The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-10-28
ROFRANO'S Jury
VISITS SCENE Of
GA|MAR| MURDER
Judge and Lawyers Go Along
to Visit Places Mentioned in
Testimony.
DEFENSE BUILDS ALlBI.
Rofrano Says Rival Told Him
He Was Afraid to Op-
pose Foley.
DEFENSE BUILDS ALlBI.

IN order that the jury in the case
OF Michael Rofrano. former Deputy
Street Cleaning Commissioner. on
trial for instigating the murder OF
mike" Gaimari. might be fully In
formed as to buildings and locations
that have been mentioned or described
In the proceedings. the trial was
transferred for nearly an hour to-day
from the Criminal Courts Building to
the Second Assembly District
Escorted by Justice Weeks and at
tended by Assistant District Attor-
neys Dooling and Brothers and Mar
tin w. Lttioton. Rofrano's counsel.
and surrounded by n guard OF court
oficers and policemen. the Jurors
walked over the district adjacent to
the Manhattan end OF the Brooklyn
Bridge IN which, 1t Ia alleged by the
Prosecution. the Gaimari murder plot
was hatched ana executed.
The Jurors wcre taken 20 tho north
end OF the Municipal Building In a
bus. Their particular concern was TO
establish 70 their own satisfaction
disputed points as TO whether certain
witnesses were physically ablo 90 see
things they described. Louis Mira.
the only corroborating witness who is
not q oonspirator. testified to seeing
RofraDo and Montenegro. Gaimaris
slayer. and others together at Park
Row and North william Street and
on the Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, and 10
eeeing Rofrano cross Park Row after
the meeting and descend the stairs to
tho subway under the Municipal
Building.
From the bridge the party retraced
the way up Park Row TO North
Williams street and walked down
North williams street to thee bridge
and back again TO the Park Row
ner In Mira's testimony. Then the
route law down Chambers Street to
Rose Street. thence TO Chestnut and
Madison Street. where Gaimari was
shot down and along Chestnut street
10 New Chambers Street and New
Bowery. following the route taken by
Montenegro as he ran away. The
bus was in waiting at Madison street
and. New Bowcry and Judge. jurors
and lawyers returned TO the Criminal
Courts Building where the formal
trial OF Rofrano as resumed.
Rofrano. who was on the stand for
several hours yesterday. continued
his story under direct examination.
SAYS GAiMARi WAS AFRAID TO
OPPOSE FOLEY.
Rofrano said in answer TO his coun-
sells questions that one of his prin-
cipal occupations as political leader
was the procuring OF private and
public Jobs for his political followers
and helping them when they were in
trouble In the courts.
Frank Fennimore, charged with
. carrying concealed revolver. was
arraigned on the day after the
murder. He had been arrested on the
afternoon of the murder on an old In.
dictment. Rofrano said Fennimores
lawyer and friends sent many mes.
saEes TO Rofrano asking him 10 20 to
court 10 persuade Fennimot to plead
guilty TO misdemeanor. Rofrano
denied Fennimore had threatened ITO
open up everything" unless he was
set free.
Q. Mr.. Rofrano. you told us yester-
day your relations with Michael
Gaimari were friendly In 1918. Did
Gaimari come to your house that
fall? A. Fatimi. may election district
captain. said Mike Gaimari wanted
10 see me. II was two days before
Labor Day.
Q. Did Gaimari come TO your house
In consequence? A. He did and
stayed for three hours talking over
the district. He told me he was with
me In the spirit II not physically In
the hgnt In the district. lie said !
must rot regard him as an enemy.
He said conditions were such that
II he displayed the slightest op-
position 10 Tom Foley or a friend
p. liness to those opposed 10 Foley his
place would be closed up at once by
the police. He went 30 far as TO say
the police would raid his place within
an hour II they knew / had been talk
ing with him.
Q. Was anything said regarding
your future relatiorT? A. Yes, ad-
vised him that u would be dangerous
TO his business interests TO be seen
with me In the future. He answered
ytcs uilu nc was bltiu ItdllLtu IL bc-
cause afterward, II ! seemed to pass
him coldly on the street II was for
the reason there were persons around
spying who might make a report OF
II to the Foley people.
Rofrano told OF going to Albany
Jan. 4. 1915. 10 keep an appointment
with Public Service Commissioner
william Hayward. then legal adviser
OF the Governor. The visit had to 90
with an effort by Rofrano 20 land
q state Job for DIR. Pisano. president
OF the italian Club. He had dinner
that evening. he said. with Maurice
Connolly. President OF Queens at tn,
Ten Eycs Hotel. The state has trieC
to prove Rofrano. at his office In IN,
Municipal Building. had three tele
phone messages from Rocco Carni
vale In Brooklyn discussing the "re
noval" OF Gaimari.
DENIES HE EVER THREATENEC
MONTEMAGNO.
Rofrano named persons with whom
he was all day Jan. 8. when the pro
secution contends there were NOR
Carnivale messages. Rofrano said IN
was engaged nearly all day at his Law
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