The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
kIDNAPPER BLAKECAUGIIT
" m CAPTAIN OF THE GAN9n
NOW LOCKED Up ~ ILBLNY.

mapped the Conway boy. II SIN mt Large.
ALBANY, Aug. 20. The plot which lod -
the abduction OF little John Conway on Mon
day morning Ia being unravellcd to the per
feet satisfaction of the police. Two OF the con-
spirators are behind tho bars. Joseph NJ. Hardy,
an uncle Of young Conway, was apprehcnded
yesterday. At l o'clock this afternoon II. q.
Blake. n gambler md all-around sport, was
captured in the Now York Central station IN
schenectady. Blake Is the man who wrote the
note to Conway demanding tho 81. 900 ransom
money. aud signed himself The Captain OF the
Gang" The two have un5osomri themselves to
the police. Handy does not know that Blake
has been captured. The third and principal
member OF the conspiracy is said by the
police to bu Albert s. Warner. n lawyer, who
Inns an office at 1878 broadway, New York city.
Mayor Thachcr has bern informed that Blake
and Warner were seen together early this morn
ing on the Schenectady turnpiK" east OF the
rendezvous Of the kidnnppcrs. II this informs-
ton il correct they must have separated before
reaching Schenectady. for Blake was alone
when taken. The police are on Warmers track
and expect to effect his arrest soon.
District Attorney Burlingatnc, who has teen
present al all OF tho conferences held with
Hardy and Blake when they were pressed by
tho authorities to make a clean breast OF their
connection with young Conway disappearance,
IL VI Tue opinion tnal Tue kidnapping Di TINS lAd
was but "a detail OF one of the most inhuman
plots ever concocted. He is satisfied that these
men had planned to operate on a large scale,
Kidnapping other children In different locall-
ties throughout the State and demanding a
ransom for their return. The children wcro
to be snatched from their homes the
same as was the Conway boy. II the
ransom was not paid the children were to be
quickly disposed of in death. The Distri t At
! torncy said tonight that he had substantial
evidence that they would have eventually killed
the Conway boy with chlorotorm had they 70
manned undctected q few days longer and their
money demand had not been met.
Warner was the man who did the Kidnapping
and suggested the details. Blake is the man
who wrote the letter demanding the 80, 900 ram
som and secured the active cooperation of
Hardy. Hardy picked out the child who was to
be stolen. and placed himself in "A position to be
accepted by Conway as the trusted friend"
who was TO deposit tho 80. 900 in the tree cavity.
All the morning many were the rumors that
Blake had been captured. Word cam from
Philmont, Columbia county. that two men had
been arrested answering the description OF those
wanted. 1t was soon learned that they were
not the men. Then came the report TO Police
Headquarters that Blake had been seen on
Myrtle avenue at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mayor Thacher and a squad Of detectives made
a fut lie search OF that part Of the city. When O
despatch was received from Schenectady
shortly after 1 o'clock that Blake was in custody
there, 1t was doubted. Its veridcation soon
followed. An hour and a half afterward Blake
was in the custody Of the Albany police, but NOE
through any of their efforts. The news soon
spread through the city, and from that time
until midnight Police Headquarters was sur
rounded by a frenzied mob. The crowd in
creased as the night hours wore on. and by 9
o'clock an unmanageable mass of people surged
about the building. Many of them were armed
with clubs and others with revolvers. Blake
could hear their angry shouts and trembled into
a state OF collapse. This condition of affairs
seriously interfcrcd with the inquisition Blake
was undergoing. and he began to wander in his
answers as the excitement of the crowd outside
increased.
1t was then that a scene which is only wit.
messed In a southern city when u lynching is in
progress was enacted in an endeavor some
what TO restore Blakc's composure. A ruse was
adopted 10 lessen the crowd about the building
and stop their angry murmuring. Shortly after
9 O'Clock two carriages drove up 10 the Will
liam street entrance OF the building. Tho
crowd pressed about them and twenty hlueCoats
were required 10 keep n space clear from tho
door to the vehicle. In a few moments three de-
~tectives rushed a man out OF the building with
his head and shoulders cnvclopcd in a rubber
coat. and pushed him into the carriage. Al
though the police surrounded : tho crowd was
turbulent. Efforts were made to %ovcrturn the
carriage. but il got away IN satety Pc
fore anything. could be accomplished The
S s.oT +; h s,TF' Sssn " ansou it 3" that a blake r wa:
to he confined in the Fourth precinct. The
carriage was driver, in a ctr,uitous route and
Der returned to Police Headquarters. They
were unaware, howeHer that a detective had
the carriage in nm cndeavor to deceive them as
70 his place OF copanomsmt for the night: An
second precinct station. in the same building
with Police headquarters: Blake was placed in q
G dy. W vi iat a view" View Of ." continuing nplsiis to to Keep s"pi HARDY in
Ignorance Of Blake arrest,
the capture of Blake. Mr.. Farrell was one Of
those who at trst prevailed ON Blake 10 admit
that he knew the whereabouts Of the lost boy
Mr.. Farrell WAS also a member OF the r%escuing
party which Blake unwittingly led 10 The place
where the boy was c1nccaled, Mr.; Farrell 10
b S.ny sS lnai city fH" d sHss II H. i Knew S% 1Sat K%rnc re-
WAS but seven miles from schenectady. and that
, the latter place would probably br utilized by
the fugitive conspirators as an outlet for then
When Mr.. Farrell arrived in Schenectady at Q
o'clock this morning he went through the out
skirts of tho Town and heard of u carriage being
driven into the city early last evening from the
SCHENECTADY t%nFrhnpi Ike on on "hiGh ID 'h ,Sra h am snS 81
men. Assured from this that Blake, and his
confederate we're IN town, he visited all the
places OF resort AMI gradually worked toward
the railroad station which he reached
a few mGments after o'clock thu
afternoon. He had no sooner entered The yard
l than he observei Blake standing on the track
8 200 feet above the station. Blake evidently hhd
not noticed Farrell. and walked In his direction
As Blake passed where Farrell was standing ht
first not, ed him aud turned his head quickly
I Mr.. Farrell Immediately called 10 Blake, saying
50 you're here, are your ! want you 10 gc
with me"
: I'm como along with YOU, surlily replied the
crcstfal.rn kidnappor.
MIR. Farrell I'd his hand on his revolver
which was half drawn. Blake noticed this whet
he consented to accompany MIN. Mr.. Farrell did
not call for tho aid Of the schenectady police
, bat marched his captive 10 the baggage room
in the station. There he searched him TO see |
[ he had any weapons about him, showing tina
he had a ucspcr .te character 10 deal with
J Blake was unarmcd. After some hesitation
, he consented TO Mr.. Farrell TO Al
D b,ny on condition that he would not let TN
e Albany people harm him. Mr.. Farrell PROMISE
. TO shoot The first man who to la.
Q hands upon Blake. The two then walked abOu
the yard waiting for the arrival Of the througl
train, which IL due in Albany At Gao. Tn
train Was twelve minutes late. Blake was be
ginning to cave, fearing the anger OF the people
ON the arrival Of the train MIR. Farrell tool