The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-05
HOWGATE ARRESTED.
Tho Long sought Fugitive from Justice
Located at Last tn New York Ciiy. where
lie MAS Pursuing the Humble Calling
OF second Hand Hook Dsaier-ii Ills Crime.
Arrest and Escape Recalled.

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w. IIowgate, formerly chief signal OIL
Ger. and fugitive from Washington.
| ID. G.. since the winter of ISL, was arr
rested nj 10 "A. IN. Yesterday in this
city. charged with entertainments ana
forgcrics aggrcgating S3so,OOo. He was
committed Ia Ludlow-strcet jail by
United States Commissioner Alcxan-
der.
There are no less than seven indict-
ments hanging over llowgatc. each
containing a number of counts. The
offcnses charged are alleged 10 have
/ been committed for several years prcvi-
Gus TO 1850, when the indictments were
found Capt. Ilowgate. when arrested
i'm 1851. asked permission 10 go into an
inner room in the weather department.
He disappeared and has not sincc been
seen and identified by any United
states officer. lie was known 10 have
left Washington with pretty woman.
not his wife. lie had "A family at that
time. He now has daughter who
lives at Newburyport. Mass. The
woman with whom he fled from Wash
ington has long since left him.
llowgate was. when he fled from
Washington. an active. black hare Il
man in the prime of life. lie is now
go years old. bent and broken. and
with gray hair and beard 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 dealer in
secondhand books Ills place of bust
ness was at 80 Fourth avenue, in "a
basement. lie has had cards printed
bearing the name of Harry Williams. =
and by that name he has for years been
known to the book trade of this and
other cities.
lowgate's cards announce that he
deals in ''old magazines. reviews and
periodicals" Ills residence was AZ l95
West Tenth street where he had
bachelor lodgings and kept any
amount of stock for his store. Four
months ago Detective Drnmmond. Of
this city. learned that iIowgatc was in
the book business in this city or Brook
lyn. a systematic hunt OF all the
book stores in the two cities was
made. II was believed that he was an
employe. as no bookseller named How
gate was known to the trade.
Whenever any Of Drummonds agents
learned that a man resembling How
gate in appearance had been found in
bookstore. that employe was
Swallowed. Ills acquaintance was
formed and his private life fathomed
by conversations.
a week ago Drummond tried the
plan of haunting book sales auction
rooms. 1t was a happy thought A
clerk from the war department in
Washington. who knew lIowgate. made
the rounds Of the book auction rooms
every day. On Monday the clerk saw
lIowgate enter an auction room on
broadway near Tenth street The
clerk was not certain. however. as
lIowgate had changed from man
weighing 100 pounds he had grown TO
be a dried up old man Of about i45
pounds
The clerk went again TO the book
sale on Tuesday and entered into con-
versation with Howgate. From How
gates 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 on
Wednesday got bench warrant from
Judge bingham of the district supreme
court lie returned yesterday morn
ing. when liowgate was arrested. He
was given hearing before United
States Commissioner Alexander and
held in So 900 bail each on two nom
inal charges, one for obtaining 81. 800
on forged receipt, and the other en-
bezzling s34, 900.
As bail was not furnished. Howgatc
was committed To Ludlow-street Jail,
pending advices from Washington.
The Arrest or Capt. Howgate Creates q
Sensation in Washington.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 80. -Washington
has not known such a sensation for
years a. that which followed the an
nounccmcnt Of the arrest Of Capt
William III. lIowgate in New York city
yesterday. BY the older residents Of
the capital. and particularly by those
in official life. he is well remembered.
During the few years which preceded
his arrest he spent lavishly the large
sums Of money stolen from the gov
eminent. 1t Is said, and the correct
ness or falsity Of the story will now
probably be known. that much Of this
money was squandered on his mistress,
Nettie Burrill.
Capt IIowgate had served crcditably
during the war in Michigan regi-
ment, and at the time of his dcfalca-
ton was the disbursing officer of the
signal corps with the rank Of captain.
This gave him an assured prominence
in society. and as a result. his associ-
ates included the most prominent men
in public life.
One day the town was startled with
the report that Howgatc had been ar
rested for cmbezzling government
funds amounting To $50. 600. covering
a period Of several years. The truth
was so convincing that the most loyal
of his friends were forced to believe il
and public sympathy ran strongly in