New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15

SAMUEL e. SEEIY.
The Chicago Limited. bearing Secly and his
guardians arrived at the Pennsylvania Railroad
station In Jersey CITY promptly at 6:22. As the
train came to a standstill there was a rush
toward the slecping-car Patagonia the last but
one In the train. which contained the Scely party.
President Crane Of the Shoe and Leather Bank
was the first to step from the train. and he
followed by United States Marshal John w Ar
mold. Of Chicag). in charge Of the prisoner. and
Detective Sergeant Andrew Nugent As Seey
stepped from the train his hand was grasped by
Frank w. Angel. his LAWYER
How is Ida" exclaimed the prisoner I'm a
trembling voice: rs she So seriously ill?" When
Mr.. Angel had reassurcd him regarding his
wIfe's condition Seely walked on quietly by the
side OF Marshal Arnold.
HIS CHANGED APPEARANCE
seely's appearance 50 his friends declared hal
materially changed since he left Ncw-York His
mustache was closely cropped and dyed black
hs face was thin and pale. and his whole atti-
tudc indicated apprehension and suffering He
dark suit ~ clothes. a heavy storm over
coat and slouch hat. and In his hands
ricd carefully large pasteboard parcel The
party met 10y United States Marshal John H.
McCariy and Deputy Marshal r.. W. Bos,wick.
and walked down II the Cortlandt-st ferry.
where carriage. that had been provided by Mr..
Angel -ias IN readiness. The two United States
narshals ana Detectives Sergeant Nugcnt got into
the carriage with scely and Mr. Angel Mr..
Crane and others interested were left % use
'shank's mare"
As soon as Il became whispered around the
ferry house that the defauter was in the car
riase in the custody " United States mar
shals. It at once became centre of interest The
crowd which Was composed Of business men and
women shoppers returning to their suburban
homes surrounded and surged around the car
riage To catch Il glimpse u Seely The pressure
nj length became 90 great that when the ferry
boa, came into her slip the carriage was unable
to move without crushing some one. and the po-
lice were compelled to open way to the boat.
one not knowing the circumstances would have
supposed that the excitement was caused by at
least the arrival of the President Of the United
States instead of the return to the scene OF his
crime Of n defaulting bank employe.
sEELY REMAINS MUTE.
secly remained perfectly Indifferent and
sphinxlike to the urgent questions Of the news
paper men. II was utterly impossible 10 get a
word from him. either Of assent or dissent His
companions were not 50 reticcnt. Detective Ser
geant Nugent. Of Inspector McLaughins staff.
who had gone on To Chicago II serve state
papers on Scely had nothing officially t. do
with the prisoner. When 1t was found that Seely
would surrender to the Federal authorities and
return willingly no attempt was made To serve
the State papers. Both he and United states
Marshal Arnold who had charge Of Seely untI
he had been duly turned over 10 Marshal NC
Carly said that the trip from Chicago had been
fcaturelcss While on the way the Marshal ana
his prisoner occupied the same stateroon. ana
while Seely c,Oscly watched. no attempt
in "A
tempts during the trip L. get Scc.y 10 tax on
the subject Of his defalcation were useless. as ne
confined his conversation almost enutely o.
monosyables. II was thought that Mrs. Seely
would be at the station 10 meet her husband, Dut
such was not the case. as she was too i'll to
stand the journey.
I'm the carriage talked freely. lie thought Seey
much changed in appearance. When asked II
hc knew Scely was IN CnicaB" PREY p,rN'puS 10 ms
capture he replied that he thought he was IN
Washington. bur declined to say whether ne
had been H. communication with him since ms
flight. 'Is he had taken my advice; he saIu
cmphaticallS 'Sccly would not have ntd ana IL
would have been better for him. MI anger
said that he was confident that Seely would say
nothing whatever about the robbery Tor d ga! ui
two at eart but would neither deny nor con-
firm the statement that the prisoner would soon
make a clean breast Of the whole matter ana
tell how the thing was done and what became
of the money. He intimated that SeelN would
act entirely upon his advice as attorney III the
matter.
DRIVEN TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING.
Seely and hls companions upon their arrlVa
on the New York side were driven to the FED
eral building and went at once TO the Office of
the United States Marshal. Here. without loss
of time Secly was formally delivered over to
Mr. McCarty and duly receipted for. He was
then taken by Deputy United States Marsha
Kennedy TO the room Of Commissioner ShieIds
where the amount Of bail was 10 be tXed
Secly entered the room OF Mr.. ShleldS shorty
after O'Clock A crowd CT reporters hled the
room Seeiy took "A seat at the left hand. by the
commissioner and Mr.. Angel sat down by MS
side After Mr. Shields had gone through the
usual formula OF stating the charges against
tho prIsoner which consisted of abstracting
e. 0sO from the bank in favor of Frederick Baker
and making false entrie, In the books FOR the
me amount he said the only thing he had 10
Jo was TO fix the amount of bail. He then asked
District Attorney Macfarlane what amount ol
bail he thought right. Mr.. Maciarlane promptly
replied, 100000" 49,,
Mr. Angel jumped To his feet and said that
,b. amount was excessive. The prisoner was
charged only with a misdemeanor, and If the
,monnt were fixed so high it would deprive
ceeIv Of All chance Of getting ball He Thought
ca ooO would be enough as the prisoner had re-
,,,rned to the city voluntarily. The amount he
,was charged I'm the indictment win taxing WAS
e. 0s0 and he wanted 10 know VINO had ever
rnard Of demanding $4,000 bail for theft OF
nat sizo He asked that bail be fixed AT $1,000:
90 tbat the defendant could visit his family ana
nrcpare his case for triG,
Mr. Macfarlane said that while the Federai