The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-19
Howgate Hops y

noueht. but it widely advertised the
fellow. and secured his promotion 10
he second in command of the Signal
Service Bureau. In August last, when
old Gen. Myer died, and Gen. W. g.
Hazen succeeded him 8 chief OF the
signal Service, the fact leaked out that
Capt. Howgate had been spending en0r
NOUS sums for ''telegraphlng nls
| trick was to make out . bill Tor S5,oOo,
$40. 600, or more as he needed, and
| draw the money out of the Treasury TO
| nav it. As he was the head OF the De,
nartmept the Treasury officials could
not question his bills SO it IS supposed
he stole from $50, 900 to 1925, 600: he
had a Young concubine, named Nellie
| Burrili, for whom he built one OF the
| f~anciest houses in Washington. One
| dav Howgate's wife heard about Nellie,
and vent and drove her out OF the
house into which she moved her own
trunks. and is still in possession,
Howgate and Nellie fed. and were
gone several months; but when Gar
field died they fancied a new reign OF
Granite rascality was to begin; and one
day boldly marched back to Washing
ton. Howgate was clapped In JAN,
where he has languished until last
week.
Getting tired of his close quarters,
and wanting to get back into the society
of Nellie, he sent for her, and they had
several long interviews. Then How
gate saw his lawyers. who saw" the
Judge told Wylie, whose reputation
wouldn't soil Howgate's if both were
boiled together in a pot, and the veal
thy prisoner was permitted to go to bis
home in the custody" (so-called) OF
an old deputy" who by his wi ac-
count sat down costly in the parlor,
while Howgate aud his wife went up
stairs. Presently he got uneasy, and
went to search for the Captain who, OF
course, had flown. Father has gone
out for a walk,"-said the daughter,
with a sneer.-''Won't you sit down and
have some SUPERB" The Office. rush
ed out, and gave the alarm but How
gate and his confederates had ESCAPED
They are very likely down South some
where.
1t soon came out that Nellie Burrill,
the courtesan, and Miss Fanny How
Fl gate, the ls-year old daughter OF the
thief, concocted the scheme OF escape.
/ This adds to his villainy. Howsate
must have he'd to his lawyers, lied to
the officer, and then ~disgraced his wife
and daughter by getting them to assist
the strumpet in affecting his escape,
| that he and she.might go off and enjoy
the stolen money between them.
: Here we add an extract from an ar
ticle in the Washington Republican,
showing the villainy of the so-calleC
Yankee Department of Justice OF
Secret Service" which flooded the
South with spies in lS71-'72:-
. HOW HOWGATE ESCAPED LAST WINTER
THE day Captain Howgate left hi
: informed his wife that he was going t,
. see Judge Wilson, ordered a carriage
: ! and said he would be back in a little
. , while. Shortly after he left Specia
= = Agent A. B. Newcombe called at tn
: 9 and was informed by Mrs. Howgat'
: that her husband had gone to see hi
y lawyers, and would return in about hal
= an hour. Instead of going to see udg.
. Wilson, Captain Howgate drove at once
: to the depot and boarded a train 70
. New York. Arrived in that city he re
paired at once TO- the house of a we'll
Tuo'ou SUM- Huauclal negOrlatlOnS TO
0 him: bile conversing in the latter.
e smoking room a private detective, who
E has a large connection among brokers'
entered the room. This gentleman ba.
! the run OF the house, and SO entered the
room unceremoniously. Captain How
: gate knew the detective, whom we shall
i call Mr.. x, and was naturally very
alarm. ed at seeing him there at that
time. The broker reassured the Can
f tam and told him he need not be alarm,
ed. A few minutes was spent in pleas
ant converse, when MIR. X. left, and the
broker followed him to the door. There
an agreement was entered between the
two to the effect that Mr. X. was to
protect Captain Howgate for an in
definite period. 1t may be here Incl.
denta'ly mentioned that this distin
gulshed financial gentleman had at one
time been up Queer street," and been
forced to avail himself of the detectives
protection" However, to resume
Ihe high contracting parties couldn't
come to terms, and 1t was agreed that
the detective should call on the broker
at the latter's office next morning and
try to arrange matters. With a sagaci
ty that did him credit he immediately
telegraphed to Special Agent New
combe here that he could produce How.
gate 1t wanted, and requesting TO he
further advised. Next day X. visited
the broker, and it was decided that
Howgate should be secreted in a house
IN New York and protected from arrest
Any office 5 that mig hit obtain a clew +
the fugitive's hid~ing-place were to he
baf1ed and the Captain was to be allow
ed to go to Europe. Meanwhile Mr.
Newcombe consulted the Attornev-Gen-
eral, and 1t was deemed best to have the
d%efaulter mere. and he was directed IN
60 to New York and bring him back
w hen he arrived there he was informed
by n. that terms had been made viii
the other side, and consequently he
could not surrender his man, but he
promised Mr.. Newcombe not to allow
Captain Howgate to leave America
without notifying the Government Off
GERS In time enough to arrest him ba-
fore he LETT New York. Satisfied win
this, MIR. Newcombe left New York and
reported the facts. Nellie BurriIl ona
OF the women who bad figured 50 con
splcuously IN the whole aft ir, had nra. !
coded the Captain to New York and 4
they spent some ten days together hut |
where none knows, as they suddcnI,
disappeared from every ones evss l
Is presumed that they went to Mount r
Citme, $ mcogntto; but this is O def |
nitely known. The bondsmen and Car '
tam Howgate's friends in this civ war I
becoming exceedingly anxious at h;s q
absence, and the sureties felt I