The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-13
SHOOK SEELEY'S HAND
MIR. CRANE WAS GLAD TO SEE HIS
DEFAULTING BOOKkEEPER.
President of the New York Shoe and
Leather Bank Talks with the Alb
sconder, but Gets No Information.

CHICAGO. Dec. 12-At o'clock this ev-
ening President Crane, of the Shoe and
Leather National Bank, of New York,
walked into United States Marshal Ar
nolds Office. Half an hour later he was
sitting in Inspector Shea's office, when the
door opened and his defaulting bookkeeper
Samuel c. Seeley. stepped into the room.
Mr.. Seeley reached out and took the ex-
tended hand OF President Crane. AS the
president shook Seeley's hand with the
warmth Of an old friend, IT was readily
seen that Seeley was much affected. His
body trembled with emotion, his lips quiv-
cred and, in low, stammering tone of
voice, he said:
s.ldr. Crane, 4 -did not think you would
want to shake hands with me-
Mr.. Crane, pushing Seeley into the chair
beside idrn, replied in kindly tones: "why
Sam, am glad to see you. Sit down.
The door closed on the two men. For
half an hour they were closeted together
Inspector Shea, at the request of Mr.
Crane. invited the newspaper reporters in
waiting to enter the room. To them, Presi-
dent Crane said: Gentlemen, from the
Importance of the affair, you naturally ex-
pect some startling developments from the
conversation i have had with Mr.. Seeley /
have called you in that 1 might speak in
his presence. He absolutely refuses to talk
about his case. He says he is entirely in
the hands of his counsel Frank w. Angel,
who has requested that he talk to no one
about the matter. He has told me that
there Is no one to whom he would rather
tell all than to me, but that he would
obey the Injunction of his counsel He
stubbornly, IL you please, but firmly re-
fuses to talk"
Turning to seeley, Mr.. Crane said: "Is
that not so, Sam?'
Eyes, sir; 1 refuse to talk about the
matter"
At the suggestion of a reporter. Presi-
dent Crane asked the following questions
of Seeley:
WAS there any one else connected with
this defalcation besides Baker,
THAT is the man." replied Seeiey.
Were there no othersy'
AS to the question of authority in the
return of Seeley TO New York, Mr.. Crane
said that 1t was probable that Seeley
thorities. Seeley said: Il prefer TO go back
with the government officials"
Tsers sa,S T Se no shea haSe
ceived the following telegram from In
spector Mclaughlin, at New York, touch
WIS Wish 'na of h District Attorney Fellows to avoid
conflict of authority; that Seeley be re-
manded In the custody OF the United states
gent will reach you to-day. Impart this in
formation to him."
Detective Nugent, who was present, said
an and WI Marshal @ pd Arnoid requested him to ac-
company the deputy, who will return with
Seefey tomorrow afternoon. The prisoner
tomorrow morning He will waive ex-
animation. and an order of court will be
secured for the transfer to New York.
had been perfected President Crane said
II believe that Mr.. Seeley Is glad that this
thing is all over; A great load @ has been
derer for the past few weeks, and know
that he feels better now"
Seeley smiled in assent and was taken
back 20 his cell in Harrison-street station.
Mr. Crane said tonight that under the
terms of the reward offered for the arrest
of seeley 1t will be. paid only after, the
conviction OF the prisoner. This VIII be
sad news for Mcfarland who has made
several calls on the police department to
see when he was going TO get that S,O0O
He wants it all at once. and he wants IL
Seeiey was shown New York dispatches
this afternoon reporting his wife Frustrated
and seriously i'll. He was visibly agitated
and eagerly inquired for late news from
her. Il can't send any encouraging word
to her" he said ,buS hope some .,S,n one will sil
me to say to her. for now that l am down
the whole world is against me-"
did you profit much by the alleged de-
falcation?' asked reporter.
Il can't answer that question now"
Seeley answered.. but / don't look very
prosperous, do /? Do you think / look as
though 1 have very many thousands of
dollars?'
The prisoners agitation over his wife's
illness has made him more talkative, and
he spoke bitterly OF Mcfarland, the man
who aided in his arrest. II don't want TO
say much about Mcfarland" he said, but
/ considet his giving me away low trick.
/ hope that $500 reward for my capture
will go TO the police instead OF to him.
No, have no idea as TO how the bank peo-
pie will treat me. whether they will be
hard on me or not I don't care very
much. as this thing has taken the interest
out OF life for me-"