New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS
CAPTAIN HOwGATE HEARD FROM.
SEEKING TO BORROW MONEY FROM LIEUTENANT
GREELY.
my TELEGRAPH 10 THH rRrBUSEI

IpY TELEGRAPH 10 the rRfBUNEi
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Captain Howeatc,
n not captured at least has been heard fro ic'e
was received by Lieutenant A. W. Greedy on November
90 signed by Captain Howgae, In which the io'o"ins
language occurs: Bricks cannot be made without
straw. In other words find 1t impossible 10 make
money without money! The writer then proceeded 70
asl Lieutenant Greely for loan OF from 500 TO $ooo
for one year. at 10 per cent interest He desired the
answer to his daughter. Ida, In Cleveland, say
ing that he withheld his address In order that Lieu
tenant Grcey might not be embarrassed, but ho wouu
willingly send 1t II desired lie said that for man Vi
his years. to make living without money
was a difficult task, but that he had an
opportunity to invest the sum asked for In
profitable manner and hc pressed for speedy ano IA
favorable reply The letter said that the writer wou 10
all right If his claim for pemmcan In which Coieo Ne
braska City represented him. was paid Tho claim was
lust one and he thought that should be settled so that
he might be relieved from his financial embarrassments
Tie letter dated November IL and signed iours
very truly II. W. H."
Lieutenant Greedy asked by areporter OF me ooP
,toI what he knew about where Ifowgate was. lie re-
ped that he had knowledge whatever upon the SUP
received letter from Cole asking information about
which Howgate had assigned to the writer
The claim could not bo cpsId:. paid csrtainy Dssa'si
viii not provide them [ also received letter from
Captain Howgate in reference to the newspaper Item
the charts This letter turned over TO tnG G 9Gr &c
rcnry OF War. did not rslre to appear TO pe IN
correspondence with Captain nowgate Later lrcceNeu
the other In which he wanted to borrow some MONEY
replied to hls daughter that could not comply Wltu
the request "a had not the do not hcsltaie
10 say that II had been I'm condition to ITO so sh3u
have made the loan. IIowgatc Was irlend OF nho
aud don't like TO n man kicked when gong uoWh
hill While not familiar with gates bad traits wa,
his friend before went away and should nave he'pcu
him II could have done So" . l.,
&" Do you know anything OF Howgate's movements In
the last year !" -, .o,
II was told that he had been seen
about n year ago I'm chicago Again / nave, neatu
that he was recently In Michigan lie has itehqs
in Michigan but | am inclined TO believe that ne
either In Canada or In some place from which he cou"
READILY reach the Dominion go. a.
Iipueuant Grrelv added that he was aurplaeu thnt "
should have become known that lac had hehrl iroh Low
gate ne he had told except the SECRETARY ol Nh
aud AN official the department But he hah rrctlVr
an anonymous letter sume days ngo, when cnnNlhcen
him thn some had invaded his pri'at" paleis guy
hal tnprd the letter Mr. Grrcly deprecated lh' n-e w
his name in the matter aud concluded by saying NAV ~
had gven the substance of ell lac knew ot hVNsa'e
movements . .... ,....., ,t.. .eto.
Trn,n another snurcr me Crptdl lrarned TINT niter
the matter wna nld hoprp spcirtntv ihncoh tWu uei"e
ii,oa and nn officer rf the Rgual orra w"te aeh' W
rpai luwAntp. lila letter Waa Wilton iivm sohe paee
iu Nebraska