The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01
HOWGATE PICKED UP.
xFrER soURrEES YEARS An EMBEZ-
ZELERI rs ARRESTED
His Accounts Were short S37O.ooo-other
CrfmineI News Gathered from the
Different Sections OF the Country.

New York. September s7.-Captain Henry
w Howgate. formerly chief of the weather
bureau in Washington. ID. g, and who has
been a fugitive from justice since the
winter OF IsSt-Sl was arrested today at
u o'clock on Ninth street between Broad
way and Fourth avenue by Detective \. L.
DrummOnd. OF this city. acting for j. Sterl-
ing Morton, secretary OF agriculture at
Washington.
HowSate was not only chief. but disburs-
Eng officer OF the weather bureau. His en-
bezzlement fOrSerles and larcenies. it is
alleged. aggregated $4,000 at least. He
was an officer Of the sular army and be-
ing 4 genial. whole-soulCd man. had hosts
OF friends. There are seych indictments
hanging over HowgSJc cach containing a
number OF counts.
Howga;e was arrcsJeI i'm 1851 but escaped
from ala aliceI who had him in charge OH
visit 10 his home. lie disappeared and
has not since been seen ami identified 10y
any Unitej States officers. He was known
10 have Left Washington with woman,
not his wife. lie haC a family at that
tine. Tie now has daughter. who lives
at Newburyport. Mass. The woman with
whom ne leI from Washington has long
since left him. H0wgate was, when he
lied from Washington. an active. black
haired man in the prime OF life. lie Is
with gray hair and beard.
Though the United States officers have
been hunting ala over the United States
Tor H0wgatc. he has been living quietly
here IN New York city a dealer in
secondhand books. His place Of business
was at Nc. s. Fourth avenue. IN base
ment. He mas had cards printed bearing
the name o. Harry Williams and by
that name A. has Cor years been known
20 tn. book trade OF this and other cities.
HOwEate's caris announced that ne dealt
in ''Olt magazines. reviews and periOdi-
Gals" His residence WAS Al No. 10 West
Tenth street, where he had bachelor lolg-
i1ss" and kept 4 large amount OF stock for
his store
Detectives hunted the continent over for
1ioweate. but without success. -Four
months ago DrUmm0uI learned that How
gate was in the book business in this city
or Brooklyn. a systematic hunt OF all
the book stores in the two cities was made.
II was believed that he was an emYloye,
no bookseller named Howgate was known
20 the trade. Whenever any of Drum
Ironj's agents learned that a man resemb-
ling HOwgate in appearance had been found
In n book store that empIOye WAS Swallowed.
His acquaintance was formed and his
private life was fathomed 10y conversation.
Hosv They Found Eisi.
4 week ago Drummond tried the plan of
n happy thought. = clerk from the war de-
partment in Washington who knew How
cate made the rounds OF the book auction
rooms every day. on Monday the clerk
saw Howsatc enter an auction room on
broadway near Tenth street. The clerk
WIS not certain. however. as Howgate had
changed From man weighing upwards
OF Is5 pounds he has Grown TO be dried-up
old man II about lis pounds. The clerk
H.s Na.s Ia an .iar
and entered into conversation with How
gate. Erom H0Wsats's manner of speaking
the clerk was certain that he stood before
Tie fugitive at last.
DrummCnd took the midnight train for
Washington on Tuesday and yesterday got
q bench warrant from Judge Bingham. of
the supreme court He returned this morn
su-. when HowEate was arrested ne re-
marked quietly: = know when am
beaten" The detective and his prisoner
cot on board a Fourth avenue car and
went 60 che federal building. United States
T.rlu-.zsioner Shields turned the case over
d United States Commissioner Alexander
United States District Attorney Wallace
NicEariau. appeared for the government.
Uave.ta rai no counsel. Howgate was ar
raI-usI on the nominal charge. made in
the Washington indictments i'm 1879. Of oh
taiuiue s-51 on "a forged receipt from II.
j. Sawyer ia July. 1873.
'.TeI understand this charger" asked
C1u0ul-= i1aer Alexander.
.'Ul. yes" said Howrate. with feeble
smile Ell is one II the old series 1 sup
pose"
This" said the commissioner. sis an
application t1 hold you in order that a
warral; may De- obtained from a United
States district judge So Jha. you may be
taken t1 Washington. DO sou demand an
.xamluaticur'
NO. no. ! waive m examination and !
aduit ny Identity" said the old man.
There iz mo object i'm delay"
''Eail fixed nj Siae3," said the commits
Eiur.r-
There IS another charge" said United
States District Attorney McTarlane. Here
Is another charge OF emlezzlius the sum
o. SsaDl."
"same hail fixed for that-a0o0." said
the commissioner.
EOwrate said he could not give bail and
h was taken to Ludlow street Jail. peudins
advice from Washington.