Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-29
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The Escape of Postmaster Fowler.

lo'h Ii0tf-A IeTWe Ntfhe-D Dffermindtton
to Commit Sucide "A Purse Made up By HIS
Friends, etc.
The New York Leader of Saturday morning.
gives what parrorts to be an account OF "the last
hours spent ut the New York Hotel hv Isaac V.
Fowler The L'aderls owned and edited by John
Clancy, personal and political friend of the late
nnstmastcr. According to this statement Mr..
| Fowler learned on Thursday. the l0h Instant,
that the Postmaster General. having returned from
Florida Ind dropped on tho trail of the dcicicu-
| cy and the next day. Friday. Mcssrs. Butter.
worth and Hall, (oi the firm OF Camp pbel Hall X
company.) started Tor the national capital, their
designed being to solicit time for an....erurt to be
made hy the friends OF Mr.. Fowler to raise tho
amount due to the United States.
| On Friday evening, says the writer, Mr.. Fowlrr's
courage seems to have deserted him. nnd hc walked
the stree,s until daylight without sleep food. -
! On Saturday morning he went down to the Office
and found it in charge Of the Chief Clerk o the
Auditors department. demand for payment It
thc deficiency having been made. Although
failure to meet this demand in itself constitu cd II
crime under the law of the United States, he seems
to have entertained hopes that the efforts of his
friends in Washington would prove successful
and was quite cheerful in con,crsing with the
friends who eallel VA him. He dined that evening
with Augu-t Belmont. and appeared tabe in good
spirits, although he lett early, pleading prior
engagement.
In the meantime says tho account "Alarshal
Isaiah Rynders called Mt the New York Hotel ta-
ther early in the course of the evening, and was
there quite unrc>crved in stating that he had with
him "A warrant for Mr.. Fowle,'s arrest. The Mar
shal remained insi le and around the Hotel, but
chiefly inside. until about II o'clock and it is to
be suppo' 0 that some of the friends Of Mr. Fpw.
Ter, knowing the Marshas official intentions, mut
have stationed themselves at the front door, rs
to caution Mr.. Fowler to enter through the side
door on Wayerly Place, if he wished to avoid
rest.
"Ths stratagem must have becn successful for
at quarter after eleven o'clock ON that Saturday
night, Mr.. Fowler was in his bedroom and had
sent for gentleman who had been dining that
| day in the New York Hotel t. whom he stated
with great emotion and many tears the whole facts
Of the case--announcinS that lis Office had been
taken from under his charge that morning aud
that he would be arrested, if alive ON tho next
Monday morning, by Rynders.
| But do not intend to live.' he said, pointing
to a small revolver with au ivory handle which lay
upon his dressing table. Il want to write some
| farewell notes in the morning; but my nerves are
unsteady, and il you can come and act rs my l.
mnnueDss you will do me the last earthly favor
| that man can grant"
Tho friend reasoned with Fowler, that the re-.
ports from Washington might DO exaggeracd,a and
exacted promise that he would not in iuro him
self at least until the evening of the next day
Finally, at one o'clock. he left him sleeping.
| For the remainder of the narrative we quote the
words of the writer:
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seeing party lAlr. c. residing in the New York
| Hotel, who is known at all times to have shared
Mr. Fowlor's entire confidence. They woke up
thisthird party had hurried consultation with
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however wen oisposeo nc might be-ddre not de,
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'hat sunday IN 1rning
iufr'eu'y 'hen .hey packed up lew changes