The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-19

Rofrano. formerly one Of Tom Foleys
lieutenants, and once superintendent
OF the Tenement House Department
through the kindness OF Foley. broke
away from his leader three years ago
nd tried to beat Foley at the primaries
Rofrano, who had associated with him
Clement Driscoll and later Eugene Dris-
coll. started a rival club in the district
which he called the Home Rule Demo-
cratic Clup. and II was political rivalry
and the feuds and bitterness OF spirit
blossoming from them that caused the
murders OF Minott and Gaimari. two
Foley men, according to the testimony
yesterday.
La Sales testimony discriminating
Rofrano began at the point when the
witness had fed to a hiding place in
Brooklyn after he and his brother had
murdered Minott. Rocco Carn!vale,
known as Rocks. or Rox Cornell. came
TO him and aided him to keep out OF
sight.
In this peri0d. 6e-sSess~-AAs'~h '~heasA
Rocco and Montimagno discuss plans
for killing Gaimari with Frank Fenn'-
NOR. a Brooklyn saloonkeeper: that he
heard Rocco call up Rofrano at the Of
fice of the Street Cleaning Department
fifteen or twenty times; that he heard
Rocco tell Rofrano over the telephone
that Gaimari's murder had been ar
ranged.
He swore Rocco said that Rofrano
had been paying him $50 week for
almost two years TO Kill Gaimari, but
that Rocco never had the chance. lie
hat ha Rocco
timagno that $500 would be the reward
for killing Gaimari. and that the money
would be furnished by Rofrano.
Identifies Revolver.
He identified the revolver-of Al cal
ibre-with which Gaimari was killed.
saying he had seen it in the Home
Rule Club, Rofrano's political organi-
zation, and had seen Rocco give 1t to
Montimagno.
Other murders were planned by Fen
minor. Rocco and Montimagno. according
to the witness. After Gaimari was dis
posed OF according to- the plans, Michael
Santangelo, a saloon keeper in Foley's
district, the Second Assembly. and a
Foley supporter, was to be got rid Of
then "a few little members of Tom
Foley's club would be killed. and after
that, according to the plans of the CON
sprators as disclosed by La Sale. we
will rule Cherry street"
Rocco and Fennimor are now in tho
Tombs, charged with the murder o'
| Gaimari, and their trials will follow thu
trial OF Montimagno. which Is taking
place In the criminal branch OF the Su
preme Court before Justice Davis.
Antonio La Sale also gave testimony
against Montimagno. but AS he was II
prison at the time OF the killing he coult
| only tell OF admissions made to him b!
| Montmagno while they were locked NJ
together in the West Fifty-fourth stree
! Jail. This was after tho La SALES haS
been brought down from Sing Sing t
testify.
At the outset La Salle told OF hi.
| confession OF guilt In the Minott killing
He said on the night he and his brothe
! shot Minott he went TO York street
brooklyn. where he met Fennimor. whit
conducted saloon there About
o'clock In the morning he went to tn
Cornell fiat, where he remained six days
He said he had known Cornell for f,f
teen years, Fennimor seven years an'
Montimagno about a year and n half
meeting him at the Home Rule Clul
during the Mitchel-McCall campaign
Present at most of the conversation
with the defendant, Cornell and Fenni
| NOR WIS NoIHei eNeeNHeait' Iauihi
Samuels.
First Met At Club.
~ first met the defendant at the HON
Rule Club" swore the witness. when h
was In conversation with Cornell, Fenni
NOR and Mike Rofrano. This was tw
weeks before election. ! saw him agai
on election morning at the clubhous
with Fennimor and Cornell. He ha
with him fifteen strange Italians"
Assistant District Attorney Brother
was examining the witness at this tim
and District Attorney Perkins had
seat beside him, The Jurors We're lean
ing forward in their seats and Mr.,
Gaimari with some friends craned thei
necks to catch every word the witnes
uttered. .
Continuing his story La Sale said tn
next time he saw the prisoner was
Cornells house IN January ! last. Their
were Ave present, including Paul!n,
Most of the talking was done IN Italian
Right at the outset, the witness test
lhed, ROx talked about .he killing G
Mike Gaimari. He continued: "Ad
dressing Montimagno he said; 7 war
you TO dc me- Job at the time telln
him he wanted him to 40 after tn
same man ne had gone after befor
Montimagno. who was always calle
Tommie, wanted to know II things ha
been arranged, and Rox said they ha
not been, but would be 40 So0n ~