The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-29
THE NEW YORK DEFAULTER.
His EsCape-Acsount of the Pursuis-Des-
peration Of the Criminal. DC.

The New York Leader gives what purports
to be an account of " the last hours spent at
the New York Hotel by Isaac Y. Fowler
The Leader is owned and edited by John
Clancy a personal and political friend OF the
late Postmaster. According to this state
ment Mr. Fowler learned on Thursday, The
10th inst. that the Postmaster General hav-
ing returned from Florida, bad Dropped on
the trail of the deficiency and the me- day.
(Friday,) Messrs. Butterworth and Hall, Of
the firm of Campbell, Hall 4 Co, star led for
the National capital, their design bong to
solicit time for an effort to be made py the
friends OF Mr. Fowler to raise the amount
due to the United States.
On Friday evening, says the writer, Mr.
Fowler's courage seems TO have deserted him,
and he walked the streets until daylight,
withou: sleep or food Ou Saturday morning
he went down to the office and found it in
charge of the Chief Clerk of the Auditors
Depar tment a demand for pay yment of the de.
ficiency having been made. Although failure
10 meet this demand in itself constituted
crime under the law of the United States, he
seems to have en- ter tanned hopes that the ef-
forts OF his friends In Washington would
prove successful and was quite cheerful Ill
conversjng with his friends who called Oh
hitn He dinsd that evening with August
Bemout and appeared TO be in good spirits,
although he Left early, pleading prior EN-
gageinent.
'In the mean time" SAYS the account "1Iar-
shall Isaiah Rynders called at the New York
Hotel rather early i'll the course of the even-
Ing, and was there quite unreseryed in stating
that he bad with him warrant for MIR. Fow
lers arrest. The Marshal remained inside
and around the hotel, but chiefly inside, until
about II O'Clock; and it is to he supposed that
some of the friends of Mr.. Fowler, knowing
the Marshais official intentions, must have
stationed themselves at the front door, SO rs
to caution Mr.. Fowler to enter through the
side door on Waverly Place, if he wished to
avoid arrest.
"Ths stIatagem must have been successful,
for at a quarter after II o'clock, on that Satur-
day night, Mr.. Fowler was in his bedroom and
had sent tor q gentleman who had been dining
that day in the New York Hotel, 10 whom he
stated with great emotion and many tears the
whole facts OF the case-announcing that his
office had been taken from under his charge
that morning, ana that he would be arrested
if alive on the next Moi day morning, by Ryn-
dtrs.
"'But do not intend to live,' he said point
ing 10 a small revolver with an ivory handle
which lay upon his dressing table. Il want
10 write some farewell notes in the morning;
but my nerves are unsteady, and if you can
come and act As my amanuensis, you will do
me the last earthly favor that man can
grant,"
The friend reasoned with Fowler, that the
report from Washington might be exaggerated,
and exacted a promise that he would not in
jure himselfat least until the evening OF the
next day. Finally, at | O'Clock, he left him
sleeping.
For the remainder of the narrative we quote
the words OF the writer:
"Scarcely had he gone when a carriage
drove up 10 the door and two true friends OF
our late Pos oStnaster, MeSsrs. H. and T., Jump
ed out. They Were told by the clerk tha: Mr.
Fowler was not At home but they were not
satisfied. and insisted on seeing Il party MIR.
C.) residing IN the New York Hotel, who is
known At all times to have shared Mr. Fuw-
ier's entiIe confidence. They woke up his
third party, had Il hurried consultation Wi IN
him and then all three went down stairs and
We're about Knocking at the door of Mr..
Fowler's bedroom, when the fear struck one
OF them that he might think they Were officers
coming to arrest him, and thereupon make
way with his iiie-as he had freq uently spoke
ofdoing To one of the party.
"Acung under this tear, Mr.. g. proc cured a
pass-k to Mr.. Fowler's Tarlor, opened the
door very gently, and the tenant of the rooms
did not awake until all three OF his friends
We're standing around his bedside The ivory
stock of a pistol protrndins from under his
pillow showed that they probably had not
been too cautious.
Fowler bein aroused. = terrible scene en-
sued--the unhappy gentleman writhing ana
grooming with agony, and weeping aud shout
ing incoherent regrets, SO that his friends
next began TO fear that he would alarm ihe
house-tEe nature of Marshal Rynder's visil
having been buZz"d round among all the
guests with the usual sW ittuess and exaggera-
lions attending such rumors.
"Messrs. b. and +. (this Mr.. B. does not
mean Butterworth) had to use leremptury
tone to quiet Mr.. Fowier-Mr. q. being utterly
overcome and unable 10 speak They exhibit
ed dispatches from Washington of still later
date than the dispatch received on his return
TO the hotel thatevening by himself; and these
dispatches were OF such nature that they
knew kynders--however well disposed he
might be--dare not delay arresting the man
named lii his warraaI, il said man should be
fn N t.Al dIV lIlht fIslfS ~
morning.
'Hurredly, then, they packed up a few
changes of linen, coats, &c, in 4 VaiIce, Nr.
FoWler mean " hiie dressing himself and rather
beginning 10 show relief ;s flight ins te;td OF
dea tn became the prospect before him. lIr G.,
one of the truest friends ever man had, re-
solved to raise purse next day, which should
place Mr.. Fowler beyond any reasonable wan I
tor couple of years-the sum, As we have
heard, being >o,Onu which has since, all but
S. 900, been subscribed. On this point t, how =
ever, the exact amount OF he sum, We are no b.,
SO sure as On the Olher particulars OF this mar
rative.
"All the arrangements being soon ended, at
just seven minutes past two O'Clock A. NJ , on
Inc morning of las: Sunday week, Isaac V.
Fowler, leaning on the arms OF ms friends,
MeSSrS H. and T., took final leave (as L resi-
dent of the New York Hotel and by 5 O'clock
ON Sunday morning, when Rynders again
called, the rooms which he occ upied and had
SO fliitd with objects OF art and curiosity Were
Gesoiat te and bare. All the books pictures ana
bronzes We're removed; the many present $
made 10 Mr.. Fowler, by female and other
friends, no longer were Uttered around u IA
Bile in that admired confusion which ~ SO
often arrested The eye OF visitors Rynders
found only naked walls and ordinary hotel
fnrnitnre-the clerk announcing 10 all ques-
TONERS that mo such gentleman as l. Y. tow-
Ter boards at this hotel
"Whither Mr.. Fowler was taken in the car
riage by Messrs B. and T., 1T would not be in
good taste to state. He was, however, we'll
taken care oi, ard suffered but iittIe restraint
his lUXuriant black WhiSkerS having been
shaved off ON Sunday morning, and u pair of
gold spec tacies completely altering his appear
ance. whenever placed III any situation where
those not in his immediate confidence could
see him. The necessity Of this disguise must
itself have proved, to man Of his personal
PRIDE ii terribie-aimost compensating-pun
ishment But that is all over now, and we be-
lleve he is safe out OF the country
SPEED ExTRAoRDINARY.-Som days ago
the appearance OF flour from new wheat in
the Augusta (Ga.) market was noticed. Its
movements from the field 10 the channel of
commerce are worthy .of a record, showing
that We of the South can be AS fast as The Yam
KEGS when we have Il mind to. On Thursday
morning the wheat was standing in the field
on the farm of DR.. Daniel, opposite This city. IL
was cut, III hreshed, wtnuOWed, 9nd sacked on
that day, brought to Savannah, and taken by
the night train one hundred and thirty miles,
where il arrived early on Friday morning.
BY O'Clock +. NJ, OF that day 1t was grou nd,
the Hour bolied, Te-sacked, and on the cars tor
Savannah, arriving here by the 10 O'Clock L.
nj train having undergone all these changes,
aud travelled two hundred and sixty miles in