The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-09
XVIII.

After the trouble In Baltimore Howard told
his wife that he was tired OF tho life be led and
spoke hopefully of the future. provided he
escaped death at the hands Of his associates.
He said that he had saved a little money. and
when he got enough TO NJ up n nice place for
her aud her mother he intended to open n first
class cigar store In some city where he was
unknown. She was treasured 10y these prom
Uses. In the first letter received from him after
his departure he asked her to send n certain
little box 10 his address at the New York Post
once. Her curiosity lei her to open the box.
1t contained scales used in weighing diamonds.
In the next letter. bearing date Mansion House.
Albany. April 16. 1878 Howard wrote that he
was not yet ready for mis- wife and her mother.
He had not decided where to begin new life.
and was possibly planning his last burglary
with n view TO rounding his capital On tho
evening Of May 10 Howard visited his wife in
Philadelphia. He was greatly agitated. and
expressed fear 81 assassination. During the
night he started M IN bed. looking wildly about
him. His wife inquired what allied him. and
ho replied that he nnd u notion 10 Kill her Next
morning. however,. he was IN good humur, aud
before rising had an otd time romp with his
dogs. His shouts OF m~rrimeut could be heard
all over tine house. Before nightiall he left his
home meyer to return. In the spring of 1877
his wife had sent him her photograph, directing
Il To stntiOn u. Post Office. New York. When he
lett her FOR the last time he carried this portrait
IN the inside pocket OI ms walstcoat He kissed
her al parting ami again said that ho would
sand for her ns soon rs h" could prepare u
place. he uacet $40 IN her hands, said that
he had hidden So WATCH shs miasht Had some
day when II would be very useful aud told her
not t. write to him under any circumstances.
Few days after his departure he son, home
some clothes for his brother in-law. The pack
axe bore Bro kyn express mark and MI
We can obtain only occasional gimr scs Of tho
burglar IN New York from thls time to tue day
Of his de- sth Ho WAS seen al the Grand street
~ " 4=Il 4
SIDE. At Murphys saloon IA Grand street. at 5
BARCLAY street. at S'hmlN's saloon, corner OF
Thirteenth street and S~conl avenue. AT Mad
deus, corner Of Fourth street aud the Bowery;
AT Collier -, Thirteenth street and Broadway
and AT Old Mother Baum's. lie Appeared to b.
= wahdrrcr. trhtral once detectives locate
him IN Thirty -titn ar Thirty-siNth street he
tween rum AMI 'venth avenues. II 80. he was
nronRhlS keoplug house with some woman IN
tins vicinity. II - known. however TINT he did
not BASS his nights n any one place. He occa-
sionHliy slept In Willlamshurgh and probably
visited Shang Draper and Porter. After .raVln
lfo laichen avenue. Draper, We arc informed
removed Ia the v.cinity of halsey street and
saratoga avenue, tut W. are unable To dennit'y
locate hum. Lun's Directory gives the name
William Henderson. cierk. HAlsey street and
saratoga aNanuc The country is open and there
IL only an old farm hous' on this spot. Its sole
oc 'uptnts Tor live years iav" breu respectable
Grrma1s who say that Henderson never lived
mere; No one Ia the neighborhood had ever
heard OF him. The address WIS sent To- the
ohcr Of the directory on II postal card On
vi Y IL Porter moved from this city to the house
lj2 Putchrn avenue. Dobls owns a house in
this nrishborhood. but WAS not living there
Iorters house Is roomy frame and brick
cottage, painted gray with brown trimmings
urren Venetian blinds screen tho Windows
There are two haildlngs both peak-rpofed.
crnmped smoking room in tho turret
served as an outlook. The yard is large
aud contains "A chicken house and nttlrrd
summer house. painted green. A crudu"t
lawn Is shaded by iirs. Tho halustrnde OF Tho
verunia is screened by SNOWFALL bushes. The
buildings stand on the southern half of n plot
Of ground. with - front OF 200 faet ON pnt"hrn
anu l25 lrrt On Putnam avenue and Jrfl RS ~
street The PROMISES are owned hy Mr.. ". G..
Russell of 55S Grand avenue. Brooklyn. s.
Steph"n's M. h. Church Is across the str 1T.
Ihe house - rrplete with every modern con-
venience. Porter filed it with elegant furni-
ture