The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03
THIRTEEN YEARS 4 FUGITIVE.

THIRTEEN YEARS \ FUGITIVE.
Hawsate. an ex-We .ther Bureau aisc
Arrested.
New YORK, Sept. 27.-Capt. Henry
W. Howgate, formerly Chief Of the
Weather Bureau in Washington, D. G.
and who has been fugitive from JUS
tice since the winter Of 1880 81. was ar
rested at 10 O'clock in Ninth street be-
tween Broad way aad Fourth avnue, By
Detective A. L. Drummond of this city,
acting for }. Sterling Morton, Sacreta.
~ OF Agriculture at Washington.
Howgate was not only chief, but dis
bursing officer Of the Weather Bureau.
His embezz.ements, forgeries and lar
ceaies, it is alleged, aggregated S31O,C
a. least. He was &C cfgcer CT the regu-
lar army and being a genial, whole
suuled man, had hosts of friends.
There are seven indictments hanging
over Ho3sate, each containing a num-
ber of counts.
EoWgate was arrested il 1881, bat
escaped from an officer who had him IN
charge on a visit to his home. He DIS.
appeared and has not since been seen
and identified by any Uaited States
officer. He was known to have left
Washington with a woman not bis wife
He had a family at that time. he now
has a daughter who lives at NeWbury-
port. Mass. The woman with whom
he fled from Washington has long since
left him. Howgate was, When he left
Washington, an active, black haired
man in the prime of life. He is now
60 years old, bent and broken, with gray
hair and beard. Though the United
States officers have been hunting all
over the United States for Howgate
he has been living quietly here IL New
York city as dealer il second hand
books. His place Of business was at
No. so Fourth avenue In q basement.
He has had cards printed bearing the
name of Harry Williams and by that
nams he has for years been known to
the book trade of this and other cities.
HoWgate's cards announced that he
deals in old magazines, reviews aud
periodicals. His residence was at No.
l95 West Tenth street. where he had
bachelor lodgings" and kepta a large
amount of stock for bis store.
Detectives hunted the conti1el. ever
for Howgate, but without Success.
Four months ago Drummond learned
that Howgate was in the book business
in the city of Brooklyn. 4 systematic
hunt OF ali the book stores IN the two
cities was made. 1t was believed that
he was an emplo7e, as no bookseller
named HoWgate was known to the
trade. Whenever any Of Dfummond's
agents learned that mau resembling
Howgate in appearance had been found
in a book store thai employee was
shadowed. His acquaintance was
formed and his private life fatho Cad
by conversation.
a week ago Drunmond tried the
plan or haunting book sale auction
rooms. It was a happy thought. A
clerk from the War Department IN
Washington, who knew Howgste made
the rounds Of the book auction rooms
every day. On Monday the clerk ssw
Howgate enter an auction room on
Broadway near Tenth street. The, CLERK
was rot certain, however, es Howgate
had changed.
From a man weighing upwards of
100 pounds, he has grown to be a dried
up old man of about 145 pounds. ihe
clerk went again to the book sale On
Tuesday and entered into conversation
with Howgate. From Howgate's
manner Of speaking the clerk was Ger
tain that he stood before the fugitive
at last. Drummoad Jook the midnight
train for Washington on Tuesday and
yesterday got bench warrant from
Judge Bingham o. the Supreme Court.
He returned this morning. When
HoWgate was arrested, he remarked
quietly: 81 know Wien l am beaten"
The detective aud his prisoner got on
board Fourth avenue car and went to
the Federal building. United States
Commissioner Shields turned the case
over to United States Commissioner
Alexander. United States District
Attorney Wallace McFarlane appeared
for the government. HoWgate had no
counsel. Howgate was arraigned on
the nominal charge, made in the Wash.
lngton indictments in 1879, of obtaining
S2,5OO on forged receipt from II. D.
Sawyer in Jaly, 1879.
"You understand this charge asked
Commissioner Alexander.
"Oa, yes" said Howgate, with a fee.
bic smile. 1T is one Of the cid series l
suppose"
aThis," said the Com missioner, "is an
application to hold you in order that
warrant may be obtained from Uait-
cd States District Judge, so that you
may be taken to Washington. Do you
demand an examination?
"No, no. I waive an examination
and l admit ray identity" said the old
man. "There Is no object in delay"
"Bail is fixed at Sl00GO." said the
Commissioner.
There is another charge" said Unit
ed States District Attorney McF arIane,
"here is another charge CT embszzling
the sum of S34,C-- y"
Same bail fixed for tha5, SlO,C10,"
said the Commissioner.
Howgate said he could not give bail
and was taken to Ludlow Street Jail,
pending advices from Washington.
Appomat:o1 or Surrender.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The ird:g.