The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-28
BAKER LEFT NO BIG DOODLE.
Lawyers Unable TO Trace Any Part Of
the 1854, 600 by His Papers.

His Estate Said to Be Worth Not over
SEQ, ,ooo-The Dead Mans Son Aiding
the Bank omoials in Their Efforts to
Clear UP the Mystery-The Bank to
Bring Action Again st the Dead Mans
Estate and President Crane Confident
of Recovering the Greater Part of the
Stolen Money.
New York. Nov. 27.-Director Beach of
the Shoe and Leather Bank was seen at
the bank building this morning, and to an
inquiry If there was any truth in the re-
port that Defaulter seeley had been cap
tured, he replied that he had not received
the slightest intimation to that effect
President Crane Of the bank said this
afternoon that action would soon be
brought against the estate of the dead
lawyer, Frederick Baker, and that the
investigation made by the bank officers
and Counsellor Bishop goes to show that
the bank will recover the greater
part Of the $S5l,0O0 that Baker and Seeley
embezzeled. Just how much the bank
Will be able to recover Lawyer Bishop
and President Crane cannot now say,
for they have not yet finished collecting
their memoranda. Mr.. Crane did not, how
ever, hesitate to say that the bank con-
sidered that it would be able to recover
over 100000 of the sum embezzled.
Herbert ;. Ogden who, since yesterday,
has been counsel for the family of Fred
erick Baker, issued the following state
ment for the Baker family this after
noon; Frederick r. Baker came to me
Yesterday and employed me as counsel.
He asked me what he ought to do under
the present circumstances, and l told
him in my opinion the honest thing was
to assist the Shoe and Leather Bank in
every way possible. Then it was agreed
upon by the officers of the bank, the
officers of the Park Savings Deposit Com
pany and myself that we meet and open
the safe deposit box yesterday as has
been described In the newspapers.
Mr.. Baker voluntarily afforded all the
assistance in his power for the eXamina-
ton Of his fathers books, papers and
effects. We found nothing i'm the vault
that threw the remotest light on any of
his fathers transactions with the bank.
Yesterday evening Mr. Baker, Mr.. Bishop
of the counsel for the bank and myself
met up town to see if any light could be
thrown on the matter We made an APP
pointment to meet here to-day to 20
through his fathers check books and pa
pers. Mr. Bishop, Frederick r. Baker and
myself worked all the morning and up to
this time we have not found a scrap OF
paper that in any way, shape or manner
shows any connection between the bank
in question and Frederick Baker, who, II
is alleged drew sums of money from that
bank We have not as yet made an ex.
haustiVe examination. There was alsC
not a scrap Of paper to show that the de-
ceased had any connection with Samuel
c. Seeley.'
When questioned regarding Frederick
Bakers estate, the lawyer said: I'm my
estimation, Mr.. Bakers whole estate will
consist of equities in various pieces OF
property, aggregating not more than $50.
900. All the property that he held was
heavily mortgaged, and believe that the
total Of all the equities left by him to his
family or held by his family before his
death will not exceed this. Now assuming
mind l myself by no means even as.
sumo this-that Frederick Baker was one
of the two men who robbed the Shoe ant
Leather Bank Of $354.OOO there is no possi
BILE way in which the disposition of either
one-half or one-third Of that amount by
Mr.. Baker can be shown"
When questioned as to whether he be-
| leved Frederick Baker was the man who
was Seeleys accomplice, the lawyer be-
came non-committal. "We are working
now to find the TRUTH he said. In my
opinion, there were more than two men
concerned in that robbery The men whC
did 1t had accompllces"
IF 1t is shown that the Frederick Baker
who robbed the bank is the Frederick
Baker whose family you represent, viii
your clients make reparation to the
banlS?" was asked.
Il shall so advise" was the reply
Lawyer Bishop was reticent when aske5
about the examination Nothing Of note
had been found in the check books, he ad.
mitted, but said the examination was not
completed.
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