The evening world., 1917-06-27
SUGGESTED POISON
FOR BAFF FAMILY,
CARD|NALE SAYS
Joseph Cohen Wouldn't Stand
for That-Wanted to Get
Baff Only.

dinale told on the witness stand to-
day how four poultry merchants In
West Washington Market conspired
to ruin the business OF a rival, Bar
net Ban. and finally wound up by
paying $500 to have him murdered.
The four defendants on trial are Jo-
seph and Jacob Cohen. David Jacobs
and Abraham Gran.
Cardinalo know tho Cohens and
Graft and Jacobs Joseph Cohen, he
said, first broached the project OF
putting Ban out OF the poultry busi-
ness. The initial plan was TO terror
ize Baff Cardinale said he hired n
man to place a bomb under Bans
summer home at Arverne. Ban was
deluged with Black Hand letters. But
he didn't scare.
I'Baff had customer In Harlem"
said Cardlnale. Ills name was New
mark and he had n place in East
One Hundred and Eighth Street. Ho
was enc OF the best customers Bar
had. Joseph Cohen. In the fall OF
!
TO burn Newmark's place. He thought
It would hurt Bars business.
II hired Ippollto Greco who ran a
saloon and gunmen hangout In Harlem
and he agreed to the job for 5000. Ho
burned out Newmark but Baff kept
right on doing business
Joseph Cohen offered SIS for each
OF Banrs horses we poisoned. Greco
poisoned one horse. Then II was de-
cided that Ban must be put out OF the
/ way.
"' i know there are some good boys IN
Harlem who would be glad TO kill that
-- Ban Joe Cohen told me.
Cohen said he would pay $500 20
have Ban killed. Greco wanted 800.
The price was agreed upon at n con-
ference In Harlem between the two
Cohens. Graf. Jacobs, Greco and my
self. We met in Grecos saloon.
Bar was very suspicious. He was
hard to locate alone except at his
West Washington Market place
Greco laid around one Of his branches
in Brooklyn. but Ban wouldn't &c
over there. Then Greco cut a hole In
a fence near one of Baff's branches In
East Elghtleth street, but every time
we were tipped off that Ban was e
be there he wouldn't come.
Greco then took a rife TO the roo
OF n building In One Hundred ant
Tenth Street next to ono OF Bnfr'i
places and watched for him tire,
days. Ban didn't show up. Their
Greco got pretty sore. He had don,
a lot OF work but he couldn't go: tn,
money until tho job was finished
one day he talked about poisoninI
the whole Ban family by putting poi,
son In their milk, but Joe Cohor
wouldn't stand for that. lie said they
didn't want anybody but Barnet Ban
Joe Cohen said the safest place Co
the job was at the market. becaus,
everybody down there hated Baff ant
nobody would try TO stop the crime o.
talk about IL aftcrward. Greco, aftc
looking over the ground. decided tha
Cohen was right, and a couple o
days later he showed up down ther,
with "A couple of young boys name,
Palo ana Russo. one OF the boys wa
very fat and the other was very thin
, II told him the boys were too youn;
hut he said he would give them som,
cocaine TO snuff and after a few sniff
they would do anything, But thel
didn't do anything and pretty soon N
I showed up with two other older fcl
lows. Antonio and Joseph Zafarano.
Antonio Zaffarano has pleaded guilt,
to participating in the murder an
Joseph Is awaiting trial.
Despite the assurances of JosepI
5 Cohen, Cardinale said, II was foun
, difficult TO employ gunmen who wcr
= willing to take II chance on shooting
p man on the street In one OF the busies
spots In the city. Greco, Cardinal
said, anxious 20 get hold OF the blood
D money fumed at the delay.
When we found It was hard to Sc
anybody 10 shoot Bar on the stree
we determined to use a rifle with
silencer on It and get Ban from am
bush" Cardinale testified Joe an
Harry Cohen and / went to Jersey CT
10 buy a rifle and Silencer bu
! couldn't find a silencer, Then 10
Cohen gave me SO and told me to Civ
It TO Greco and tell Greco 10 buy a rif
and a silencer.
Greco couldn't talk English an
didn't want TO take n chance. II
sent me down on the Bowery and
8 bought a rife. a silencer and bo
70 Of cartridges for $3.50. We tried OF
. the silencer In the yard OF my chicke
/, slaughter house In one Hundred an
> Eighth Street but tho silenCer was 10
u noisy, so we dropped that plan.
Then Greco got somebody VIII
d promised 10 do the Job right out o
the street.
n Frank Frerrara, a chauffeur WI
d employed to take the gunmen
II West Washington Market and -
D, them away. lie went down an
., looked over the ground and plannf
D., a getaway route. Chicken Moe RC
q senstein was instructed by Gran
e stick around Bars place and preveI
y anybody from chasing the men wi
d were 10 shoot Ban Rosensiein sal
that II anybody tried 10 Interfere !
a would paralyze them. The plar
were carefully made, but several Wis
IT'S were paid TO the market before
. chanCp To shoot Han came up,