Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-14
H0WGATE ASKS A LOAN.
THE APPEAL MADE ALETTER
TO LIEUT.. GREEDY.

! One Hundred Dollars Wanted and
Greedy, but for His own Poverty,
Would Have Let Him Have it for the
Sake of Old Friendship-The Fugi-
tive's Present Whereabouts a Mystery.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Capt. Howgate has
been heard from. About Nov. 20 last, Lieut.
A w. Greedy received a letter from Capt.
HOwgate, in which the late executive officer
OF the Signal Service wrote: Bricks cannot
be made without straw; in other words,
find it impossible to make money without
money" He then proceeded to ask Lieut..
freely Tor loan OF from 800 to $500 for one
year at 10 per cent. interest. He desired the
answer to be sent 10 his daughter Ida, in
Cleveland, saying that he withheld his own
address in order that Lieut.. Greely might not
be embarrassed, but he would wi lingly send
1t If desired. He said that for
man of his years to make q living without
money was difficult task, but that he had
an opportunity to invest the sum asked for in
profitable manner, and he pressed for a
speedy and favorable reply. The letter said
that the writer would be all right if his claim
Tor pemmlcan, in which MIR. Cole, of Ne
braska City, represented him, was paid. The
claim was a Just one, and he thought that it
should be settled, in which event he would be
relieved from his financial embarrassments.
The letter was dated Nov. II aud signed
"YOurs very truly, Ii. w. H." The letter was
received through his daughter in Cleveland.
HIS PRESENT WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN.
Lieut.. Greely was asked night his pres
ent whereabouts. He said that he had no
knowledge whatever upon the subject. "SOme
time ago." continued Lieut.. Greely, 81 re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Cole asking informa-
tion about claim for pemmican furnished
my party, which Capt. Howgate had assigned
to the writer. The claim could not be paid
because there are no funds, and Congress
certainly Will n 1t provide them. / also re-
ceived a letter from Capt. HOwgate in refer
ence to the newspaper item concerning the
erasure of his tHoWgate's) name from the
Arctic charts. This letter turned over to
the Secretary Of War, as l did
I spQndenee with Capt. howgate. Later
received the other in which he Wanted to bor-
row some money. l replied to his daughter
That could not comply with the request, as
had not the money. 1 do not hesitate to saw
that if j had been in condition to do so /
should have made the loan. as Capt. HOwgate
was friend Of mine, and don't like to see a
man kicked when going down hill. While
not familiar with Capt. HOwgate's bad traits
was his friend before | went away, and
should have helped him if could have done
sO."
''DO you know anything of Capt. Howgate's
movements in the last year?'
SEEN IN CHICAGO.
Il was told that he had been seen about a
year ago in Chicago Again l have heard
that he was more recently IN Michigan. He
has friends in Michigan, but am inclined to
believe that he Is either in Canada or in some
place from which he can very easily reach the
dominion" Lieut.. Greely added that he
was surprised that it Should have become
known that he has heard from Capt. How
gate, as he had told no one except the Secre-
tary OF War and an official of the depart
ment, but he had received an anonymous let
ter some days ago, which convinced him that
some one had invaded his private papers. and
copied tne letter referred to above. Lieut..
Greely deprecated the use of his name in the
matter. and concluded by saying that he had
given the substance of AL he knew of Capt.
HOWgate's movements and present location.
As soon as the Secretary of War had been in
formed of the receipt of the letter from Capt.
HOWgate he dispatched an officer of the.
Signal corps and two detectives to find Capt.
HOwgate.