The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-10-06
HowGATE CAUGHT.
Robbed the Government Of $500, 900
"A Twelve Years. Hunt.

Captain Henry w. Howgate,
formerly disbursing officer of the
Weather Bureau in Washington,
d. c., and who has been fugitive
from justice since the spring of
1882, charged with embezzlements
and forgeries aggregating 100000,
was arrested to-day OH Ninth street
between Broadway and Fourth
avenue, by Detective A. l.. Drum.
mond.
.Howgate was, when he fed from
Washington, an active black-hair-
ed man in the prime of life. He Is
now so years old, bent and broken
with gray hair and beard.
Though the United States officers
have been hunting all over the
United States for him, he has been
living quietly in New York
city as dealer In secondhand
books. He has had cards printed
bearing the name of "Harry VIII.
liams," and by that name he has
been known TO- the book trade of
this and other cities.
Howgate's cards announced that
he deals in told magazines, reviews
and periodicals" His residence
was at No. 1876 West Tenth street,
where he had "bachelor lodgings"
and kept large amount of stock
for his store.
Detective Drummond, who for
many years was In the United
States Secret Service, has even
travelled as far as Seattle and other
cities on the Pacific coast to find
the fugative. In 1887 Drummond
learned that Captain III owgate's
daughter lived In Newburyport,
Mass, and he went there and lived
several months in the hope that
Howgate would visit his daughter.
But Howgate never turned up, and
that plan was abandoned.
Four months ago Drummond
learned that Howgate was in the
book business in this city or in
Brooklyn. "A systematic hunt of
all the bookstores in the two cities
was made. It was believed that
he was an employe, as no booksell-
or named Howgats was known to
the trade. Whenever any of Drum
mond's agents learned that a man
resembling Howgate in appear
ance had been fonnd in a book
store that employe was shadowed; ;
his acquaintance was formed, and
his private life fathomed by con-
versations.
HOW THE FUGATIvE WAS CAUGHT.
A week ago Drummond adopted
the plan of haunting book sales at
auction rooms. 1t was happy
thought. A clerk from the War
Department in Washington who
knew Howgate made the rounds
Of the book auction rooms every
day. On Monday the clerk saw
Howgate enter an auction room on
Broadway, near Tenth street. The
clerk was not certain, however, as
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.
The clerk went again to the
book sale on Tuesday and entered
into conversation with Howgate.
From Howgate's manner of speak
ing the clerk was certain he stood
before the fugative at last.
Drummond took the midnight
train for Washington on Tuesday
and Wed. gotta bench warrant
from Judge Bingham, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court. He returned
this morning. When Howgate
was arrested he remarked quietly,
~ know when am beaten"
The detective and his prisoner
went before United States Com.
missioner Alexander, where How.
gate was arragined on the nomi-
nal charge, made in the2 Washing
tonjindictments in 1s79!of obtaining
$2500 on forged receipt from H.
d. Sawyer, in July 1879.
"You understand this charge 2"
asked Commissioners Alexander.
"Oh, yes" said Howgate, with q
feeble smile. ut is one Of the old
series I suppose"
Another charge, that Of embez.
cling $84, 200, was made and In each
case the bail was fixed at $4,000
Or $4,000 In all.
The prisoner admitted his iden.
tity, waived an examination and
said he could not furnish bail, 60
he was taken to Ludlow Street
Jail, pending advices from Wash
ington.
Captain HOwgate promises some