The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
WARNER NOT YET CAUGHT.
All Trace or Hin Ends In schenectady. where
He Was Seen with Blake on Friday.

All Trace or Hin Ends IN schenectady. where
He Was Seen with Blake on Friday.
ALBANY. Aug. 2l.-The arch conspirator In
the Conway abduction case is still q. liberty.
Albert S. Warner. the New York lawyer. whom
the police and the District Attorney have set-
tied upon as the principal in arranging the kid
mapping Of the Conway boy. has successfully
eluded the police. Their traces Of him ends ut
Schenectady. where he was with Blake yester-
day before the latter's capture.
The letter in which a second demand was
mshe through the mails upon Conway for tho
money WAS made public to-day. 1t reads:
Mr.. ~Conway-You decided not TO obey our in.truc-
tions and went 10 the police. but you have not got
your boy. It looks as II you wanted the money worss
than you wanted your child. when you get enough
Of them and want TO accept our terms, put an adver
ttsemsnt in the Tt"uss, Unton. saying just thrSe words,
I'VE are with you" and signed Rex" and you will
hear from Us again.
We advise you TO do this soou, II At all. We SUD
pose you will give this letter 70 the police a. you did
eur hnt. We advise you not TO doh. Youn truly.
TaE oArTAIS o. TIE oASO.
This letter. as the fret. was in Blake's hand
writing. The police have befogged the people
regarding the place OF Blake's confinement, and
few know whether he Is In the Second, Fourth,
or Fifth precincts. He 10 In the latter. The au-
~ thAh@ so NN-SSA VI uuOp ftOlChCo 10
past. although additional reserves are to DO
kept on duty until Monday.
Hardy's statement. which he wrote yester-
day. remains undivulgod. He and Blake con-
dnoe 70 assert Innocence OF criminal completely
In the crime. and say that they were simply
used Gs go-betweens-
District Attorney Burlingams aud several
oficers this afternoon visited the woods in
which the child was kept near Karners. They
found = one-stOry shanty. with but ono room and
one window. Evidence was found TO show that
this house had been used at times by Warner
and the boy. A hand satchel. such as might be
used BY . professional man while on u short trip
way from home. was found. The shanty has
besn the home Of tot Sullivan. a well-known
Character about town. No one was found In the
shAnty. but everything about 1t shows that It
hen been occupied recently.
Tho house isin one OF the most secluded spots
OF pins trees and brush. an IDEAL sI,ol for a man
to hide In; Directly hack OF the house is a
river" the boy spoke OF having a arlnk from.
There has been some criticism over the fail.
as ne to asrflgn tho men In police court, This
Warner is not caught. The District Atiorney
intends to prosecute tho case against Ihe KID
ccs sDPi eou w,sS al on s gossi11iss Is. h fss cast iss DS SSSHiy
will DO one Of the nrst 70 DO presented 70 the
jury on this case IN advance Of the regular re
port, " said Mr.. Burlingame to-day, and hay.
rectly. / want TO Rlve them all the timc posi-
bic In which TO prepare and avoid any excuse
h iSsy T Il disposal 9 f SeiSsrs "a the s- end q ip Tie ss :
tombsT term Of the court"
Evidences eFe plenty that Blake has beer
his and the assumed name OF Avery" Hardy
II turns out, IL q bigamist. having had thre,
wives. one In Albany. one In Philadelphia. wher,
be went under the name OF H ,Tdiman, o
"HartpAn." sd another who has not beer