The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-12
sEELEY ooNFEssEs.
The Man Arrested at Chicago Finally
Admits His Identity.

Admits His Identity.
Chicago, Dec. u.-After a sharp nquisi-
ton, lasting from 1890 to II O'Clock this
morning, Samuel c. Seely, who was ar
rested last night, broke down and con-
fessed to the police that he is the default
ing bookkeeper who robbed the National
Shoe and Leather Bank of New York of
$354000. All the morning the man persist
emily denied that he was Seely, though
the detectives who arrested him last
night We're confident from the first that
he was the defaulter.
Seely did not sleep much last night
He refused to talk to reporters this morn
ing as persistently as he did last night
but to Inspector Shea he reiterated his
assertion that he was not the man. At
10 o'clock he ate a hearty breakfast in
the inspectors office. There he was seen
by several reporters, but did not open
his mouth even to acknowledge that he
had heard their queries. 1t was not until
he was put into the ''sweat-box" that he
finally broke down and confessed
Mcfarland, who betrayed Seely to the
police, says he first saw Seely on Dear
born street about Nov. "a, and knew him
as soon as he laid his eyes on him. After
that he never allowed him out of his sight
for fear he would lose the reward. Some
times he slept at his boarding house and
sometimes he took him to bed with him
at the Lansing hotel. often so drunk that
he did not know what he was doing. He
never saw him gamble in any way except
on the races at Roby. He was an old
hand at that, and was familiar with the
form of all the horses. He did not think
he lost more than SIS altogether while
he was with him. He always seemed to
have enough money and spent 1t freely.
SeeIy was passing under the name Of
FRANK j. Dale He changed his appear
ance somewhat by cutting and diving his
moustache and cutting his hair short
put II has been of no avail and makes lit
tie difference in his looks. He even filled
his hair with cosmetics to make II
smooth. On his person, when arrested
was found receipt paid for a sleeping
car fare on the Pullman sleeping car
Donegal on Nov. 10. the day SeeIy dis
appeared from New York. The ticket
reads Jersey City to Washington. He
also had in his pocket over 500 in money.
and apackage Of newly printed cards
bearing simply the name Frank ]. Dale.
He also had in his pockets letter from
Dakota about some real estate and a let
ter from New York about the mortgage
on his home there, the letter being ad-
dressed to him under his assumed name
Of Dale.
Seely was taken from a fashionable
boarding house at 1856 La Sale avenue.
where he has been boarding for the past
two weeks He has been living in quiet.
going out very little, and apparently had
no business to attend to.
At first Seely told Mcfarland he was G.
g. Evans, but on the second day he said
his name was Frank j. Dale, and that he
lived at Mrs. Clayton's boarding house.
1876 La Sale avenue. That was the name
he went by at Mrs. Clayton's house. Nc
Fariand and Seely met at the Lincoln ho-
tel and saloon on North Clark street, near
Seely's place of residence, and went to the
races at Roby together. In that way they
became confidential, and over the wine
Seely told the story of his identity and
criminal doings in New York. The third
day of their acquaintance, said BfcFar-
land. Seely wrote his real name on a
sheet of paper and asked Mcfarland:
Have you ever heard of Samuel c. SeeIy?
Il had no suspicion then who he was"