New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
4 BURGLAR SURRENDERS.
HE HAD BROKEN INTO EDGAR VAN
WINKLE'S HOUSE.
AFTER TAKING A NAP HE STOLE A BOOK-THEN
BECAUSE HE WAS ILL HE GAVE HIMSELF
rp-IIIS CAREER AS 4 HOUSE -BREAKER.

AFTER TAKING a NAP HE STOLE A BoOK-THEN
RfcArsE HE WAS ILL HE GAVE HIMSELF
UP-HIs CAREER As \ HOUSE BREAKER
! A mid-featured man with black -whiskers
and mustache walked into the East Ffty-ilrst-st
police station early last night, and laid red-cov-
/ cred book the desk in front of Sergeant Gehe-
gan.
"I stole that book" he said "and want to give
| nvyelf ND" The sergeant believed the man was
/ !nsanc but asked him from whom he had stolen
the book The iran said that he had broken into
| a house at No. East Forty-third-st. on Wednes-
day night He found the iron door at the back
OF the house open end had made his way In by
brea king the glass of the inner door and releasing
the latch. He went on to say that he had gone up
into the library and not finding any money In the
house had turned on the gas and lighted 1t. After
reading for some time from the book ne fouhd
there he had lain down on the lounge and slept
I'll morning He then quietly arose and let him.
self out the front door.
The sergeant after listening TO this astonishing
story. was more than ever certain that the man
was insane but he sent policeman to the house
at No Fast Forty-thrd-st. and found II was the
horne Of Edgar b. Van Winkle. 1t was learned by
the policeman that the house had been entered the
nisht before and that the case mad been reported
to the police. Detective Campbell was even then
working on IT, but the sergeant had not been m
formed OF this fact. Mr.. Van Wink!e came to the
station with the policeman and identified the pook'
which was IN English history.
The ca 90 Of the self-c0nfessed burglar IS an in
tcrosting one. He gave MS name last night as
Charles Trail. OF the South Fifth Avenue Hote
II. Is twenty-eight years old. and on November
% lss7. under the name of Charles Ambrose. en-
tered the home Of NJ :. Bromley, al No. D West
Fiftv thlrd-st at about 3 O'Clock in the morning.
lie Vas discovered by Roundsman Wailng. and in
Fif.h-ave near Fifty-thri-st.. fired two shots at
the officer The officer returned the fire. but neither
was hi, although the burglar was captured The
to,no NJ Frank f. COe. IN Fifthave.. had been IN
,erol a fow days before and had been tod of In the
uoyspaDers After Ambrose caught 1t was
found that the revolver with which he had shot
~ the officer had been taken from Mr.. Goes house.
4 ,,ocl.ethook belonging to Miss coe was found in
,nn mans room vhe. it was searched at that time
For these burglaries Trail was sentenced 10 sing
sirr FOR ten years but for his good behavior he
v.,s col free four months ago. Trail told the po-
lice last n!eht that he had entered the house IN
,ro hone OF getting $50 With which to buy his
n,ss..o 10 Switzerland. He said that he had an
iucurahle malady. and he couldn't raise the
r-ono,, he wanted 10 go back to Sing Sing. He Is
su.frrior from an abccss under the let lung.
II know this means twenty years ,ihe lor me nG ns
I sin get better treatment at sing sing thah
The man said be had got interested in the his
hai taken il away with him The fainiIy had
missed the book and the detectives were Ta'.h
,n, tho Old hook stores for him yesterday In the
hDr.laries the man said he had always WORKED
b.. has a father living in Switzerland who is we'll
or He is an Intelligent appearing man ana mas
,nod command o language. -
The prisoner will be arraisned in Yorkville Court
to-day.