The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-02

,.crcr,ci Tor INC Baltimore SUM-
Ax>.rolls. January 80, 1870.
,.,,n nr J,mes l.. Howison has de-
,1 ,n.as,oundinS series OF belrayass OF
,,,,., HI, lcccase occurred on wednesday,
n",', ,hrr 40 1874. Ten minutes after this
Tho ,rusrk was made that he was
e, ,,,r involved. In two or three days facts
60, :, come out That showed there was
n,orc than involymcnt. but the grave charges
wc-r confined 70 the whispcTinGs OF Inc 'e".
On Tuesday. January 3, 1870, Mrs' levi
can w;fe Of the deceased. and his brother,
,,,,.o1 their rirht 10 take out letters Oh
administration on the cStalc OF tue ,co'sS0o'
""H unr 4. Il. Harncr WAS appointed al
~,;n onrcpairinS to Mr.. Ho"lSnn
~, hank il was discovered tha' sd
n,.G J., bands th,t be held IN trust lot MI
Th,,o Hrnvr we're gone. and the develop
,,.,nt. NJ other misuscS Of funds lntruSieo 70
~ ,,,r,. or na,slrg through bis hands, came
.s>, Wv" ,nt f,. sl,1os; every day adding to
-. hn., of the deceived and betrayed.
rho losers are Joshua Brown, Esq, for.
,,.-,r nrc>jtlcn. of The Annapolis aud Elk
r1rc raiIrond. S31 900 (Sl 900 cash. balance
- ,'' 1ondsy: Mr.. Lockwood. widow OF Pro-
G,.or Lockwood. Of the Naval Academy,
"a Gao: Lieutenant. Commander Terry, ST.
n.s,. Roy. William :. SOutbgatc, it is rumor-
Cd, 5000; Mrs. Daniel ). sproS'e, So.ooo:
CIonci Richard Swain, several thousand dol-
lar. and oihv. smaller sums, among Whlch
1re rome Of the pe~-rcnts OF -. Annes par
;.h. the savings OF the coloreu seXton, ana
Yr HowiSoD's celored mikman.
Mr. uovison held the bonds of Mr..
p-nwn in trust II collect interest and TO
: ~
s,I,n- j, Frederick Mrs. Lockwood's losses
srf. IT.. from a mortgage on mouse, VINCE
u,i,vo,rpycrthea amour; iOlncd, ami, second,
MS some SIS. 900 in bonds which, While III
trmp4-grv possession OF the Key OF her bank-
box. ne extracted, leaving note stating he
hid borrowed them. Lleu,enant.Comman-
der Tcrry'> he i. said to bavc obtained
through Improper means. Mrs. Sproges
was moncy entrusted to bin. Tn; other
sums were Generally. II is probable, received
in trust, ryceu, in the case Of Mrs. ShcckelPS,
widow Idly. who paid him 5000 for house
On CornA!l street. which he sold without
sy,bor!tv. and never returned the money 10
,G, oxuer. but continued 10 remit her the
rent A, il the house was not sold. The lady
constantly hc>rt him for the deed, but he put
ner of from time 10 time in not complying
with her demands. She thought 1t very
strange. however, when the real owner sent
painters aud had the house painted, but MI.
UowiSon assured her that II was all right.
The sexton OF th. church fairly stripped
himself 10 pu' hi: small earnings II NJ. How
iSoa'> hands. but these have -.oE" the same
w4g WITH the hard earnings OF The uutortu-
nate mlkman.
Mr. Blown thinks that his bonds, which
were those Of the Drum Point railroad, given
in payment OF certain stocks of the Annapo-
lis railroad. are al gone. His only hope is to
prove biz properly IN them, il he can trace
them but this DIN :ulty is increased by the
far, that the bonds were made payable 10
bearer. Mrs. Lockwood will sue for her
bono, 10 recover stolen property, she, II is
alleged. hAviu. traced 1lGln 10 Il former client
OF Mr. uywi>on, whose bonds he had, and
VINO cared upon him for sctsicment, and
il i supposed he. having disposed Of hers,
laid bands upon Mrs. Lockwood's aud made
The payment demanded. 1t is said that the
bond, the lady holds are the exact numbers
that Ms. LeCkwood's were. The estate, il
i' said, will pay perhaps thirty per cent.
On his lie there Was an insurance policy of
$4,000 IN favor of his wife. Whether she
"is otter up this 10 settle bis defalcatiOns is
not known. Ii is quite probable she Will do
-. since she made the honorable offer 10 give
~ hsr bride presents 10 aid in -ett!ing
claims against him. In the mean time she.
soon after her husbands death, sailed to Eu-
lupe to join her fsther-Bishop Oden.
he!ncr, Of New Jersey.
What he did with the money is the uuau.
swernhic enigma. One theory is that it all
Trnt in the uncertain ways Of stock gum
bling. Another is that he Was wild on the
subject Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
bonds that hr used funds not his own, and
not known TO be entrusted to his care for that
purpose, to purchase them, and when that
bubble burst he found himself involved and
used others funds 10 find himself way out.
Step by step, it seems, he was led on to ire
irierabIe ruin. His life was not such as to
harhor tue idea for Ii moment that he spent
il in cXtrayagant living; and more, this
quiet little town affords very few ways for
extravaganza. He was temperate in habits,
aud his only luxury was very modest
carriage and horse. When he began the OPP
eratous by which he lost these SUNS dates
probably but short period back. About
two years ago he commenced TO Use Mr..
Browns bonds, and in six months all were
gone, This much has been discovered. 1t
i sad, however, banking firm IN Balti-
more could. if il chooses, throw much light
upon his operations.
Mr.. HcNlson came to Annapolis from Pc
ttrsburg, Va, about thirty years ago, when
he was about twenty-five years of aye. He
had been previous 10 this q clerk TO one OF
the surveying boards. He was appointed
.",rctary Of the Naval Academy at its inall-
guratio9 in 1915, an Office he held until
1851. He studied Law, and whilst he seldom
trird cases, he va, entrusted with large
aln0uut vi business, such a. the collection
OF Fcnt-, investment OF moneys, &c.
deserved one term rs Recorder OF Annapo-
li>, aud was elected mcmD,r of the State
Convention which framed the Constitution
OF 1867. Ia 1871 be ran As the Democratic
candidate for Mayor OF t1o place, but after
sharp contest was defeated by the incumbent
BY nttvtp votes. The deceased was about
ity-tiye years of age, and was both warden
and rcstryinau OF st. Anne's Episcopal
rQurch, and wlS also tue superintendent Of
ID" sunday school. In his church relations
Ii" had the collection ot the pew-rents; hence
thr opportunity 10 Use the church'S money.
Mr. HOwison was first u member OF the Pres
tglcrian Church, but lett 1t for the Episco.
pal, where, probably, most OF those with
whom ne associated attended worship. lie
married Il daughter the late JAMES Murray,
E-4., lawyer Of Auna1olis, and for some
Years The Commissioner OF the Land-Oftice.
This lady died some time since, and he mar.
Rcd daughter Of Bishop Odenhelmcr. His
social relations were with exclusives, and his
iF!cnCs With every class.
VIVA. !, rsmarkahlc in the whole matter,
he never lost The buoyancy OF character natu-
raj to him, nor tina. urhanity Of manner that
A!iik cu us acts on every occasion, nor yet
utd liz betray by one movement the story Of
his mi>dceds. lie knew probably he could