Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-05
Escorted to the City Hall by a Star
Reporter.
HIS DAUGHTER AWAITED HIM
He is Impressed With the Local
Improvements.
STORY OF HIS CAPTURE

ScotCiusiy dIteIHOOl, just SIX minutes iate,
amcng the many passengers 20 step from
one of the Pullman parlor cars was a tall,
slender man. dressed in gray, wearing a
dark Srayish overcoat, a black derby hat
and carrying in his hand small, old-fash-
toned satchel, rusty and broken with long
use. This man wore a closely-cropped
beard, out which three colors seemed to
struggle for Ore-eminence-brown. red and
gray. The hair of the head was more prom
inently tinSed with gray. The face was
pale and the features determinedly set,
while the eyes, in their constant wander
ings, betrayed the disturbed feelings of the
man. n small part of the bosom of white
shirt was visible, and a turned-down collar,
underneath of which carefully tucked
an old-fashioned black tie. gave their wear
er more than quiet, subdued manner.
This man is Capt. Henry W. Howgate.
who is returning much against his will to
Washington, after a generally supposed
absence of more than twelve years AS he
stepped from the train two Stoutly-built
men followed him. They were ex-Chef of
the Secret Service Drummond and Deputy
United States Marshal f. W. Bostwick of
New York. On the platform, awaiting the
distinguished fugitive from justice, Il
crowd composed of some fifteen or twenty
newspaper men and number of people
vino had been attracted there by the an
nOunCement IN Inc star that HOWSatG
would arrive at that time.
Escorted by Star Reporter.
Among the newspaper men present was
representative of The Star, and as the Of
ficers hurried their prisoner through the
crowded station the Star man volunteered
his services IN securing the party trans
portation TO the city hail. where the prison.
er was to be delivered over to the marshal
of the District.
For some reason or other the officers sup
posed The Star man to be deputy marshal
sent by the authorities here to meet them.
So did their distinguished prisoner, hence
when the representative of The Star con-
Quoted the party to a carriage, opened the
door, bowed them in, jumped in himself and
ordered the driver to drive to the city hall,
leaving the rest of the newspaper people
behind, the mistake of the officers and their
prisoner became one of settled conviction.
The carriage was closed one, Capt. How
gate and Deputy Marshal Bostwick occupy
ing the rear seat, while ex-Chief Drummond
and The Star man sat opposite them.
Changes in the City Noted.
The drive to the city hall was, of course.
a matter of few minutes. and Capt. How
gate occupied himself in gazing from the
carriage out upon the many improvements
which had been made since he was last
here. These improvements were explained
THE city has changed wonderfully since
you were here twelve years ago, captain.
That is, 1t is generally supposed that you
have not been here since you left sud-
denly that April evening twelve years ago"
Evidently forgetting himself for the mo-
ment, Capt. Howgate smiled, and remarked:
Hardly that long ago, for had been here
since then"
when were you here last?' inquired The
Star man.
oh replied Capt. Howgate, winking
and smiling, that is something else"
Then the captain went on to speak of the
improvements he noticed. He remarked
that he was after all rather glad to be back
in Washington again, although his return
had not been a matter of his own choice.
He had, he said, always been a great adj
mirer of the city and firm believer in its
great future. Many of the most pleasant
years of his life had been spent here, he ex-
planned, and there was suspicious CULVER
Ing of the eye as he spoke of this. All at
tempts to lead up to his alleged offenses
We're fruitless, the prisoner intimating rath-
er by his manner than by words that to
them he would remain silent. Certainly
for the present at least.
AS the carriage drew near the city hall,
Capt. Howgate SmilinSly explained what
the building was, remarking that he had
been there several times before. When the
carriage stopped he quickly followed the
to the east wing and into Marshal Wilson's
office There number IT newspaper men,
few court officials and Deputy Marshal
Robson awaited him.
Met by His Daughter.
He was quickly ushered irto Mr. Robi-
sons private room, ana there he WAS sur
prised to find his daughter Ida awaiting
him. Their meeting was that of father
and daughter meeting after few days or
hours absence one from the other
why, how do you do" he said shaking
hands with her. You look very we'll Then
throwing off his overc0at and placing it
and his satchel and hat on a desk he drew
chair up beside that occupied by Miss
Howgate. and. totally Oblivious of the
crowd which had followed MIN into the
room. he sat down beside her and Chatted
in a quiet matter-of-fact way for several
minutes While father and daughter con-
versed together, Deputy Marshal Bostwick
completed the formality of delivering the
prisoner TO Deputy Marshal Robson, taxi
ing a carefully drawn receipt for the man.
These formalitieS occupied but very few
minutes, and when they had been concluded
Deputy Marshal Robson directed Balin
Springman to take the prisoner at once TO
Jail Apologizins fer being obliged to in
tcrrupt his conversation with his daughter,
Mr.. SprinSman remarked: well, captain,
I'm sorry, but We must be going"
The start for the Jail.
"4lll right" exclaimed Capt. Howgate,
I'm ready" and gathering up his over
coat and satchej and putting on his hat
he tcnderly kissed his daughter goodbye,
and told her to come down to jail to see
him today. Then he left her, and passing
out of the room to the main office he shook
hands with Deputy Marshal Bostwick. say
ing: Remember me to Marshal Macarty,
and thank him for the many cOurtesies he
extended to me in New York. | am also
very grateful TO You. Mr. BostwicI. for the
kindness shown me by you" Then he
turned 20 eX-CEief Drummond, and taking
his hand, said with smile: Il am not. of
course, very grateful to you for causing
my return. but you dill your duty, and l
have not the slightest fault to find. You
We're very kind To me,and L thank you very
much"
All this was said in the Calmcst manner
and iii that peculiarly attractive way. which
made the Capt. HUwgate of years ago so pop
;.iar i man. Then he followed BailiR
Sportsman to the carriage below, where he
seated himself just opposite Mr.. Spring
man. They we've followed by the news
paper men, some Of whom asked the cap
tain ii he wished ~ say anything. He re-
Piled that he DID not, ana when he saw
that they W"ra preparing 70 follow the car
ri8E" T. tine jail. he remarked. quietly. but
very earnestly: There is no use of going.
gentlemen. il YOU have any idea that | Will
say anything there for l VIII not, / have
nothing to say, now. and you might as well
save yourselves the trouble OF going down
there. Hereafter l may have something to