The herald., 1895-10-17
ffe Planned to Abduct Colonel
Bradbury for a Ransom
HE EXISTED UNDER ALIASES
Known as Harry Warren, Harry Nc
Knight aud Howard Sloan
Upon Being Accused Of Stealing Revolver
lie Hands Over the Weapon on De-
mand--tiis San Jose Record

Harry A. Warren, alias Henry Nc
knight, alias Howard Sloan. once of
Philadelphia and late of San Jose, is soon
20 be formerly of Los Angeles" He
is about to leave this city for the clty's
good.
1t was in the latter part of May last
that young Warren dropped into Los An
geles. He is a man OF education. of fair
address and succeeded in imposing hi IN
self upon this paper. lie secured posi-
ton as II reporter and labored in that Ca
pacity for several weeks.
1t was not long. however, before /. was
discovered that Warren was not what he
purported to be and his services were
tbereupon dispensed with. Since then be
has been loahng about the city engaged
in no honorable calling.
1t was about six weeks ago that q
member of the reportorial staff had a
revolver stolen from the drawer of his
desk. Notice of the fact that the weapon
had been taken was given out and War
rem heard it on several occasions, but re-
manned silent. Suspicion rested on him,
although it was not at that time positive
ly known that he had d weapon.j
n L
Several days ago one of the mem bres of
This Herald staff had long conversation
with Warren and in the course of it casu-
ally asked him if be had a revolver. The
little interview was held for the express
purpose OF drawing Warren out and to
PERSUADE him to show a revolver if he
had such a thing. The subterfuge was a
success. Mr. Warren exhibited a weapon
which was at once identified as the stolen
revolver. He was prevailed to go forth
with to The Herald Office. There, with
out formalty, a demand was made on
him for the gun. Without protest or ex-
pIanation he surrendered it and left the
Office, since which time it has not known
his presence.
SHADY PROPOSITIONS.
Since this episode it has been learned
that Warren made proposition to To-
cal artist to blackmail Professor L. S. G.
Lowe. The artist was to do the caricatur-
ing and Warren was to see the professor
and endeavor to secure coin from him to
stop the caricatures. The party to whom
the idea was presented Indignantly re-
jected it.
TO KIDNAP COLONEL BRADBURY.
HkTo newspaper man of,.Riverside War
rem made proposition in which he said
he was sure there was big money. He
related the details of his scheme in glow
ing terms and was sur that there was
$4,000 in it for himself as we'll as for the
gentleman he was endeayoring to inter-
est with him.
man, who had just recently arrived in
the city, to secure employmen- as the
coachman of Colonel lJohn Bradbury.
Then, after having done this. he was to
watch an opportunity to kidnap the col
onel and run him off into the suburbs of
the city. Hare he was to be hidden and
held for ransom.
The details of this scheme had all been
planned out and Warren unfolded them
to the party he wished to join him in
carrying them out with great particu-
larity. The gentleman indignantly
scorned the idea of being a party to any
such an affair.
But before he did so Warren admitted
to him that he was a crook. This was
Warren's own language. He claimed
that he was connected with a regularly
organized gang OF criminals here who
would ses to il that everything came out
all right.
SAN JOSE RECORD.
Intelligence came to hand yesterday
from San Jose to the effect that Warren
was known there under the names OF
Harry Mcknight and Howard Sloan. He
claimed that he came from Philadelphia.
He was expelled from the University
of the Pacific at San Jose, so it was stated,
for holding up fellow student. 1t was
further alleged that he stole a horse and
buggy, with another party named Smith,
but was let off because of his youth. 1t
was also asserted that he had endeavored
TO secure $4,000 from q lady of that city
by dishonest methods. The claim was
also made that Warren's picture was in
the rogues' gallery at San Jose.
Warren was seen yesterday by Herald
representative and asked what explana-
.ion he had to make of his conduct.
WARREN AS A JOKER.
"Wny. l only TOOK the revolver as
Joke" said the young man.
where was the humor in retainig it
for six weeks, when the owner was con-
staptly looking for it?'
'hO, I didn't intend anything wrong.
You see just thought l would have some
fun
Warren failed to explain where there
was any great jolity attached to the
theft.
Did You propose to anyone in the
clty to blackniail Prof. Il. S. G. Lowe. or
obtain money of him by dishonorable
means?
II did not.''
"Is it not true that you proposed to
another party TO kidnap Col. John Brad
bury and hold him for ransom?'
mo. sir; did not. Several black
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