St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-28

the name or 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 wal department who had been
formerly associated with Howgate in
the weather bureau Was sent here. He
met Howgate. but at first was uncertain
about his Identity, as the latter had
changed considerably in thirteen years.
After engaging him i'll conversation the
clerk at length became convinced that
The Man Was HOw@ate,
and a warrant for his arrest was pro-
cured from Commissioner Alexander.
Mr.. Drnnimond served the warrant to-
day in person. He. met Howgate com
ing out of a store at Fourth avenue and
Tenth street, and said:
How arc you, Capt. Howgate?"
The latter started. but. quickly re-
gaining his composure, asked Mr..
Drummond what he wanted. The
detective told him.
"All right" lie answered, 1.-THE jig is
up. | am Capt. Howgate."
On being arraigned before Commits.
sioner Alexander this afternoon. How
gate said he would waive examination
and go back 10 Washington without
trouble. He was not in a position. he
said. to furnish bail. which was fixed by
the commissioner at $40. 600. There are
seven indictments pending against
Howgate. 81
The story of Howgate's exposure and
of his relations with a woman named
Nettie Burrill caused a great sensation
at the time. For several years he had
led a double domestic life in Washing
ton. But a few squares away from the
home that contained his devoted wife
ana daughter. Who were to cling to him
so determinedly in the dark hours to
come, he supported a w0man in luxuri-
GUS style. When the crash came
and the exposure of Howgate's dis
honesty was followed by the appalling
discovery of his domestic duplicity, few
OF his old friends turned from him. AT
the Jail he was treated with more con-
slderatiOn than ordinary malefactors.
He was so utterly opposed to using the
common bath tubs in the jail that his
kind hearted guardians relaxed the
rules of the Institution to the extent OF
allowing the captain to visit his resi-
dence OH Thirteenth street on April IL,
1882. in ORDER 10 indulge in. lavatory
luXuriance.
S1lt NDdEKIlcu E1IS - alkOFS.
The officers remained sitting in the
sitting room while Huwgate went I'D
stairs for his bath. 1t is said that Miss
Howgate, who possessed al exquisite
voice. sang to the guardians of her
father and made time pass so pleas.
antly that an hour elapsed before they
awakened to a proper realization of
what they were there for. They asked
Miss Howgate 10 call her father. She
was gone a long time, and then came
back pale and excited. She could md
her father nowhere. she said.
They searched the house and then
rushed out and rave the alarm. Capt.
HOWgate by this time had two hours
the start OF pursuit, if it had been in.
Stltuted Immediately.
1t is thought he was steaming down
The river below Alexandria before his
daughter had finished singing. He
escaped by going out of the rear of the
house when he was supposed to go to
the bath room, and, going out into the
blind alley in the rear, turned into the
exit running Out to the street, where a
carriage containing Nettie Burrill was
awaiting him. A search was immedi.
ately made for him, but he vas not ap-
pretended, although it was notorious
that com munications we've readily es-
tablished with him when his friends
found it necessary for months after his
departure. -
1t was generally believed that Capt,
Howgate went down the river imme.
dlately upon his escape, and took up his
residence in st. Mary's, as it was well
known in Washington that he was con.
tlnually seen in that nelghborhood as
late as 1887.
He Went to New Orleans,
and remained there until he believed
the secret service detectives were after
him. Accordingly he took his departure
westward, and was seen at one or two
places on the Pacific coast. For two
Years past he had been in the East. and
made his home in New York city.
District Attorney Birney said TODAY
that there would be no tsouble in hav-
ing Howgate here to answer the sev.
eral indictments against him either TO.
MORROW or next dog When he did
reach here bail would be asked for in
-Sucl an amount as would make his
appearance amply secure, and no time
whatever would be lost in pushing the
eases pending against him. There were
Just eleven indictments pending against
WV S"p'uASo fhais oGfci Ol them cDary-
Ing -embezzlement, and the others
charging forgery, all brought in during
October and November. 1881. He was
released on his personal recogniZance In
the sum of S4l0,000 Oct. Is, 1881.
Capt. HowgaIe was arrested in Wash.
ingt0n in 1881 for enlightenment of
funds that passed through his hands as
disbursing officer of the signal CORPS.
also for forgery. The total amount in
yoived was SlOl, 257. He was indictrd
on SIX counts before Il United States
commission. HIS bail was fixed at S4O.-
900, and he was. returned. He inmns,l
his bail and disappeared. Subseoien;ly.
IN lSS2, lie r~eapPeared and gave nimseIf
up To stand trial, but he escaped Anil
IL. 1882, md has hot slnce been seer,
except ~ vague runIurs. >
lht aistrlct %a,terIey Was lnfur,v :,
several days ego that HOwgate hal -,