New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-01
No NEWS OF SCOVIL.
A FIRM OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES SAID TO BIZ hoofN'
ING FOR HIM. =

ING FOR HIM.
II vas understood Yesterday that Devon ~
Swan. the stock brokers who laiIcu ." ScoyiI had
consed uencc of the forgerles OF W. E f~;tye cus-
enCa1 red detectives to follow tnen WSo'rt which
toner The Bank of the state OF eW,rhinb ScoyiI
hod loaned money on the stocks 10 VIZ I,,,,rosoJ
hd attached forced powers of attorney, IS suppTSr
In he instigatng the search for MN. i. u" Nh
ont attachments on the Brooklyn real es'alc, 49,
80 20 Tho mortgages on 1t. his action cod,csi9
fhe recent transfer by ScoyI 10 tae M'' S tbc
Trust Company, but about IL the omtcIs VI .bnt
bSnk declined TO talk. They SAID YESTERDAY tn"S
they were simply trying 60 protect the lhIeIgsi' 90
tLc bank but beyond that statement theS III" "o'
care, they said, to discuss the mattel Lord Dav
30 tldings of Scovi were received Dy L2ru, i DaS
& Lord he task of searching Tor MIN ias p G
mtrusted by the firm to Mooney " boiahu, r nin"
of private detectives. Mr.. Boland salu 10 AIip-
UNE reporter: 80,
We have as yet received definite information OF mi
Scovl We lavc however, traced MS movements uP vi
$50 A. IN Mondt ~ aud have shre"d St7plcioh as ~
wncre he went then Under the clrcHl, V, ,ri II
decline TO say wba' thos suspicious tend to"apu. va
has o two DAYS clear start OF us for II was ony yes
to-day that learned for certain that he hau ocou '
In this city on Monday
II was learned from Trustworthy sources that the
Information concerning ScOvns movements on
Monday came from the officers of the Mercantile
Trast Company 1t appears that after leaNing
Black Rock on sunday Mr. Scoyll' acc.omP aIdoI
and Montgomery drove to South Norwak. Here
tu.v renamed until clock IN the evening, wneh
they drove into New-lork. Early on Monday
morning the deeds were signed, the exact time at
which the transfer was made being 3:Zo a. H. NJ
Mont gomery was unwilling to talk further on tn9 ne
subject. he considered he had already sald an
there was to saw ON his part. He wished, however,
posItvely 10 DENY that he had ever said any hing
tending to dscred the efforts of Lord, Day N LORD
TO find Scovi though published interview seemed
10 mply this He had merely said that even II he
had known ScOvil to be forger he would have had
no authority to dctan him.
Daniel Lord said:
We had news of q slight clew to-day, and came down
TO The oicc feeling hopeful. So far, however, n0lhlng
has been heard by II was only yesterday thaI
learned OF .covis having been IL the city on Monday
detective from the Grand Central Depot came down anu
told us ne mad seen Then we learned LlaJ NE hau
been In the company OF the officers OF the Mercantile
Trast Company am at present helping my brother TO
form some idea of ne amount of the distracted secdr
Ines but az vet We have reached conclusion Any
how me pecunlary loss very small. but arc using
every endeavOr ScOy IN the interests OF pnDc
| morality.
Later in the day Franklin Lord said:
1t Is mpus 'ibc now TO arrive at a definite esu
maze of the amount of the stolen securities They are
worth over 800 600 hut less than $l50OO0 That IL
| the nearest / can onlle to the exact figures.