Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-04
H0WCATE'S ARREST.
The Former Chief Of the Weather
Bureau Caught at Last.
FOR FORGERY and EMBEzzLEMENI.
A Cherokee Negro Kills Two Men-The
Son Of . Chicago Millionaire Ar
rested for DESERVING
His Wife.

New YORK, Sept 2s.-Capt. Henry
Howgate, formerly chief Of the weather
bureau at Washington, was arrested in
this city yesterday on charges Of for
gerry and the embezzlement of S10l, ,257
committed in 1878 and 1879. The arrest
is the result Of search which has oc-
cupied the attention Of the United
States secret service for over thirteen
years. About two weeks ago it was
suspected that he was keeping an old
book store in the basement of 50
Fourth avenue, under the name Of
Harvey Williams. Not being sure
of the mans identity, the authorities
In Washington were asked to send a
man to the city who was acquainted
with Howgate. A clerk in the war de-
partment who had been formerly asso-
ciated with him in the weather bureau
was sent here. He met Howgate, but
at first was uncertain about his iden-
tity, as the latter had changed consid-
erably in thirteen years. After en-
gaging him in conversation, the clerk
at length became convinced that the
man was Howgate and a warrant for
his arrest was procured from Commits
sioner Alexander.
H0wgate, who organized an Arctic
expedition in 1878, was arrested in 1880
in Washington, on the charge of en-
bezzlement. This created intense ex-
citement at the time. April 10 he OBJ
tained permission from Judge Wylie,
who afterward tried Guiteau, to visit
his home with baliff. lie escaped
through a window, and had since
bafiied all efforts at recapture. With
Howgate there went a notorious
woman II Washington, for whom it
was alleged he robbed the govern
ment.
A CHEROKEE NEGRO KILLS TWO MEN.
MusKoGEE, !. T., Sept. 2S.-Charlie
Smith, Cherokee negro, who has re-
Gently served eight years in the peni-
tentiary for killing man several years
ago, yesterday added two more to his
death list lie cut the lines to deliv-
cry wagon in town and because John
Welch, another negro man. remonstrat-
cd with him against it, grabbed pistol
from the belt of bystander and shot
him three times and mortally wounded
him. Robert Marshall, another negro,
but an Indian police, approached to
arrest him, and, without notice he shot
Marshall through the heart. Police
man Simp Bennett shot another man
by mistake in attempting to arrest
Smith, but this last shooting was
slight. Smith escaped but was caught
soon after and will go to Fort Smith
for trial There is not doubt that he
will hang
ABANDONED HIS WIFE
CHICAGO Sept 2s.-John Forsyth son
Of the millionaire Chicogoan, Jacob
Forsyth, was under arrest yesterday,
charged with having abandoned his
wife. He furnished bail. Young For
syth's wife was Miss Grover, a farm
ers daughter at Ionia, Mich. They
were married about two years ago with
out consulting the elder Forsyth. Since
the wedding the couple have lived
about at nearly all the fashionable
hotels Of the city. The husband has
followed no active business, with the
exception Of an experiment or two on
change, said not to be over-successful.
1t is claimed that strong pressure has
been brought to bear on young Forsyth
to renounce the woman of his choice.