New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22
orEI.Y KEEPS PRISON BOOKS.
LIE SHOE AND LEATHER BANK DE-
rAULTER AT FAMILIAR WORK
,,rx HAYES. OF THE KINGS COUNTY PENI-
-,.vr1,RY. BELIEVES THAT HE HAS BANK
pprs1DENTs AND CASHIERS IN CHARGE
WHO COULD GIVE CARDS AND

r,,py RELIEVES THAT HE HAS BANK
n,rs,nENrs AND CASHIERS IN CHARGE
WHO COULD GIVE CARDS AND
SPADES TO THE ABscoNDER.
.,e second floor of one of the big buildings OF
-, xi,rs County Pentcntiary. and away of In
'ne Inv. oorner Samuel Seely. the former employee OF
w. c,oa and Leather Bank. New-fork city Is at
.s Ia xvo.k of foep.ng books and adding columns
MS s,,ras 4 year and a half ago Seeley-'Sam
80, his friends called him-i!ved with his family
ualssv-st and was Juggling with hgures 70
,l tbefts of about S50.0Oo committed by HIM
e0 ,s aao h.s confederate Baker. Then followed
s.,, the discovery of the frauds and thefts, the
an1inc of Bakers body at Sands Point. the search
~ cealv and his final capture in Chicago. And
DAY Seeiy with years more to serve Is smut
tom the world by the stone walls OF the pehiteh-
law nearly forgotten by everybody OUTSIDE save
hv his relatives. a few friends and the oincers'
;ockhoders and deposors of the Shoe and Leatn-
er B.nk 49,. .., .h
,u,i,q Yesterday and came to a big room where
no,v men in striped clothes were curing horse mar
tom South America, and preparing II ior use III
,rsinr seas and backs Of upholstered chairs Al
ha mint where there is a stairway going down 10
he first floor A Tribune reporter came upon SeeN
". VAS sitting at a low fiat desk Of polished OAK
- ,a f,u broad glare of light that entered through
,,e windows Of his sheltered corner. On the desk
- hook. sheets Of accounts and penman :
.ra,hsrnalia. He rose quietly. Strip man OF
hroadcloth AID fine linen. crop his halr anu uie9S
him N a black and white striped uniform just H"r
200 ether striped uniforms worn around him. ana
ou ran get an idea of his true character anu
ahuitv Nothing can make him distinguished 'ncn
cave what is really himself.
when Seeley rose he looked man OF ordinary
.,,o,rance with no predominant CHARACTERISTICS
- face or manner that would make a person LOOK
perhaps a little more than middle hegh,, am ra,ber
and light closely cropped hair. He Is closer!
pgsav4n' Of course and there is slight cast IN one
~ his eyee HIS face is not parucuiaiis '"o"e
one nor even intellectual one ..,. ra..v
well now thank you; much better man hons his
fore r. and he threw his hands apoVe .- ms
head to express the relief from meh'a iou y hem
work do here is light and Agreeable Inc! We Det IN
reiy n. mn" nv work know something about keep the
accounts OF this department. but things are S fr,
now and there isn't much 10 do Yes sec N! iar
n ~ sometimes when visitors allowed TO come
inside on Sundays Aymar? he IN ano'ne u. pa 90
ment but OF CoIrfe s thf Intend TO do When
here i've got some long years ahead Oh me u
se aXo do no, get a chance TO read the news
gamers lis against the rules here. but they alo"
ps 10 have magazines and religious BOOKS. es'
Rnt / get plenty 10 eat: this work Is better than
being at a machine and. all in AL. I'm treated
SLY takes pride in his work and his figures
and additions are said TO be accurate HIS manu-
writing is plain but not especially gracei9i.
HAYES, who says that from the body OF prisoners
:, his charge he could furnish all the men neede!
for banks business except the lanitol; mas H. ~
An especially high estimate OF Seeiys ta,en!s' ne
savs ihat there are former bank presidents ana
cashiers and forgers In the Penitentiary VINO cou,u
cars and ba nd s eent r nm tn To
Ris position in the Shoe and Leather Bank ana
kep; IT, because he had influence as MI hayes sA''