Evening journal., 1894-12-12
SEELY GLAD IT'S OVER.
Broke Down aud Told the Chi.
cago Police He Was the Man.
READY TO 90 BACK TO NEW YORK

MINI ~ w &itAGh ~ AAh W = VIM
Tho Bank Embezzrer was Tired of Keeping
Up Ills Useless ntavaio and Confessed Hi,
Identity-would Not Make a run Con.
fession.
CHICAGO, Dec 12.--Samuel O. Seely, |
the aDsconding bo,okkeeper Of the National |
Shoe and Leather bank OF New York, i |
safe behind the ba rs OF n cell In Harrison |
street police stati on. The police neYei |
since he was first arrested entertained
Doubt Of the Identity Of the man, but his |
calm dcmeanor and his cool aud positive
denials that he was Seely had begun TO
make them anxious 70 secure somebody
who could say deilnit ely whether he was
or was not the man wanted.
Messengers were sent to all OF the banks
In the city in the effort to secure somebody
who had known Seely and could identify
him No such man could be found, how
ever, and the police had made up thoii
minds that the only thing for them to do
was to wait for the arrival from New York
Of those who could tell them without fail
whether It was Seely or not Nothing
could be got from the nan IN any way co
| give the officers a positive olew beyond the
remarkable resemblance OF the prisoner 20
the photographs sent ont from New York.
When the officers offered TO send for any
| body IN this city or elsewhere by whom he
could be identified as Frank G. Dale the
man he claimed TO be- he replied that he
knew nobody IN Chicago who would do
| him such n service and said that he knew
| no one here He could not, give the name
| Of any person In any other part Of the
| country who would identify him as Dale
| When he made the declaration, he was in
| formed by Inspector Shea that the police
| knew him 20 be Seely, and there WAS no
Il further necessity Of talking over the mat
| ter. He would bc hold until the arrival Of
/ the officers from New York and under no
circumstances be released until they had
seen him.
sceiy Gives In.
After being told this Seely was taken
below and locked mp Ile stood the CON
flnement for about one hour and then sent
word to Inspector Shea and Lieutenant
Haas that he would ike to see them for
an interview. Ten minutes later he con-
fessed he was the man they wanted and
stated nc was anxious for them TO hurry
the arrangements TO take him back 60
New York
He was trembling and filled with nerv-
Gus excitement when brought TO the in
spector's private Office Inspector Shoa
Lieutenant Haas, Detective Almendinger
and number Of newspaper men were
present when he was brought in. The in
. speotor asked him what he wanted.
All / want to say, gentlemen Is that
you have the right man. There is no use
4 OF my attempting to conceal IL any longer.
: am Samuel q. Seely, and / am the man
| wanted IN New York.
: Nothing more was said until the prison
cr spoke again, and said thiit he was ready
, | TO 20 back to Now York as soon as thu
o officers could arrange for ~.
He said further that he would make nt
o effort to gain his release from the Chicago
8 officers and did not want an attorney, but
5 preferred TO wait until he reached Now
s York, where he could consult his own at
/. torncy.
D United States Marshal Arnold was mott
fed by telegraph that federal officers anC
the representatives OF the bank had started
for Chicago. Secly will also be held un
der United States process. The marsha
promptly took out a warrant for the arrest
: Of Seely. No conflict between the jail anc
the federal officers Is expected to occur II
Chicago.
United States Marshal Arnold made al
2 effort to get possession Of the prisoner OF
y telegram from Marshal Mccarthy o
New York asking him to arrest and dc
. tain Seely until an officer from that city
y could reach here Marshal Arnold expect
q ed to get from Judge Grosscup the ordo
TO take the prisoner from the police author
8 titles, but Inspector Shea declined TO yiolS
y him up.
II Pending the arrival OF a federal officer
. as well as the other men expected from
70 Now York, tho effort to have the man turn
ed over 10 him was abandoned by Marsha
Arnold. Inspector Shea said he was a hi
fond Of money himself and expected 20 &c
It a share Of the reward Of $1,000 offered 70
n the arrest Of Seoly. He said that Maot'ar
re land, who gave the first information whic
led 70 the capture, and the men VIII
* brought Seely to the station would shar
" in the reward.