Jacob Hall burglarizes the apartment of Charles Hicks

The defendant [Hall] was witnessed by one Vivian Bascus

The defendant [Hall] was witnessed by one Vivian Bascus “coming from the living room of deponent's apartment [which he had locked for the day] carrying a bundle... [and] going toward the roof.” After waiting in an “adjoining house,” Bascus saw the defendant coming down from the roof of a building further up the street, whereupon he “attacked the defendant and the defendant dropped the bundle,” which was found to contain a quantity of clothing, pens, watches and cash belonging to the deponent.