New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-28
4 FUGITIVE CAUGHT AT LAST
ARREST OF HOwGATE, WHO STOLE
100000 FROM TIE GOVERNMENT.

HE WAS IN THE WEATHER BUREAU AT WASH
INGToN. AND ESCAPED FROM THE OFFICERS
THIRTEEN YEARS AGo-sINCE THEN HE
HAD BEEN SELLING BOOKS IN THIS CITY
-sHADOwEp ny DETECTIVES MONTH
AFTER MONTH-TAKEN INTO Gus
TODY ~ NINTH-sT. YESTERDAY.
Captain Henry w. HOwgate. formerly chief
Of the Weather Bureau in Washington, VINO
has been fugitive from justice since the winter
Of lSS0-sl was arrested yesterday morning In
Ninth-st. between Broadway and Fourth-ave..
b. Detective A. l.. DrummCnd, Of this city, act
ing for J. S. Morton, Secretary Of Agriculture
at Washington.
Howgate was not only chief, but also dis
bursting officer of the Weather Bureau. His en-
bezzlements, forgeres and la"cenes II is alleged.
aggregated 900 at least. 1t Is said that
Howgate's absence has been connived at by
prominent officials in Washington. as they had
been benehcaries Of Howgate's thefts. fle was
an officer Of the Regular Army and. being a
genial whoe-soued man. had hosts Of friends.
There are no less than seven indictments hang
ing over Howgate, each containing any number
Of counts The offences are alleged to have
1850. when the indictments were found Captain
HoWgate. after he had Oeen arrested in lSSl
asked permission To 20 INFO IN inner room OF
his house. He disappeared. and had not since
been seen and Identified by any United States
officer He known to have left Washing
ton with a pretty young woman not his WIFE
lie had family a, thar tine. ana ne now mas as
daughter. who lives at Newburyport Mass The
woman with whom he fed from Washington LETT
him long ago. When he fled. Howgate was an
active back-haired mar IN he prime Of life
II ;- ~ al md broken
with gray hair and beard
HARVEY WILLIAMS" SECONDHAND BOOKS
Though the United states officers have been
hunting all over the United States for IIowgate.
he has been living quietly here in New-York
CITY as a dealer in secondhand books His
place Of business was no. 80 Fourth-ave, in
the basement. He had cards printed bearing
the name of Harvey Williams and by that
name he has for years been known TO the book
trade Of this and other cities. The cards an
nounce that he deals in "Old magazines, re-
views and periodicals" His home was at NO
l9j West Tenth-st., whore he had bachelor lodg-
lngs. and kept a large amount Of stock for MS
store Detective Drummond. who for many
years was In ihe United States Secret Service,
had been in correspondence for a long time with
Attorney-Grnrral Olney with reference TO the
hun; for Howgate. Druwmond even travelled
far Seattle ana otrH cities on the Paci'lc
coast to find the fugitvev
In 1887 the detective learned that Captain
TTowgat-'s daughter lived Ia New6uryport, and
he went there and lived several months in the
hope that Howgate would visit MS daughter,
But the fugitive never turned up, ana that pan
was abandoned. Four months ago Drummond
learned that Howgate was In the book business
in this city or Brooklyn y systematic hunt OF
all the bookstores in tle two cities was MADE
II was believed that he was an emplOye. as no
bookseller named Howg1te was known to the
trade Whenever any Of Drummond's agents
learned that man resembling Howgate IN APP
pcarance had been found in n bookstore that
uos shadOWpd niS acquaintance was
formed and his private life laid bare. week
ago Drummond adopted the plan Of haunting
thought clerk from the War Department in
Washington who knew Howgate made the
rounds OF the auction-rooms every day.
FOUND IN AN AUCTION-ROOM.
on Monday the clerk saw Howgate enter an
aucton-room in Broadway. near Tenth-st The
clerk wasn't certain. however. as Howgate had
changed From II man Weighing 100 pounds or
NOR" h" had grown To be a drIed-up o!d man OF
about li5 pounds. The clerk went again to the
book sale Tuesday and entered into conyer- |
sation with HOwgate. From Iiowgates manner |
of speaking the clerk was certain that he stood |
before the fugitive at last. Drummond took the |
midnight train FOR Washington on Tuesday. and |
1n "Wednesday got n bench warrant from Judge !
Bingham. of the United States Supreme Court. |
He returned yesterday morning When How |
gate was arrested he remarked quietly. Il know |
when I'm beatec
The detectiv- and his prisoner got on board Of !
a Fourth-avc. ear and went to thu Federal |
Building. United states Commissioner Shields
turned tn" case over 70 United states Commits
sioner Alexander United States District-Attor
neg Wallace Mcfarland appeared for the Gov
eminent Howgate had no counsel He was
arraigncd on the nominal charge made IN the
Washington Indictments Of obtaining $4,000 on
D forged receipt from II. y. Sawyer in June,
S79
You understand this charge" asked Commits
sioncr Al"yard"r.
"Oh. yes" said Howgate with a feeble smile;
rs ,ne Of the old series | spose."
This" said the Commissioner. lis an appiica-
Ton To- hold You in order that warrant may be-
obtained from 4 United states District judge
40 that You may be taken to Washington. Do
.ou demand an eNamnation"
HE WAVES EXAMINATION
NO. no: waive an examination. and admit
ny Identity" said the old man. There is no
object I'm delay"
Bail fixed in $4,000" said the Commissioner.
'Therc's another charge" said MIR. McFar-
ane Here's another charge of embe1zement
# S3i.00a"
same bail fixed for that-slOOoO." said the
Howgatr said he couldn't give bail and he
vas taken To- Ludlow Street Jail ON the way
% tho jail he told Deputy Marshal Trautfeld
hat he (IoWgatel had served as juryman in
he General Sessions IN Part III. Judge Fitz-
-cralds Court for three weeks recently. How
.ates case will come up before Judge Benedict
o-daN fOr his removal to Washington for trial
n the Supreme Court of the District Of Colum-
ia
STORY OF HOWGATES ESCAPE
Washington, Sept 2 27-Cap,aIn Henry W. How
ate who WAS arrested in New-York to-day. was.
10 to the time of his disappearance thirteen years
60 4 weil-kuown man in this city. He vol
ntrer officer during the war. and after the volunteer
rmy vas dsblnled was appointed Il lieutenant In
hr Re .u;ar Army and assigned to duty on the Signal