Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-29
CAUGHT In SUFFOLK.
II. }. HOWARD ARRESTED THERE
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
BROUGHT BACK TO THIS CITY.
Having Been Charged on warrant
with Defrauding Young Lady, He
VIII BE in the Police Court to An
swer IL To-Day.

II. J. Howard. a white man about 30
years OF age. who claims New York city
ss his home. is a prisoner at the Second
Police Station, where he is charged with
obtaining SIS from Miss Lottie Slaughter.
under false pretences
Howard. who also used the. alias OF
X. c. Downing. was arrested I'm Suffolk
on Sunday, and held there until yester-
day, when Detective Wrenn went after
him and brought him TO this city. The
two arrived here on the cannon-ba.l train
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Among the interested spectators at Byrd
Street Depot were Miss Slaughter and
another young lady, from whom he is al
legged to have received money. They did
not speak to him, but identified him as
the man who had secured $l5 from each
Of them.
STORY OF THE LADIES.
According to the story of these young
ladies'. Howard. who is a tall and rather
good looking man. advertised that he was
selling charts whereby ladies might per-
feet themselves in the JOY system OF
ladies' tailoring. His charges for the
charts We're SO, and the lessons were
free. Miss Slaughter says Howard Of
fered her position 20 travel with him
at SO per week and expenses. She asked
her father about the matter, and he was
naturally not so iavorably impressed.
Howard called and explained the whole
matter to the father, and said that all
the daughter would have TO pay was the
price OF a chart. The father said that
Il no Np1 hand and
Howard agreed TO take the young lady
at sl5 The money was paid and an en-
gagement was made for Miss Slaughter
to start to Philadelphia Saturday. In
the mean time, according 10 Miss Slaught-
er, Howard called upon Mrs. y. l..
Bridges, of Manchester, and sold her
half interest IN his business for $50. Mrs.
Clayton, OF Church Hill, paid So for the
chart, and still another whose name
could not be learned paid sl5 for chart
which she received.
HE WAS ABSENT.
Howard did not fulfil his engagement
with Miss Slaughter. and his whereabouts
were not known until 1t was accidentally
learned that he was I'm Suffolk, under the
alias OF r. @. Downing.
While in Richmond ne remained about
six weeks as a bOarder in the home oil
Mrs. A. II. Rogers, at NO. ivi east Mar
shall street. II so happened hat on
Saturday Mr.. ]. C. WinecOff came from
Suffolk and stopped at Mrs Rogers s.
He heard that lady talking with several
Of Towards pupils about the chart-seller
and having seen in Suffolk man who
gave his name as Downing and was en-
gagged in the same business. he concluded
that they were one and the same anc
acting on this belief, he gave information
to the police which led to the arrest.
HOWARD'S ADMISSIONS.
HOWARD was interviewed by Dispatcl
man after reaching Richmond. He al
mits having received the sums mentioned
from the ladies whose names are glVof
above. but denies having had any intent
to defraud them. He also admits having
travelled under an alias, but declines Il
explain this. He Is. indeed, rather roti-
cent, and appears frightened. He will be
in the Police Court this morning.