The record-union., 1899-06-14
4 NOTED BURGLAR JAILED.
LOCAL DETECTIVES LAND a
FAMOUS CROOK.
Rosales, "The Mexican Terror
Captured by Officers Maley
and Fisher.

One of the cleverest jobs Of detective
work that has come to right in many a
day eliminated last night in the ar
rest of the notorious burglar, A. B.
Rosales, alias A. Rosa. dark and
dangerous Mexican.
He was arrested at Fourth and X
streets last night by Officers George
Maley and Mike Fisher, the arrest be-
ing the reward for the faithful vigil
lance of the arresting officers, aided
by Chief Dwyer, since April 21st.
The dangerous quarry that was run
to earth last night is what is called "a
two-time loser''-that is, he has served
two terms in State Prison for bur-
.glary. He was labeled No. 4,1C2''
when sent to Folsom for burglary some
years ago. and was discharged Septem-
Der %, 1898. After that he became
a sort of Jekyl-and-Hyde working by
day and burglarizing by night. Such
men disarm suspicion and cover their
tracks wonderfully we'll in the guise
of honest toilers Thus, Rosales worked
at the New Western Hotel, Marysville;;
worked for plumber Thompson, in Sac
ramento, thereby gaining access to
places he afterward burglarized; and
he also assumed the vocation of dali
ryman-but all to no avail The eyes
Of a vigilant trio ferreted out the mans
secret places, and the trail led to
sudden arrest, followed by surprise and
"a full confession.
1t was this prisoner who burglarized
a store in Stockton and fairly Quilted
THE cutlery department Of Schaw, In
gram, hatcher & Co.'S place in this
city, few months ago. But the de-
tectives recovered the property in San
Francisco and learned much of the
crime before they found their man. The
following Is a copy of the confession
sRosales signed last night:
My age is "a years, and l was born
din Livermore. I have been working
for Mr.. Holland at the Brighton dairy
since May %. 1899, and before that
time I worked at the New Western
Hotel, Marysville. l worked there about
six weeks. Before that l worked at
the copper mine at Iron Mountain,
Shasta County. I was in Stockton and
4 was discharged from the State Prison
the last time in September, 1898. /
think I was out of State Prison about
eight months, when I was sent back to
the State Prison.
Il know where Schaw, Ingram &
Batcher's store is, and 1 was there once.
/ hid behind some sheets of iron near
a scales. l went in about 80 p. m.
and came out about $50 .. m.
got out through the back iron shutters.
! got a lot of sets of carvers. about
twenty-five, probably twenty -four. l
put them into sacks, taking them from
boxes. 1 took them to room IL, Glee-.
man House. 1 put them into tele-
scope basket and went to San Fran
cisco, where sold them on Kearney
srfraaf 70 Spcopd- hand cf0rp T gOt
room on Keerny street and sold the
carvers next day. I tried to sell them
on Montgomery street, but the party
on the street would not buy.
II went into Schaw, Ingram & Batch
er's at another time and got a lot of
pocket knives with white handles. !
entered the store through the skylight,
lowering myself down rope, the sky
Hight being open. I got $50 for the
knives.
Il got acquainted with the store
while working for Thompson, the
plumber. I also got lot of cork
screws at the same time, and sold
them south of Market street, San
Francisco I went about three blocks
south of Market street, carrying them
i'm a solder-box. / sold them the day
ID got there.
and got lot of razors, shears. and
knives, and sold them at the same
place where sold the carvers-
Il rooned at the Russ House in
stockton, and carried the stolen goods
in a telescope basket. I got twenty
1.-TWO razors, two dozen shears and
ihbout $50 knives. I got $40 for that
slot
After I got rid of the Stockton stuff
q came to Sacramento and staid here
about two weeks.
"A B. ROSALES."
Witnesses. P. McManus, M. Fish
Ter. Thomas Dwyer and G. w. Maley.
The detectives believe their prisoner
SIS the same man who burglarized ].
IA. Fillmore's house in San Francisco
sBome time ago. He has also been inn
tplicated in other big jobs below.
! Filed Her Annual Account.
y Laura C. Cotton, guardian of the