
For the first time since his arrival
Giuseppe took a visible interest in ex-
istencc. "Hot chocolate and cream
pufs." the ugly little gangster an
nounced raptly Through his long year
of straight prison diet at Napanoch he
had probably been dreaming Of these
delicacies. When ne had filed himself
with them to the bursting point, his
mood took a confessional turn.
lie SAID little even then, but by
nightfau this much had been estsb-
ished by his own admission: he had
been in the murder car the evening Of
the killing. lie had made several
other trips 10 the market for the same
purpose. He was present in Greco's
saloon at 227 East lO7th Street the
night the murderers were paid of.
Beyond Frank Ferrara. chauffeur Of
the car in which the killers fed, who
was arrested Wednesday. and Arichi-
clio. the police have as yet made no
public steps toward the man or men
higher up who financed the death Of
Baff. the hated business rival OF every
chicken merchant IN West Washington
Market. Several other Italians famed
for their misdeeds IN Harlem's Little
Italy have been detained by the police,
and through them the trail that Was
severed when lppolto Greco, go-be-
tween IN the crime. was killed may
be picked up again.
Roundup of Ban tle"s.
Two brothers, Giuseppe and Antonio
Zafarono. horse thieves, gangsters and
gunner. were brought rom their ma
tive haunts 20 Headquarters yester-
day. Giuseppe was wanted on a charge
of grand larceny. Both admitted that
thew had taken several trips down TO
the market. with the intention Of get
ting" Baf. but they denied that they
we're parties TO the actual murder.
Through their testimony the hrst
positive mention Of the power when
engineered the crime was mace. lhey
told Of having been stopped on the
street near the market during one OF
their prOwls By a man they thoughV
was Jew, who said: "Be sure boys
and do this job we'll &,
According TO the testimony elected
from all the prisoners held at Head
quarters, at least half dozen unsuc-
cossful Journeys were made by the
0unmen 10 the market before Bar was
killed. Sometimes they went 20 me
place by the elevated; at others they
took a machine. All these murder phi
grimages were made in July ana
August. In August they found that
Captain Clark had assigned body
guard 20 their quarry. neh NHe
ruards were withdrawn, at his request,
he was slain.
These men were the greatest gang
of cutthroats and persistent murderers
for hire that ! nave ever heard OF IN
my eight years OF experience District
Attorney Swami said yesterday after
noon.
The police believe that Ferrara.
Arichiello and another gunman were
the sole occupants Of the murder car.
MIR Swami expressed his belief that the
machine contained at least four and
possibly five passengers that afternoon.
Greco. the murder broker was muir
( dered on October Z, 1915. week later
/ his associate. Gaetano Lomonte, was
/ also shot down.
Antonio lmpoluzzo was arrested for
this latter crime. Al present he IS IN
ne death house al Sing sing. Regard
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