The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
MONTTMAGNO NAMES
ROFRAN0; TELLS ALL
Hired Gunman From Death
Cell Informs Jury FOley's
Foe Instigated Murder.
SENT BACK TO SING SING

Gaetano Montimasno who was con.
victed Of killing Michael Gaimari AZ
Chestnut m Madison streets in Marc,.
1915. and Is now under sentence OF
death. made a complete confession to
the Grand Jury yesterday evening In
which he brought in the name OF Mi
chael \. Rofrano as being the instigator
or that crime. Other names are also
mentioned and II is likely that at least
one other person accused OF being IN
The next session Of the Grand Jury
viii he on Monday. In the meantime
Montimagno was sent back to his cell
In the death house at Sing Sing. but
Will return, az he did not finish his
story ~ the arrangements To kill Cal
mari. who was q lieutenant Of Thomas
i. Foley. the Tammany leader in the
Second Assembly district.
Montimagno when he was brought,
here from Sing Sing several weeks ago
onered to tell the District Attorney
why he went out as a gunman to Kill a
man he did not even know. Witnesses
have testified that he was To- get $3.50
for numbering Gaimari. What he told
the Grand Jury on this point has not
been disclosed. but IL Is konwn that the
murderer has made "A clean breast of the
whole affair 80 far "a he knows 4. and
that no promise OF clemency was given
him. His attorney. Robert H. Elder.
who Will handle his case on appeal. adj
Nised the step taken by the prisoner.
Priest Heard story Told.
Before going before the Grand Jury
Montimagno made u long statement l.,
former Assistant District attorney MUIR
rhy. who has been retained to prepare
the states case for the coming trial %
Rofrano for murder. Father Cashin
OF sing Sing prison was present when
Montimagno talked to Mr.. Murphy. The
priest has made several trips to the
office OF the District Attorney in con-
nection witt the case. He has been
quoted as saying that Montimagno
would put the blame where IL belonged.
The story given to the jurors by Mon
vas brought out by the qu.s-
tons of Assistant District Attorney En-
brce n details were carefully brought
out for future use. Persons not mem
toned IN connection with the case IN tn,
past are said 10 have been named and
II is believed that the prosecution Is n
possession OF "A new witness who viii.
lie an accomplice IN the eyes Of tho
law and who will be OF great important
in the coming trials,
After Mr.. Murphy took hold ~ the
case. he having watched every step in
the original cases. things began to hum.
tie lost no time in seeing every witness
who may be- needed lt the trial al;
VI" Was in Sing sing and saw
r. auk Fenninor. whose confession made
4 possible 10 indict Rofrano. Fenninor
told NJ. Murphy that he would serve the
state as he had agreed to when he was
20 plead guilty 20 man
slaughter lie is now serving a sentence
Of not less than seven and a half years.
Con>ic,s VIII Again Tcshf..
james Serafno. Nho Is also In sing
Sing hut was a witness In two of the
trials. has also said that he will repea
At the Rofrano trial the story he ha.
already told.
Joseph and Antonio La Sale, the
WHO gave tho District Attorney
first information concerning the con.
TO take the life OF Gaimari, viii
be seen in a few days. They have been
transferred from sing sing to Clinton
prison at rannemora. The prosecution
expects that there will be NO change
In their position. Miss Pauline Samuel-.
- whose fiat IN Brooklyn lived Rocco
carnivale. o serving a term OF twenty
years. will be ~ the District Attorneys
office to-day. She II an important Wit
ness because carii,alc and I,otrano had
many talks over her telephone wire. ac-
20 the testimony adduced AZ the
already held, She f. .Np.ct.d 10
the story she has so often told
IL. II OH, OF court.
No information came from Rofrano
about the hiding place IN
which he kept OFT OF the way of the
police Tor eight months until H. saw Il,
to surrender last Monday. II Vas said
as coming from a close friend Of Rofrano
he spent a great deal of his time
in the vicinity OF Washington Squale
and hat ne made weekly trips out OF the
rity 10 see his friends. This would not
Al the report that he lived in the open
air. and his appearance indicates that he
we'd an outdoor life.