New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-15
Grand Jury Indicts as
slayers Blame Gaimari
Murder on Leader.
pIORDAN DOOMED
POLITICAL FEUD
,,tused Man May Surrender
-Assassins Protected by
Perjury School.


.s,.rdsy indicted for the murder Of
w,hvl Gaimari. who succeeded him as
rJ,v's chief Italian aid in the I'd As
,-bly District. For his arrest gen
81 alarm was sent out from Police
gndquarters last night
pofrsno's indictment became certain
q. Monday, when Frank Fennimore,
.,a,,.d for the murder Of Gaimari,
.,,s,oed. naming him as q prin-
,,,l and involving several others in
q, conspiracy 20 drive Foley out Of
,,r,r by creating a reign Of terror.
Foley. Representative Dan Riordan
,,s such others as stood in the way Of
"a. nlotters were to be killed by hired
,,uss;ns. who m turn were 10 be pro-
,,,,,d from conviction by graduates of
school OF perjury. set Up and operated
:, lover Broadway. who were to swear
70 the wanted alibis, or, if necessary, to
,ls,. the crimes upon the shoulders Of
others.
In the carrying out OF the plot Cal
mar and James Minot, Foley aids,
v.re murdered. One attempt was made
70 murder Foley as he entered his
.ou,,. On another occasion children
,lsying on a roof frustrated scheme
70 shoot Foley, Riordan and Gaimari.
Rofrano. who in his fight on Foley
vss made Deputy Commissioner of
stree; Cleaning, resigned after the Cal
nsri murder resulted in his name being
involved That case went before the
April grand jury, and il was that body,
kspt alive officially to continue the in
suiry into affairs Of the second, which
Indicted him yesterday.
Frank Fennimore, who pleaded guilty
. nanslaughter, was a witness before
nat body. as was Louis Demar, arrest
u on Monday for subornation of per
iEy.
Dtmar's story, it is said. dovetailed
Eiih all Of the essential details con
aimed in statement Of Fennimore,
rteh had TO do with the conspiracy
Il the killing Of Giamari and the al
eyed perjured evidence offered at the
trials OF the hirelngs.
Police Hunting Rofrano.
The police have been out looking for
Rofrano since Monday. The last trace
they had Of him was at the Municipal
Building Monday morning.
Elihu Root. jr.. who is looking after
Rofrsnos interest in the absence o.
MS regular counsel, Emery BuckHer.
said that the man would give himself
Up during the afternoon. Up 70 late
hour last night he did not make al
appearance az the District Attorneys
oAee or Police Headquarters, and vas
still a, liberty.
The campaign for murders Of those
tAlisted with Thomas F. Foley and the
caring for those who were arrested fol-
loving the commission Of their crimes
vas well considered by the men oehind
ihe war waged
Demsr's story, il is understood, in
tlsded the care Of the messengers OF
ne rival faction after they fell in the
hands of the police. In this regard, 1t
said, an Office on lower Broadway
vas al the disposal Of persons inter
'sied in the attempt 10 wrest political
control from the present powers IN the
q Assembly District, where witnesses
we're schooled Here they were drilled
u their testimony and examined and
tfo@-eNamired. During these sessions
hty were taken 10 the scene OF the
nlllng for which an arrest had been
mace, and IN the prisoners behalf they
we're 70 take the witness stand and be
made familiar with the locality. This
Procedure was followed in the Gamari
nurder.
When District Attorney Perkins left
hs ONCE last night he said that the
nan for whom the indictment had been
ionnd had nC' been located. When
y Is teken," the District Attorney con-
unued, "he will 20 TO Police Headquar-
en and his trial will be held in the
ssgslar course Of business. The trial
~ be held before Election Day, but
aysd"
Foley Praises Prosecutor.
Thomas Foley declared yesterday
.eN The credit for the investigation OF
,ae murders and assaults on his po-
.ueal workers was due 20 the District
Auorney. He said that prior TO the
PROSECUTOR taking up the case there
sas little satisfaction 20 be had by go
~ 70 the police and seeking their aid
~ foley even went so far as 20 gay
nt Theodore Rousseau, the Mayor 3
.esfetsry, was reluctant when asked 70
axe the initiative in stirring the po-
ice 10 action.
NJ. Perkins replied TO this by giving
'tN credit 20 the police IN the affair.
,Nt' Perkins said that the contents
ne confession Of Frank Fennimore
,lys.o not be made public Ustil those i'm
.e1eq IN his statement were brought
ual. He declared that the inform
story was 20 himself and his as
s.his Deacon MURPHY and George y.
E,O'aers, who prosecuted Gaetano
unumsgno and Rocco Carnivale for
murder Of Giamari.
Noirano's connection with the mur-
i was told OF by the La Sale broth
IL was while they were being
w IN hiding for numbering Jane :
mo- hrst 20 die in the political feuc,
we home Of Pauline Ssmuels and
Ssrniyale on New Utrecht Avenue
s.,y0siyn, that they overheard Carni-
cal on the telephone and speak
y. man who Carnivale told them was
Snsno' These conversations had "a
~ 'lh the plans 10 kill Gismari and
y.he money paid for the murder
~ collars a week. the two boys
s,Te OSrnivsle told them he was get
f,. ior more than a year from Ro-
49, 20 pull the trick" Montimag-
'pnee for doing away with Giamari
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