National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-06
CAPTAIN HowoArE.
MIS- Nearing and Tneareeration-Pretsut
Against the BOND.

The arrest Of Captain II. w. Howgate
on the charge OF additional entertainments from
the United States while in the Signal Service was
announced in THE REPUBLICAN yesterday morn.
ing, and the further fact that he was permitted 10
remain ut his residence in charge Of on oficer.
The information was made August q last, before
United States Commissioner Bundy by General
w. ID. HAGEN, and charges on information and
beliefthat November 10, 1873 Howgatc converted
to his own use $500; September 10, 1879, 500;
November 90 1879, 1880; January l, 1880, 81 600;
February IS, 1880 1915 April s. 1880 50 200 May a.
1880, 5000; June q, 1880, sj4Sl July 20, 1887,
sl2,l6O9O; August 0, 1880, $780, August 30, 1880
VI 29O; September 1, 1880, $500; August 10.
lSso, 5000; December Is, 1879, $500: November
20 1879 S2,56T; March 10. 1879 $40; April 90 1879
sa5 May 10, 1879, s75; June 2, 1879, s75j July 2,
1879 s75i August 9, 1870 $40; September 3, 1870,
ssooSS; p1ctooer 10, 1872 slSIoS November 1879,
a. 1890 49, May 81, iSso, SIS June 30, 1850, us
"a ISIS si25; January ., 1870, Sis; February
sI9 sl25 March IL 1879, sl7j; April I, 1879, s175;
NAY ., lsIo. sl75 June 1879, sl75 July 10 1879,
January 4, 1880, sl25;, February 70, 1850, SIPS
slSi May 1892 s2Se7s; June isso q oSo Isl
FEBRUARY o. 1880, 5000; total, s0i7f2iS
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
About noon yesterday the following parties in
ltItrleu III tnc matter arrived NJ the once OF
Justice Bundy: General W. D. Hazen, Captain
Howgnte, IN charge Of Deputy Marshal Williams,
Hon Jere Wilson, Judge Cuppy, Mr. f. G. Ingersoll.
ana A. u. Williams, of his counsel, aud Mr.. Will
lam A. Cook for the Government.
Alter the warrant had been returned the counsel
for the defendant consulted briefly and then nn-
nounced that they had concluded TO waive an ex-
animation and asked that bail be fixed.
Commissioner Bundy said he would fix the bnil
NJ the same amount MS In the former case-Si0000.
Mr.. 1ngersoll said that they were totally unable
TO give that amount
Mr.. Bundy then said he would make out the
commitment, which he proceeded to do While
the Justice wns thus engaged the counsel for
Captain Howgatc busted themselves In preparing
PETITION TO JUDGE cox,
the Criminal Court setting forth that the bail
Is excessive, and that Howgnte Is Illegally con-
lined, asking for II writ Of habeas corpus, aud that
he, Judge Cox, Fix the bail Mt some reasonable sum.
About one o'clock the commitment was placed
IN the hands Of Deputy Marshal Williams, who
again took Captain lIowgate into custody and, ell
terlng carriage, were driven to the Captains
house. and after securing few necessary articles,
tney proceeded to the jail, arriving there about
two o'clock.
-, As soon MS the prisoner was delivered over to
the warden he made affidavit to the petition for
inc writ before United States Commissioner c. i.
Rowe. who had accompanied him for the purpose,
ana was then shown to his quarters the large
double cell formerly occupied by Billy Gilman
and Seth Johnson.
Returning to the City Hall the counsel presented
the petition to Judge Cox, who directed that the
writ issue be returnablo Friday morning at ten
o'clock -