The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-27
BETRAYED
BY HIS FAD.
Capt HoVgate, a Fugitive
Over Thirteen Years, Ar.
rested To-Day.
WAS CHIEF OF WEATHER BUREAU
Escaped Through a Window and
Fled with Woman When
First Caught.
SAID TO HAVE STOLEN S39O,OOO.
Under the Name of Williams He
Has Been for Six Years
Bookseller Here.
SAID TO HAVE STOLEN saso,0oO.

After evadlng rearrest for nearly thir-
teen and hall years Capt. Henry w.
HoWgate, eX-Chief of the United States
Weather Bureau in Washington, d. c.,
indicted on seven different preferments,
with innumerable counts, for forgery,
embezzlement and larceny, aggregating
over $3SO,000, was arrested at II O'Clock
this morning on Ninth street, near
Fourth avenue, by A. l.. Drummond, eX-
Chief of the United Staes Secret Service.
and now of Drummond's Detective
Agency.
Howgate was arraigned before Com
missioner Alexander at noon to-day on
an Indictment and bench warrant issued
In Washington, charging him with tie
forgery of $500 receipt on the United
States Government
Application was made for the issuance
Of warrant by United States Dis
trict Judge for Howgate's removal to
Washington. United States District-At-
torney Macfarlane stated that he held
still another indictment against How
gate on a charge of embezzling 1874 900.
Howgate waivei examination. Commits
sioner Alexander then held him in &c.
900 bail until the warrant was drawn and
committed him to the custody of the
United States Marshal.
Howgate'S defalcationS caused great
sensation at the time. and his case was
extensively published in the newspapers.
His fall was a great shock TO his many
friends and the Department, where he
was held in the highest, regard.
Howgate's history since the Winter
of 1sS0-Sl reads like a novel.
4, At that time, while still in charge of
the Weather Bureau, he was indicted and
arrested. He asked and received permis-
sion from the officer who had him in
to e. to M ao a9d hs his
door and waited quite while: When he
finally entered Howgate had disap-
peared He had escaped through the
From then up to Tuesday last, How
gate was not seen or located by the nu-
merous officers, who were searching for
him. 1t was ascertained that How
gate had left Washington in company
with handsome young woman, on
whom he lavished large sums OF money
man left him soon after he escaped. She
has never been located.
=, Chief Drummond, then Of the Secret
Service, and his men,, raked the country
for Howgate. They heard of him, occa-
slonally. In 1887, they received informa-
ton that he might visit his daughter at
watched day and night. but Howgate
did not come.
Howgate was known to have had a
passion for collecting old books "A
his escape on old book stores and book
auction sales in New York AM Brooklyn.
Last Monday, a man, acting FOR Drum
mond clerk in a department at Wash
ington. who knew Howgate. weh was In
book store in upper BroaGNay' when a
man entered who resembled the fugitive.
When Howgate left Washington, he was
large, handsome man, weighing lS1
pounds, forty-seven years old, The man
who came out OF the store was evidently
sixty years old, bent, thin, gray haired
ride
"reminiscences OF Howgate about him.
The agent talked to him r and men.
toned rare old books a.ou the rasro meme
and handing the agent card inscribed iS
Henry Williams, dealer In oid ana
rare books, 1876 West Tenth streel' III,
y TaSs p him to h se rG agent to vent and
came satisfied that, Williams was nc
other than the much-wanted HoWeats
Then a curious fact o Was I'SS as vii.
fans, has kept secondhand book store
in the basement OF so Fourth avenue
This morning Detective prumm na9n n6 ant
some of his men watched HoWSate coHl'
out of his store and arrested nm.
Drummond asked him If he was no
Capt Howgate. a., 49,
Howgate... I'll go with you all 'ight
He was taken to the Federal Building
and detained until the papers in the cast
AT the time Howgate's defalcatlon wa,
discovered, It was repeatedly and openl!
stated that numerous other Ohclals
some much higher In position than How
gate, were implicated in the frauds: ,
- Howgate, besides being Chief OF tn
Weather Bureau, was also the disburs
ing officer of the Bureau. and was thu
AFFORDED vast opportunities for stealing.
Howgate has had most eXtraordlnar
good luck in escaping recognition ii
New York. In speaking of his good for
tune to Deputy United States Marsha
Trantfield, who took him to LudloN
street jail this afternoon, he made tn
Following most remarkable statement:
Why l served as a juror for thre
weeks last term in the Court of Genera
Sessions before Judge Fitzgerald.
served under the name Of Henry VII
The specific charge to-day agains
HowEate was forging the name of 1
y, Sayre, assistant TO the Chief Sigma
Otficer OF the United States, to an az
count, dated June "a, 1879. AS dlsbursin
oIheer he audited the bill and paid
Detective Drummon will receive
handsome reward for his perseverin
search after Howgate. 1t is stated thI
sne Government offered 1000 for How
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