The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-21
EIGOV. ROLLINS FINED $1,000
rms WIN THE HELP OF 4
BORROWED BLANk OHECR.
Indicted Yesterday. Ne Pleads Guilty a.
Saon a. q Judge l. FSund- Paea Cor
Ilemcnc, Frsm als IANyer -Juage
uund Icared He'd Ne Toe Severe.


Hand feared He'd Ne Tee severe.
H.Gor Frank West ROLLINS oT Nsw
usrp,n.. was Indicted yesterday ny
tr. .reraon Federal Grand Jury Tor
attempted smuggling in violatiua q
SETON pn,7 ~ the revised statutes Ha
rs.tct guilty to tho indictment beEors
ldss Leonard Hand IA thu Criminal
Branch It the United States Circuit Court
And was lined c.Ooo.
The aH-iovernor came with a thick
vale But IL was not thick enough.
H.H.iaSl.UUO bill and nine lOOs. When
be heard the sentence Of thu Court Mr..
Roln. had to get a hank check from
reporter who was handy and fill Il In for
the 20 ,ui..te odd hundred which, he lacked.
he maximum fine Tor tho offence 10 which
the former Governor pleaded guilty IL
500. and the Judge might have sentenced
b.r, to the alternative prison term. which
vs. within his discretion.
In rasslnR ss0tsnoo upon the Sslf-Oon-
fs.s-i violat,r u tho United States
customs laws Judge Hand said:
IA this case tho fear that have had
49, that tho Distinguished position q
the defendant might make mo more
severe with him than with one In another
vals Il lie linus, assume that the crime
o., which he has plelded guilty was con-
ssi1usly committed and ! thersrors in
ros- q fna uf goa
NnW Hampshiwls former Executive.
hrs vie rnd SIN. Douglas Rollins. were
arrested 900 a complaint sworn % by
rr.,oins Inspector Matthew p. Cassidy
r. the Clnlrl dock On Friday. May u.
-.'e- they had delzFksd from the Lnsi-
pnn Ia their declaration the Rollins
lsrrily hlisworn to the possession IL 0hly
10 du'lbIs article. a fur oost valued
.; ss' but search 81 their nine trunks
lai an amount q dutiabls goods
nde1nrpi which tho indictment ~ the
Grnd jury returned yesterday placed
q. M" total value ~ sa.T3si4 After
r'.ug Deputy surveyor Peter j. Sim
r'nus had turned the oase over 10 Deputy
N-s-yur RaczkieWicE aud this oficial
i further examined Mr. Rollins. HE
r.'' and son G.. &. Wall. special agent
If The Treasury Department. formally
placed 'he thUe under arrest.
Mrs Rollins had been allowed 20 60
ur commissioner shields when the three
vsre arraiEned on the warrants charging
hem with attempt TO defraud thscustouns.
tiry Rollins and his son were hsld in
8 s" bad each.
assistant United States District At
r-nay Dorr found h dificult 70 get a
lrdRe before the Grand Jury could pre-
..r an iOdiotment Judge Martin. who
yomes fr.m Vermont said that he did
rr' want 90 sit In the case because no
new tho defendant Judge Adams and
Judge Ward each found " impossible
o.. serve. Al Ias az 80 M Dorr got
Judge Hand 90 act
tx-Gov Rollins came into the oour'
rom accompanied by Alfred A. Wheat
nd Jordan J. Rollins. hes counsel We
ras not accompanied either by bic son
O. 10y Mr. Rollins
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