New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-05
Di Paolo Admits He Made
Six Trips to Shoot
Chicken Dealer.
SAYS HE WAS CHOSEN
BY IPPOLITO GRECO
Cohen Brothers Wanted Job
Rushed, Witness Declares
Cardinale Told Him.

Carm ID Paolo, well dressed ana
good looking young man Of twenty-one,
who confessed that he made six un-
successful attempts to shoot Barnet
Baf, the West Washington Market
man, before he lost his nerve and gave
it up as bad job was the principal
witness yesterday at the trial of
Giuseppe Arichiello. one of the gunner
indicted for killing Baf on November
"a. 1914. The witness has received i'm
munity for his confession and willing
ness TO testify against Arichiello and
three others whom, he says, he saw re-
oeive money for the murder four days
after 1t happened.
ID Paolo testified with a smile that
he and his companion. Carmelo Russo,
known as Charlie Ross, were selected
to shoot Baf by lppolito Greco, for
whom they had stolen horses and had
shown themselves 10 be trusty mem
bers of the Greco gang.
Joe Iaffarano, who is under indict-
ment. told me that Greco wanted a man
killed" Di Psolo continued. 81 told
him I'd look into the proposition, but
Joe said II was important and had to
be done right away. lie said there was
$500 apiece for US in 1t, and We agreed.
Made Six Trips TO Market.
"The first time We went down 70 the
market by subway was on August %,
1914. Greco pointed Baff out TO US.
Joe Zafarano and his brother, Ton ?,
were with us. They were lookouts.
They showed us an alleyway where We
were TO throw our guns away. A cop
recognized Russo and biased him away.
We got frightened and ran away, too.
after that We made five more trips.
The second time we were right behind
Baf, when saw Bats son, Harry, fol-
lowing us. The third time, a man with
Jewish face stepped up to me and
said: i know what you are down here
for. Whatever you do, do your work
we'll Then he walked away. Charlie
Ross said strange man had said about
the same thing to him"
Di Paolo said this experience scared
him, and he didn't go to Greco's saloon
rendezvous for more than two weeks.
When he did appear there, he said.
Antonio Cardinale (also urder indict-
ment) told him that Greco didn't like
the delay, because. as he said, the
Cohen brothers were getting sore, and
If the thing wasn't done soon they'd
have 70 get some one else
Wouldn't Let Boy Kill Baf.
On the last visit, Di Paolo swore, he
saw a well dressed man talking with
Baff. He told Joe Zaffarsno the fellow
was a detective who usel 10 work in
The Bronx, where Di Psolo was well
known. On the way back TO Harlem,
according to Di Paolo. Zaffarsno said:
"Why not let the kid (Carmelo Russo
do it? lie is under siYtee.. and Will
escape the electric chair, anyway"
hi Paolo would not agree 10 that, and
told Russo he thought th~re was more
than 500 in the job, because Greco was
so anxious r. get Baff killed. He said
he had inquired the reason for the
murder. and was told that Baf han
been running a lot of peoples bust
ness"
Besides furnishing the two revolvers,
Greco also provided him with two well
sharpened ice picks which he called
cheese daggers," Di Paolo testified.
Don't use them unless you have TO.
They are poisoned on the points, and
will croak him as well as a revolver,
the witness declared Greco told him.
Saw Money Paid in Saloon.
After refusing 70 XIII Ban, III faolo
said he was married and went to Con-
necticut Under cross-examination he
admitted that he had been mixed up in
shooting affair there. lie testified
that he was not present when Baff was
shot, and knew nothing of the murder
until he read 1t in the newspapers.
lie again visited Greco's saloon on
November IS TO arrange for the theft
Of another horse, he continued, and
saw the money paid TO Joe and Tony
ZaiFarano. Antonio Csrdinale. the de-
PENDANT. the gunner and Frank Fer
rers, driver OF the automobile which
spirited the murderers away. A tall
man called John" also got some
money. Di Paolo said.
Under a severe cross-examination by
". G. Kier for the defence. Di Paolo