Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-17

The AEaSin.
HOW GUTEAu LOCKS AND Acrs-TAKING HIS |
EASE IN HIS GILL

gentleman who has seen Guiteau in hts 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 ana soldier Is stationed near by where he
can observe the window Of Guiteau's cell. so as
to prevent any communication with the prisoner
from the outside. or any attempt on the part of
the prisoner to escape that way. The exact loca-
tion of the cell is still kept secret by the iail
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 at 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 i'm ap-
pearance. He looks as though jail life agreed
with him. and his physical condition seems to be
improving. The wild. half-craZy 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 pick ed out as an assassin
While he has an 'uncanny' look, there is moth
ing about him that seems vicious.
Capt. Howgate Under Arrest.
AN ALLEGED EhBEzzLEMENr OF OVER $40 900
OF SIGNAL. SERVICE FtNDs
A telegram from Detroit. Mich. last evening"
says: Capt. Henry W. Howgate. well-known as
resident ofWashington and an eN-oflicer OF
the Signal Service department and who has
recently gained wide notorety 10y his connection
with a Treasury girl scandal i'm Washington
was arrested at Mount Clemens. Mich. a sum-
mer resort near that city to-day on a warrant
charging him with embeZZlement from the gov
ernment to the amount of more than $40 900
While he was disbursing officer in the Signal
Service department. 1t is charged that during
1879 Capt. HoWgate flied out vouchers pug-
porting to be for tele.raphing bills, but which
were fraudulent. several times: once to
the amount of Sl2600 and at other
times for S1l 500. for $1,000, one for sl2. 100.
altogether, $40 500 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
short time, and there is yet much ground to go
over. When interviewed on the subject TO-DAY
the captain appeared to take his arrest cooly.
and said he could easily explain matters when
the time came. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Graves and waived
examination and left for Washington tonight
His wife is with him. He has been at Mount
Clemens under treatment for sciatca. At the
time of his arrest he was in very precarpus
condition. He is Michigan man. having at
one time been postmaster at Rome, Mich.
before the war.