Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-14
That Mcfarland Played On Bank
RObber Sam Seeley.
GOT HIS CONFIDENCE AND MONEY
Only to Betray Him to the Police.
Seeley Opens Up and Talks
About His Life In Chicago and
How Mcfarland Worked Him.
Seeley Was Lonesome, and
Was Glad to Make Up With
Anyone.

CHICAGO, December 15.-Samuel G..
Seeley, the New York bank defsuiter,
was taken before United States Commis-
missioner Writ for preliminary examina-
tion to-day. President Crane, Of the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather Bank, was pres
ent and outlined the crime, and Seeley was
held under $4,000 bonds. He waived ex-
Is;uination and said he had no one who
couhS give bonds for him, and was taken
back t6his cell.
United, States Marshal Arnold finding
the gener9. president, Crane, OF the y a.
ttonal Shoe anc Leather bank, such good
companion, and 2ookkeeper Seeley not
bad sort Of fellow, determined at the last
moment this evening TO take Seeley TO
New York himself in cSmpany with Presl-
dent Crane.
Marshal Arnold and Seeley went down
TO the depot together, where they were
ioined by Mr.. Crane and DeteStive Nu-
gent, leaving for New York over the Fort
Wayne line at $50.
Under the influence of good companion
ship, Seeley threw off his reserve anG
spoke freely about his stay Ia Chicago.
ut is bigger and finer city than
usually gave it credit for being SAID
Seeley.
81 felt lonely and took delight in going
about the residence districts. 1t took
THE EDGE OFF MY LoNLINEss.
I was ready to conHde in anybody. went
around the leading hotels. but / never saw
any one whom recognized. II was IN THIS
wandering about that l fell in with
Mcfarland. ! took fancy TO him, per-
haps because ne made himself pleasant
and l felt so much in need Of companion
We went to the races several times. he
took me one day around TO the Pullman
building and introduced me to friend Of
/ his who has collection Of medals, and l
began TO feel somewhat easy when coming
in contact with such pleasant gentleman.
"How did l come to tell who L was.
| Well, that is mystery to me. nave no
recollection Of the matter. We had been
drinking several times to excess, At least
had, for he could stand more than / could.
With liquor in my brain, l was liable 10
confess myself TO the first man VINO would
be willing to hear me. / suppose in one or
these drunks l told him my secret. Ger
tainly in my sober senses, would not
have been such fool.
81 asst Saturday night be came to my
room and told me that some of his people
were iii at Bloomington. He wanted me
to give him 500. l refused him. After
he left my room, l thought perhaps some
If his family might be suffering, and l
thought of my own sufferings and l
WENT OUT AND HUNTED HIM Up.
| I gave him SIS. He asked me to meet him
| at train time on Sunday evening, or Mon
dav morning. II be failed to get in at the
! first time | went there both times. He
! never showed up. That was the last time
| that / saw the man. He used my money
TO get drunk, and after IL was spent, in
formed on me. The sneak. l have
not language strong enough TO
express by detestation of his conduct,
after friendship that apparently existed
between US, and after have taken him up
and clothed him decently and provided his
living. But IL is all up" and Seeley lay
back in his chair, closing his eyes aud
passing bis hand over his forehead, he di-
verted every effort to turn the conversation
towards the bank affairs.