New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-11
~Montimagno Lunches in
Restaurant and Talks
with Family.
GREETS PROSECUTOR
WHO CONVICTED HIM
Proudly Exhibits Photo of Baby
Son-Tells of FarewelIs al
Sing Sing Executions.

For the third time in the history a,
the state. an inmate Of the death hons.
at Sing Sing was brought 90 this e.v
Yesterday to take part In the proseeg.
ton OF person implicated in a mn,
der.
Gactano Montimsgno, who shot srs
killed Michael Gaimari. Tom Foley.
henchman m the I'd Assembly Dis,r,e,
was the lucky wan he is now in ~
Tombs. nursing = nope that VIVA, !,
tells District Attorney Swami to-oav
may save him from the electric chair
Montimsgno has said goodby "a
Charles Becker. Hans Schmidt and VA.
ter Watson among others since he e..
tered the death house, last June. n,
Court of Appeals has not yet passed or
his conviction.
Our days are spent IN vain attenpt
to cheer one another up Our nigh,s
many of them. are spent Do ftfgl sleee
In the morning our pillows are We,
with our tears" said Montlmagno As
he sat beside a Sing Sing guard In Tie
outer Office of the District Attorney.
Nobody slept the night before
Father Schmidt died. said Montimagno
yesterday. Most Of Us tried 70 cheer
him up. Every once in a while son,
one would call out a word of cheer %
him.
1T is a lot better in the new seetie,
than IL was in the old. dark part. We
have good grub and plenty Of tobacco
Father Csshin is our mainstay. Every.
body in the death house loves him. lie
is the only bright spot there sad
Montimagno.
The short, wlry convict came dosr
from Sing Sing handcufcd 70 John ".
Sheehy. he was taken 20 the Criminal
Courts Building, where he expected 70
confer with the District Attorney Nf
Swami, however, would not hear Mo-.
timagno IN the absence OF Robert ~
Elder. his counsel. Luncheon time
came, and Montimagno announced that
he wanted 20 eat some real lt4nsr'
cooked spaghetti.
Walking between Shcehv and n.
tective Barney Flood, both six footer
Montimagno was hurried Of :,
"Maria's." in Franklin Street. The res
taurant was crowded. Near the tab.
where Montimagno sat with Shccny snl
Flood was Assistant District Atone
George y. Brothers, VINO prosecuted
the charge of murder against Mont.
magno. When hontimagno caugt'
sight OF Brothers he got 20 his feet
smiling. and extended bis hand
Brothers shook hands with Mont
magno and said "a few words 10 nr
Cesar Barra. who was Montman9'
trial counsel. and Detective Di Martin
who arrested him, sat just behind it'
convict. At other tables were seven
stanch supporters Of Tom Foley, V,'
looked up in surprise when lney say
the murderr of Gaimari slt down %
their midst.
on his return from dinner Mont
magno caught sight OF "a newspaper
man whom he saw at his trial as'
beckoned for him to sit beside Dim. h
AT once produced a photograph Of a.
eighteen-months-old boy, who. he sa'
with show OF pride, was bis sor
Giacomo. Later two women. who sad
they were the wife and sister Of Mon
timagno. were allowed 10 talk 20 hin
for ten minutes Montimagno spon
fgeely with his sister, but rarely st
dressed a word 20 his wife. When M
guard took out his watch and told iheH
that their time was ur M0ntimag,'
kissed the two women goodbE