The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-27
SEYBQLD is GU[L2Y.
The Jury Brings in a Verdict
Early this Morning,
CONNECTING THE ACCUSED
or Embrzzlcmcnt as Charged In tho
lndictn,cnt..out Twenty Min.
ntcs-Iscceptlon ofthc Deci.
sion.Ncw Trial Asked.

lnuicthicnt..'out Twenty Min.
ntcs"Iscceptlon ofthc Deci.
sion..Ncw Trial Asked.
The taking OF Testimony in the Sc.
bold case was resumed ut 0 o'clock ye
terday morning. Tho defendant r.
sumed his place in the witness chal
and Captain Dovener took up the eros
questioning where he had lefs OF th
day before. w.
The question OF how much salar
seybold received and how he Ind bee
spending 1t prior to the time Of the lor
at the bank, was brought up by Captai
Dovener, and just as promptly rejscte
by Colonel Arnett. 1t was finally ad
mitted, and seybold stated that he wa
receiving $1,000 year, and that at th
time he left the employ Of the bank h,
had 500 coming to him on account o
salary.
He was asked on what he had beer
living during the four months his salary
had been accumulating, aud answered
that he bad an income from some notes
and that Mrs. Seybold had some money
Col. Arm EFT objected to a further exam
ination into that subject, Oh tho grouut
that II had no bearing upon the embez
element of $4,000, with which Seybolc
is specifically charged. aud all OF which
has been accounted for.
Seybold said he had an understanding
with the proprietors Of the bank that he
was again to. take his old position pro.
vided he gave bond against the further
dislppeaIance Of money and got the
cases against him settled. He also I'M.
derstood that the officers OF the bank
were not TO appear against him, and
that tho case would never come to trial.
This understanding, he said, was held
by his father also. He also said ths. his
impression was that the State would
drop the matter aud no prosecution
would be made, on account of the prom.
iss OF the bank to drop the matter and
satisfy itself with the return OF the
money.
While he wGs away from Wheeling he
was in St. Louis, Kansas City, and
Winfield, Kansas. During the tirst part
Of bis sojourn in the Yves. he went
under the name OF Harry Bates, that
being his real name with the surname
dropped. When that identity was dis.
covered ho went to Winfield, Kansas,
where he has cousin, and assumed the
name Harry williams.
When asked why lie ran away and
forfeited bis bail, he said he had under.
stood that his father would not have il
to pay. He said that Captain Doyener
had advised him to leave, while they
were talking at the Captains ofllce one
day.
Captain Doyener asked: "Did not YOU
come to my Office and say you wanted to
confess Judgment" to which Seybold
replied that the Captain had suggested
that. @
He was asked further: "Did not you
say you wanted to confess judgment and
90 TO Prosecuting Attorney Howard and
fix things up?" He replied that he did
not know that he did. ss..5
:. Captain Dovener then asked: "Did
you not ask me the best way to fix
things up, and did not tell you tha,
You might skip out, or plead guilty, OF
employ the best attorney to be had and
fight the thing in court, and did I no,
further say that I was already employed
on the case?" *.
Mr.. Seybold admitted that the Cap,
tain mad stated the point about tcorrectly
Concerning his reason for changing
his name while in kansss, W hen, as be
said, he did not expect to be brought
back for trial, he said he was not desir
GUS oil being known to former Wheeling
people living in that section. He said
that Prosecuting Attorney Howard had
always been q good friend, and had
promised in case his whereabouts was
discovered he would notify Mrs. Sey.
bold ,soshe could warn him. He also ealt
that Mr.. Howard had attempted tc
hinder the Sheriff from getting re-
cushion, but admitted when questioned
closely, that these statements we're only
hearssy, and that he could not remember
who had told him.
Captain Dovener asked: "Didn't Mr.
Howard tell you while in Jail at Win
6eld that you had done wrong in going
away, and didn't he ask you why YOU
had gone, and didn't you tell him thai
Colonel Arnet had adviued you to 20 p
Seybold admitted that what the Cap
tain said was true.
"Did you ever 20 through Michae
Freismuth's barker shop to the rear on
trance OF the bank after the bank wa
closed and excuse yourself by sayin,
that your father had locked the iron
door2"
"No."
Sey ybold spoke Of going out the back
| way sometimes with money for th,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling 4 Kentucky pa,
car, and Captain Dovener asked: III
you went in or out OF the bank in the
evening on or about.April 10 by way o
the barber shop with q bundle unde
your arm, it was not money for the Pitts
nurgh, Wheeling & Kentucky, was IL p
"No, surely not. There were Away
three or four OF US atS the bank wher
money was delivered to the railroad.p
Didn't you tell Sheriff Steenrod an,
Mr.. Howard in the Jail at Winfield, Kan
sas, that you received the package o
money from girl whom you did no
know, in front OF the Bank OF Wheeling Q
don't remember. may have said
girl was passing when Harry List handet
me tho package oi money. l neye
oaid a girl gave mo the money!
"Didn't you say. You would leave n,
stone unturned when you got back her
to find out who the girl was? 2" 80
81 do not remember Of saying it."
"Can you describe the girl-was shl
a blonde or brunette :" :
II cannot tell, never pay attention
to GIRLS on the Streets Sy -5
"rhat girl would be very importan
factor in your case Il you could find her
Was she young or old?" IS
"[ cannot tell.
why didn't you make an effort t
find her2" j4f,
~ was advised to keep quiet about th'
case" 9
"Who told you to keep quiet2"H
aMr. Lamb advised me to keep quiet.
GHave you ever told Colonel Arnet
or your wife or anybody else about thi
| Girl ~ W. fif5s II s,