Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-16
The Assassin.

HOW GUTTEAU LOOKS AND ACTS-TAKING HIS
EASE IA HIS CELL
4 gentleman who has seen Gu;teau i'm his cell
says there is nothing to distinguish him from
other prisoners except the presence of the
guards. One Of the jail guards sits near the
cell. and soldier is stationed near b. where he
can observe the window OF Guteaus cell so a.
to prevent any communication with the prisoner
from the outside. or any attempt on tine part of
the prisoner TO escape that way. The exact loca-
| ton Of the cell is still kept secret by the Jail
officers. II seems to be well understood however
that the prisoner is kept in the south wing as
the north wing is reserved for petty criminals.
serving out jail sentences. The appearance of
the cell is not al all inviting. The prisoner it
is stated spends most of his time reading. living
at full length on the cot. which is the only piece
of furniture in the narrow apartment He seems
to love TO take his ease, and has his cot so
placed that the light from the mar
row window falls over his shoulder
on the book which he may be reading He shows
no particular nicely about his dress lying around
in his stocking feet and shirt sleeves without a
collar. His garments are not very neat in ap-
pcarance. He looas as though Jail life agreed
with him. and his physical condition seems to be
improving. The wild. half-craz, look which was
noticed when he was arrested seems to have
left him. He talks very composedly and
has nothing of the braggadoc;o criminal about
him. OF all the prisoners in the Jail he is one of
the last who would be picked out as an assassin.
While ne has an 'uncanny look. there is moth
Ing about him that seems vicious.
Capt. Howgate Under Arrest.
AN ALLEGED EABEzZLEMENT OF OVER $40 600
OF SIGNAL SERVICE FUNDS.
! 4 telegram from Detroit. Mich. last evening
says: Capt. Henry W. Howgate, welI-knowG as
a resident Of Washington. and an eX-officer of
the Signal Service department. and who has
recently gained wide notorety by his connection
with a Treasury girl scandal in Washington
was arrested at Mount Clemens. Mich. a sum
naer resort near that city. to-day, on a warrant
charging him with ENLIGHTENMENT from the gov
| eminent to the amount of EluTe than $4,000
| while he was disbursas officer in the Signal
| Service department. 1t is charged that during
! 1879 Capt. Uowgate filed out vouchers pur-
porting to be for teleaTaphing bills. but which
| were fraudulent. several times: once to
the amount of S12. 600. and at other
times for sll.S00, for $1,000. one for SIP. 100
altogether, 80 500. Special Agent A. b. New
| comb, who has been working up the case. says
! it is probable many similar amounts will be
discovered, as the investigation covers only a
! short time. aud there is yet much ground to go
| over. When interviewed Oh the subject to-day
the captain appeared TO take his arrest coolly
and said he could easily explain matters when
the time came. He was arrai@ned before
United States Commissioner Graves and waived
| examination aud left for Washington tonight
His wife is with him. He has been at Mount
Clemens under treatment for sciatica At the
time Of his arrest he was in a very rrecarious
condition. He is Michigan man. wing at
one time been postmaster at Rome Mich.
before the war.