The age-herald., 1898-01-09
ROLLO AGAIN BOUND OVER Under a $500 Bond to the
 Grand Jury. SAYS HE BOUGHT SATCHEL Never Saw the One in Court Before-Attorneys Will Set the Date For the Trial
 of the Arson Case.

Justice Stanley yesterday held Officer w
 T. Rollo to await the action of the grand jury under a $500 bond on charge of bur- glary.
 The trial was resumed at 10 a. m., and the court room was again crowded with spectators
 Officer Patton was the first witness called and testified that he asked Rollo to loan him a valise, and that he or Rollo wrote a note to Mrs. Gambill for the valise. He identified the valise in court as the one he got on the order. The valise was not re- turned and had been in his room since.
 The state announced closed, and Officer Rollo was put on the stand.
 He testified as follows, in substance:
 "The last fire at the Marcus Dry Goods
 company's store occurred between 1 and 9
 o'clock in the morning. I was near the
 government building, and heard some one cry Fire" I ran to Twentieth street and Second avenue to turn in the alrm. In pass ing the store on the opposite side of the
 street saw the fire in the store. When I got to the alarm box I found that I did
 not have my keys. policeman usually changes his clothes when he goes off duty l then went over to the saloon and called oNSI tlio lSlSpuOilc TUT INO. otO, anu iSdlu
 the alarm bell ring. I met the department at the corner and directed them to the place. I helped put the hose in the house. I believe Capt Bennett or Walton kicked the door, After the fire went up stairs with the fire department and saw them
 sweep out the place. Capt. Weir stationed Gus Eard to remain about the place and watch The chief was up stairs with some | said to him, he and I being alone at the time. Chief, I believe it is the candle racket Several papers concerning fires, and fire departments were received at head- quarters while was connected with the fire department. There was a story in one of the papers about a fellow being tried and convicted for working the candle racket The candle was placed, according to the story, in the paper, and combustible matter piled up against it. When the candle burned {, down to the trash the latter would ignite I suggested this to Chief Mullen, and the candle was found.
 The valise which was received by Officer Patton was shown the witness, who said: ''This is not my valise. My valise was not so high, and mine had my name on the in- side beneath the lock, printed with rub per stamp. l bought IL lIoHi lhS SoipS's
 Harness company in 1890 or 1891, for $450. I loaned my valise once to Jim Friedman in the fire department. In July loaned my vaise to Officer Patton. He said he was going away, and I wrote note to Mrs. uambll to let bearer have valise Officer Patton never returned my valise. l never sa0 this valise until yesterday" Cross-examination-"I was near the gov ernment building when I heard some one cry 'fire.' I made a dash for the box on the corner of Second avenue and Twen- l tieth street. discovered that l did not have my keys with me while running. d. | not see the light of the fire until after I had crossed Nineteenth street. l had
 discovered then that I did not have my
 keys with me. I can't say why I did not
 20 to the telephone in the Florence hotel and turn in an alarm.
 My valise was smaller than this one I had my valise since 1890 or 1891. There was considerable ashes about the place after the fire. The reason l thought the
 candle racket might have been played was
 because other fires had occurred about the
 same time. don't know whether the can-
 dle would have burned down to the boxes
 within an hour or from the time the store was closed. There were about four and a half inches of the candle left when it was found. An inch and half had been burned down according to my best judgment"
 L. L. Schwartz was introduced and said:
 "I saw the defendant with valise like
 this one in court, some time in October,
 1897, on train. I asked him where he was
 going, and he said to see his brother"
 On cross-examination, he said: ''Ths
 valse is similar to the one Rollo had with
 him."
 Officer Patton was recalled and testified
 as follows
 'rhe valise got from Rollo has been
 in my possession since I borrowed it. Rollo
 never saw the valise until yesterday.
 sent after the yalise by negro who work
 ed at the Dude saloon. The valise has
 been in my room since borrowed it."
 The testimony was then closed and the
 attorneys agreed to limit the arguments to
 twenty minutes each. MT. Bowman on be-
 half of the state reviewed the testimony
 of tho witnesses and thought that probable
 cause had been shown.
 MT. Meade, for the defense, closed in Q
 strong speech for his client.
 Justice Stanley at once rendered his de-