The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-23
uOVVGATE'S ESCAPE.
How the Big Thief EIuded His
Cautious land WatchfuI
Keepers.
Washington Cor. New York Herald.

y dShlUHIDn Obr. New Ork teEdll.
1t is said that for three days previous
to Mr.. Howgates escape yesterday
from the custody of a deputy marshal
Il coupe was seen to stand in front of Il
millinery store on the corner of an al ey
leading into G. street, which alley ex-
tends to the rear Of the Howgate resi-
dence. The fact that the vehicle stood
there daily from II until o'clock and
no one was ever seen to enter or come
out of it naturally aroused the curiosity
of people living III that locality. Some
! thought the carriage was waiting for a
lady in the millinery shop, but as the
| supposed lady was never seen ii was
cone Uded that the driver had been sent
there to wait for some bundle of wear
ing apparel, which might have easily
| been taken out or put in the coupe
without attracting notice. Yesterday
afternoon lady who lives near the shop
W the vehlc start away about five
o'clock. Several Chi dren who were
playing in the street near the
corner of the alley also noticed
it move away, but no one saw
any person get in it. The fact
that 1t remained an hour longer yester-
day than on any Of the proceeding days,
and that the time when it moved away
cores onded with that of Mr. Howgate's
disappearance from the rear part of his
house, supports the belief that he es-
capped in this vehicle. Il this be true it
Strengthens the belief that the plan for
his escape had been arranged several
days prior t. his flight.
Deputy Marshal Williams, who went
to the jail yesterday for Howgate, says
he was very glad indeed to get into the
open air. The prisoner remarked sew
eral times that it was delightful to get
out Of confinement. Mr.. Williams no.
tlced that HOwgate was worried, his
face having carewOrn expression. He
has greatly changed i'll personal appear
ance since he was committed to Jail, and
has lost much flesh. His beard was
about : weeks growth. The officials in
the office of the United States Marshal
are convinced that Mr.. Howgate's fam
lily was aware of his plan to escape The
certainty of unobstructed exit by the
rear of the house must have been pro-
vlded for IN advance.
The deputy marshal is not blamed
negl gence. He exerc sed, it is said,
due caution so that the final leavetak-
ing did not create the slightest suspic-
ion in his mind. In fact, Howgate had
start. d to accompany the deputy to his
carriage, the limit of the leave having
expired. He did not get five minute;
the star; OF his guardian, bat, of course,
time was lost in telegraphing the alarm
to tn" several police precints. The opin-
ion is that Howgate went direct to Alex
andre, arriving there in time 10 catch
the southern bound train at h4lf-past
SIX o'clock. The daughter who is at
ending Vassar Colleg and expects to
graduate this year, is hear broken, it is
said, at the conduct OF her father, whose
flight is construed as a confession Of
guilt, whereas he had heretofore protes-
ted his innocence. Suspicion also at
taches to her as an accomplice, although |
there is no law to reach the case in the |
absence of positive proof of the act.
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