The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-18

on hoard train en- route 70 Atlantic
CITY. where they are charged with com
uIicity IN the alleged murder Of Jane
. Adams. whose bcdS was washed up on
+ the beach Al The resort several days aso,
William Seller and his brother Arvis
passed through here today shortly after
noon
Tne brothers. who had not been al
D lowed 10 see each other since their ar
rest, n Petersburg. night before last.
t were permitted 20 occupy seats together.
( William SAT IN the seat near the win
dow, his right hand manacled 10 the
left hand gE mis- brother.
4 The detectives gave up questioning the
& prisoners after failing 90 get from VIII
+ liam an acknowledgement that he had
. been with the Adams Ztrl on the night
she is said 10 have been murdered, and
F pushed into the ocean fu0u The new
. 81. .aHa.T 60 pier. IN spite Of the statement
/ Of Arvis that he and William had spent
/ the evening with Jane Adams and the
Z Iatter.s sister
Both Nervous
/ II had been expected that William
would again be par through the third
degree today together with Avis or
Iders from Atlantic City police heaGquar-
tiers, however, cau=cd them 70 change
the program. Eou. men were extremely
nervous duruE The short stop the tram
u.aie AT the station here
They smoked cigarettes necessarily
and begged their guards 10 unSlackl-
them when they were draHn into the
staliou and saw crowd az several
thousands curts1s persons ~ no gathered
Thev said they we're afraid vIolcnca
might be attempted and that they " ould
bc unable 70 protect themselves with
tl-ir hands locked together Their
request was not granted
Talks To Times Man
=. Detectives Miller and MaIsccd permit
ted tLg correspondent Of Tire Times 10
talk to the accused men provided moth
ing was said about the alleged murder
questioned as1ur the charge that 'he
married a Petersburg woman IN 1892
and that she Is stU living, William Sey-
Tor said that no ceremony had ever ta-
ken place
The urIv wife I have living" ne said,
? rsrrUG-IE. as re r-ne1 rapidly on ms
p. ..zrEatts. reside Iu Atlantic city
William wore an OiG blue uniform
. .sat which ne iGa used when a porter
Z at an Atlantic city hotel \ dirty blue
3 sweater was pulled up TO cover his chin
-.a-f ms brother v-ere taken from the
perers5Ire ,aTi tu Inc train
. Several thousand persons had con-
z y
2 and tine police experienced no difficulty
4 ed making wa for the detectives ana
Z their prisoners
With Lowered Eyes
b Vvt.Ham SeyIer. walked with his chir
Iove-ed on his chest, and not once di-
Z ne lift his eyes TO look at those in Jht
lcr9uH. He muttered TO Detective Nil
Ter. rs he IeFt his cell 4 N glad 10 g.
@ gul of this hole, ard when I get home
! YOU viii md that YOU haven't got any
. thing 10 hold me on
II according TO Detective Miller, he hz.
o not vet been appriSed OF the Statement
made bv his brother. Aryis. who cor
r3borated the story told by Alice Adams
sister OF the dead girl IF Seyler doe!
rot break down and confess 10 the de
I / .ectives on the train. ne viii be pu
d Through one Of the SevereSt sweating
processes ever accorded a prisoner Il
- the office of the captain OF detectives.
s Says She Is Wife
si Just as Detectives Miller and MaIsee,
- were Shscyliug William SeyIer. prepara
p. tory To taking the train for Philadelphia
+ E A woman. whose identity the police hav
p not disclosed, appeared In Chief Rag
d lands office and declared that she va
P Seylers wife She claimed that he re
S serted her here IN 1892
? Seyfer. when told of the womau's as
. anything on me. Let her prove that
Z ever married ner- I don't deny that
lived with her but she can't SHOW
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