The morning times., 1897-02-26
HIS NEW BOOK IN TROUBLE
Congressman Howard is Threat
ened With Arrest.
1T OFFENDS A CONTRACTOR
The Politician Author Would Not
Expunge Certain Alleged Offen-
siye Passages-BOth Sides of the
Case-Howard Threatened with
Expulsion from the House.

1t was stated last night on good author
lty that Congressman NJ. w. Howard, the
author of IF Christ Came to Congress-, ~
would be arrested this morning on charge
which would be aired in the police court.
The cause of arrest, as alleged, grows ont
OF the publication of MI Howard's new
book, now i'll the printers hands, entitled
what Christ Saw
MT Howard was called on last night
to tell what he knew about his prospective
arrest. He, OF course, did not know
whether or not ne was to be arrested,
but on the other hand he knew that
| he had in mind the arrest of a gentleman
connected formerly with the publication
of the book for obtaining money under
false pretenses. Mr. Howard did not
| mention any names, but his story about
What Christ Saw is about this: Some
time ago young man thought it would
be a good thing to publish a sequel to
eff Christ Came to Congress" the book
tc be gotten out inaugural week. Mr.
Howard liked the proposition, the young
man TO have two-thirCis interest This
TO MI. HOWdfur
resented himself as an intimate friend
OF Nat Goodwin, with whom ''he fished
occa casionally,' and gave other good ref
erences. By and by the promoter said
certain partner OF his wanted To get out of
it, and that for 500 from Mr.. Howard
and some OF bis own money he could
buy out the partner and give MI Howard
a half interest.
Mr.. Howard, knowing he had a good
thing in the book, consented. Afterwards
the young man borrowed $50 to go to
New York to see about the publication.
The appearance ofthe proof sheets fingered,
and Mr.. Howard became impatient There
were explanations, which ended in Mr.
Howard taking the manuscript out OF the
promoter s hands and giving the publ'a-
ton To the firm OF Hayworth < Co. Mr.
Howard said he did not know what there
was in that statement of facts To cause his
arrest, but he was certain that it was
only his personal kindness to the young
man that had thus far retained him from
having the latter arrested for the money
advanced. Mr.. Howard said further that
it was represented to him that several large
firms had agreed to advertise in the book,
etc. TIE promoter plan was to issue
coupons with the book, each coupon,
cents, TO guarantee a purchaser IF the
book Il discount of cents on the dollar
at certain stores.
The other side OF the story is that the
young man was shocked at certain parts
OF what Christ Saw and represented
TO Mr. Howard that they must positively
he expunged before publication. Mr. How.
ard said that no matter what the objec-
tionable parts were they were true as
gospel, and he declined to butcher the
manuscript. II was also stated that the
character OF these particular statements
got to the ear and the eye of Speaker
Reed. and that he said that if they were
published Mr.. Howard would be expelled
from the House. The young man is further
credited with believing that, as Mr.
Howard took the manuscript away from
him, there was plot in il TO freeze
him out, md that, therefore, he must 20
to law about it, and as stated the law
might he evoked in the police court to-
day.
Mr.. Howard laughed at the idea of freez-
ing any body out and maintained that he
has been as kind as possible. Even up to
two or three nights ago lie had an ap-
pontment with the young man and his
lawyer at the Avon, where Mr. Howard
lives but the young man did not turn up,
although the lawyer did. At this con-
ference the promoter was to show Mr.
How ard some plan by which he could
repay the Sl25
Mr.. Howard also received, through a
third person, as coming from the young
man, some manuscript offered for the book
in which it was proposed to show how
four Congressman had been turned, with
their mistresses, out OF certain hotels in
Washington.
Mr. Howard was asked about the aIlega-
tons that there were certain parts of
"What Christ Saw which were unfit for
publication. He politely declined to dis
cusS the contents of his book as unfair
to the public and the publishers. He was
asked if What Christ Saw was predi-
Gated on what He would see as set forth
in IF Christ Came to Congress-" All the
reply he would make was that the new
book was a sequel to his first about
Congress and congressman
He was asked what he thought about the
reported attitude of Speaker Reed on the
utter depravity Of the new book. Con
gress,' he replied, lis the judge of its
own members and it undoubtedly has the
right to act as it thinks proper