Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
SBBLY MUCH AFFECTED
When neetlns The President Of tho
Robbed Bank.
no Refuses TO Talk About tho uciai-
eation-Tceis Bitter Toward
Mcfarland.

CHICAGO, Dec. l2.-At O'Clock this
evening President Grain Of tbs Shoe
a Leather National Bank Of New
York, walkoi into Unlto1 States Mar.
shall Arnold's office. Half an hour
aiterh was sitting In Inspector Shoas
office, when the door opened aud bis
doiaulting bookkoopor, Samuel G.
Seely, stepped into tho room. Mt
Seely reached out and took tho on.
tenued hand OF President Grain. Az
the president shook 5oOly's hand with
the warmth OF an old friend, II was
readily seen that Seely was much AZ
focted. His body trembled with emo.
ton, his lips quivetod aud IN a low AMI
stammering tone VI voice, no said;
"Mr. Grain, 1 did not think you
would want TO shake hands with me-"
Mr.. Grain pushed him into tho
chair beside him, replied In kindly
tones; "Why, Sam, am glad ~ SEQ
you, eli down"
The door closed on the two men, For
half an hour they were clOsuted to.
gother.
Then Inspector Shes, ut tho re.
quest Of Mr.. Grain, invited the news.
paper reporters In waiting to enter the
room.
Then President Grain said:
Gentlemen, from the Importance OF
the nfiair, you naturally expect some
startling developments from the con.
vefaaiiOn ! have mad with MT. Scely.
j have called you In that l might
speak In his presence. Ho absolutely
refuses 10 talk about tho case. Ho
says ho IL entirely In the hands Of hil
counsel, Frank w. Angel, VINO has
requested that he talk TO no one abUu.
the matter. He has told me there rs
no one 10 whom he would rather toll
all than me, but that no would Oboy
the Injunction OF his counsel. lie
hlubbOrnly, u you please, bu. II fmly 10.
fuses 10 talk"
Turning 70 seely, no saidi "Is that
not 10 Sam2"
eyes, si'; 1 refuse to talk about the
matter"
At tho suggestion OF a reporter,
President Grain aHked the following
question OF Surly: "Wan there auy
one else connected with this doialca.
ton beaides Baker,"
"That Is the man," replied Seply.
"Wero there no Uthers2o
emo one elso.D
AZ W AAAN NhNhAlNh VI mummy III
the return OF beely 10 New York Mr.
Grain said II was probable that 5eely
would 10 turned over " tho Federal
authorities.
Soely said; 81 prefer TO 20 back with
the government authorities"
"lhere Will DO no clash OF the au-
thorities," Gaid Inspector Shea. "The
New York state authorities have nj.
vlsod mo 10 turn seely over TO the
United STATES authorities"
Ssely was shown the New York
dispatches this afternoon, reporting hit
wife Frustrated anu seriously III. He
was vislbly hgitated, anu eagerly in-
quiIed f0r late uowa from her.
~ cannot send any unoouTAg *
word TO her." he said, "but 1 hope
some one will tell hor am we'll.
There Is nothing for me 10 tell her Tor
now 1 am down the whole world Ia
against mu."
add you profit much by the alleged
doialcatiOb2" asked n reporter.
~ can't answer that now" he said;
"but don't look very prosperous, DO
~ DO you think l look Ms though
l had very many thousands OF dol.
laTt?D
The prisoners agitation over hi,
wite'a illness had made him more
laxative, and he spoke bitterly OF Nc.
Farland, the man who aided In hii
arrest. 81 don't want 10 say much
about Mcfarland" he sRid, "but
consider his giving me away low
trick. / hope that $1,000 reward FOL
my capture will go 10 the police In
stead Of him. No, have no idea rs Il
how tho bank people will treat me
WhethpF they will be hard mn ma al
not DON'T care very much Ra thl
thing has taken the Interest out OF III,
for me-"
Mir. Grain said tonight that undo
this terms OF the reward offered for tn,
arrest Of Seely II will be paid only nfte
the conviction OF the prisoner. Thu
Will be sad news for mcfarland, wit
has made several calls ON the pollcl
department TO sec when he was COINS
to get that $1,000. He wants It all anl
wants II now.