The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-17
VII.

George Howard's name was George l.. Lester.
Such is the name written In the marriage GER
tncatc. A Wall street detective says that his
father was wealthy machinist in Western
city. George received splendid education.
His father died and his mother married Soc
ond time. Tho step!aihcr was harsh ard I'M
perious. ana the high-spiritcd boy refused to
acknowledge his authority. He left home. fell
into bad company and became an cxper, burglar.
lie married a respectable lady in Philadelphia.
lie associated with but fcw cracksmcn. and
generally did his business in tho most uuic; and
effective manner. IIc was what is known among
the professionals as a hrst-cla-s man H. was
sociahlc and aifaole, and paid particular Htirn-
ton t. the ladies' The HerdIt personals indi-
Not more than two or three professionals
know the real secret Of his death An acduaint-
ance asserts that he was shot committing a. bur
ginry, lc was then taken In n hohi 4. Harlem.
and lived nine days in a house In l2iih street
with bullet in his brain, retaining his iacnl-
tics. The occupants ot the house became alarm, =,
el. They knew that hs must die. and drcnl"t
the discovery OF the body. lie adNis"d th'm
to pick out a spot IN Mestct"st"r county where
his body could be laid after death. one of tho
fraternity spent several days roaming over ti'
II was thought that tho corpse would be readily
! found at that spot. and ns natural situation
! guaranieed security in making the plant
clothes. and placed in the shadow of the
rock, A bullet was scnt through the dead
| identified as lioward's iaNoritc wenponl place
| al his side q, ia to convey the impression Of
| suicide. Allowing this theory 20 bc true. some
| body must have shot at burglar on ne night
| of May 20: but IN" police officers ot this CITY,
BROOKLYN. Astoria. Hultcr's Point Jersey CITY,
| IIobokcn. Hudson City. and Wcchawken have
| no knowledge Of such shoo ting.
Twice has THE sun asked anybody who shot
| at n burglar between May 1s and 80 to send
their names to this office. No reply has been
| received and IL II fair h. infer that no man was
| shot. Had such proved To be tho fat n com
parison Of the hpll found in lIowari's henl with
| the bullets used 10y the person whodid the shoot
| ing might have gonc far toward unraVrlhna
the mystery. The writer visited the houses IN
| l2ith street. They were occupied 10y rcSpcctn-
hle persons, who had not hoard 81 dicorgs
| II pwari. Howard. however. may havc lived
nine 'igys with a hulct apcd NICE Of the skull
Killed hy Lands lived nearly year with u sim
An nxprrcnccd cracl,sman SAYS that Howart
bal, in u bond robbery" lie was induce,
10 got into a carriaEr 10y prof'ssionals. VII,
invited him to assist ia burglary, AMI
after several miles ride. was shot in th'
must have boon covered with blood. Another
| professional declares that n IQb WAS put W oi
| him" The house 10 be ransarkcd WAS pOintct
| out. nnd lis inhabitants warned. They lay il
wait and shot Howard before he had cutere,
| the house.
A Third story is more plausible. Howard ha,
gained the affections of the mistress OF ono o
his associates. Shc lived IN Wllliamshurgh
Her pargmour Is known to have threatened t
Kill Howard When IL" latter heard Of 1t h'
tapped the bone handle Of his revolver viii
few nights aitcrward h. was inyeiglcd into
room in n secluded neighhnrhoo by the woman
While thoy Were in bed tho aggricved prQfcs
sional steahilS approached 9nd blew out How
ards brains. The body was kept several days
ana finally dressed puew and hidden in tn
manner already described.