, 1877-02-07
SEELEY'S SORROWS.
The Details Of That Audacious
Midday Robbery.
How the Women Wore Quieted, and
Slowed Away in a Clothes
Closet,

Slowed Away in q Clothes
Closet.
The Booty Obtained No Compensation for
the Risks Hun by the Robbers.
The records Of crime IN Chicago show no bold.
er robbery than tltut which was committed Mon
day afternoon, in broal and open tlay, upon ono
Of tie most freluentctl tl,oruighfarc. of the
c'ty. The bare facts OF the bsazcu decd were
recorded in Tng TRIBUNE of Yesterday. In
order to bc ablc 10 glro further details Of t,ls
a1atr. a Ihtnusg reporter yesterday visited the
kcel,e. The rcsfdcncc Is that OF AmosS. Stetcy.
II Is located ON the corner Of Hoyne and West
Matltson streets. Tho iarnily consists Of Mr..
md servant named Alice Mullen. sir.
scefcy owns the block bounded by sceley
avenue, Monroe, IIov,e. and Madison streets.
He has 'ttcd In bis present hume for urwarts uf
tTcl,ty years. II Is ~ Dttf-style ghblc-rDOfcd
tw9ttoty ln't,sc. Az needed, wings have t'ccn
adtlcd IN its rcnr, until tho wilote pre+cutt 4
soilIewnas 4. ancient md tunl,le.down .appear
hncc. TsIc house stauds back from, Madison
street about fifty feet, while tho eIe il very near
lI"ynn street. Behind the t1nute II a largo 5nrl
Or eardc'l. upon wlEcl, Is ltcnted, o te eorncr
u Hnynr aud Alnnrot strGtts barn. Tho
sl,rubbcry In this yard fmfns fair place for
hiding.
In or1er that tic reader may better Under
stand wllas follows, q ''riet description If the
y ~, on Maaison street. Ills entered by double
aottrs. To the loft u the hall, on entering,
There ls . parlor. At tho end ot tho hall there
roon, and to tic rlglt il The htchen. Dack Of
this there Is cellar, wierc tic Eax-mctrc IL SIT
united, atEl alongelde Of tllis is sumntr-kitcll-
e1, leading Into the yard, filled with shrubbcry.
THE BURGLAR FARTY
numbered favc men. They evidently kncw their.
gumc. OF they lad studied thu grt,lsid thorough
j.. Yet there Is evidence that all who were en-
gagged in Il we're not old professionals. II was
rfctl 0ut.
The facts, A. CLEANED from Mrs. scclcy and
hcr n, sc!sant, Allie Mullen, are given tclow. 1t
toula M t1t bel BE- borne y inl that Mr. seecy
Though living III an humble way, t,c has
AMAssEp FORTUNE OF SOME $500, 900
It Is said: lie Ia between 90 anu 10 years Of
age, md his wife a.. II wus known that the
DID gent'cnan kept Ills yal.,ablcs il, tlo house,
iu little axis, " at least It was called sut1,,
though 4 proved tnlsnoner:
little after . o'clock Monday afternoon two
ewercd Il. One innn had book and pencil In
his hand. mud said ttiat they lad come to
Sn;n Thsn about bout; bali way up the ball. Nrs
followed her III a1sa. She aaid a!,c would shnw
them where the gas-mctcr was, nntl startpi to
!cn1 thcni 10 the celnr. One of the 1ncn fol-
lowed ler in, tut the either refused to 70, wlyl,
somewhat surnrisca her and excited her su--
rtrtnns. Without eayfng another word, the
ther man came back and sail he Ind found the
meter. anu lad seen wllut liz wanted. IN tic
tnss Son m H. soS yaS in 5eSs sS sa.t S
tllc rrl whGrr the ly.lrant was, when one nf tho
two men who Ind been guided by Mrs. seclcy
r,,.,., THREW s = ii:iI on THE rLoon.
w,oman,. md tho rut,lanly burglars had no
trouble IN getting ]Icr qulctcl. Gle lay On the
hoos. and saa sls would not cyeti breathe II she
could lclp 1t. To Elrl had in,,re nerve. They
was about Is knosis On tie window w. Thea & she shs
WIS roughly scized by lc,,thruat and head and
20 held that sho could not trcat'c, l!er nose be-
iaE e;'t in ths encounter: l. sl,o,il'l bo under
lloyne etre t, where scorcs Of people we're pass.
tug, mud nut over eight fect above The Sidewalk.
Yhc girl vas compelled to hush up By the
sh1se Meds ssss ss1rr 81 prso PLACED 4o.,,sR HER
rlinOAT
and n!stol held to her lcad. They l.ad sctzeI
tho little bor, Seymour, In tho yarl. Ono OF the
floor, with the ctlgc Of hugo knife againat Ills
neck aud told hin, tlut II l,e stlrrrti they would
take l!ls hearts bleed. After tho threc persons
Lam d ~ s o yeo, esSs o1g 502s e Wa s
and tic, them together. However, tic women
pleaded aud said they would be quiet, aud iay
Just rs they were II they were not tied. With
curses md threats the tlterGs consented, and
1lAspKEltcnIEFs sAruRATEp WITH cnLoRo-
PORN
md asked them to place that to their noses and
mouths. From this they begged OFT also, and,
umlcr the threat VI knives, lid reyolrrrs, md
instant death II they moved, tbs three wcro
kept qutct. One Of the mcn went TO the clock
and stopped II At ten minutes past O.
They then went to work systematically to
ransaCk tho house, taking tlcir own time about
II. And Just hero It tlEht he we'll 10 iigrrss
from the Narrative. Ono Of tho men conIItrtrd
witl, tic robbery IA believed to he named Hawks,
Some years ago this house was seutct to q fam
lily wllu kept boar.lers. 3ir. ailI Sfrs, Secey
boarded with them, aB well as
sh0e agent named Hawks and Ills
wife. Tie rcinttuns between tho inter
two was not the most happy. Hawks was r..
Eartlct us un unreliable mil unstealr man, lie
and the Secley family met ut tho table, but