New-York tribune., 1897-08-31

a slight indisposition several times in the course
OF the wear, but there seemed to be cause
for alarm.
Mr. Rollins was born at Great Falls. " H.. on
October ls 1si2. and was a son OF Daniel g. kol-
lins for many years Judge of Probate OF Straf-
ford County. y. H., and one OF the most popular
men in the district in which he lived In 1919
Judge Rollins died. short while before his death
he and Mrs Rollins celebrated the fftie;h anni-
versary OF their marriage in the old homestead
and received the congratulations OF several nun
dred members OF the Rollins family.
The younger Rollins was one OF fanny vi
eleven He was graduated from Dartmouth COL
lege in 1860 being the salutatoran OF his class ana
one of the youngest graduates ever sent out from
that institution. When he left college ne was not
eighteen years old. Subsequently he studied law
in the Harvard Law School. from which he was
graduated in 1852 One OF his classmates was judge
Cowing of the Court Of General Sessions. MI
Rollins was admitted TO the bar in 1868. ana prac-
,ised at Portland Me, until he came TO TINS city
in 1866 In which year he appointed an AS
sstant United States Disirict-Attorney under
Daniel s. Dickinson. This place he re-
tanned during the subsequent administrations OF
United States District-Attorneys Samuel g. Court
ney and Edwards Pierrepont. In the same Once
with him az assistants benjamin X. Phelps
who in 1873 became Dstrct-Attorney OF the county
Of New-York. and Joseph Bell. In 1869 Mr.. Rol-
Inns returned to private practice. becoming men,
Der OF the law firm Of which Thomas Harland was
the other partner. on entering the District t-Attor-
ney:s office on January !. 1873. Mr.. Phelps with
whom he was on intimate terms OF friendship. ap-
pointed Mr. Rollins an Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney
In this place Mr.. Rollins remained for eight years
and upon Mr.. Phepss death. which occurred in
1884, he was appointed Distrlct-A.torney by Gov
ernor Cornell In the same year he was elected
Surrogate of the county and served until January
l. lssS A year prior to Mr.. Phelpss death Mr.
Dnlli apIi iIata he Otti
but was defeated by Frederick smyth short
while before he left the Surrogate,s oifce Mr. Roi-
lins was candidate for the office OF Supreme
Court Justice. but he defeated. He polled
however, some fifteen thousand more votes than
any other person on his ticket.
When his term as Surrogate was ende" Mr. hoi
Hns returned TO private practice, ana became 2
member Of the firm of Carter, Rollins ms i.edyard
with which firm he remained until ISss Six years
later he formed partnership with ROBERT .iunitr
McGrath. jr.. under the name OF Rollins 4 NJ
Grath with an office at No. S2 Nassau,st lie vas
a member of this firm at the time or his death
As public prosecutor in the criminal court Alr
Rollins was most successful in securing convictions
He took much delight In prosecuting intricate cases
While in the District-Attorneys office he had
charge Of the prosecution In the Iannert ana ,aSe
insurance trials: the Wetmore case. which WAS Il
conspiracy in connection with the Secnry 1S
resulted In the conviction and Imprisonment tf
GobuIn ana "py nrsGn arson ar case the BE- n"tein
Freeman and Levy arson case. and the Cohen paws
case for perjury. While, Surrogate he tried ~, me
Rollins and James c. Carter appeared as COUNSEL
in support of the viii In the drn % case
was the prosecutor in a number OF cases aga hs'
Mr. Rollins was a member OF the University Club.
the Downtown Association. the Union league lup, ~
the Bar Association the Lawyers ,ne mher of ,he
Century clubs. and was also 4 e memper o. ns rns
Alumni Association of Dartmouth College. lie was
a bachelor and lived at No. 80 Madson-ave "h're
he had made his home for many years ne was a
Republican In politics. and warm iriehu oil r'eS-
''fh, The funeral will be held at somersworth OH
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