Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-11
THE WORST IS FEARED
Facts Connected With Nj. A|Veys
Disappearance Cause Alarm
NOTE WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE
His Hat Found on Canal Bank Near
Where He Wrote.
LEFT ALL his vALUABhEs.
Money Evidently Taken from HIS
Pocket Found With His wfll and
His Watch uid mt Heme-Drsx tie
Canal.

The canal bank has yielded Up the hat
Mr.. John 4. Alvey, who has been miss
ing since Wednesday, wore when lass
seen.
Mr.. Alvey was traced yesterday by che
detectives TO a point about half way be-
tween the OLD ana the New parnp-houses,
and about a quarter Of mile thk side
OF the Haxan Station OF he James-River
Division of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road. Here his hat was found lying In
the path between the river and the canal
lie can be traced no further.
To-day the canal at and below this
place Will be thoroughly dragged. AZ
the body is not found. and other stronger
clues do not come TO light, the water
win be turned from the canal tonight
and n complete search VIII be made to-
morrow.
The mystery Of Mr.. Alvey's disappear
ance has been placed In the hands OF the
Richmond National Detective Agency
Mr.. Alex. "a. Browneu general manager.
and his force Of assistants have been
tireless. They have a clue in the finding
Of that hat that looks most plausible.
MAN MR.. BOYD MET.
4 man was met by Mr.. r. ID. Boyd,
foremon of the Jamcs-River Wat"r
Power. under Mr.. II. u. IsaacS late
Wednesday evening on tbs cana Oai-''
about seventy-nge yards TINS siee 'h'
spot where the hat was found. rms man
asked Mr. Boyd 10 lend him a pencn,
which the former did. The latter trim
med the pencil twice with MS Own pocket
knife and wrote a note on his memo
randum-book. Mr.. Boyd s!anced up du-
ring the writing, and saw these woris:
MY dear wife"
The pencil was presently returned anu
the two continued their wakes, in oppo-
site ,4roctions--Afr. B0yd coming TO Rich
mond. This man answers tho des,Tip-
ton of Mr.. Alvey.
When tho hat was found. the superin-
teudent of the detectives took IL TO Air.
Edward Alvey, brother Of the missing
man. It was at once isentHied as the
one Mr.. Alvey wore on "Wednesday. He
looked at general Appearances Ar.
Rrownel found under the sweal-band the
word Alvey in largo letters. Upon a
piece OF paper. used as wafliing, also
under the sweat-band, we're tho worfs;
John y. Alvey. No. sls west Grace
street. Richmond, Va" The hat Is
Berry & CO.. OF this city.
Much OF the evidence thEt the dotoc-
tives have lead them TO think Mr. Alvey
is in the canal. They and the fhiniiy
fear the worst. But the former are not
stopping in their search in other direc-
lions.
Every clue Is being followed. Tho hat
might have como there very well In seve-
raj ways, without the owner having
int ha .1x
ANOTHER MAN SAW HIM.
Mr. Alvey--3f II was Mr.. Alvey that
Mr. Boyd met-must also have met an
other man. This was Mr.. George Hanna.
OF Manchester who Is employed by Boyd.
Hanna is said 10 have been returning TO
the city lust behind Mr.. Boyd. A partial
search was made In Manchester yes
terday for Mr. Hanna, but he was not
found
Some developments OF yesterday point
to much elaboration on the part OF Mr..
Alvey. Mr.. I'd. Alvey found s. presuma-
bly, pocket change; his brothers. keys.
and his brothers will piled together i'm
the safe NJ the store. Ills watch, which
he always wore TIN Wednesday, was
found yesterday, after a search. hid
under some cravats IN a bureau drawer.
So significant was the testimony Of tho
! ownerless hat that tho detectives made
an effort 60 have the water drawn from
the canal yesterday. This was found to
be impractcable. though Mr.. Isaacs very
cOurteously gave his consent.
The search will be carried on vigor-
ously all day to-day. Joe Edwards and
other divers and dredgers have been en-
ployed, and Will begin work on the canal
this morning.
IL was reported yesterday that a man
answering the description OF Mr.. Alvey
had been seen in Petersburg the night
before. but an investigation showed that
this was another man. Friends OF Mr..
Alvey have noticed Zoe some time chat
he seemed more depressed than usual,
and they now fear the worst while hoping
for the best.