New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
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sEELY'S LIFE IN BROOKLYN.

SEELYS LIFE IN BROOKLYN
APPARENTLY MAN or QUIET AND ECONOMICAL
HABTTs-ALL WHO KNOW HIM SURPRISED
AT THE NEWS OF HIS CRIME.
Samuel c. Seey has succeeded in making himself
as little known 20 his neghbors during the SN VI
years he has lived at No. 40 Hasey-st as
any man could He lives In an unpretentous reu
brick two-story and basement house, when IN
good real estate market might bring $500 but II
forced to sale 1t would not bring much over
s4.ce Mr. seely's style OF living was quite as I'M
pretentious the house he lived In. III ne mad
made 1t the study Of his life 10 live 30 tsat MS
nelghbors would know little nothing Of MS
private affairs he could not have succeeded better
than he has. He has done all his trading In gro
ceries in just store. all his meat bills for the
last five years have been sent from one shop. and
his physician lives nearly mile from his house.
although there many other doctors living within
a block Of No 49, Haiscy-st.
Mr.. Seey. apparently. has been fully as economi-
cal In his life as his house and his quiet habits
would Indicate His family consists Of wife and
one boy Clarence. two years old. Mrs. Seely has
the reputation among the few who know her Of
being extremely economical in her housekeeping
II is said that she strongly protested whenever
Mr. Seely expended money for articles not abso-
lutcly necessary for the running OF the house. Mrs
Soely has been invalid some years. She IL
troubled with nervous prostration.
Her physician, Dr. ". II. Pierson. of No l0l
McDonough-st was seen bv Tribune reporter
last night and said: This IL one Of the greatest
surprises ever had | have attended the Seely
family several years. AMI always entertained the
highest respect both for Mr.. and Mrs. Seely. They
~. quiet unpretentious people. and are highly
thought OF by all who know them. Mrs. Seely has
been suffering from nervous pros,ratlon for some
time and some Of the time has been under the in
nuence Of opiates Mr.. seely always has paid his
bills promptly. lie was not in the habit OF using
liquor in any form far as I know; and he GER
talnly was model husband. ! can't bring myself
to believe that he has committed such crime as
he Is accused Of.
\ Tribune reporter called AT the house OF Mr..
seely last night. but refused admi,tance.
It was learned last night that Mr.. Seely. some
time between November Is and %. sold his house to
his mother-in-law. Mrs. Emily Bennett. who also
lives n 80 ~ Halsey-st The transfer was made
by Charles l.. Hardenbergh an assistant Clerk in
the Tax Department. NJ. fiardenbergh lives AT NO.
q, Halsey-st two doors from Mr. Seely. The house
was sold q Mrs Belnett for N.+9 Mr. Seely :
widowed sister. Ruth. lives at No l2p Ryerson-st'
brooklyn. When seen by reporter last night she
expressed the greatest surprise az her brother s
conduct, and ref~>ed AZ first To believe IT. She said
that he III not possess a large income bat lived
economically ana got along comfortably she mad
no idea Of his ever having any large sums OF money
In his possession for spending
Mr.. Secly Is a shght punt man ABOUT nv let
ten inches high. He has light complex on lght
blue eyes light hair and "A light mustache. His
face Is much emaciated. The report nrst circu-
lated that he Is a drinking man Is entirely without
foundation. far could be learned care
ful inquiry shows that he did not buy liquors In
any form either from grocers or hquor-fealers
Neither has "A liquor-dealers wagon ever been seen
to drive up I'm front OF his house .
Mr. Seely IS about forty years old. lie seldom
or went to the theatre For two years ne
was n pewhoder In the Central congregational
Church. in Hancock-st., near FrankIn-ave. OF
which the Rev Or Adolphus r behren1s -
the pastor When Dr. Behrends was seen last
night he astonished at the news. He said
RAJ he never would have believed that Mr.. Seely
could have been guilty OF such crime.
Mr. Seely has another brother-in-law, Mt Ay
NOR who lives at No $40 Halseyst. Mr.. Aymer
had nothing 70 Say about his brother-in-la"s de-
falcations except 10 express the utmost surprls
Mr. Aymer also works in the Shoe and Leather
Rank having secured position there through
the influence OF Mr. Seely