The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-25
PRICE TWO CENTS:
EIGHT YEARS FOR SEELY
TIE DIRECTORS or THE BANK RE.
FUSE TO HELP MN.
ue will Get on with Little Over Five
Years on Good Behavior-He is
Glad Il Is Over.

NEW YORK, Dec. A-Samuel c. Seely.
the defaulting bookkeeper Of the National
Shoe and Leather Bank. who was arr
rested in Chicago on December 11th. and
last week pleaded guilty to an indictment
against him for defrduding the bank by
making false entries and converting the
raigned before Judge Benedict In the
United States Circuit Court to-day for
sentence. The specific sum mentioned in
the Indictment as misappropris1ed by
Seely is only 5000, though his peculations
from the bank FOR the benefit OF Fred.
erick Baker, which had been going on for
several years, aggregated S354,oco. out OF
this fabulous sum Baker only gave Seely
$40 to get away with after his crime had
been discovered.
SeeB was brought from Ludlow street
Jail 10 the Federal building at II O'Clock
this morning by Deputy Marshal John T..
McAVlney ana taken TO the oiiice OF
United States Marshal McCarty.
THE DIRECTORS REFUSE TO HELP sEELY.
TWO directors of the Shoe and Leather
Bank had long private interview Win
Seely in the Marshafs office this
noon. Scely told them he would
give them all the Information In mis- power
TO help them TO trace Bakers missing
well as he was able To Strengthen out the
tangled accounts for that per. od even II he
should be sentenced 10 ten years.
Lawyer Angel made an earnest appeal
TO the two directors To interceded w.th
Jud2e Benedict IN Seelys behalf, but .thsy
positively declined to do so and simply
said that they wouid not speak a word
TO the Judge one way or the other.
IL was 28D o'clock when annd many curt
ous spectators attracted 10y the motor city
"a oh
Seely responded quickly 20 the call OF his
name ana walked To the bar with firm
step, but he looked pale. detected and
cFestfallcn. I'm fact almost daze1 lie
was I'm charge OF United states Marshal
McCarty and = deputy marshall tfs
wife's uncle. Milford +. Hailenbach stood
with him in cOurt.
GGyEN EIGHT YEARS.
Lawyer Frank ". Angel iuterccded for
his client and said that he thought the
ends Of Justice would be met by me
minimum punishment. lie said Seeiy
had told him openly that he was gully
and deserved punishment. he said Seely
had over 600 accounts under his care.
His first mistake was an error. He should
have goue to the President OF the bank
but instead he went 90 Baker, "A man
of will power and decision, who easily
Influenced Seely. He had not placed the
Government TO any expense or trouble OF
"A trial. lie asked that the sentence
should be executed In the Kings county
penitentiary.
Judge Benedict then sentenced Seely TO
eight years In the Kings county PEN
SeeIey was az once removed from the
courtroom and taken back To Ludlow
street jail
WILL GET OFF WITH FIVE YEARS.
The maximum punishment for his
crime under the statute rs ton years
Imprisonment and the minimum hFe
wears with the allowance FOR good con-
duct the actual time Seey viii serve
viii be about i've years ard four months.
In passing sentence Judge Benedict
said: '"The law must protect The banks
and IS intended 20 deter others from
committing similar crimes.
lust before Secly was called To the
bar. President Crane. OF the Shoc and
Leather Bank; Nice-Presdent Peace and
Director Beach entered the courtroom
and took seats IN The rear OF the gal-
lery. Mr. Peace and Mr. Beach are the
two directors who had an interview with
Secly i'm the marshaIS oihce this morning
and refused 20 intercede with the Judge
i'm his behalf after Seeiy had told them
ali he could about the banks accounts,
and how to trace Bakers missing checks.
sEELY rs GLAD IT Is oyER.
After Seely was taken from The court
room back 10 the marshals office 10 get
the commitment papers he said 10
Deputy Marshal McAviny, who had him
in charge.
Il am glad It is over. | would rather
serve twenty years In state prison than
suffer as ! have done during the past
ten days. The past ten years have been
terrible to me and the anguish In
descTbable."