Acosta

On the evening of May 12, 1952, two adjoining houses in South Pasadena were ransacked by a burglar, one at 175 Monterey Road, the other at 167 Monterey Road.

Mr. and Mrs. Henze, who lived at 175 Monterey Road, were visiting neighbors across the street. Mrs. Henze went home about 9 o’clock to put her baby to bed. When she opened her front door a man who had been inside her house dashed past her and ran away.

Mrs. Henze made an outcry. Her husband heard her and ran out into the street. He saw the man running, chased him, but could not catch him. During his flight the man dropped a suitcase, a clock, and some shirts taken from the Henze residence.

Then a police car came along. Mr. Henze told the officers in the car what had happened. They all searched the vicinity but could not find the man.

During the search a black Ford sedan was observed, parked directly east of the Henze driveway. On the back seat of the Ford was a radio, wrapped up in an overcoat.

A watch was set on the car by officers “staked out” on the porch of a nearby house. About midnight their vigil was rewarded, for defendant approached the Ford, got into the front seat, and tried to start the motor. It was then…