New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-28
SEELY'S DETENTION IN JAIL.
COME PEOPLE EXPECTING FURTHER
REVELATIONS FROM HIM.

SAY THE DEFAULTER is KEPT THERE AS
MATTER OF CONVENIENCE SO THAT
THEY MAY CONSULT HIM EASILY
AND GET FACTS FOR USE IN
THE SUITS AGAINST
BAKERS ESTATE
Tbsre has been a strong suspicion in the minds
- many well-informed people during the last Few
days that SeeIy the defaulting clerk OF the Shoe
and Leather National Bank. has by no means to'o
all the interesting transactions relative 10 u'e
stealing of that s354cte. and that he miSht oe III
duced to make some startling revelations before
hs,rg son, 10 the penitentary The belief also is
gaining ground that there were some other men
besides Seely and Baker engaged IN 'he oei"''"
tion and that Seely knows fun well VINO lhey are
The singular fact that so many, " not all o, ."e
drafts made by Baker on the bank were u'N'so'e
nv FIVE gives some color the belief that hVe Men
instead OF two we're engaged In the deiaica'o"'
The unsatisfactory explanations of the Ge'ay III
sending Seely to the penitcntiary ana ms o''e" ,
in Ludlow Street Jail. together with the iae' ina
he was closeted with James l.. bishop the cou's
of the bank and q stenographcr for several no''S
Wednesday afternoon ard again yesterda! mora
ing have all tended greatly 10 strengthen 'hc DE-
l,sf tina, Seey had not told all and was preparing
TO make a clean breast OF the whoie "a.'''
Mr. bishop with one of the bank s'e'oe' 'p
and Mr. Crane. the president o. the '"o W
Bank
seely at the Jail Wednesday afternoon ana were
c,oseted with him several hours. Yesterday morn
ing Mr. Bishop again visited the jail ana had an
other secret interview with him, MT t's"oP '
called at the Shoe and Leather Bank oeioie "o
and had a long conference with President t:ahe'
At the end OF the conference MT. crane 'e' '
bank and went away. the cashier processing "o' ~
know where MI Crane did not return 10 ''o
bank until after banking hours
All efforts 10 get at the substance o. What 'ooA
place between Mr. Bishop. Nj Crane ana oee's ~
Tho ,a, Wednesday have been unavailins All these
men declare that nothing of importance was ~
yealed by Seelys deposition. In answer 10 inc ~
,or,sr,s ouestion II IL took several hours OF one
afternoon and part OF the next morning u
the presence OF the president OF me DAM '
rapher and the prisoners counsel 10 '""A' "
nos,,ion ~ no importance" Mr.. Bishop only re-
asserted that nothing Of importance hau pee" w.
tanned from Seey. and that the Ns't was ' ,',
20 cot few details OF seely's accounts wnoh "oud
assist in the suits against Bakers estate
nenuty United States Marshal Kennedy said to
q Tribune reporter yesterday; NO 0aiii'o ''
that anv formal request made to detaln SeeE
IN the Ludlow Street Jail so long pui 'n'ei'e'
!, an ,nfe6nite way that the bank oflcais might
want 70 see him further in reference 10 lhe o'i
a,caton and so have KEEP; MN mere 'N
that Seely was about 10 make depCsitoN' anu u
would be much more convenient lot 'he Od'h oi''
Gals 70 sec him in New-YorN than in Kings County
Sa.l, IN tho peDi.entiary yesterday, but viii no"
keep him here un,l the bank officials are through
with him.
.seely is still in Ludlow Street jail, said iran"
W. Angel. counsel for the oookkeep.'' "''" ~
TONED by Tribune reporter his office YESTERDAY
sn,n,y 10 assist the officers of the BANK III NeGi-
fvnr trarscrnts OF Bakers accoun; taken from
some sixteen eighteen large ledsers' ana AiSo
10 explain the many eDtries. and point op' "H'o"
are true and which false. These transcripts are
rf.nf1 a
roll. They contain en- immense nan'o5r o. hsu'es
covering Bakers account in detail for ter years.
The work OF yerifcaton and explanation was be
gun o, the jail "Wednesday afternocn james l..
Bishop counsel for the bank was there WIN z
cle-,, OF the bank and a stenographer. vas also
there TO see that Seely Should not forget or over
look any detail Of infosma zion that would b bone-
fetal &c the bank, confessed 10 nae as us
counsel
Before Seely pleaded guilty an@ was sentenced
10 eigh; years imprisonment in the Kings count;
penltentiary he promised the bank officers, through
me that he would help them in every way in his
mower TO stTaignten the accounts. no matter
how long his sentence might be. The promise was
absolutely unconditional, and he is now keeping his
word. 1t purely voluntary. | have no kno"I-
edge to how much may be recovered The bank
has found some twelve or thirteen parcels Of real
estate in which Baker had equities. but they viii
fall far short Of making good the deficit Of s35ico
The work will probably be finished tomorrow.
After the verificatiol ana explanations are COM
pleted hope that See!y will get mercy and
be allowed TO remain few days longer in the jail
before beginning his sentence in the penitentiary
He received mercy from the Judge. who SEN
fenced him to eight years imprisonment or from
the president OF the bank. who refused to unite
with NE in my request that he be sent TO the
Kings County Penitentiary in order that his wife
might be able to visit him often az the prison
regulations permit which is eighty six times a
year shall intercede with Marshal McCarty
and try induce him to take Seely 10 the
penitentiary I'll after New Years -,..., -.
has been surrnised and reported. because be IS
has been making confession involving others
In the bank any else. SeeIy has soemnly
assured me that no one vas In any way implica ted
except himself and Baker. His wife and have
both repeatedly urged him 70 confess II there were
other accompces and he has as often e:nphaticaliy
declared that there were none. ain sure that
seely has not single dollar sated away as has
been hinted HIS wife, with their three yecrOld
boy, visits him at the jail. After he goes TO the
peniteniiary only his wife will yisi, him as he is
in the garb Of convict. Mrs. Seey has not yet
recovered her health. As as she gets strong
enough she VIII seek employment"