The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-19
SEELEY WILL.
|SOPENED
TODAY
SHEDS LITTLE LIGHT
ON THE TRIPLE
TRAGEDY.
Shows Love and Desire TO
Provide for Family's
Happiness.

tuFthNF evidence mat WillihW u,
sceiey murdered his vito and
daughter rather than have them
face the Disgrace OF discontinued
social position 70 which they had
been accustomed Tor years. was
brought ont At the inquest ordered
today by Coroner y NJ Snyder At
The undertaking establishment Of
nntterworth a Sons
an hope that che sealed envelope
marked Private Papers. VIII ard
Insurance Policy. " l. s." found
IN seeleya desk AZ the offices Of
w W Wiltshire. % the New York
block. would Ia some measure show
the direct cause Of the terrible
triple tragedy we're set az rest this
morning. when Coroner Snyder
opened Che scaled packet.
Murdered Woman Hls Beneficiary.
The envelope contained two docn
meutK Ono Was d llfe insurance
policy foF $1,000. drawn Ia favor
OF hia sifa. and the other was his
lass vii aud testament penned IN
1895 in which Mrs Soeiey d made
beneficiary and exeeuifi4 Tho ne
Insurance policy VIA one Issued BY
the Modern Muodnru u the World
~ Ottawa iil. in 1854
AlthauRh these Documents offer
no direct solution 81 the apparent
double murder aud suicide. indirect.
iy it seems a matter II ease %
Rad between the lines u tangled
life
seoiey was proud. polished. &C.
cuatnmsd 20 a NE ~ ease and com.
fort. A short time after his mar
plage h Miss Catherine Smith. the
late Mrs seeicY. the man made his
will In her favor. lie Insured hiH
HE FOR e. 900 in her favor. And al
this . NnoFe of years aEe.
aansy Was Due Friday.
A. tmn sent on and seeioy A..
preached mlddls age fhe wheel ~
fortune aia NOT favor che former
Hatiauaf hank examiner and recug
nired attorney ~ law
flla finances we're ~ the lowest
ehh he borrowed money 90 keep
up appearances Even last Friday
be- was tn have frturnea a sum %
mouoy 10 VI ". Wilahire for office
rent advanced. A nute for $3.50
was due February
Ana seeing himself bearing stead.
ily toward the financial breakers.
sceiey Thought ~ the life Insurance.
policy and the viii be bad drawn
in favor 81 those beloved
Before leaving for bis homo last
ThugadAy Afternoon a IA probable
that aealey looked over the two
for the last time
Appreclafinr The meaning ~ as.
grace and shame TO the proud wife
aud daughter his self murder
would call down upon their heads.
soeieya mind. In the opinion 81
many. suddenly crumbles and. poe
neaasa uf q murderaas mania. the
cfaxed man welded the death
blows. Then. realizing perhaps
what he haa done. seeley took his
own life. wodglnE himself between
the bodies Of those be ouced loved
Ne Evidence o. Insanity.
When the inquest called BY Cor
0ner Snyder convened az Batter
wuriha undertaking pagiofH today
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney r.
~ HolEhelmor cndcavored 70 hiring
out evidences % insanity as affect.
ing sesley. but none 81 the VIZ.
nrssea remembered a single Co..
stance when SeeieY showed signs
of an uuhinEed mind
w. W. Wiltshire testified that Seer
loy was apparently ia the best Of
health and spirits az an umcs
pr. A. g. Crookal. who perform.
"a the autopsy yesterday afternoon.
stated that there were no indica-
iinua Of insanity aH far as his OK.
animation showed Tho brain
showed no Indications q injury or
disease
~ a Durham. a personal friend
~ seelpY, repeated bis connection
with the dead man bat could throw
no additional light on the tragedy
Police Captain Vs. F Laubachcr
and Captain OF Detectives Charles
Tounaut told of the discovery of
the bodies after they were notified
by Guy NJ Hmolscr and r y 20.
bell
Charles n. socley. the millionaire
brother ~ scelcy. was 10 have left
pomeroy. bis home. fof Seattle yes
torday morning. hut was unable