The Evening critic., 1881-08-25
,HoWGATE's PROPERTY ATTACHED.
His Real and Personal Estate Seized
TO Satisfy an Embezzlement Of
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70 satisfy an Embezzlement Of
Col VIM. A. Cook, as special attorney for
the Government, yesterday afternoon en-
tered suit on behalf of the United States
against Capt. Henry w. Howgatc for
$101 ,257.0S. The suit is based upon affida-
Wits of A. b. NewcOmb and l.. v. Caziarc
They allege that an investigation into the
accounts of Capt. H0wgatc, rs discussing
officer Of the Signal Corps, shows that de-
fcndant has ,nlawfully drawn from the
United States Treasury on checks and APP
propriated to his own use, the sum above
mentioned. 1t is believed that further in
vestigetion will disclose other large sums so
taken by Howgate, and that he has, with a
full knowledge of these facts, and while the
investigation is still going on, suddenly,
and without declaring any other business
or reason for leaving mt this time, left the
District, without indicating how long he
will remain or when, if ever, he will re-
turn. The atlantis have been informed and
believe that Capt. Howgate, before he left,
had intended to dispose of some of his real
estate in this District so as to defeat just
demands against him. The following are
the particulars of the demand:
HENRY w. HoweArR TO THE UNITED STATES,
DR.: trrlaI J.iaf rfLl-.f.fj.r
To money unlawtully drawn aud obtained
by him from the Treasury of the United
states on the following checks drawn by
and for the following amounts. viz:
Nov. II, 1873, check in favor Ameri- Ii3A
can Union Telegraph Company, or 49,.
NOV. IL, ISIS cieci; in ii.of Of West "
ern Union Telegraph Co., or order,
on account J.! II. Rogers 4 Co 49, 400 90
Feb. l6,1s79, chcok In fiivor Of West 0
ern Union q Telegraph Co.., or rolJ
Sept Ie ls7S check in f;svcr West "
ern Union Telegraph Co.. or
Sept. 10, 1879, check in favor L. ii. 49, "
Rogers u Co.......................... 100 90
Nov. 20, 1879, check In favor n. Peters 1,50O 90
Feb. Is, 1880, check in favor l.. II.
| Rogers 4 Co., or bearer. 375 90
Moses, or bearer. ........... $50. 1900 90
Mccullough, or bearer. ............ 5000 90
June 81, 1880, check in favor l.. q.
Tilloston 4 Co., or bearer. 5,4sl IS
| July 20, 1880, check in favor A. A.
mccullough, or bearer .......... IL, 100 20
July 20, 1896, check In favor l.. III.
Rogers & Co., or benrer......-..... 5000 90
Aug. Q, 1880, check in favor N. Peters,
| or bearer. .....:.................. WI w
Aug. Is, 1880, check In favor Norris
Aug. p, 1850, check in favor West
ern Union Telegraph Co, or -
se gsi i, 1850 check in favor e. w
| Mccullough, or Dearer....... .... 1900 90
Total .sl0l, 1857 0S
A writ of attachment was issued and
placed in the marshals hands, and his dep
utics were at once set to work in levying
on all the real and personal property and
credits Of Capt. Howgate.
Will MOwgate's Assignment Hold
The deed Of trust to Fitch Fox by Capt.
II. W. Howgate and wife to secure his
bondsmen, VIM. W., Mccullough, w. b.
Moses and Motley Anderson, in the sum of
100000, was filed in the office of the Re-
corder at 1880 this morning. The property
conveyed was as follows Lot 10, in David
sons sub. of So. 100, lot T. of Kidwells sub.
of SO. PIT, lots 204, 205, BOG, 207, POS, 200
and 210 of Howgate's sub of Patterson's
sub. ofsq. 206, lots 80, 80, SO, "a, 35, SO, 81
and 80 of Wizards sub. of original lots in
So. 23S, lot 16, So. $50 and part lot 10, So.
| 2S0. iW ll M .lnI iUNI.i
The suit entered by Col. Cook for the
Government was filed at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon, and an attachment was imme-
dately issued Cook seems to have exc
cuted decidedly quick flank movement,
as, although the deed Of assignment was
executed ON Saturday last, it was not re-
corded, as above stated, until this morning,
and the attachment under the suit is q
prior lien on the above property 1t is very
probably that the bondsmen of H0wgate
will suffer should he fail to appear for trial
or seek to evade arrest.