The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-02
HE EXPECTED TO BE CAUGHT.
CHARLES 4. HOUEs MAS MaDE S3O.oO0
~ 7HO YEdES BY IORGERF.
Banks from Washington to New uHmp.
SHIRE Have Cn-hed HTS tbecks-ne says
HI. wife Believed He Made ST. Money
by His protrssion ms N Civil Ergiueer.

shire Have (Nshed HIS &bccks-he Snye
His wife Believed ne Made ST. Money
by Ills Profession Civil Engineer.
Charles A. Howes. who says he Is q gradu-
ate of the state University OF Washington and
a civil engineer by profession. was brought to
Police Headquarters yesterday. prisoner
charged with forgery. Howcs Is only % years
old. He confessed to Inspector Mclaughlin
that during tho past two and half years no
had passed forged checks aggregating more
than 100000. lie has operated from New
Hampshire to Texas
1lowes married less than three years ago
girl who was also graduated from the State
University OF Washington. She has travelled
all over tho country with him. and Howes says
that she knows nothing about his forgeries.
She thought that he was supporting her by his
work as n civil engineer. and that his frequent
moves from one State to another were at the
call Of his profession.
Mrs. Howcs is now In Yonkers where she
and her husband have been living for several
weeks When Howes was arrested he told In
spector Mclaughlin that his only regret was
for his wife.
"She doesn't know that I am iorger." he
said. land 1t will be n hard blow. AS for my
self-well. have simply been waiting to get
caught. have done nothing but forge paper
for the past eighteen months. It's relief to
know that it is over"
Howes is OF good appearance. He Ia six feet
in height. strongly built, with n rudy face. .
full. dark brown beard. and n moustache He
dresses well. and lie has spent money freely
and lived at the best hotels. He says that he
has used as aliases tho names c. A. Field and
John Il. Hall Nest o! his checks have been
for amounts OF about 5000. and he has oashed
them at the banks In towns where he was
staying.
Ia hoo oil ertp Sorv ho%n iii
forged drafts. One OF his victims was Senator
Allen OF Washington. who vouched for him to
the extent Of SIUO at bank in Washington.
DC.
Inspector Mclaughlin began a search for
Howes on Oct. "a. when ho received tele-
gram from the Chief OF Police OF Manchester.
Field for f"rsery The CHE, "f Police Of Man
chester teleernphed a description OF Howes.
and s % to be b sss
Insnector got q clue to work on the next day.
ing that {. \, Field had sent to the proprietor
Of the new Manchester House tho following
telegram:
YORK. with hotel charges. Key returned by mail. '
Detectives Hanley and Sheridan watched
DAYS. md. although the a yalise arrived. q 4.
Field didn't call for it. Ward Detectives DIVER
eSei he aa ook altar
noon they were rewarded for their patience By
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office. They arrested him and he made no
wdns says sHs srb6 hs as hi
started in tho 5S3 estate he
lost all the money he made by gambling. in
Iac9" owes then began to write a few
fs cashier
on Tat hat S Snn S Her "ash he had drafts
He paid the 'lthoEraphing company with
draft AND USED the drift ha h or six .,
d HSwss nGxs wsnt
pSny that no was vas j. H. Dennlne: the assistant
with forged dTa;t Mowes said he could 70:
member only a few Of tho banks that he had
ii" Obtained s:;55 from the Utah National
Bank in Sa!t L;ks CITY $40 from the First
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s{S5 5Sn Tie E SS Sssio Al
$3.50 from the United States Hotel
kseIsi.. hotsl. s235 s tS%m the Frst NatioSal
tiona Bank at St Augustine. SIZE, from the
State National Bank at Dallas. ard the rest he
can rem efnber.
There was found in his valiss a perforator.
such as banks use to stamp the amount OF O
check. and three forged checks. Two OF Thorn.
for $50 each. were drawn to the order Of O. A
Field on the Fourth National Bank Of this city.
The third was signed by John s. Hall and was
for $50 on the Park National Bank.
says that s on july III rsceVed d2at on IL.
First National Bank Of Park City, Utah: from
the Hanover National Bank. Of this city 1t
was for 81 % and was ono OF Howes's forGeries.
This check was thrown out. "a there was no
account to meet it. On Aug. | he received q
similar draft for $3.50 through the Park Ma
tional Bank Of this city. and this also was
thrown out.
Assistant Cashier Halls OF the Hanover Ma.
tonnl Bank said that he threw out one OF
HoweS's forged drafts that he had passed on
the state National Bank OF Dallas. The Park
National Bank also threw out a forged draft
that Howes had worked oiY on the First Ma
tional Bank Of st. Augustine.
HowcS told Inspector Mclaughlin that he
had expected each day to be arrested He had
made his arrangements to go to South Amor
lea on next Thursday and try to Support his
wife and himself by his work as a civil on
gineer Although he had raised over 900
by his forgeries In the past two years he had
spent the money ms fast as he got 1t. He will
be taken to court this morning and remanded.
Miss Les Wants TO $50 Heard.
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