Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-28
One With His Wife, the Other
With His Mistress.
STOLE THE SUM OF ssso,oOo,
Mos, of witch nc Leyinhed on tho
scaric, woman-rhe Devotion OF
,,i. Lovely pnaHhtcr. ana uew She
sana to the c.aras white lie Wa.
Making nis Escape.

New York Sept 2i.-cap,am Henry
w nowgatc. formerly ehlcf Of the
weather hurrau in Washington, was
arrested IN this city today on the
eharscs OF forgery and the embexEle-
ment Of $500, 600, committed In 1875 and
1873, The arrest IL the result OF
search which has occupied the nttcn-
ton Of the United states secret ser
Vice for over thirteen yeara, nowgate
was arrested In 1850 In Washington,
but having obtained the permission OF
the officers TO SO TO his room TO dress.
he escaped through the window, and
has since bnnied All Efforts at recap
ture. Win uowgaio there went q no.
torious woman OF Washington. Tor
whom, It was alleged. he robbed the
government Tho Woman does not live
with him, II being alleged that she
deaorted him aa soon as the money
was spent, After having searched near
~ tho whole country Tor Howgatc exc
sheriff nrnmmond received Informs
ton that the fugitive was dealer
In old books ana pamphlets IN this
city. Every book store was visited by
detectives without Hucccsa. Finally an
officer was detailed to watch tho anc-
tion sales FOR Howghte. About two
weeks ago Il was suspected that the
fugitive was keeping an old hook atoIH
In the basement Of No, 80 Fourth ave-
nue., undor the name ~ Harvey VIII
| Jams Not heinN Huro Of the mans
| Identity. tho authorities al Wahhing-
ton were aAlsed TO uond man 70 tho
city who wnA acquainted with How
| gate clerk In the war department,
who had been formerly associated with
| lIDwgate In the weather bureau, was
| sent here He met ilowgnie, but az
nrat was uncertain about hln IDENTITY,
| IN thirteen years. After engaging him
! IN conversation the clerk at lonBih
became convinced That The man was
Howgate, and q warrant for his arrest
was procured from Commissioner Alex
| andcr
Mr.. Drummond served tho warrant
today In person, lie me, ll0wgate COM
ing out Of y store az Fourth avenue
| nnd Tcnth street. and gnid How arc
you, Captain HowgateY"
The latter started but quickly re-
gaining his oomnoaurr, asked Mt,
Drummond what he wnntod. The de-
! trctive told him He nnHwurcd IAN
rlghti The ilg ia upi am Captain How
gate" ON being HrfaiEuVd before Com
| missioner Alexander this afternoon,
IlDwgato Hnid he would waive exam
| lnptlnn and 20 back 10 Washington
without trouble lie was In a position,
IN said, to furnish bail, which was
fixed By the commissioner at $4,000.
There are seven indictments pending
against 1fpwgnte,
Captain Howgale was arrested In
Washington IN 1881 for ofnbez2lrnrnt
of funds that passed through MS
hands as diHburslng officer OF the aie.
mil corps. Also for forgery Tho total
amount Involved was sl0l 2b7i lie was
Indicted on six counts before United
States commissioner. His bail was fixed
at 10000 and he was returned, lie
jumped hts hail md disappeared, Sub.
seancntly. IN 1872, he reappenred and
gave himself up TO stand trial, hui
he escaped April -, 1889, and has mol
since been seen except by vague tu
mora. Tha district attorney was In
formed several days ago that liowRati
had been discovered md would be ar
rested His Information came from en
chief Drummond ~ the secret service
II Is rnld that people IN Washington
have tniked with IIowgate IN III
streets Of New York several times with
In the last few years. II had beer
supposed that tho federal authorities
had abandoned the purp0He Of prose
cutting the case.