The herald., 1894-12-12
TIRED OF THE DECEPTION,
Absconder Seely Admits His
Identity.
The Right Man in Custody in
Chicago.
A BibulOus Companion Betrayed
Him to the Police.
He Is Willing to Return to New York
and Face His Accusers, But For
tho Present Refuses
to Talk.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The prisoner sup.
posed to be Samuel G. Seely no helped
to rob the New York Shoe and Leather
bank of 1854. 900, was as noncommuni-
cstive today 40 when taken into custody
last night. He insisted that his name
was Frank j. Dale. and said he never
heard of Seely, except through the pa.
pers. Lieutenant Haas of the detective
department declared there was not the
faintest doubt that Seely had been
caught. He said: II have offered to
send to any part of the country for any
one who could identity him as Dale, but
the prisoner dec lares he has no friends.
Wa expect New York officers here to-
morrow"
Seely's remarkable coolness and per-
sistency in denying his identity has
completely bsffisd the detectives, and
they had determined to await the New
York officers before making further
efforts, when about noon the prisoner
told his guard that he wished to see the
man in charge of the detective force.
Inspector Shea and his lieutenant
spector's private Office where the sus-
pect had beon confined.
BE seated gentlemen" said Seely as
the officers appeared, and somewhat
dazed at his nonchalance they sat down
Nov, gentlemen" be continued, 81
wish to thank you for your courtesy and
kindness since our meeting last night.
1 have told you repeatedly that my
name is Dale, but have become tired of
the deception. had no sleep lsst night;
am weary. My name is Seely-Samuel
G. Seely, late bookkesper of the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather bank of New
York. That is what wished to say to
you"
"Do you care to say anything about
your case 2" asked, the inspector.
mot thing. lam ready and willing
to 60 back to New York. | will not
make any trouble about extradition.
As soon as the proper New York officials
arrive will 60 with them"
The officers attempted to secure some
sort OF q statement from Seely in regard
to his connection with the great steal,
but he carefully avoided making admis-
sions or denials. Feeling his efforts in
that line unavsiling, Inspector Shea had
the man taken to the Harrison.street
station. where he was locked up in cell
to await the arrival of the New York
officers.
Seely's quarters at the Harrison street
station were much less comfortable than
those he occupied at headq uarters,
where he was allowed to remain in the
luxurious private Office of Inspector
Shea. But the stuffy, ill.smelling cell
had apparently no terrors for the ex-
bookkeeper, and. removing his ulster,
he madefhimself comfortable in the iron
bunk. His vocabulary became very linn
tied as soon ae the email door closed
behind him. and to all questions he
simply replied: Il have nothing to
say"
H. E. MacFarland, the young man
whose information led to Seely's arrest,
was slow in following up his conquest
today. Although anxiously awaited by
the Authorities, he had not put in an ap-
pearance up to noon, and no one knew
his whereabouts. Seely's action in
voluntarily confessing his identity to a
passing acquaintance after having dis
played such keenness in evading arrest.
was the subject of much speculation.
MacFarland had said that Seely met him
on the street, invited him to the races,
had calmly informed him that lie was
Samuel G. Ssely, wanted in New York
for the theft of 1854, 900.
When MacFarland returned to the
Central station the second time he con-
sented, with some show OF reluctance, to
tell the story of his first meeting with
Seely eight days ago OF Dearborn street,
between Madison and Washington
streets. He said:
HE spoke to me as a man does who
is unacquainted. and asked how to reach
the Roby race track. l had nothing to
do, and offered to show him the way to
the depot. l walked as far as Adams
street with him and told him to take
tho street car to the union depot. Then
he invited me to 60 with him, and l
accepted the invitation. When we
started for the track he told me that his
name was @. q. Evans. We went to the
races and he lost $96. if l correctly re-.
member. He seemed to have plenty of
money, and when we started back to the
city he invited me to company him to
the race track the next day. That day
he lost $50, and after the races he showed
me a card which he said bore his righ
name-FrGnk j. Dale.
This aroused my suspicious, and 1
went to the police station to get look
at Seely's photograph on the circular Of
fering $4,000 for his arrest. l had seen
the circular before. and when got
second look was sure that my new ac-
quaintance was Sesly. We went to the
track the third day and Seely won some
money, but he lost again the fourth day.
We met each other every day at the
Lincoln hotel on the North Side, and
last Friday, while we we're talking. Seely
took his pencil and wrote his real name
ON card.
Ibid you ever hear of that man p he
asked me. l told him mad read in the
newspapers OF man by that name who
had skipped from New York with q pile
of money.
"'Well. I'm that man. he eaid, and
then he asked me if was going to give
him up"
mcfarland said Ssaly was pressed
fox uDoney last Thursday. and had y