Show BUTCHERED 61 A MANIACI missouri farmer ran amuck with a knife WIFE AND CHILDREN DEAD commits suicide after and if mortally 0 itally wounding four members of eit his family Pr prisoner loner in chicago confesses he la Is seeley tho the new york bank defaulter gica alini case before the grand zury jury ridgeway mo dec II 11 five m act 93 southwest west of 0 this city tills this afternoon david G in a 86 lit fit of insanity murdered his wife nife and two children and mortally wounded his two stepchildren then took his big own life via the weapon of death which the banlao wielded with such appalling results was a large butcher knife th the nearest neighbor of the spraggs lived almost a mile distant and it was some time before the news of the crime spread in a few hours numbers of people arrived from towns and an investigation vesti gation of the lie scene was made lying in the yard near the sate gate were the tha remains of mrs airs mati mutilated almost beyond recognition in the little litlie dwelling in one corner of oc the sitting silting room lay the lifeless body of little caley 6 years old and in the other albort albert a tour four year old bo boy y on the kitchen foor coor stilt still clenching the terrible instrument 8 ment of death in his bis lony jony hands hand lay the author of the awful scene two stepchildren step children of spraggs ss s both under 6 y years ears old were taken to tha gumc of A neighbor ne t gh bor where they are dying from dozens of cuts that cover their bodies evidence of EL a terrible struggle were plainly visible in tho the home the walls books stoves and furniture were spattered with wood blood chairs were apt et the oil can overturned arnod and thin things generally turned upside down TOLD BY BT A CHILD the p particulars artio ulars of the butchery art aro learned from froam dora dor Ons a step t daughter 0 of f g she is a child ol of 11 scars and after afler eluding her step fathers murderous grasp escaped to a neighbors and gave the alarm her stat statement lement somewhat broken because of the intense excitement under which she labored Is substantially as follows had been complaining all morning of an all aching head bead arid and his nearest neighbor mr mayem was sent to Hid seway for a physician soon after I 1 meyers mayors departure tied ca ley leys is hands bandit behind him and deliberately I 1 y cut his throat thront lira Mra rushed inta tha room t tempted to lo interfere when whenn I 1 in made ade a lunge lunce asther at her she sha ran out into into it again closely flowed by br in the house he caught iier her and a desperate struggle ensued ho he cut her head bead almost front from the body and dragged her by the hair into the yard covered with gore and every minute becoming more frenzied returned to the house again to continue his work WO r k 1 dora ora who was sick in bed had climbed out of a window in the meantime and escaped DEFIED THE CROWD when the people first began to arrive they were debei i cl from entering by sr who stood in the door with a a loaded n fill ally be locked the th e dr doar and it was then that he ha butchered his stepchildren step p children just as the crowd iva was 8 preparing to break into the houe boue two shots were heard and when the door was finally forced open was dead the two stepchildren step children who were still alive were cared for but cannot recover SEELEY FOR FOK Z raone Y confided in Zac Farland who told tte the police in ILE chicago chicago dec 11 the suspect under arrett arrest here bere admitted shortly before noon today to day that he Is samuel C seeley the absconding bookkeeper of the tha national shoe leather bank See seeless Se cleys leys remarkable cc and persistence si ce la in denying his identity had completely baffled elie detectives and they had determined to wait the new york before making further efforts when then about noun the prisoner told big ls suard guard that pe wished to see the man in charse charge of the detective force inspector shea and lieutenant haas promptly responded entering the inspectors pi avate office where the suspect had been confined pe he heated gentlemen seeley said affably as the of frons appeared and somewhat dazed at ills his nonchalance they sat sal down now gerale nen ho he continued 1 I wish to thank you for your courtesy couite sy and kindness since rince our meeting last night 1 I have told you repeatedly that my naine Is 13 dale daje but I 1 have become tired of the deception I 1 had no beep last night I 1 ban am weary my V cianic li Is seeley samuel C seeley sceley late bookkeeper of the I 1 national shoe sho leath ieather er bank of new york that Is what I 1 wished to say bay to you 14 do you cure care to say anything about I 1 your case asked the inspector not a thins thing I 1 am ready and willing I 1 to go back to new york I 1 will not make any trouble about As soon as the proper new york officials arrive I 1 will go with them NOTHING AT ALL TO SAY SAT tile the attempted to secure B some me bort ort ot of a statement from seeley in regard to ills connection ditl tho the great steal but lie he carefully avol avoided led making admissions or denials Fe caling his efforts egions lit in that line inspector shea had the theman man taken to the harrlson harrison street station ivI where oviliere liere he wm was locked up jn in a cell to aalt tho the arrival of 0 the new nev york officers seclena Sec See leya leys quarters QUArt cis at the harrlson harrison street station it atlon were tere much less leas comfortable than those lie he had occupied at headquarters where here helas he was allowed to remain in the luxurious private balca of inspector shea but the stuffy ill smelling cell has apparently no terrors for the ex bookkeeper and removing hla his ulster lie he made himself comfortable in the iron bunk his vocabulary became I 1 very ery limited as soon boon as the small door closed behind him and to all he simply replied 1 I have 1 nothing to say bay 11 K M macfarland MAo farland the young man i xv haae hose information led to See leys ax arm 1 I rest was slow low in fa follow 11 iny na up his conquest today to day A Alt it housti tag noxiously awaited by the authorities he had not put in an app carnee tip lip to noon and no one knew ills N berea bouts See leys action lit in voluntarily confessing his identity to a passing after i displayed such auch deenin keenness ess in I 1 evading was thal be euf cleot ot 1 V I 1 1 mao speculation M MAor erland had said bald that bly lidd rt him on an t h he street doted aila to IB th ta races D I 1 r and it after fter sov orl day con 3 alp h had vainly calmly informed tha tio tie wan WAD samuel C 3 oaly ronica WT od in now NOTT york toris for the ills of VS the ti pollee herft I 1 in clinto to an 0 WM bell lepf that detary 1 tf be to varla tiona tr by cintr of th the deter 1 11 I ane w old od informant was all te ivaa tat the ot of th the fulci tive and that tact lag of the 4 reward rot got the otter of at his on abia t blo subject however hoy oyer seeley was waa kai tant n n clant and th the officers viere forced to be ba content with spa ovulation Ou latIon an di the bearance lr Pe arance ot of youl 11 mao ari an j aver er evident evidence it any tied been ban found it t ast ET I 1 pane avenue nut the th f boarding bo araine house at which seeley seeley bad been the police bad refused to say bay it brats as schomm that to no paves of I hortance antl and a solitary aloo bin bill wro found on his person at and id it ros not thou thought riat that any t in evidente evi denee ha been ds covered in we cl mora mom FOR THE REWARD neward durina tto MO macfarland Macra rland put in n im az oe at detective bond abart y H was wa apparently laboring under i ather heavy bur buiten len of into X mcants ana abo tin his co was wag not eid E huelit id ile he w was as ame able however to make mak Ms his understand that he h van ana tot bat attar that ren wara nara ara and that he intended to have it lie ha foum bi h declared de clarea divide alft no 10 on ant after making something fit a botn well siLt t arters ho he left but returned torn time during the tha alter after roon end made nur nerous dem demai ids 43 for the h revard re nl who were sent EMU out to lo loot look up the afo n era record reported that tbt ho had bad been for n m week boina to hid friends that he knew where v W flud coeler mitae according to lo the emco omco oni coris z ta an i ardent admirer of tho the flowing cowine tid end many abany 0 hla bin y tut t be h larn the it artille ile intoxicated ed hal had doel area that lie be crould wall id soon goon wear WCO by it ft eler wt brt a 0 deto cUve ft tic IV it pa rather good loomie anam is 25 years old dresses wll well fa fishily shily tied pcs Is MH M ta frequent the rs cwb ff to his hl i tar jet the ali inam wr were to lear leam 1 rag hie bl esno vr rtuh btty jimmmy sy new maw tork dee da ll II president dOnt CM n it uio the shoe bhea 41 bank gaft this lafter afternoon noon for Cli Chlo toso aro cheral seeley to 1 under an eat |