The herald., 1894-12-01
BOOKKEEPER StELtYS STEAL,
Investigation of the Affair in
Progress.
The Fugitive's Whereabouts Still
Unknown.
Reward OF $4,000 for His Arrest ana
oonvicti"n-A Rumor That Ho
win Give Himself
Up Soon.
BY the Associated presa

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The examinas
sion Of the second box OF the late Fred
erick Baker in the Park National bank
has been In progress all morning. Law.
ye'IAngel, counsel for Seeley. the default
ing oookkeeper, persists in his refu sol
20 talk about his clients wherea bouts.
len indictments were handed in to
the court OF general sessions today by
the grand jury against Samuel Ssely, all
ieRng forgery and grand larceny. All
were found on the evidence OF Cashier
Van Vliet. Bench warrants wero is,
sued.
The directors OF the Shoe and Leather
bank met at noon today and passed res.
o'utions Offering reward OF $4,000 for
the arrest and conviction of Sseley.
Seeley will surrender himself to the
the federal authoritieo within 48 hours
nj the utmost, according to Charles j.
Pershall, q criminal lawyer OF Jersey
Cit+.
Mr.. Pershall, now interested in the
case, was interviewed at his home on
Bergen Heights. jersey City. He said:
"Seely will give himself up in As hours,
perhaps sooner."
HAS his bail been arranged ?"
at has practically been fixed" was
the answer.
"How much bail will be required p
was asked.
"Abous sec. 1000"
Twill the bail be forthcoming"
Eyes. it will be given"
Mr.. Pershall declined to say who
would come forward as bondemen. That
was private matter, about which he
enid he WAS not at liberty to speak.
Where lie Seely?" Pershall was
asked.
Some Of the papers say he is in Cam
ada replied Mr.. Pershall with q
smile.
ia he in CANADA"
Il think YOU can safely say he is not,
and has not been"
rs he 80 far awav that he cannot be
produced in New York in less than AS
Lours?'
No. he /, not and has never been 10
miles away from home. There, now,
ttiat 10 al! | will tell you. OF course it
would not do for me to indicate to you
just where he is."
is Seeley in BROOKLYN"
mo, he 10 not"
us ne in New York city,"
That will not say"
MIR. Pershall intimated that Seeley
had been in the hands OF his counsel
aver since he was announced as having
disappeared last Friday, and was where
he could bs reached at any time without
delay.
ut would not have helped Soeley to
ieave the country" said MIR fershsii. .aB
he could be brought back aa quickly on
warrant for msdenssnor as on an in
dc ment for felony"
Mr.. Pershall said that Seeley had a
good case on which to fight when he
surrendered.
You may look for some very inter.
esting developments" he said. There
is good deal Of this bank robbery story
that has not yet been told, but it will
all come out. The bank has not lost
near so much money as has been report
ed stolen from it. Seeley and Baker were
both tools OF other persons, but " no
Seeley's counsel will probably be in q
position to say something to the public
Of a very definite nature"
There was another development ia
the Shoe and Leather defalcation YES
terday, OF scarcely less interest than
Lawyer Pershalls announcement that
Sseley was preparing to surrender, and
that his bail had been practically ar
ranged. A well-known pool room back
or. who was unwilling that his name be
used. said that Seeley for several years
had been partner of Peter Lacey and
Andrew Boyd in the pool racing room at
SO Park Row. This place has been
closed for year, and since then Andy
Boyd has been backing q "hand. book"
on the races in partnership, it 10 alleged,
with Seeley.
TORONTO. Ont, Nov. 0.--Heeley, che
New York deiaultsr. it is positively
known. was in this city today. but his
whereabouts cannot be ascertained. 1t
10 likely be left for Montreal tonight.