The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-20

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Dr.. Belle Howard. IN eminent pAysiciAn
band. George Howard, . refined and ven
educated man. have been placed under
arrest By Sheriff Van D. vAnter aftsr Z
search involving the expenditure a mucA
money and lasting over twu monthA
Mn. Howard - wanted In Peoria. m,
on IN indictment charging shse With tho
murder Of Hughre<tA Btnkl1 BY crtml.
nal operation committed In early pare
Of April. IN she = Also under indictment
for . criminal operation on Blanche Harm
hart Her husband b accused Of belng ah
acceseory.
Sheriff van Do vantsr captured NIs.
Howard Tuesday evening at small ranch
house IN the country about two milea from
Olympia. altar > dAy cf disappointments
and seemingly insurmountabis onsta-
cies. Mr.. Howard was informed ~ :
friend that ofIieers had hi wife N charge
He Ned in ths night but was run down
yesterday at DuoodA by Deputy sheriff
James Wilson.
The prisoners frankly admit their idsa-
tity. ana say that they are willing to r.
turn 70 Psoria- 0ov. Tanner. ok Illinois.
tslsgrsphe4 ~ sleel3 yseaefday thai hs
had seat Chat1ea u yee10oa 70 WaaAlne.
ton With sxtraditien papsra
Tue eaptnsS cf br. ana Nr. Mouard 10
one of TIA mnat AotaAle aHhiesaalsntp =
The annals of eftmlnaa wurk n TIE raap0e
Nsrthwest. Th4fs hAs bssA ! stAndas
q69 - ~ reward ~ their arrest. 4he
detsetivss ana ol|lesss Of many dtiea have
been sxtss than. Ant Il remafnsd for Sher-
~ Van De vanter to pick up The Anka. one
BY one. and nnsl;y turn what ssemsd Nsro
defeat into brilliant achlsvensnt.
II was the mistake a. Mr.. Bsl1nda Mar
shall. OF Tacoma. who y Mr.. Hcwardso
double and close personal friend. that gsvs
the sherik an opportunity TO show HE ~
sourcefuinsns whsn apparently defsased
Mrs. Howard h : hns looking woman as
80 pears Of asa Her hair h white: hep
features are these OF refined ana hiehly
cultured WOMAN. She talks ana acts ME
Z woman who u accuet6med 70 move Ia the
best of society. For many ysaru shs was
. promineat homeopathic physician Ia
Peoria. Her former husband. Mr.. shot.
well. died. and she subsequently, married
George Howard. = wsll known husiniD
man.
story 81 tAe Crane.
In the early part Of January. II, ~
pcared the cloud which Was destined 10
ovsrshaAow the Hives Of Mr. ana Mn How.
ard. Blanche Barnhart. = young woman.
the central Agure In . social scandal vss
the cause. II was claimed that Dr. HOW
ard had violated the laws of the state IN
performing . criminal operation ThineD
ran along until April 3. when Miap Huxh.
retta Binkiey. . handsome young woman.
cording 70 Sheriff Van De vantsr's infoe-
nation. DR.. Howard found Il convenient
about this time to leave the city for PARIS
unknown. Her husband remained.
The grand jury took up the cases and re.
turned two indictments. One was in con-
neciion with the Barnhart case, and the
other dealt with the death oe Miss Bink-
ley. In the last mentioned case Dr.. How
ard says that ne knows nothing about tn
murder charge ana cannot understand Il.
He says he was arrested on The arut
charge and tried The wonan tastiaeA.-
said Howard 10 . Post -Intsilissnesr ~
porter. sthas she dsd not know ne ana
had never seen NJ. A. = nAttsr e fase
my wife vas not IN The city whea the ~
legged crime was conmattsd. TAs jufy disr
agreed. and was released on ti.eee benaA
I lsfs PsW1a aaou& nine moaths aSo, ana
have heen Ill over the country IN search
OF some employment Ay which could
make some money. Ny case was not ~
ccnss up aGain for soms time. und4e-
stand. however. II has hem called. have
bern In this pars OF the country only two
weeks"
Folicwfnx the issuance Of the indact-
m@nss the Officers cf Peoria county Snstt-
tussd viGiiant search for DR.. Howard. but
were annhae 70 locate her. They searched
In o. fouis ana Minneapolis. where she
was well known. but could not get dsf.
mite in<Orrnatton ~ 10 her wAereaboutn
She VAS finally trAcsa 70 washington. asA
the officers ~ ~ the c4tsss IN she Pacific
Northwest were warned. 4 reward was
then offered u xna for the arrest of Dr..
ard Mrs. Howard
Last Marcn sheriff Van De vantas had
considerable corresponAenes With sA~rt6
J. W. Kims~v. of Peoria. ahout
shas Or. Howard was either IN
: family named Naxwesi. lfvSn9 n
Fremont. knSw of NE Howsras- DStsc.
ssves watched me NAxweai houao for s0sua
sfms. bat noshiag cA0s % q. 8nest3 van
D~ yaaa~r ssscane aatisAed that IT, Mas
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