Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-29
FRIENDLY ESTIMATE OF A DEFAULTER
Last Hours" of Isaac v. Fowler.

The friends of postmaster Fowler of New
York. who has achieved unfortunate notoriety
during the last few weeks have kindly aided
him into obscurity. The editor of the New
York Leader, who was undoubtedly in the
secret of the plot relates the whole story in
his issue of Sunday last.
| From the New York Leaderl
When the defalcauon was first discovered,
and the arrest of Mr.. Fowler was threatened,
he entertained serious thought of taking his
own life. The solicitation of his personal
friends induced him to postpone his fatal pur.
| pose TILL measures for his escape were matured.
This was on Sunday night following the ex-
plosion, when the friend of Mr.. F., who had
been called in to consult, took a seat by Mr..
Fowler's bedside, representing all matters in
their most favorable light, and arguing that
the President would not be likely to let this
matter explode until after the Baltimore ad.
Journed convention. Mr.. Fowler replied that
If the thing rested with the President he would
have no fear, but that he apprehended danger
from Holt, who was a stern and uncomprOm-
ising man. and who would be very likely to
insist on immediate and rigorous prosecution.
Gradually the fatigue and sleeplessness of
the night before began to have its effect on the
troubled mind and worn frame of the ex-post-
day morning, the friend rose, leaving him fast
asleep in bed, and crept on tiptoe out of the
room.
Scarcely had he gone when a carriage drove
up to the door, and two true friends of our
late postmaster, Messrs. b. and r., jumped out.
They were told by the clerk that Mr.. +. was
not at home but they were not satisfied and
insisted on seeing party (Mr. c. residing in
the New York Hotel, who is known at all
tn hav NJ
fidence. They woke up this third party, had
hurried consultation with him, and then all
| three went down stairs and were about knock
| ing at the door Of Els bedroom, when the fear
struck one of them that he might think they
were officers coming to arrest him, and there.
upon make away with his life as he had fire..
| quently spoken of doing to one of the party.
Acting under this fear, Mr.. G. procured
Pass'key TO Mr. Fowler's parlor, opened the
door very gently, and the tenant of the rooms
did not awake until all three of his friends
were standing around his bedside The ivory
stocK OF pistol protruding from under his pill
low showed that they had not probably been
too cautious.
Fowler being aroused, terrible scene en-.
sued-the unhappy gentleman writing and
grooming with agony, and weeping and shout.
ing lncoherent regrets, so that his friends next
| began to fear that he would alarm the house
| VI NA'iShh NY WISH having
been buzzed around amongst all the guests
with the usual swiftness and exaggerations at
tending such rumors.
Messrs. b. and T. this "Mr B." does not
mean Butterworth,) had to use peremptory
tone to quiet Mr.. Fowler-Mr. G. being utter
ly overcome and unable to speak. They ex.
hibited kilograms from Washington of still la
ter date than the dispatch received on his re-
turn to the hotel that evening by himself; and
these kilograms were of such a nature that
they knew Rynders-howeyer well disposed
he might be--ciare not delay arresting the man
named in his warrant if said man should be
found in the hotel after daylight that Sunday
morning.
Hurredly then they packed up few
changes of linen, coats, &C., into vase, Mr..
| II. meanwhile dressing himself and rather be-.
| ginning to show relief as flight instead of
death became the prospect before him. Mr.
| Cone Of the truest friends ever man had.
resolved to raise purse next day which
should place Mr.. +. beyond any reasonable
want for a couple OF years-the sum, as we
have heard, being sS0O0--which has since all
but $1,000, been subscribed On this point,
howeyer-the exact amount of the sum-we