The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-14
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CHICAGO. Dec. 13.-Samuel C. Seeley,
the New York bank defaulter was taken
before United States Commissioner Writ for
preliminary examination to-day. President
Crane, of the National Shoe and Leather
Bank. was present and outlined the crime
and Seeley was held under $4,000 bonds.
He waived examination and said he had
no one who could give bonds for him and
was taken back to his cell, preparatory to
being escorted back to New York United
States Marshal Arnold, finding President
Crane, of the Shoe and Leather National
Bank, such a good companion, and book
keeper Seeley not a bad sort of fellow,
determined to take Seeley to New York
himself in company with President Crane.
Marshal Arnold and Seeley went down to
the depot together. where they were
joined by Mr.. Crane and detective Nugent,
leaving for New York over the Fort
Wayne line at 5:30
After dinner to-day Seeley went to the
barber shop. attired himself in his best
clothes, neatly fitting Prince Albert coat
and dark trousers. and when he came back
to the marshars Office he looked more like
bank cashier than in his gray business
suit. Under the influence of good COM
panions and cigar he threw off his re-
serve and spoke freely about his stay in
Chicago. 1t is a bigger and finer city
than l usually gave it credit for being"
he said. II feel in love with its big build
ings. its hustle and stir. II is away ahead
OF New York. felt lonely and took delight
IN going about the residence districts IL
took the edge OFF my loneliness. / knew
nobody. i went around the leading hotels
put never saw any one whom l recognized.
IL was In this wandering about that L fell
in with Mcfarland. / took a fancy to him.
perhaps because he made himself so pleas
ant, and felt so much the need of COM
panionship. We went to the races several
times. He took me on day around 10 the
Pullman building, and introduced me to a
friend OF his who has a collection of
medals. and / began TO feel somewhat at
ease after coming in contact with such a
pleasant gentleman as the one with the
How did come to tell him who was?
Well, that is a mystery to me. / have no
recollection of the matter. We had been
did. FOR he could stand more than / could
With liquor in my brain / was liable to
confess myself TO the first man who would
these drunks told him my secret. Ger
tainly, In M sober senses j would not have
been such fool Last Saturday night he
came to my room and told me that some
OF his people were Ill at Bloomington. He
wanted me to give him $780, i refused him.
haps one h FANNY sht ah9ss b tha
and l thought of my own sufferinge and
went and hunted him up. / gave him $25
He asked me to meet him at train time on
Sunday evening. or Monday morning III he
failed to get In at the first time I went
there both times. He never showed lip
That was the last time saw the man. He
used my money to get drunk. and after IL
was spent, informed on me-the sneak /
have not language strong enough to express
my detestation of his conduct after the
friendship that apparently existed between
us. and after / had taken him up and
clothed him decently and provided his liv-
ing. But IL Is al. up and Seeley lay back
in his chair closing his eyes and passing
his hand over his forehead. He diverted
every effort To turn the conversation to-
wards the bank affairs.
Before leaving. President Crane was
asked what he thought OF the story that
Frederick Baker had acquired so mysteri-
Gus and terrible Influence over Seeley-pos-
sibly a hypnotic control-by which he alb
sorbed the money which the other stole
.'The directors OF the bank and myself have
made every effort to ascertain what was
the secret relation between Seeley and
Baker," replied Mr.. Crane THAT there
one have not had the slightest
doubt. but what IL was we have not dis
covered. The suggestion that this relation
was possibly in its nature hypnotic is plaus-
:ble, and brings to my mind several new
IDEAS which NAV be followed up. or course
Seeley shows In his face the evidence OF
having been under some physical and men,
tai strain. IL does not appear that this Is
eithsr due to hts crime or his flight but