New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-13
SEELY BEYOND ALL DOUBT.
MR. CRANE SEES HIS FUGITIVE BOOK
KEEPER.

W
KEEPER
The PRESIDENT or THE SHOE AND LEATHER
RANK GETS LITTLE INFORMATION FROM
THE pRrsoNER-sEELY WORRIED
ABOUT HIS WIFE.
Chicago. Dec John NJ Crane. presden' OF 'ne
National Shoe and Leather BANK OF Ne"o'
CITY arrived here this afternoon ana was '"ns
Immediately to the Central Station where. IN 'ne
Ironac,or's Office, samuel c. See,y the defauneT'
w,s brought before him. Mr. Crane was aioh,
with Seely for about thirty minutes ana ai'ei "a..
tho reporters were asked into the Once W pc Wv
TWO men AIr. Crane stated that Seey hau avs
ntely refused TO anything in regard 10 n's W
f,catlon until he had consulted with MS atto'heS,
t,,erk w Angel in New-York. Seeiy Sih lha'
no had worked under Mr. Crane for fourteen se'.''
and knew no man In whom ne woum rather .'
but would refuse answer questions put ~ ""'
one Mr.. Crane then said: ..
81 have asked Mr. Seely question at'ef iue'
uithout getting any information but | wish 10 ASH
o ,,ors question and believe 1t will be answered.
-r,o, turn,np to the prisoner he said; was any
ana heskles Frederick Baker inieres'en VIII" 80"
ather directly or indirectly, In this deta.cauo"'
"No air" nromp:ly responded Seey; Baker was
the man." Seely exhibited considerable iee"7
ho mentioned the name Of Baker. ana 'he ooN y"
hig
"ce,tlsr,cn" continued Mr.. Crane. ! say 10 yo"
,,,. believe See,v feels this evening tnth
no has any day since he !eft Ne"-io'n ''' -
has been like a hunted animal on the iaee ~
Garth and was bound to he caught sooner VI
, we,gbt has been lifted from his mind anu l
l,ov no feels relieved lie has done wise .,'''e
e., making 4 confession and he Is perfectly "ih"S
. ,o hack IN New-York He PREFERS ho"e'ei'
TO surrender himself to the United states ~,
ties as his counsel has 40 advised. cane " ~
capo ~ Identify Seely and also to learn an 80
,,or, him concerning the defalcation. put III 'ne
'""' t, ,a, = dianal failure. | had hoped 70
- something Of Importance. but Seey s'uoDo'i"s
,d firmly refuses to answer even the s'p'e
oussfion am very glad 20 know that oh's '' On
Baker were implicated although IN justice "
other clerks in the Shoe AMI Leather baIih 49,,
- saw none of them has been suspected. 80" -
mako no further effort 10 get inIorHiato" W ~
| I will return with the party tomorrow"
t,sroc,or shea announced that deputy maj S"''
would take seey 10 New York. ana reao .
fro,, Inspector Mcr.auzhin. OF New-forK. ihs.ru1'
ing him TO turn his prisoner over 10 tue 49,
| states authorities. II they w'sheu' anu '''
| wanted NJ conflict OF authority 49,
| e. savs ne has been much better treated oy ."s
! no.,c. than he hoped for lie has Bed Is w" IT,
! and has good cigars 10 smoke. 49,. h,,
! 60, vas much aglatsd hy the report tna' Ms
y,fe was seriously III in Brooklyn Ny uou -
,,A enough 10 be Jailed here. with the entire "0''N
/ al
! dear iltt.e wife in Frustrated conA'uo"
/ -. ~ is indeed almost moro than | can oear'
AMI tho former trusted bookkeeper o' the Na.''''"
,;aoe and Leather Bank nearly coAhpse' VIZ" 90
eush lie threw himself upon MS mite H." -,
I'D and buried hls face In his o'ercoa' .'a' ~
| ,, - ,,s,ny As a support for his head wh'.e
/ ,,t,e Then he spraag 20 his feet. c'aspeu Ms
r.hhng temples with his trembling han''' ar.
,,r fully I'VE mlnu,es he paced The cell picture %
/ despair and anguish ,,. ,ho to-
"O1 e. cannot be as bad as that - II III"
t,.,t man exclaimed That dispatch from Ne"
=, -. 49,, -,c,, that sha IS critically III, does u;
', - no, reliable IS IT, hope my wife VIII pear up
unds- these trying circumstances nave no VIZ
q, consolation u orer her from here. except .ni'
| ,ora for the best However. ! vi. soon see "'',
rope H SnI Win me- have only myself to thank
for my Incarceration made toSlsn mi pre st III,
ss sgiT2y for HI. part rap in the mo; no,
difficult, task t. y of f IA n VA. not IN hdns
Moment alter leaving NewYork and dia NOT Ssm nas
to ia me-. svs Had
been most nnf0 ssYS Sse m dscovsred
| How long did you intehi 10 'e"'a'"
Seely asked
| ..Oh can't tell ,x,, ,ave FUR
Had you any plan whereby You n, hsnt While re-
nhea money or i I"Tme s rustsi bookkeeper
was asked .,,., question. and. while
ia nn, are 10 be dlscourteous | must decline 70
answer the query do not care 10 Az 5000 Who
ny - nyss, ~ ,ha nri,cs bu, Will say that hope
b. n.v.- sees on. penny OF the reward money '''''
mas offered for my arrest 49,. ,,,,sc,or Shea
The prisoner WAS informed ,n'O i"'P~ 49,
,ab , telegram and tina; said; =. . 49, L.,
ha1 c'e are Seeis surrender yourself 10 the Fed
oval authorities The state has no jurlsdiCuon r."
..rso.e Initials convey meaning TO me ga sai
seey but IL looks 10 me- as II VS. - Sat
srai prisoner being held BY the police II tns ga
b,s no jurisdiction they must take me pasn "s
rrnI,rss The latter 10 not care to nave the"
| bother with
| t.,,pt " Angel See!y's counsellor WAS yeS'er'
a., asksA for the statement he had promlsed u
! -, a., s,,n ns the dc'nultns boOkkeeper OF the
! ,,,,,,l stoc and Leather Bank had been ar
! rested - .,,
"lu not say anythng." said the lawyer uh'n
| 80, convinced beyond the shadow or DOUBT '""'
sc.lv has really been captured
| .xohodv else seerns 10 have doubts on 'ha'
pont" said a reporter
well YOU see" said Angel. i wired the a'''he'
e.elv Yesterday. signing the telegram e ~ l.
| u.,,ch No had agreed upon the day before Seeiy
| ,.r, New-York ID - this time ! have receiVei ~.
! answer IN nv telegram Either Seely has lost hl'
mind 40 that he fails 10 rc'oiect thos,. 49,,
which the Geographic reports say ne say ~ No.
| nothing about or my telegram was not ue"'S'e'
To him at all -. ,,,,,a, La. tho mite
States authorities" was asked . ors h,
well Secly is liable To get twenty yeats;, u.
ncurfa 80" Mr. Angel finally said that he had 10
! doubt that Seely had been arrested; olt soin'
things still needed eNp,anng ne uec. ~ ~
whether he knew thar 'cely had user tnt ~ ~,
Dale under which he was arrested re a az. ~
,tin.l To tell the result of "A c1nlereice NJ ma
,.,, S,o,es District Attorney Macfariane