New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-16
.ROFRANO, HUNTED 8
MONTHS, GIVES UP
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the preceding night on the road in an
automobile.
While the District Attorney was pay
ing the chauffeur outside the Tombs,
Rofrano and Mr. Littleton passed
through the big iron gate. They found
Warden Hanley so busy counting roll
of bills in his Office that he did not look
up TO greet his visitors. When Judge
Swami hailed him and he saw Mike
Rofrano, his old friend, standing before
him, the warden dropped the roll.
warden, I've just saved the city OF
New York the sum of $4,000" Judge
Swami said. 81 have here a prisoner
of the county, Mr.. Rofrano."
"To think that the old bsstile on
which ! once had a contract is going
to house me as a prisoner Rotrano
said as he grasped Hanley's hands. Then
he was led to his cell on the first tier.
Thinks Trial Will BE Fair.
When Mr.. Littleton came out of the
warden's private Office half an hour
later he refused to discuss the where
abouts of his client since his dissp-
pearance last autumn.
IL don't have to tell you reporters
that conditions are different now than
thew were when Rofrano went way" he
said. "He believed that he was in
dicted for political reasons. 1t was
not unnatural that he should go away.
knowing that conditions are different
now, he believes that he will be tried
on the evidence in the csse-not by
public clamor.'
Judge Swami said he had received no
intimation that Rofrsno desired TO
plead to any lesser degree OF the muir
der charge.
81 will try to be ready for trial in
June" he said. II is expected that the
defence will ask to have the trial post
poned Friends Of Rofrano said they
would not be surprised to see him re-
leased under heavy bail.
"Ill tell YOU where he's been" cried
/ Robert llofrano, irritably, when ques-
toned at his plumbing shop, 8 James
Street. Hes been in hell, but he's in
heaven now. Print that and ask no
more questions"
In hcer sunny second story fat 81
/ l42 Cherry Street the gray-haired
mother of Michael Gaimari kissed her
murdered boys picture, sobbed snd
made the sign Of the cross.
God do 10 Michael Rofrano as he
did to my boy, and more!" she
moaned. God punish him as he de.
serves" | feel have always felt
that it was Commissioner Rofrano who
was behind the deed. ! am sorry fol
/ his wife, but Mikes wife has suffered
and /, his mother, will always suffer
Two enlarged pictures of Gaimari are
/ on the walls OF the mothers sitting
room.
Mentioned First In June, 1915.
Rofrano's name as instigstor OF
| Gaimari's murder was first mentioned
in June. 1915. at the trial Of RoX Cor
nell. indicted on the same charge
Last September Frank Fennimore, an
other active political worker Of Re-
frano's I'd Assembly District independ-
emit organization, was convicted of Sec
ond degree murder. On Septembertl3
he made a confession. duplicating Ro-
franc. That day Rofrano disappeared.
Gaetsno Montimagno, convicted OF
murder in the first degree, is now
awaiting the electric chair. Two
months ago he was brought 10 New
York and expressed a willingness TO
make confession if he were promised
assistance in his fight 10 have his SEN
tence committed. As his case Is on
appeal he was sent back TO Sing Sing.
Now that RofranO has given himself
up District Attorney Swami will recon
slider Montimagnos offer
Ex-Sheriff Tom Foley. the storm
centre Of the political murder feuds,
said last night that he preferred not
to discuss the Rofrsno case. Friends
Of Gaimari. he declared. had always
charged that Rofrano was guilty, but
10 was for the courts TO decide The
ex-Sheriff WAS certain Rofrano had
been hiding not more than 1875 miles
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