The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
SAYS LEROY.
 SHOT CROLY Burglar Searight Makes a Confession to the
 Police.
Tells of the Visit to the Dwell ing of the Sacramento
 Resident.
Stood on Guard While His Accom- plice Entered and Shot the
 Old Gentleman.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

 . SACRAMENTO, March 22-As pre- dicted in to-days Call, Searight, one of the Croly assailants, has confessed. Chief of Police Dwyer and Officers Fisher and Maley, who have worked hard upon the case since Sunday night, had woven a complete web about the criminals. When the facts were related to Searight he weakened and told his story to Chief Dwyer and Officer Ma ley. Then Searight accompanied the officers in a carriage to Fourteenth and . streets, where the young burglar alighted and took two jimmies from un- der a wooden sidewalk.
 Searight said that at Leroy's request he borrowed a pistol from a friend, and bought cartridges from a second hand store. They afterWard bought one jimmy from a secondhand store on street, paying 15 cents for it, and stole another jimmy at the same place while making the dfcker.
 The first attempt at burglary was made last Friday night, ct Twentieth and H streets. They were frightened away while attempting to pry open a window. On the same night they broke into the residence of Mrs. John Miller. at Eleventh and O streets, but were away ny luS OI OSllS, presumably a burglar alarm. Searignt said that when the window was pried up the latch snapped like pistol when it broke. On Saturday night they vis- ited the quarters of some Japanese in the alley, between Second and Third, K and l. streets. Searight stood outside while Leroy went into the house. Pres ently Leroy came out. He had made a small haul. In purse which he stole the sum of S5 cents was found. The purse was cut to pieces and thrown away, and the money was spent enter taining women in a dance hall. They visited other houses, said Searight, to "get the lay of the land" for future work.
 On Sunday night they stated to do some burglary work in the southern part of the city. Searight said that they had no particular house in view. At Twelfth and F streets Leroy, seeing that the Croly house was dark, went up and ran the bell a couple of times. Getting no answer, the front window was pried open with a jimmy and Le- roy entered, Searight standing guard.
 Presently Searight heard two shots, followed shortly by hurried footsteps, and Leroy dashed out of the house. The burglars ran to Fifteenth and Q streets and then crossed over to J street Leroy told Searight that the "old man. hit him and he had to shoot They walked to Fifth street and then crossed over to China Slough, where Leroy said:
 T will wet this gun" meaning the revolver, and then he threw it into the water.
 A man named White called at the police station to-day and asked to see the prisoners. He said that a few moments before Croly was shot he saw two men standing on the corner near the house. When White saw the prisoners he said at once that they were the men he had seen in front of the Croly place shortly before the shooting.
 F. J. Croly, who was shot on Sunday night by the burglar supposed to be Charles Leroy, Is somewhat improved to-day. Dr. c. c. Simmons, his physi- clan. said that if no serious change took place within the next forty hours MT. Croly would recover The two bullets fired by the burglar have been located. One was found under the right arTnpit. near the surface. and will be easy to remove. The other bullet is under the left shoulder blade, and it will be a difficult operation to extract It. The attempt will not be made until Croly grows stronger.