New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
A REWARD FOR HIS ARREST.


RAILROAD MEN SAY HE WAS a PASSENGER. on
TRAIN FOR BUFFALO LAST FRIDAY
NIGHT-THE EXAMINATION OF
BAKERS PAPERS
The directors of the National Sho, and Leather
Bank yesterday voted to offer a reward Of $4,000
for the arrest Of Samuel c. Scey. the book
keeper who aided in tire theft OF 1854 from the
bank. 1t was reported that the Grand Jury had
found ten indictments against Seely evidence
furnished by Mr.. Van Week. the banks cashier.
Reports that Seely was hiding near the city and
was trying To bail before surreniering
himself were repeated nut there was reason to
believe that Seely was safe in Canada. A con-
ductor of an Erie train. a conductor of a Pullman
car and porter declared that Secly was a pas
senger on train which from Jersey City to
Buffalo the night before the bank robbery
was made public.
John NJ Crane. the president Of the National
Shoe and Leather Bank. said yesterday: We
have no information yet as to where Seely is.
To-day the directors voted to offer a reward Of
5000 for the arrest and conviction Of Soely. That
shows that there is no truth in the reports that
efforts have been made 10 have Seey's crime
compromised. or course. We would b. glad t.
have Seely'S aid in clearing up some matters
connected with the robbery Of the bank bu. we
could not protect him If he surrendered himself.
| am inclined to think that Nj Angel, Sccly's
lawyer. is the only person in tho city who knows
where Scey is"
why has the bank taken steps to have Secy
indicted by the Grand Jury when II is declared
that Seely would have to be tried under the Re
viscl Statutes of the United States and in "A
United States court. II he were caught%' Mr.
Crane was asked
We want to have additional warrants" he
replied. in order that Seely may be arrested
wherever he can be found The local police
State officers must have warrants before they
can arrest Seey and to get such warrants II is
necessary To- have Seely indicted"
Lawyers represe nting the bank In con-
sul;a,ion with Assistant Dis,rlct-Attorney Bat
tie yesterday. with the avowed intention Of hav-
ing Seely indicted and /, said that the only
way To bring Seey back from Canada was to
bring proceedings under the State law. Al a late
hour in the afternoon the bank officials said they
did not know II Seely had been indicted. but they
expected that indictments would be found against
the fugitive bookkeeper. The officials at the
District Attorneys Office would not admit that
Scely had been indicted II was reported from
another source however that ten indictments
had been found-six for grand larceny and four
for forgery in the third degree Cashier Van
Week appeared before the Grand Jury and pre-
scented the books kept by Seely in the bank as
evidence.
PASSENGER FOR BUFFALO.
4 dispatch from Mddletown. y. Y. Yesterday
stated that "A conductor on Pullman car there
had declared that Samuel c. Secly was passen-
ger on the car from Jersey City 10 Buffalo over
the Erie road Friday night Of last week The
report was confirmed yesterday at Jersey CITY
Of n. f4alu NJ
Charles King one 81 the train porters C0nduc-
tor Baker said. The man who rode on that
train was surely Seely. recognized a picture In
a newspaper on Tuesday the man before
had been spoken TO about II. When reached
Jersey CITY the other night a detective. whose
name do not know came up 10 me and showed
me "A photograph Of Seely. Immediately id"nti-
fled IT, The man. who Was undoubtedly Seely
acted In peculiar manner. "" seemed 10 d"
uneasy and smoked incessantly lie entered tho
train at Jersey CRY. but had no berth at IN"
time He bought his sleeping car ticket On The
train. IL about the last man on the train
TO retire That about II 30 o'clock on FridhN
night He looked very sickly ana s"m"ho" 81
other behaved In such "A manner a. T. at1idch
attention 1t was because ~ MS LOOKS mat
noticed him particularly. Seely wore a h"aNy
overcoat and a high hat He also carried two
vaUseg The large one he carried wa- Nefy
heavy Seey was also the last man to turn out
81 his berth in the morning. lie ana noi get up
until $50 O'Clock at CASTLE. small station on
eight miles from Hornellsville.
pEsIIArL.s IRRESPONSIBLE TALK
Charles J. Peshall. a lawyer in Jersey City. has
declared that Seely has been hiding In that city.
or in another place within a few hours ride Of
New-York and that he Will surrender himself
az soon as satisfactory arrangements can be
made to have him admitted 10 bail Frank w.
Angel Secy's counsel, yesterday declared that
Peshall did not know what he was talking aoout.
a, nod ny
Canada but he declared that S"ely was saie
from arrest. and probably would never return To
NewYork.
from her house at No. 40 Iialsey-str Brooklyn.
was contradicted yesterday 10y DR.. W. II. PER
son the physician who has been attending her.
He said she was 10" III ~ w '''" ~ "
house. -, 49,, o.,ors ~
The examination Of the books ana papefS 81
Frederick Baker was continued AT the ONO, 81
the dead lawyer, at No. 200 broadway yssS'uds'
L,,, Nothing vas found 10 show that he hid becn
connected with Seely IN the robbery 81 me paiih'
Mrs Baker at the ONCE carry III IN ay'
Later she went with Mr.. ogden. the fanny law"
r"r and with her two sons and her daughter
Florence 10 tho National PARK BANK anu ""S
nern,it,ed to examine "A box in the bank Ha'c
dennsit vault which had been KEEP 'neic ~ nv.
n,me LAWYERS representing the Natohal idih
Hank and the National shoe ana 'ealnr' p'iN
,vere nresent when the examination WAS '',,Ic'
rho bnx which had been kept H. the vault III Ai'a'
uaLo,s name was found to be empty. me Jaw
vers had expected 10 find some important uocu-
,o.nts I'm the box, and Mrs. Baker app'aien u w
sr,nr,aod because there was nothing IN the poN.
| Daker NAV have removed the documents WIZ"
had been in the box before ne c''hini,'en ~,
| rho documents which were FOUND IN wv? o.n n
hoxes in the vault al a previous cNainh','
we're examined again Among mem we'e '' Wv, ~ -,
| ,,r.nce polIcles which Baker had taken gu. III
,ha n,,n, Of his wife, and also his Will Will
.ss hric, and was dated December 30. 81. lnr
,yu beoueathed all of his properly I, ms Mtr'
| and made her the sole 'NecntrM MI nn,ii
| 'h family lawyer. said the Will probably W"uI'
Wv .,,' nfynred for probate to-day. The lawyer re-
o,,ad his DECLARE tons that the c"uhs'i Oh W.
priteu GU and Leather Bank would nave
NMn"ity in showing tia, Baker drew the 3'i,oo,
c",n the bank with the aid of Scely una, sekc, ,
i' ,,,,s must have been concerned IN tiie pam,
p e.aao and that Bakers estate would De louni