The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-22
Alleged Adulterer Gone, Leaving
a Trail Of Messages.
soNpsMEN LEARN THE TRUTH.
Wires Back That He Has Flown,
Wife He VIII Meet Her in the
Hereafter-Has JiDes for the At
torney Who Was Prosecuting
Him-seIls Interest i'm brewery.

Arthur I. Howes, awaiting trial on
charge of adultery, has surprised his
friends and chagrined his bondsmen by
exhibiting grim sense OF, humor tney
thought unknown to him. He mas de-
camped, II Is said. leaving a trail of tele-
grams behind him for the ediication OF
all connected with the somewhat sensa-
tional pending case In which' he was the
principal flgurehead.
The messages which have been received
In Seattle tell the whole tale. The first
one came from Spokane to Howe's lawful
wife last Tuesday. 1t reads:
Dearest: am again placing cont
nent between you and myself. WISH
you were with me, but leave you with
YOUR ''e"io'"' .sYoN YoNsoN.
Formerly ARTHUR"
v. II. Faben, attorney and special
prosecutor In the case against Howes,
received telegram from Spokane the
same day.
This telegram, which came to Mrs.
Howes from Indiana last Friday. is taken
by his friends to give a possible solution
of the problem of Howes' ultimate des-
tiny:
Dearest Sweetheart: Goodbye; I'll
see youSin the sulphurine futurity.
Then, as II the versatile ex-printer and
brewer could not resist the temptation.
he sent this to Attorney Faben the same
day:
Dear Vince: You are brilliant law
brewers"
The kilograms tell all that is known of
the present whereabouts OF Howes. He
was forced by the progress of his case
to go into court and plead last Monday.
which he did, registering a plea of not
guilty. He is said to have departed the
following day, as he has not been seen
about the city since then. and the tele-
grams soon came to tell of his journey.
His bondsmen have been notified and
are doing all they can to have him
brought back, and have announced their
intention of surrendering him to the.
sheriff, but In view of the heavy costs
that would accrue and that the security
of $1,000 would probably not pay for such
a venture, ii is not believed by the at
torneys in the case that prolonged effort
in this direction will be made.
Howes was first brought into public
notice by filing a plea here for divorce
from his wife. who was In Indiana The
latter sent statement to an attorney in
Seattle. While the latter was investigat-
ing the case he learned that Howes was
living. with woman In this city who
passed as his wife. This was the origin
of the charge of adultery, and Howes
was arrested.
After leaving the employ of a local pa
per Howes had gone into a brewery. TAX
ment of West & Co. When he got into
trouble ]. H. West, of that firm, and H.
G. Pigott. of Pigott & French went on his
bond for $1,000. Just before this Mr..
West says he loaned Howes $500 on his
personal note.
Mr.. West was away for few days last
week. When he returned Saturday he
found note on his desk notifying him
to call at the office of the prosecuting
attorney. Then he learned that Howes
had gone, as indicated by the kilograms.
i0h bA
Howes had distracted the note for $500
from his desk at the brewery office. and
had also sold his quarter interest in the
brewery.
Under the law Howes has not commit
ted an offense by leaving. as he may 60
any place. provided he is here January
30, the date set for his trial His bonds
men fear from the tone of his kilograms
that he has no intention of returnine