The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-09

A TaIkative Prowler RELATES to n Reporter
Hts VI ode Of Robbing Dwellings.


ChArles Gustave Root IL one Of those men who
take a pride in TIER business and who endeavor
to do II we'll. Mr.. Root la pened to be- IA bur
Rlar. and he has followed his nusinea- very well
very well, indeed. that he stands a far chance
OF learning trade, and working at II for many
years 70 come IN the picturesque brick builuiu1
At San Quentin. under the pleasant shadow ~
Mount ftmapals and close to tho shining wa
tiers u the bay. Mr.. Root Is at present under
gong a Temporary seclusion IN what Is known rs
1.-THE hole In the WALL In the city pii on. Ills
companion, Ropert Schacht does not share ma
SoclusiOn, but his been unktndly placed IN an
iron tank IN the new prison by the hard-heMicd
authOritica.
Last night Cdu reporter Waited Charles Gus
tave, and waa SURPRISED to nnd that, although
the Aforesaid Charles WIS shtewd burglar, he
was as garrulous as an ancient dame In nsrrating
his exploits. He stated that be was not IN Old
hand at the business "a was supposed, but that he
entered into II through poverty. lie went into
the business Of UurglarzinR single handed, and
success crowned his Iabors. He lighted his way
through the Easements and closets OF the
houses which he visited with wax tapers, euch
as are used on Christmas trees. The nrst tapers
he putchased at - grocery we're white but when
these were consumed he procured red and green
ones. The drippings of these tapers on the huor
were the means ~ inforninv the detectives that
some twenty residences from which slverwaro
aud clothing had been stolen duiing tue night-
time mad been visited bv the same burglir.
Reporter Scnacht saws IN 1 you did not treat
HIN well. but that YOU reserved Tor yourself TIC
Root"Thn is not true When met him hero
he was broke, and | gave him clothing ana
money to paw Ills BOARD bill. After that to k
him into partnership, and he used to 20 along
with me IN the night, and when made h ~
OF eilverwaro and clothing used MIN as pack
mule to carry them. The last lot Of sllvcrware
We sold VIC divided II half md half But what
We didn't sell OF course we could not divide,
and kept II. used TO do all toe hard Work
and he stoppei outside OF the buildhgs. mao
even to tell him where no should staud-under
tho shadow Of a tree. oya cost, or stairway or
So. until was resdy To carry him the epuils.
When I got load OF silVerwafe that TIC could
not carry carried II my cif. Hut he never viii
make a good crtcksman; he II stuuid and he N
hatd Of he ring. aud footsteps that ! heard a
good WAYS on f,om the insiie Of the building
he could not hear az all
used 10 room on lOutSa street. hut 10 was 100
far away from NV base Of Uper uona, "a | IN
tended 20 work the private residences on Iinc
we engaged room at lOJl HYDE street, near
Pine. We used to start INTO work bout MIA
niuht, aud ON Tuesday ntcht we went u crack
Hairs house on the corner OF Pine hud ie"Neh-
worth. As VIZ went up from Hvde to lfaVcn 4.
worth saw man sitdng on fence, aud shiu
To Schacht Ia German. "lnere Is man siltlhs
On the fence" We then went up Ienyenw"r b
street, and saw two men nn the opposite sue
Scharht that thought they were ofil-
rrrs. ar ~ | said H. German. " I her are
two stars" SchHcht didn't understand mo
AMI ] repeated what had said, ana he siid
Mo- thut tue, were not Ullcsr-. tut tttiI.ns.
Then ,urncd down Bash aud Leavenwotth to
block, those Two iehers we're leh'nd w. on the
cofurr Ihey hollsred out. Here. Nou fcluws,
We are police Ulcers, and We want you To s.op.'
aud ran aud turned around sharply, ahd tucn
they 1rcd two shots | didn't care. Tee use I
knew that theS were too Tar on 10 ut me- ami |
knew that WA. too far III for them To G ten
me. TUNED the corner toward l'iue street and
they fred Two shots more. and knew uy the
sounu that WA gaining on them, and got To
1901 Pine street, where NV room WAS but SOME
tod, had smut the d inr, and ] couldn't g-t IN,
So ltv down on the st"op nd played ~ drunk.
Reporter How many ~ these rosiIono - did
you Nis more than Onrcf
Root VI ited hOoper's twice, and Dr. Soule's
twice In one iign horaIse forfpt something
there. / heard the Doctor running Gown n ira
aud my tud le went On ana + "a iutl tn In
ing room AID got uut through tuc siuduw. Tue
Dnctor wa shouting bio NV murder ,ko ---.
cpuld h we Killed him then II wanted to, be-
ciuss / had pistol with me-.