The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-16
The IIowgate searchcrs SentO wild
Hunt Through the AIderney Dairy
Dcpot-NO HOwgatc, hut Plenty of
FINN.

Capt. Howgate was successfully not found
Yesterday aud one Of the oldest places lie looked
for amid the hustle and thunder of milk cans OF
tue great Attorney Dairy Depot on Third street,
aud the adjoining residence Of MIR. T.. X. Ward, the
proprietor. This Is Justly considered the cream OF
the Joke In the whole affair, and has been
doubted by some To hc too good "a jokel TO he
true but It is positive fact that when Mr.
Ward awoke yesterday morning he found his
establishment and the whole street and square al On
Ing under strict surveillance. lie soon able to
say win The man In the parable, - An enemy has
done THIS thlng!' or possibly a too OhcOus friend,
remembering the victim who prayed tile Lord to de-
liver him from his friends and he would undertake TO
look out for the enemies for either In malice with
the Idea OF comforting noOrety that threatened to
become embarrassing most monstrOus hoax had
been porperated ON the lIowgate searchers. little
rivalry between the detectives and the marshal S
Office made both Of them more eagerly catch
~ the bait, aud at seasonabc hour the
United states Marshal appeared at the doors
Of tho Ward creamery and summoned surrender to
the beagles Of the law to II they could nnd the
great deaulter lnterned In Ward patent can or bur
rowing among the Cheeses. MIR. ward is peaceful and
abiding citizen, but this rude summons reused
the Auglo.saAOn spirit Of resistance and he answered
that the bricks, mortar and plalogass constituting
Ills legal castle were lie products Of his toll and In
dusuY ana lie hld not propose to have Them invaded
as The shelter Of criminals. The Marshal threatened
court, TO which Mir. Ward responded to bring
them on and lie would stand the con5e-
qucnCeS II they could. The Invading force
upon this fell back upon Judge Wylic holding
the Criminal Court, drawing parallels Of Investment
ON Third, Fourth, -, aud streets, but leaving MIR
unless the Information they We're acting upon could
be sub6tautatcd by an affidavit on which a search
warrant could issue, that more pacific methods be
followed. Back came the Marshal, and In buttery
tones ImOre suited 10 the surroundings asked M.
Ward to permit search In order that an suspicious
M light be removed. Mr., Ward uyeTnOws with the
mix of human kindness, well dealing largely
iu the other Kind and IN response CheeTfuly yOlun-
teeIed ~ show the Jealous officers over one "
the :. best regulated establishments I'm tho
United states, with permission 10 take In any
luwgaes on other escaped persons they found the
way. HIS pllutage aud cooperation were found very
necessary lu getting through an The works and TpCe
Of his large establishment, In which the Marshal aud
his men might easily have been lost, frozen to death
in the mammoth refrigerator or dashed 30 pieces I
the iHuumeTabe ChuInO. The investigation was
thorough, the Marshal showing special suspicion of
the contents of ceran5 cans OF fresh aud but
ter milk until little corrective kept under cork for
such occasions needed 10 Ward oil l-cHcCts from
his Intense application, An ended pleasantly
between the original parties and as a final mark %
friendship Nh. Ward took the Marshal aside aut
under horrible oath Of seCresy revealed 10 him thn
Capt llOwgate ought really TO be looked Tor az - l8l
street, - for which clue the Marshal feryentll
thanked him. but up % late hour We have not hoaTt
Of - 1913 80 wherever that - being violently tuTuel
inside out 10 see If Capt II IS hid IN the seams. III,
probability is he has fled 10 New Jersey, with WhlCl
country through the ineXCusahie neglect Of soCfetar
Freliughuy sen and the senate, we have cXtradi
/ tlNu treaty.