Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-26
Misplaced Confidence.

N.Ap
gate who has been lying for son e
montl in jail this city, On account
of his inahilityito procnce the amount I
of bail require by the court for his
appearance to answer the charge made
against him in connection with his
of the financial affairs
o, The United States Signal Service,
escaped from his guard Yesterday af-
ternoon. while visiting his family, +
and has not been seen s.ncr. The cir- /
cnnstances were as follows; In ac-
cordanoe with precedrnts already -
tdblished in similar cases, H1WSate /
has. at various times during the past |
four or five months, applied to the |
court for temporary leave OF absence |
from the Jail to visit his family. These
applications have generally been grant |
ed the court sending an officer with
the prisoner to prevent his escape,
and limiting 10 a few hours his ab-
sccnce from Jail. Yesterday, for the
first time in two months or more, Mr..
Howgate asked leave to go to his
house for the purpose OF seeing his
daughter, who has recently returned
from Vassar College, and of looking
oyer certain papers, Judge Wylia, ta
whom application was made, granted
the request and sent with the prison er
Mr. Doing, one of the Oldest and most
trustworthy of the court bailiffs, with or
ders to bring him back to the Jail IN tW
hours 1t was then about three O'Clock.
At Mr.. Howgate's house the balllff,
| for some reason which is not fully eR-
planned, lost sight of the prisoner tor
moment, and when he turned around
Mr.. Howgate was not in the. room.
The bailif asked Miss Howgate where
her father had gone She replied that
he had stepped out. but would re-
turn in moment, and asked tbe bail
iff to sit down. The officer suspectlng
that something was wrong, rushed out
| Of the house bnt. could see nothing of
the prisoner. The house was searched
the police headquarters notified and
the police everywhere put on the alert,
but up to IL p. NJ. no clue to the fugi-
ti.es whereabouts had been obtained.
Marshal Henry thinks that he is still
in the city, but as precautionary meas
ure the police authorities of Baltimore,
Richmond, New York, Philadelphia
and Boston have been notified of his
escape. If be should not be arrested
before to-day reward of $500 will be
offered for his apprehension.
Don't worry any longer with pain
tako Peruna.
| Partridge feathers are used to cover
pafasols.
Rheumatism, disordereq blood. gen.
ePal debility, and many chronic DIS
eases pronounced incurable, are often
cured by Browns Irop Bitters
The murderers of Jesse James were
convicted and sentenced to be hanged,
but the Governor promptly granted
them an unconditional pardon.
FDaiy Chicago Tmes.l
Mr.. George Barnes, of Ragnall x
Barnes, South Water Street, said that
his wife had been a sufferer with neu-
ralgia for wears and had tried many
remedies in vain. St Jacobs Oil Is
the only thing that brought her relief
Patience pokes are worn by young
ladies'
The highest hopes and interest OF
the race rest on tho purity, health and
strength of womanhood. We take
pleasure in referring our readers to the
remarkable efficacy of Lydia E. Pink
harms Vegetable Compound in all that
class of diseases from which women
suffer so much.
Look to your cellars, and be sure
that their sanitary arrangements are
good. At this season of the year a
considerable amount of decayiDg yege-
tables is likely to be found in cellars
that have not been carefully watched.
1t is a we'll known fact that disease is
frequently caused by lack of attention
to some OF these little matters about
the premises.