The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-27
YEARS
FOR R0LLO.

u u noon. Robert Adair who appeared for
Rollo stated that no would Ike to With.
draw the plea Of nos guilty Tor one Of
guilty.
Chief Justice Lore said the court would
like to hear from one witness on bshalf
: Of the state. and accordingly George y.
B0warmau, librarian Of the Institute Free
Library, was requested by the deputy At
: tornsy general to make his statemene.
Mr.. Bowerman dataftsd tho mutllation
ofthe library volumes, and the manner
in which choice articles and Ill Illustrations
were ruthlsssly clipped frOm the books
He took some Of the volumes offered BY
out how Roilo had constructed book
OF BiblomAniA" out Of clippinys stolen
from the library. MIR. B0werman said he
understood Rollo had formerly been :sm
ployed in the library and was 10 habitue
and CONSTANT reader there. .
Il do not think 81. 60) would cover tho
damage done to he library books and
magazines which think, eau DO Traced ID
JonI II. ROllo," declared Librarian Bow
er,nan, IN response to query from tho
court. i
Continuing, the librarian said Rollo
wonld remove the library Imprint BY the
nppl lcation OF acid. md would either 70
tain or sell the hooks. Hs described how
sUms OF the volumes were recovered. p,
"Is not Roiloa biblomaniao In tho gen
ieral uss Of the term," inquired Mr. Adsir
OF Mr.. Bowsrinan. 4
1T you mean u man who has an inordl,'
nate acqutsitiveneas for books. ! 'mnst
say yes (" responded the librarian. this An.
answer caused general laughter, In whtOhj
the judges themselves Joined. In Concln
lstoH, Mr.. Bowermnn asked that r0parS
t,on bo made that the punish ment might !,
have moral effect 4
Mr.. Adair said he would like to place B
few wltnes ~ on tho stand to prove RollQ
character aud mental and physical condf
ton. One Of these wi!nessss be ssid. sws6
Rev. DR.. A. n. kciRwiB, pastor Of Wssy
Presbyterian Church who appeared
Iv0luntarily.
Dr. Keiswin took the stand, snl instead
Of swsaring on the. Bible he affirmed. bA
fore beginning his narrative. Hslssi3
that he had known Roll0 since 1850, and
thst he was Il man brilliant in literary atI
tslnments, and often called on DR.. Keig
win to consult about different matters.,l
In 1895 DIR. keiRwin snit he noticed d
change-in Rollo's condition, aud Rollo bs
came nn allen toward DR.. Keigwin and. i
wrote him insulting letters aud severed
his relations vii the minister. DR.. ksig
win said shortly nfterward he learned
that Rol!o's use Of opium was the Caus9
OF his strange conduct
The conrt uskehif restraints would do
Rollo any good, when Dr. ksigwin replied,
As far ~ am concerned would prefer
hat 10 Castigation DO administered, as he
Is physically unabla to stand 10. DR. keiR
wins statement was straigh for wRrd and
seemed have groat weiyht with the jud-
Ees.
DR.. William Pierce also was oailed BY
MIR. Ada'r to ST reak of tho prisoners con
iitiou. He said liollo had consulted him
iu 1893 in his Otflce. lie hRd boon affected
with Insomnia and had been ,aking opium
20 try tns produce sleep: but desired to
break off the habit. He treated Rollo
with varying success, bn did not 500 him
after TINT lime
DR.. Pierce said he was Impressed with
the old uppsaranco and other pecnliarities
Of Roln lle was a man OF wide infOrmA
tlon close reader and student, Luz had .
confusion of ideas, the wtnoss Thought
from his conversation with Rollo DIX
Pierce said that II Rollo bad continued
the use Of opium sincs lS9j be would be
men ally and physically wrecked, as his
nutrition. his muscles. his nerves and big
brain would 10 impaired.
| DIR Ralph Stu6hs also wai called by Mr.,
Ada;r to test!'y to Ruilo's physical condi
ton DR. 5 ubD, said he had boon attend
,ng Rolo since he had been brougl to the
Court Pouso and found him In weak
condition and unable TO sleep. RollO sd
| n!tted hat lie had been addicted to the
I use OF opium for the past six years. DR..
Stnbbs said ha pre- cribed pDwdoret NOR
Dhia for the Wi,nner, tho lreAtmsnt beln8
tu'sduce thaqulnt!Ly OF the drug tAkeU
Inlt. tbs habit wa, discontinued. In DR..
StubDs Oplnion ut loa,t seven M0Rths
would be required for kullo to break OF
| the opium hnbi.N
4 he court theu command led Rulo to
stand aud Chief Justice Lore pronounced
sentence.
| "ln view Of what Dr. Keigwin has
ia nF RhueANknN
tho court Is NJ liberty TO take from you
the cGrI oral punishment and will do 90.
! But ws do think that from the tendrn ote9
, thnt have bpen 80 adriot ~ done you had
better be confined in some institution tor
some time The sentence OF the court
| Is that you br imprisoned for three years,
ending November 90 1904. pay e68 restis
tuition Inonev nrd pay the costs of this
pro ecuti0n.
| Ro!lO burst into toars Rs he was senten0
'ed and shortly afterwards was conducted
from the courtroom.
| William H. Leonard n cOioteu "Vo ode
do c'or, wa, found guilty OF embezzlina
was represented By Arthur W. Spruauoe
and Deputy Attorney.usneral KlchArdl
prosecuted the case. Bnarllsy testified
that he gave Leonard five dollars with
, which to rent q house, but the doctor
appropriated the money to his own use-
lie was sentenced 10 Do Imprisoned eX
months. Ho had been in jail I'VE
mouths previous TO his trial.
Jamos Clonnn who pleaded not guilty
to stealing q watch from Michael Conie4
was found guilty lie offered no dsfons6
and had no sttornsv to represent him
Out Of respect to tho memory Of th4
Into Charles G'uhb Rlmford coure
ad journed until 2 o'clock this attors
noon. -
DOTS.