The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-10-28

Rofrano said he had ordered Mary
v. Dunn and Frank Boland. tele-
phone operators In the Municipal
Building, not to connect his office with
anybody named james Moore" This
was Carnivalc's american name.
Rofrano said he gave the order when
he was out OF patience with the way
Carnivalo was annoying him with
appeals for help and by involving him
with Carnivale's guttorsnipe friends
such as Baldo, tho confessed perJurer'
Other days on which telephone calls
were recorded out OF Carniyalc's home
To the street cleaning hbAdquarters,
Rofrano proved he was away from
the office at the hours mentioned In
the records. lie produced minutes, OF
the Italian Chamber OF Commerce,
the National Italian club. as show *
he was present at meetings and -
tors meetings and used tho diary OF
the Department OF Street Cleaning
Office and his private office 10 check
Oft his statements or his movements.
lie named officials, clients. lawyers
and stenographers who could verify
these alibis.
@. Is 1t true that In tho FIRST week
OF January, 1915. you had n con-
ference At the Brondini home with
Fennimore, Carnivalc. Montemagno
and the Brondinis, which was later
Joined by Choc Zurica and Luis Mira?
A. ] was never In the Brondini home.
| don't know Chocolate Xurlca,
John Brondinl or his brother.
never talked with Montenegro about
Gaimari and never threatened him
with death II he failed to kill Gaimari.
q. DO YOU know Michael St Angelo?
A. For years. lie keeps a saloon on
Catharine Street. lie was prom
inent momber of the Home Rule club
who resigned after some trouble,
q. What did you hear OF his con-
versations with Rocks Carnivale in
tho Tombs2
objection OF District Attorney over
ruledD
A. St Angelo tried TO persuade
Rocks 10 frame me for Gaimari's muir
der. He said the District Attorney
was not after Frank or Rocks, but
was after Mike Rofrano. st. Angelo
told Rocks; "You hang this murder
on Rofrano and I'm sure Tom Foley
will help you out of your trouble
| found ST. Angelo had told the same
thing to John the Barber. The wit
ness said he made his second or third
visit TO District Attorney Perkins for
| the second OF third time at this time
and asked for an opportunity to clear
himself of lhe Gaimar murder.
81 said g. MIR. Perkins" said Ro-
franc. his voice throb In his voice
humping the arm of the witnes ~
chair with his fist, ~ told him trades
men were being asked about my do
mestic affairs In the district: | told
him my four little daughters were
learning their father spoken OF as
a murderer | told him tho Simons
| children and the Angelo children were
standing on the sidewalks pointing al
my girls on the way to school saying:
''Their father killed Mike Gaimari."
| told him he didn't need to issue any
subpoenas for my papers; he could
have them all down 10 tho last cent
| told him ia work with him to clear
up the Gaimari murder, day and night
| told him all ! knew about the battles
OF the gamblers, the Gamar ganp
on tho one hand and the Fennlmort
and Carnivalo gang on tho other.
| q. Whit did the District ATTORNEY
say? A. When | need you III send foi
you.
Rofrano threw out his hands dra.
matically as he quoted the reply Of
Mr.. Perkins. When Rofrawo had &
ft OF coughing, James X. Fraser
Juror No. 3, handed package o.
cough drops to Mr., Littleton, whC
passed il to his client. Rofran'
smiled gratefully to the juror VIII,
bowed.
4 @. Did you have talk with Tony
Fennimore's Franks brother? A
Yes. lie said Frank didn't like hi
, lawyer. "Rofrano," he said, "yoi
have got 10 keep Frank. They ar
not after Frank they are after you
II Frank will implicate you they vii
let him Off. He wants Martin T
; Manton who defended our brothC
; Nick for murder"
: q. What did you say? A. WI
, don't YOU get Manton. lie said h
had no money.
r @. Up to the time you heard Fenni
J more had pleaded guilty you ha
! heard nothing except that the mur
I der was 10 be framed" on your A
No.