Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-13

Story of MacFnrland, the Man in Chicago
Who Caused tine Arrest of the Man
Supposed to he Seely, the New York
hank Enbezzler-A Strange story of
-Seely Practically Gave Him
self Into the Others Power.
Chicago, I'LL, Dec. I'LL. Il. MacFar-
land is the name given bv the man who
caused the arrest of the man who is sup
posed to be Seely, the fugitive New York
embezzler.
When MacFarland returned to the Cen
trail station the second time he consented
with some show of reluctance, TO tell the
story of his first meeting with Seely and
the results which followed.
II meteSeelv eight days ago, on Dear
born street between Madison and Wash
ington." Mcfarland said. "lle spoke to
me as man does who is unacquainted
and asked how to reach the Roby race
track. | had nothing to do and offered TO
show him the way to the depot ! walked
us far as Adams street with him and told
him to take the street cars to the Union
depot.
PLAYS THE RACES AND LOSES.
"Ihen he invited me to go with him
and accepted the invitation. When we
started for the track lie told me his name
was C. q. Evans. We went to the races
and he lost SUS, if | remember correctly;
He seemed TO have plenty of money and
when we started back to the city he in
yited me to accompany him to the race
track next day. That day he lost $50, and
after the races he showed me card which
ho said bore his right name OF Frank J:
Dale. This aroused my suspicious and
went to the police station to set look at
Seely's photograph on the circular Offering
So, 900 for his arrest. | had seen the circular
before and when | got second look was
sure that my new acquaintance was Seely.
ADMITTED THAT HE WAS sEELY.
ave went to the track the third day and
Seely won some money, but he lost again
the fourth day. We met each other
every day at the Lincoln Hotel on North
Side, and last Friday while we were talk
ing Seely took his pencil aud wrote his
real name OH card.
Did you ever hear of that man. he
asked me.
II told him that had read in the news.
papers of a man by that name vino had
| Skipped from New York with pile oi
"'Well, I'm that man. he said, and
then he asked me if | was going to give
| him up"
Macfarland said that Seely was pressed
| for money last Thursday and had to pawn
| his watch and chain.
SAYS BAKER GOT ALL THE MONEY.
| Inc next utN lie FeCeiNtu FluN Wy lhhii
| which he said had been sent by his wife
who had received it from his attorney
Seely, after conIessing his identity to Mac
| Fariand, talked freely about his connec
ton with the shoe and Leather Bank. lie
said that he had been dupe for Baker
and that he had received but $4,000 in tht
nine wears during which the bank hat
suffered losses. Baker, he said, got all TIM
| rest Of the money.
HE Is sEELY, THE BANK RoBBER.
NooN-'rhe suspect admitted shortly be
| fore II O'Clock to-day that he is Samuel c
Seely, the absconding bookkeeper of th'
| National Shoe and Leather Bank. lie
declined TO talk Of his case, but said h'
was ready to 90 back to New York an,
would make no trouble.
What evidence, ii any, had been founC
ut the boarding house at which Seclv wa
| arrested the police refuse TO say. 1t WA
known that no papers of importance an,
solitary one hundred dollar bill wa
found OIL his person.