Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
RICHMOND VA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26. 1899


a situation.
1t IS supposed the body was floating
down the canal, when IL became caught
IN some manner, az an employee OF the
Tredcgar Company stated yesterday that
hc had seen, about 3:20 o'clock, Just three
quarters Of an hour before Mr.. Miller
made the discovery. what be took 20 be
bundle OF clothing floating down the
canal
CAUGHT IN SUCTION PIPE
IL seems strange that the body was
found floating ina the canal after the
water had been turned from the bed
week ago and no trace Of Il was seen.
out this is explained by the theory that
the remains had become iodged IN the
large suction pipe which supplies water
10 the Chesapeake and Ohio tank at the
Second-street shops. For a week or
more this pipe had not been In good work
ing condition, and on Friday one of the
employees used long pole. and by dnt
or hard work, forced something which.
at tho time. he took TO be a bundle of
rags from the pipe This ne Us now con-
WINGED must have been the body OF Mr..
Alvey.
The finding OF Mr.. Alvey's body in the
canal confirms The theory on which the
National Detective Bureau was at work
MIR. BroWnell traced the missing man TO
Fourteenth and Cary streets and thence
back to Ninth and Cary streets. and
thence 20 the tracks of the Chesapeake
| and Ohio at Eighth street. From there
step by step. the deceased was traced
mp the canal bank TO the point where
Inc wrote the note % his wife and where
| the hat was found. The note was not
found on the body, but may have been
written on the roll Of paper in the
pocket. ana the chirography may have
falaI ffI.r n tod q he
water.
AS TO THE REWARD.
Mr. BTownell was confident that the
body would DE found either IN the canal
or river and though the case was re-
Gently taken from his hands and placed
In that of the Chief of Police, ne con-
tinued TO search for the remains on
Friday as told in the Dispatch, Mr..
Edward Alvey had a conference with
Chief-of-Police Howard. and it was
agreed TO offer on yesterday an increased
reward Of 500 instead of the 500 offered
by the National Detective Bureau. This
offer however had not become effec-
tive when the body was found and Mr..
BroWnel VIII pay the 500 TO Mr.. Charles
Miller when proof is placed i'm his hands
that he Is entitled to 10. Mr. Miller Will
pay "a portion of the money TO Mr..
HOuchcns for the aid rendered by him.
~H-''A NA+N ''N+ AtN t''N tHAll Nf'A
TO The undertaken yesterday. Mr. Miller
began to look about for the reward ne
had earned He was informed that he
would be paid the SEQ offered. but hav-
ing heard that circulars had been printed
oHering 500. ne took steps to secure this
amount. lie engaged the services OF
Attorney J.. 81. George Barraud who saw
lne CnIeI-ol-F Ponce ana endeaVoreu To SEE
cure the mshei amount. ine Cnlei ln-
formed him that the 500 had not yet
been oneIed' ana ii ls thought that Mr.
NiAei VIII accept 'he $iVO without Iurlhef
VuealioH.
HISTORY OF TIE CASE.
Mr.. john i. Alvey disappeared from MS
| place OF business. ln this city, Two weeks
ago last Wednesday afternoon. he had
some ihIee months n'I'ie u.en mace "u-
/ mum "lvI ga eng t7''''0 " iil' -i'0io' 'Ig
( l1io W. 4. Llpscoiro' ana mao slFeh DoHu
/ lh INC sum OF f''"l- ll WAS Thought li4t
/ the worry lnciuehl 10 ihe ndhittihrnl OF
/ inl5 estate h'd Nii"al'-iceu -le Aili',.' ""u
! mat me- mao committed @dicIur- be i---
/ tvcs were engaged To search Ior hln'
and ou Thursday, the 'ih, me" iounu
/ hat which was idenuhed as me one Ar.
| Alvey wore, ON the canal BANK, near me
paper-mills. IAey sallsHec themselves
| that the missing man Hdu Deeh seen aI
/ that spot ana then, concluolhs lAat ne
! hid ifieh OF J-Inl."i 4ltI ''e "'' '''
on sunday hao 'ue Wd.-r oIa"n rom
, n,7 Mr. al AiyeC anu
no trace OF the unfortunate merchant
was found, and the searching party die
rected their attention TO the river From
time to time clues which seemed TO lnui-
cate that Mr.. Alvey had gone or ON
| train. were run down, but OF were vain,
and the friends of the deceased had about
despaired of finding the body when it was
! located yesterday
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED
Mr.. John II. Alvey was native or
Richmond having been born here about
afty-seven years ago. He spent most of
| his early life I'm New Orleans with his
uncle. Major W. G. Lipscomb, but re-
turning To- Richmond quite a number Of
wears ago. embarked I'm the feed business
/ with his brother. Alr. Edward Alvey, un-
| der the frm-name of Alvey Brothers. The
/ business prOspercd. and the deceased was
| REGARDED I'm the business world as most
! careful and conservative businessman.
! He married in 1892 Miss Mary Savage
] Starke. daughter of the late Monticello
! ctarle clerk of the Court of Appeals.
Tie leaves. besides his wife. one child,
Marie AGED wears: a brother. Mr.. Ed
ward Alvey. and sister, Mrs. c.. G..
( Scott MIR. Alvey was not a member OF
tho church. but Ies9larly a,'ehued All
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FUNERAL Ilii9 Ar l1-i'->OO-''
The funeral will take place from the
/ residence at $3.50 this afternoon. The
service will be conducted by Revs. ). y.