The age-herald., 1897-12-25
ROLLO'S CHRISTMAS GIFT Was Yesterday Bound Over to
 the Grand Jury. THE BOND PLACED AT $500 He Is Yet To Be Tried on Two Other Charges-He Will Talk When
 the Time Comes.

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 This will be a gloomy Christmas for Or fcer w. T. Rollo. While little tots are unpacking their stockings, while the larg- CT ones are venting their pleasure in fire works and the older ones telling stories of holidays past, Officer Rollo Is behind the bars in the city prison.
 He was yesterday bound over to await the action of the grand jury with bond fixed at $500. This he was unable to make, and the man who but a few weeks ago wore the uniform of the preserves of law and order, will spend the most joyous day of the year in felons' cell
 There are yet two more charges on which Officer Rollo will be given hearing. One of the warrants was sworn out by the Es- tes Stove company, and the other by the Brown Crockery company. The dates for these hearings have not been set.
 The trial of the case consumed several days and attracted widespread interest. The conclusion came yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. In rendering his opinion Judge Feagin said that the preponderance of the evidence was against the officer. Peyton G. Bowman, attorney for the patrolman, and Attorney Meade, for the defendant, were both present. The court room was crowded.
 History of the Case
 The public has sought with eagerness all the details in the Rollo case. When an officer of the law, supposed to be perfectly upright In his daily walk, is suddenly strip ped of his uniform and the serious charge
 
 is preferred against him, it is apt to ere ate interest in the public mind.
 It now appears that some of the patrol men first became suspicious of Rollo This was communicated to Captain Weir.
 What aroused suspicion was that Rolo had been distributing presents with a lav- ish hand. To some of his friends he gave pocket knives and to a lady friend set of silver knives and forks. He had also been showing his felow-oficers a new Colts pistol When Captain Weir was in- formed of this he at once confirmed his suspicious.
 The Davis case next came to light and Chief Mcdonald was notified The arrest followed The pistol mentioned above was found in pawnbrokers shop, and a der ringer was also found at the same place. These articles, it is understood have never been identified, although they may be later on.
 The Davis case, the trial of which has just been concluded, the hat, which it was alleged, was taken from the millinery es- tablishment, was identified by every one of the employees. The cost mark on the bolt of ribbon was also identified and all swear that they did not sell the articles to -2OllO 11oaY, baY of
 Officer Rollo, in rebuttal, said that he bcs ght the hat and introduced witnesses n the effort to establish that he had it Saturday afternoon, Dec. A. before the aight when the store is alleged to have oeen burglarized. None of the witnesses positively identified the box in which he claims to have carried the hat.
 Welded Lint, by Link
 The evidence was all entirely circum- stantial, but was strongly welded, link by link It could not be proven that the Davis establishment was actually entered, all though MT. Davis testified that he could not unlock the door the following morn- ing, and had to secure a locksmith
 Ilv the Brown Crockery case it is claimed that Mr Brown, the proprietor of that es- tablishment. identified the silverware that Rollo presented to the lady friend.
 A number of razors were found in Rollo's house, and one of these was identified by MT. Estes, of the Estes Stove company. These are the charges on which the officer will now be tried.
 Several robberies, all petty ones, have occurred on Officer Rollos beat. It is said that one of his peculiar customs was that when he found a door open, or a house that had been broken into he always found some one else before he entered to inves- tigate.
 An employe of the Estes Stove company said that he had been suspicious of the officer for some time on account of his ac- tions. That store was robbed and at one time close watch was kept on the DOT ter He said that Rollo came in almost every day and no matter who was present, would ask in a loud tone of voice if the thief had been caught
 Several of the razors found in Rollos possession have not been identified. One of them was an exact counterpart of those kept in the stock of the Prowell Hardware company. The proprietor, however, would not make affidavit that it was one that came from that store. In several of the hardware stores on Rollo's beat, the clerks have found empty razor cases. All say that case is always given when a razor is purchased Some of those found in the officers possession were without cases
 Officer Rollo has repeatedly refused to talk to reporters It is said that he told one of his fellow officers that he would talk when the time came, that he had for the ,,,1fb alf in nt c