Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-28
NO SHOUT OF ENCOURAGE
MENT OVER WAVES
Special Commissioner Absent When
Man Who Claims to Own Rover
Is Arrested-Warnell
in Jail

Echoes OF the Dora Bennis affair are
whispering sad memories ofs cheerless
nights in lonely waters, of law suits, of
criminal prosecutions and of general
nuisances into the ears of local officers
and particularly to one of Constable De
la Monte's men.
The particular officer is Deputy Hol-
man, whose captures throughout the
southwest have made him famous as
the Nemesis of bad men.
Several days ago Capt. Hall, who
claims to own the Rover, the vessel
upon which Dora Dennis as galley boy
or galley girl became the object of at
tempted rescue at the hands of a local
yellow sheet, went to San Pedro and
claimed his vessel. John Leslie War
nell, who is accused of having marooned
Capt. Hall, refused to give up the ship,
and trouble resulted between the men.
Hall came to Los Angeles and swore
out a warrant for Warnells arrest on
a charge of threats to kill, while War
nell came here on a similar trip and
sWore to a warrant charging Hall with
disturbing the peace of San Pedro.
CooIs Heels on Wharf
The warrant for the arrest of War
nell was handed over to Holman, and
the officer went to san Pedro to storm
the Rover. Now Holman had not read
the prediction of cold weather in the
newspaper and he went without first
supplying himself with enough heavy
garments. When he reached the beach
city he learned that Warnell had come
to the landing in a dingy during the
afternoon and was still somewhere
about the Wharves.
Holman took one glance at the dingy
tied to the wharf and he decided that
Warnell would return to the Rover ly-
ing out in the harbor by the same
route. He sat down on the wharf with
his feet swinging over tho edge and
waited. The wind changed from south
to sou-east, then Veered northWard, and
the officer shivered. Out in the harbor
lights began to twinkle and the cold
air of the night swept across the
Wharves.
Holman lit his pipe, turned up his
collar and waited. Every dingy and
small boat at the wharf was taken and
the Warnell dingy remained where it
was. In the meantime someone had
warned Warnell that a warrant for his
arrest had been issued and he was
keeping out Of sight.
Gives the Cornish Signal
The weather finally became so cold
that Holman went TO a nearby store
to get a coat or Jacket, and a moment
later when he returned the dingy had
disappeared. A moment later it ap-
peared, moving slowly in the direction
of the Rover, and solitary figure was
handling the oars.
Hey yelled Holman, Come here;
l want you The figure in the dingy
turned ana dropped his oars and looked
back The moonlight came from be-
hind drifting cloud and the figure of
the man in the dingy was silhouetted
against the light background. The fig
ure loomed up big, and although his
voice coulG not be heard encouraging
any one, nor was there any fog for
scenery, he placed his thumb to his
nose and Wiggled his fingers
1t Is said that Dora Bennis assumed
that classical pose on frequent oc-
caslons. and it made Holman warm.
Maybe he can do that to a rescue
expedition, but he can't do it to me"
said the officer
Decides to Act
lie watched Warnell crawl over the
rail into The RONar and ,Naital Fp.,