Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-16
SEYB0LD BACK.
He ARRIVED YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE
SHERFFS CUSTODY.
The SUSPICION Of Informer, Attaching 70 Charley
Zane, Of ST. Louis Strongly De-
MED by Sheriff Steen-

Sheriff Steenrod and Prosecuting Attor-
nav Howard arrived in the city from Win
field. Kansas. at $50 yesterday morning,
having in custody Harry B. Seybold, and
after the three had breakfasted alta res
taurant they repaired TO the Jail, where
Mr.. Seybold was committed to the custody
of the TAILOR, to await future Developments
of a legal nature, whatever they may be.
II has been the theory of some OF
Mr.. Seybold's relatives and more in
innate friends, aud particularly Of
the members of his family, that
his arrest grew out of information furnished
the Ohio county authorities by Charley
Zane. of St. Louis. his motive, according to
this theory. beisg revenge. In support Of
this idea the REGISTER has been put IN pos
session of two letters, written nom 81;
Louis. bv Mr.. Zane. in February last, and
addressed one TO Mrs Seybold, mother
of Harry. and the other to Harry HIM
self: these documents. together with
third. written by a ST Louis grOceryman,
but which is not now ObtainaOle making
mo the foundation upon which the theory as
10 the source OF the information rests
The first of this series of letters, Is dated
February l3. 1890, and is addressed to Mrs.
Joseph Sey0old. In il, the writer states
his motive for inditing the epistle is to as
certain something of Harry's whereabouts
and welfare" Mr. Zane saying he could
yet no word from Harry, although he had
written 10 him. and thought Harry ought
not 10 feel that way with one who has
been his best friend, and who had told
scores upon scores of lies to shield him.
After speaking Of Harry's arrival az the
writer's house. after he left Wheeling, ana
the domestic Heterogeneous and dlscom-
forts incident 10 SO sudden an addition to
his family, Mr.. Zane said:
The night that the letter came to me Tor
Harry with the word for HIM TO leave for
Canada at once. he did not want TO
tell what was in il, although ! was certain
that something was wrong, and finally he
said. the next morning, that the letter said
for him To leave for Canada AT once, ana he
said he didn't want to 20 and another thing
he hadn't money enough 10 take him. l
told him that knew better than that. He
said he would then 20 Just across the river
and STAY there few days and come back,
but | told him that would never do, for he
would be caught, sure. | knew he would
be caught if he stayed N my house, ana l
had a hard time urging him 10 80. lie got
me TO buy his ticket and left the next night
for Winfield. On the following Sunday,
i'm the evening. two men pulled the door
hell and asked 10 see Mr..
Zane | went to the door, and they pre-
scented me with search warrant, and dis
plaved their badges. They made a search
of the place first | told them there was
no one there They made a search TO satisfy
themselves. and went away, but the follow
ing week. the same thing was repeated, and
for sometime the house has been watched
bv the same men. IL was very fortunate
Harry got away when he did, as he would
have been caught think Mr.. List has
lookout for Harry. There are several men
from Wheeling in St Louis, now, and |
have been asked several times if ! knew
where Harry was. but ] never knew any
thing about him.
Mrs Seybold: Harry served me trick
that | think is too small for any one ever
to know. The grocery that | used TO deal
with is now closed by the Sheriff, and the
collector came to me with the balance of
my grocery bill, which was - and some
change. and on the bill was an item Of so
| asked what il was for and told him il was
a mistake, and he said not, that ii was Dor
royed money He said that Harry Bates
the gentleman who was living with me
had come to the store with an order from
me for so: he said as he had been in the
habit of ordering groceries for the house
that everything was all right. | find that
the bill was contracted the morning of
the same day he left my house
Now am compelled to pay il by law and |
have not the money TO do It with. The
money must come. or | will make things
unpleasant for Harry, which | do not like
TO do. If you can pay it for him
please send it before the following Tues
day. as do not want to make trouble for
Harry, rs think he has had enough. al
though if don't soon get the money | will
have To put him TO some bother as l cannot
put up with any such Il piece of rascality as
that. | would rather his wife
knew nothing about this, as it would only
ada 10 her miserable feeling.
"CHNRLI.S +. ZANE,
chestnut