The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-22
Witnesses For the Defense

Witnesses For the Defense
Sergeant Donaldson Policemen Oldham
and Brown, Former Postmaster w. G..
Copeland and City Engineer Kendrick were
introduced and testified as to the good
character of the defendant
Mr.. Shahan an Eighteenth street gro
ceryman, said Rollo was in his place Of
business Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1. 1t
was between and o'clock. Rollo had an
overcoat on his shoulder and bundle I'M
der his arm. There was a stout, short
man with him. identified Mr.. Lowery as
the mani. Could not identify the box I'M
der Rollo's arm. Looked something like
the one shown him, but he couldn't say
positively that it was
Attorney Bowman then created some
laughter by taking an overcat and putting
it on the witness shoulder. He then hand
ed him the box with the request to put 1t
under his arm. The box is too large to be
carried comfortably in this position and
the witness suffered some difficulty in re-
spending to the request. The spectators
caught the intention of the attorney and
laughed
Edward Ward, a Second avenue "bar-
keep" could not say what day he saw
Rollo. 1t was some time ago. There was
a man with him. He had bundle under
his arm and laid it on the counter. Rollo
took drink. Witness was shown the hat
box. He said. to the best of his recollec-
ton, the article Rollo had under his arm
was not the box before him. He said
something to Rollo about the bundle. Rolo
said he was buying it for the Fold lady,"
Cross examination - Attorney Bowman
asked the witness If Rollo had box, sad
dlebags, a wheelbarrow, or what did he
have. Here Rolo laughed.
= Alex Rollo, brother Of the defendant
testified that he had heard Mrs. Rollo tell
her husband she wanted some ribbon ex-
changed for another color. He did not see
the ribbon.
Mr.. Lowery, brother-n-law of defend
ant-He testified that he was in town with
Rollo. He could not name the date. Saw
Rollo had bundle and an overcoat. He
did not know what the bundle was. Paid
no attention to 1t and could not identify 1t.
He said he and RolIo went to a grocery
store and saloon Could not locate them.
The Defendant on the Stand
W. T. Rollo-Pointed to the box. That
hat is mine. bought 1t from L. A. Davis
Millinery company for 81 1t was between
and o'clock in the afternoon. He also
bought eight yards of ribbon-blue black.
He knew one in the store but Miss
Riley He did not see her. TO the best
of his recollection the young lady he had
previously pointed out sold him the hat.
She got several out of the case, among
them black one. He told her he wanted
hat to cost So or "a. He picked out the
green one and gave her So. She made out
a slip and carried 1t back to old man Davis.
He selected the box and put two other
bundles in it. They wanted to give him
another, but he selected this one on ac-
count of its size. I was charged IT cents
per yard for the ribbon. The lady took the
slip to Davis, brought one back and put 1t
in the box. went out and was standing
ON the corner by Adams drug store.
He then said In brief that he met Lowery,
Shahan's, to the bar room and then to the
stock yards. He did not carry hat to stock
yards. Left 1t in Charlie Pantazzies fruit
stand. boy was there when he went in.
He said nothing but put the bundle down.
When he came back from stoclS~y yards he
got on dummy. Lowery arrived about that
time on an East Lake car. He did not
think of his bundle until too late to get 1t
and catch the car He and Lowery went
home. His wife did not like the ribbon.
He said he would go with her to exchange
1t. Went to young man to whom Davis