Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-14
Council Bluffs
ROLFS SLIP VI TIE TONGUE
Asks to Go to Prison Where Ac.
quainted and Starts Trouble.
GETS FIVE YEARS AT FIT. MADISON
Albert EngeI Given Five-Ycar hide
terminate Sentence for Forging
Name of n. VI. Brocchus-
Wilson Gets Freedom.


Criminal business went along with a
rush in Judge woodrufrs court yesterday.
Three cases were disposed OF and two
sentences imposed. Pleas Of guilty were
entered In two cases and jury heard the
evidence and rendered a verdict in the
other
William Rolf. who was indicted on two
counts for the theft of a valuable lot OF
dresses and woman apparel belonging to
the daughter Of Carl Herr 800 Avenue H
last April, pleaded guilty. One count
charged him with breaking and entering
and the other with larceny, and by an
asreement with the county attorney he
pleaded guilty to the larceny charge upon
the condition that the other was dismissed.
His plea was accepted by the court and
he was sentenced to an indeterminate
period OF five years in the ponitentary at
Fort Madison. Rolls age brought him
within the leniency Of the law that per
mitted him 20 be sent to the state re-
formatory at Anamosa, but he objected to
going there. and when asked for his rea-
sons for choosing the harsher punishment
replied that he had been at Fort Madison
before and wanted to go back where he
was acquainted. 1t was an unfortunate
declaration under the circumstances and
Judge Woodruff was obliged to take
''t8lletAiAps VI H. WINE NO tNA0tuCb was
submitted It was learned that Rolf had
completed a three-year term there last
october.
III you have served one term in prison
have no power to sentence you to the
reformatory, although your age, % years,
would enuue you to be sent to Anamosa.
The law contemplates a severer punish
ment for a second offense, and l will send
you to Fort Madison to sorve five years
IL not paroled sooner" sad Judge Wood
ruff.
stole Brides TrOusseau.
Rolls offense was an aggravated one,
He became engaged to marry an estimable
young woman in Council Bluffs, and on
the night before the wedding committed
the burglary at the Herr residence, stealing
about 500 worth of fine dresses belonging
20 Miss Herr, which he presented to his
bride a wedding trousseau. The mar
riags was solemnized and the two left
town the same evening on their wedding
trip. Some OF the wedding guests closely
observed the brides clothes and to others
she displayed with great pride the pretty
gifts Of her husband. The trousseau was
described infinitely and in course of time
reached Miss Herr. She believed she
recognized her clothes and told the police
detectives 30. Rolf was located at LouI
arrest him. The arrest was made, but
Rolf succeeded in making his escape be-
fore a Council Bluffs officer could gel
there. He was captured, however, within
q day or two after he broke jail. His
young wife repudiated him after she
learned the truth and has since secured q
divorce, resuming her maiden name.
The second to plead guilty was Albert
Engel, the old man who robbed B. NJ
Brocchus OF q poclcetbook containing SSC
draft Masonic emblems and a member.
ship travelling card in the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers. He forged tn,
name OF Brocchus TO the draft and went
to Marshall. Mich. where he attempted tC
impersonate Brocchus as a Mason and go
sixty days in Jail He pleaded guilty tC
grand laceny and was sentenced TO al
indeterrninate period OF five years In th'
Fort Madison prison.
Acquitted of Mayhem.
John w. Wilson, alias Frank Wilson
was acquitted by a jury in five minutes
OF the charge Of mayhem. Wilson was in
dcted last year for naming T. o. An
drews better known as "Dare-Devil' An
drews the Lake Manawa balloon jumper
In q fight at Manawa on July 8, 1902 viii
son seized Andrews and sank his teeth
into his left thumb, biting II to the bone
Blood poisoning set In and Andrews los
the remainder of the summers work anC
the permanent use Of his thumb. Two o.
the chief witnesses for the state were
absent and only the statement of the plain
TIFF was available to refute the testimony
OF a lot Of witnesses for Wilson. 1t wa
said to be the second time that Wilson
has bitten his opponent in a fight. f, G
Fricks, 1895 Seventh avenue, was ready L
testify 10 a similar injury that induced
blood poisoning. but the state could no
use him,
Judge woodruff last evening excused tn
jury until Saturday