Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-24
Arrest Of the Author of the Bogus
Proclamation.

The government detectives, who have been at
work slhce wednesday trying tO discover the au-
thor OF the bogus proclamation, succeeded early
Saturday morning in tracing it to Joseph How
ard, Jr., CITY editor Of the Brooklyn Eagle. An
order was issued by Gen. Dix for Howard's ar
rest, and at O'Clock p. NJ, United States
Deputy Marshal Tooker, accompanied by dete-
usss kadfort aud McDougal, OF the Metropol-
tau Police, proceeded to his residence in Brook
yu, where they found the object OF their search,
and made known to him the nature of their
business Howard at once accompanied the
olncers TO Geu. Diks headquarters, where he
freely confessed that he Was the author of the
hogus proclamation, and freely exculpated the
newspapers that had published it from all COM
ploily IN the fraud. lie said that his only
nolive iu perpetraling il was to make little
money on the RISE Of gold not deeming that the
exposure OF the fiaud would be followed by any
more serious consequences than have attended
the nunberless other hoaxes by which the Wall
street gamblers have succeeded in duping the
public for their own profit This statement is
confirmed by one VI the items Of infol nation that
led 10 his detection, viz; that about n week ago
Howard consulted Tue firm Of Kent S Clapp,
brokers, Hs to the probable effect upon the gold
market OF q proclamation from the President,
calling for 800, 900 more men.
Having obtained their opinion, Howard sub,
sequently showed one Of the firm the draft Of a
proclamation, which he claimed to have ascer
tanned, through secret channels of intelligence ut
Warrington, was about to be issued. The SINH
larity in the wording of this pretended procla-
nation published 10 the World and journal Of
Commeroe enabled the firm to detect il at once.
Howard has been employed on the New York
press Tor four or i've years past, having Written
Vt different times for the Tribune, Times, World,
DAILY News, Herald and Leader, aud his famil
arity with the internal management Of the morn
ing papers enabled him to perpetrate the fraud
with better chance OF success than en- outsider
could possibly have done. IL is believed that he
Was seleeted to do the job by parties having a
greater interest In its success than he could pos
slbly have had; although we understand that
Howard himself exculpatss everybody from
participation, in any manner, with the fraud
he was sent TO Fort Lafayette, last evening by
order Of Gen. Dix
AT the time Howard was arrested by Chief
Young and Detectives McDougal aud Radford,
Tor writing and causing to be published the
bogus Presidential message, the officer had a
warrant for the arrest OF Francis A. Mlson, d
reporter on the Brooklyn Eagle, but when How
ard was taken Millson was not to be found.
Chief Young and his two detectives searched
nearly all last night for Madison, but without
success. lie did not appear at his residence, 10
had became frightened aud made his escape.
This morning, about halt past nine o'clock,
however, Mallisou was arrested while en- route to
the Forty fifth precinct station house (Brooklyn)
to attend the draft. He was Immediately brought
to this city and taken before Gen. Dix, where he
Is detained for hearing. The part played by
Madison in the matter is said to be this
Howard furnished him the original manuscript
Of the bogus proclamation, with instructions to
make manifold copies Of the same, and deliver
them to the New York papers. That Madison
made the requisite number Of copies Of the spur-
GUS document seems 10 be reduced TO q certainty,
but that he distributed them TO the New YORK
papers is a matter Of some doubt.
There was broker also arrested by Chief
Young and officers McDougall aud Radford, on
suspicion Of being implicated in the case, but on
making satisfactory explanation he was dis
chsrgsd.-N. Y. Com. Advertiser.