The New York herald., 1871-02-12
TIE MURDERER HOWARD.
His Confession OF Crime in New York-HOw
Buralnries Are Accomplislied-Remar BILE
Performances of AdrOit Craclxsmen.

His Confession OF Crime in New YOrk-IIOw
BuraInries Are Accomp plish ed-Re emarlSab BILE
Performances of Adroit CrnclSsmen.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Feb. TO- 1871.
The execution OF John Howard. whose antece-
dents as a burglar and thief have been rully pub
shed the HERALD, still the theme or converse
tion in this city and neighborhood. His was
strange career, and illustrated In a marked manner
the normal condition of the too large portion OF the
community properly denominated the dangerous
classes" The confession of the murderer, part or
which telegraphcd you last night Is exceedingly
Interesting. Howard very freely confessed his past
misdoings, and having, rs he appeared TO believe
made his peace with his offended God died with
courage The following is the continuation OF his
coniessi0n:-
Sing Sing Prison and went to work at the
when proposed to some of the ers n for fe and men
seize Of the schooners the over
e oo n @ G Of % a. the n sos b. s
dered the schooner useless far sailing
a rush schooner. I concluded not to co. but went on
board with them and r.ged the te for them Twenty
eight months before my time up of pris
match their own own S Construction A'' The
s we're Sar The % 80
aud help exngush the fire. was of the did
s
was sentenced or ssen ysar lost HIS time was
months being pardoned months before expra
@ V @ s S nsr sna ny %
po Ra that s
bad been there and put up the job TOOK the and
and Charlie slipped n with me ! bought ring for I'VE
ans Charlie h hse % the as ae OF
eleven O'Clock ihat nsht Jimmie and l went back and
left the store heavily laden with the 'swag" We took
early train for New York and sold the proceeds Of The rob
value Of the articles kept for after
Charlie that could make thing down pier No. o.
where the New Orleans steamers saied from One of the
line Of steamers laying at the dock receiving freight
brought down late in the evening and taken
the dock watchman. got drngged liquor and gave II
to to the wachman. Charlie myself and three
cred wagon. We found the whom had gwen the
liquor lying beside In stupor. lie had drunk the
liquor himself. Wen. into the wnlchboY and asked the
wachman what time the steamer sailed. quickly fol-
lowed by my two companions. We tied and ragged the
waichan aud soon loaded i've boxes Of silk In The wagon
The watchman on the steamer discovered and fred lie
shot me in the rish, thigh and Chae in the knee We
drove or however, and the police followed street car
We abandoned the and lost horse wagon ana goois
After this went over to jersey and craesed' house
mind to cnter went tho back yard climbed up on .
os aro sa~s d II ,nc wqSew s. and s s ss a
gold watch and got oa safely with booty next turned
hospital with oiammation of the innas Alter had re
covered shipped as an extra hand with Harry Miller from
latter place with Mr. b. Kane helping % buid house.
After that shipped the boat Mary q. Moore the owner
hired with Mr.. Miller for the secona time trip
| with him and came back to Cumberland.
Howard here gave an account OF his dihlcultics
| with Miller, the quarrel, the murder, nlghl anu
capture, the material facts differing IN no respect
from those given the sketch Of his lie. Ills con-
| fcss0n closes as folowS--
was tired IN October The negro Joe perJnrcn nnsei
or would have been convicted Of nsnsiaashter oniy
which was the only crime committed ~ heip ine ""o-