New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-14
Four Arrests After Fenni-
more Admits Guilt in
Gaimari Murder.
WAR AGAINST FOLEY
BY TERROR REIGN
Rofrano's Alleged Lieutenant
Taken-POlice Seek Well
Known Italian.

Lieutenant. At the same time he ex-
posed to District Attorney Charles A.
Perkins the plot to wrest control OF
the I'd Assembly District from Foley
by establishing a reign of terror among
the Italian voters of the district.
On the strength of his confession
four arrests had been made up TO mid
night. A fifth person, whose name is
withheld. but who is said TO be one OF
the most widely known Italians in New
York, is being sought by detectives
from the District Attorneys Office and
Police Headquarters.
The men arrested up to an early hour
this morning were:
Joseph Bronbine, thirty-fve years
old, Of l79 Arthur Avenue, The Bronx,
charged with subornatiOn OF perjury.
He is described by the District Attor-
ney's Office as bodyguard of Mike Ro-
franc. ex-Deputy Commissioner of
Street Cleaning and leader Of the oppo-
sition 10 Foley.
Thomas Porcaro, oil importer, Of III
Broadway, charged with perjury.
Rocco Lizziardo, the brother in-law
Of Joseph La Sale, convicted of the
murder Of Thomas Minat. Foley lieu
tenant, held as a material witness.
Louis De Maraa, Porcaro's clerk,
charged with perjury.
Yet others, il is expected, may be
involved when Fennimore's examin4-
tion is resumed this morning.
On this additional information The
District Attorneys Office expects 10
take the lid completely off of the p
Assembly District, where, since ;he
fight on Foley assumed serious pro
portions. several men have been mur-
dered and half a score stabbed n
shot. For these crimes one man is
now under sentence Of death and three
are serving life sentences in Sing
Sing.
District Attorney Perkins last night
refused TO give the name Of the man
higher up" who is sought, but he and
members of his staff admitted that the
one sought would soon be walked into
police headquarters under serious
charge.
81 cannot tell how soon the man We
are looking for will be brought in"
the District Attorney said. 1--WE eX-
pected to find him this afternoon. De
tectives out for him have been unable
so far to find him. ! expect TO hear
of his arrest at any moment"
The District Attorney explained that
with this man under arrest all thus far
implicated by Fennimore would be in
custody.
The arraignmcnt of Fennimore and
the subsequent statement came as a
complete surprise TO every one. Fen
nimore was brought before Justice
Tompkins in the Supreme Court from
the Tombs and called to answer to an
indictment of manslaughter in the first
degree. He has been held since his
arrest with Rocco Carnivale, alias Rox
Cornell early last spring on charge
Of murder in the first degree. Carni-
vale is now in Sing Sing.
Fennimore pleaded guilty to the less
or charge and after giving his pedigree
was led from the court room by De-
tective Barney Flood and taken to the
office of District Attorney Perkins
Later he went to the Office of Deacon
Murphy and George y. Brothers, as
sistant district attorneys, where he re-
NAMED until late last night.
After the arrests were announced
District Attorney Perkins called the re-
porters into his Office and issued the
following verbal statement: "Soon
after Carnivale was convicted informa-
ton was brought TO my Office that
Frank Fennimore, the only one Of three
men indicted for the Giamari murder
who did not 90 to trial, was willing 10
make statement in connection with
the circumstances leading up to II;
how the murder was contrived and by
whom il was instigated. This pro
vided he was granted immunity under
the indictment against him charging
murder in the first degree.
81 notified Fennimore that the Dis
trict Attorney would do nothing, know
ing him to be guilty and being con
fident of proving his guilt. However
! sent word that If he would prove his
good faith by taking no personal ad-
vantage one way or the other, directly
or indirectly, the District Attorney
would hear his story. This story,
informed him, would be taken after
the accused man had taken plea
The matter dragged on for several
weeks and finally | agreed to accept q
plea of guilty Of the crime Late last
week Fennimore's counsel, Frank Nc.
Cafferty, notified me that his client
would plead guilty 10 a charge of man.
slaughter IN the first degree.
after the plea before Justice Temp
kins Fennimore was brought to my
Office with his lawyer and | told hin
! would be glad TO know all the facts
in connection with the Giamari murder
! also said 10 him that | would ash
the court to punish him for his per
sonal connection with the murder HI
has been in conference with my as
sstantS and he gave names and ad
dresses and other information, which
will be of great value to the Crane
Jury, which will convene tomorrow a.
T 1880 o'clock"
Two murders stand out prominently
/ in the alleged political feud in the Sec
/ ond Assembly District. The first oc
( CURED last January, when Thoma,
Minot was shot and killed. Joseph anc
/ Tony La Sale, brothers, were arrested
/ il was shown by witnesses that they
went to the home Of Rocco Carnival,
in New Utrecht Avenue immediately
after the murder where they remained
/ in hiding for several days. Both were
/ convicted Of the murder and sentenced
TO not less than twenty years to life.
The following March Michael Gia
I mari was shot and killed at Oak anC
+ Chestnut Streets. Fennimore and Car
4 nivale were arrested and indicted
charged with having instigated tn,
murder.
+ At the trial Of Carnivale there wer,
many rumors as 70 who was actual!
behind him in the killing The Ii
Sale brothers were brought from sins
/ Sing prison to testify against theiI
I former friend Carnlyale. They swor,
: that they were IN the New Utrech
house and heard him, Carnivale
"dicker" over the murder Of Gaimarl
II was through them that the nam
/ Of Michael 4. Rofrano, then a deputy
7 ggreat ClpapiuU cpu, ~, IL siopar ura,