The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-29
REV. HOWARD'S ESCAPE,
HOW THE PREACHERS WINDLER
GOT OUT OF THE PENITENTIARY



p. F. Howard from the penitentiary at
Columbus, O., on Sept. TO-. The following
additional details are taken from the
New York Sun:
The manner in which he gained his
freedom is still mystery. Howard had
been ''trusty" about the prison since
he was was made editor CT he Peniten
tiary News, several months ago, and on
account of his place as an editor had all
thu privileges it was possible to give a
man in his situation. The guards out
side the prison walls were expected to
keep him under their surveillance when
he was about the front office. The only
reasonable theory as to his escape is that
the outside Sentinels became careless and
allowed Howard to pass them by unno-
ii ced.
Howard was in his prison garb, and
photographs and descriptions of him
have been sent all over the country, so
the chances are that he will be caught.
He is SAID to have had considerable mon
ey, and it is not believed that Re is with
out friends in this CT ty 1t is the Opin-
i'I Va oOttlC VII a. !It 10 LON III III llu0 III
some house in this city. Howard has
attracted the notice OF woman who
has visited the prison several times of
ate and who always insisted en- being
shown through the printing office Her
name is not known, but the police are en-
deavoring to find her from description
which has been given to them.
Ever since Howard entered the prison.
on Jan. %, 1891, he has been struggling
to get out. He has tried every conceiva-
bic plan, attempting to win the conf
dence Of the officers and getting them to
sign petitions for his release, and beg-
ging help from distinguished persons all
over the country. Not long ago he ,ried
to get the prison physician to assert that
he was sufferer from Brights disease.
de had six years yet to serve.
The Rev. q. B. Howard has been a sail
or in the merchant marine and in the
United States navy, a teacher in a negro
school, justice Of the peace, a lawyer.a
the principal of large school, a college
professor and preacher of the Gospel
He was born in Edmonton. England
about 45 years ago. His mother died
when he was about year old. His faith
er, II he is still alive, is a retired London
policeman. His name as a boy was Fred
eric Artyde Hewlett, and it was as Fred
eric Hewlett that he began his A American
career as Sail0rin the navy in 1874. and
he kept this name for a aumber of years
Whlle he taught a negro schol at Smokes
cross Roads, Colleton S. c., and as a
justice of the peace and lawyer at Wal
terborO, S. =.
1t was at this time that his criminal ca
reer began, and Q ran away to escape
tie service of warrant for his arrest.
lie was next heard of at Port Robbins. S.
O., where he induced the wife of a rail
road man named Brown to run off with
him. He imposed upon Alexander Steph
ems and Judge Lumpkin until they dis,
covered that the woman W bom he had
introduced as his wife was Mrs. Brown.
and then he was driven out of the town.
lie appeared next at Fayetteville, Ca.
where he called himself Frederick How
ard, and praCtlced law with Eugene Bla-
lock as his partner. Here he joined the
Baptist church and was received by the
best people until Judge Lumpkin' moth
er recognized him, told his story, and
drove him out of town again.
AtAtlanta, where be went later, he was
at the head of big school and married a
Mrs. Burk, sister of Congressman Cabi-
Mss and Editor Cabiniss of the Atlanta
journal. Here, through DR.. Gwynn, he
was taken into the Baptist ministry and
later became the pastor of the First Bap-
list church of Jackson, Tenn. This was
IN 1891, and when he arrived at Jackson
he called himself George Frederick Bur
goyne Howard, and said he came of a
distinguished English family. His elO-
queuce and general air of accomplish
ment led to his being made professor of
moral philosophy at the Southwestern
Baptist University, and Auburn Uni
veISity of Alabama made him >. D.
His first wife having died, he was mar
ned again in Jackson to Miss Lizzie
Hughes, a member of good family. In
Jackson he established anew church and
also a newspaper, the True Baptist, and
DC was ont Of a warfare that he made up
on the Southwestern University in this
paper that bis history again became
known He sued the Blade of Jackson
t'r $4,000 damages, and in preparing
Tor the defence Towards history was
gathered from his youth He got a YER
dlct OF one cent damages and had to pay
tire costs of the court.
He continued, however, to preach un-
I'll 1891, when he came to New York, os-
tensbly to practice law
lie lived on Staten Island, kept a yacht,
and protested new creed of occultism.
which he called the true Brahminsm as
1T was before the days of Buddah. He
val ked Of his m Their having been Begun
OF India, who left him the title of Prince
OF Prenagaya, and said that he had beer
men6er Of parliament, soldier in In
oia, and that he was a knight commander
OF the Bath and q member Of the Orde