The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-27
FIXING FOR BAKER
ATTENTION DRAWN FROM SRELEY
TO THE DEAD CAPITALIST.
Talk Of an Autopsy TO See if There
Was Poison n the Case-Uneasi-
ness Among Those to Whom Baker
Was Trustee-Seeley's Chance for
Escape.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The doors OF the
National Snoe & Leather bank were
opened this morning as usual. 1--WE are
preparing for any emergency" said one of
the bank directors today. 1--WE stand pre-
pared to pay out every dollar of our in
debtedness just as soon as it is called for,
but the indications are that We will not be
very hard pressed"
Though there is no apparent danger of
run on the bank, all necessary precautions
have been taken. The sons of the late
Frederick Baker, who was found drowned
last week, and who is alleged by the
receiving teller to be Seeley's accomplish
in the crime of stealing S345, 900, Insist that
that tEeirfather's business record is immca-
ulate: that it is absurd 10 charge him with
completely in Seeley's wrong doing, as he
had no deposit in the bank and left no pa
pers as evidence that he ever had any tran
sactions there.
Gu the other hand, the. bank officials as
sert that Baker had been deposition for
the past thirty years. Paying Teller
Sayres of the bank, a man who for eight
years past has cashed checks Tor Baker
personally, has positively identified the
body of Baker
There is no possibility of doubt" he
said, '.hat the man who was found
drowned at Flushing Saturday, was Fred
erick NJ. Baker, the man who assisted
Seel-y TO rob the bank"
Seeley says he kept but $1,000 of the
S345. 600. the balance having gone to Baker.
Officials OF the bank will try to locate
Seeiey aud offer him immunity from pros
ecution if he will agree to assist the bank
to recover the lost money from Bakers es-
tate, which is considerable.
QUESTION OF POISONING ARISES
The family of Edward Baker, the alleged
accomplish of Bookkeeper Seeley, had ar
ranged that the funeral of the dead mau
should take place on Wednesday but a
postponement is likely to be necessary.
The coroner insists that an autopsy shall
be held in ORDER to settle if possible the
question as to whether death was acciden-
tai or of suicidal design. There is a theory
that an autopsy will reveal the presence of
poison in the internal organs which would
in part explain the fact that the body was
aft )at soon after death.
1t has now become a question as to
whether estates of which Baker was the
trustee or executor, have not suffered by
his populations. Augustus kagei. one of
the heirs o. the estate of Gottlieb kagel,
reported at Bakers Office upon the
authority of the bank named, that he had
ascertained that siXty-tive shares OF the
Chatham National bank belonging to the
estate had been transferred by Baker, May
6, 1873 The bank authorities refused to
say to whom the shares had been trans
ferred, but stated that as executor Mr..
Baker had the rig at to transfer them. Mr..
kagel was excited.
TRANSIT ERRED FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.
al would have trusted AIR Baker as ia
ther" he said. Here he has been paying
me the dividend on the shares regularly
aud he transferred them fifteen years ago
without me knowing anything about it.
The shares are no longer in the name OF
the estate"
Director Beach said this afternoon that
the announcement that twenty per cent
assessment had been levied on the COM
mon stock was premature. LESS than
that will cover the loss caused by the de-
falcatious," he said, but we do not want
TO stop there. We intend To restore the
surplus to its oil figure and in order to
do this 1t may be necessary TO levy an as
sessment OF - per cent or Il little more"
This afternoon representatives, OF the
Shoe ami Leather bank went to the Park
National bank aud Safe Deposit vaults ami
with several officials of the latter concern
opened Bakers box. In IL were found a
lot of important memoranda, check for
SO. SEQ i'll cash aud will executed In
1871.
Business at the National Shoe and Lea
ther bank was conducted rs usual all day
aud the receipts and disbursements ev need
10 extraordinary coalition. Tue b INK Off
Gals assert that they have M doubt thai
the bulk of the money taken by Seeley aud
ker will be recovered.
President Crane of the Shoe and Leather
bank, who was seen after the meeting of
the directors; said: The directors did
not meet 10 Tx upon an assessment of the
bank stock. We have no power in the
matter. We can only suggest to the comp
troller of the currency the necessity of
such action.
CONFIDENCE IN THE BANK SHOWN.
Vice President Pease WAS asked about
the effect OF the defalcatious upon the
tank. Il am prepared" he said, TO buy
At high figure, any of the banks stock
hat NAV be for sale. That is the most
eloquent evidences OF my faith in the bauK S
stability"
Paying Teller Sayre said at the close of
this afternoons business: AT no time
during the day WAS there any semblauce
of a run on the bank. The president and
vice president OF the Park National bank
nave expressed their willingness to come
here and work with us if it is necessary 10
save the bank. Happily this will not be
necessary. We have paid out $50. 600 but
our receipts have been largely in excess of
that amount"
President Crane supplemented this
statement by saying; Nearly all of our
sut Of town CORES poudrnts have assured
US that they will not draw against their
accounts until our troubles are over. One
western firm with more than 500 900 bal
snce, wrote saylng that they mean TO
leave their money on account aud will con-
time 10 deposits with us.
The bank officials are going to pay con-
siderable attention to the late Mr.. Baker s
lie Insurance policies They say they ar
convinced that the Baker family will be
made TO see tue justice OF the banks claim
against the property aud they look for
restitution ample a. The Bakers can make
Acts quicker and goes further than any
other-Dr. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der.