New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-27
ALV0RD SLOW TO FLEE.
DEFA Utter WAS IN MOUNT
VERNON ON TUESDAY.
RODE TO NEW-ROCHELLE, WHERE HE
TOOK TRAIN EAST-POLICE
HAD NO CONCERN.

NeW-York Of S69OOO0 was seen in that city
late as last Tuesday morning. and that he is
now in hiding in the East, or possibly in Can
ada. A man who is in a better position to know
than any one else in Mount Vernon, but who
has issued strict orders that his name shall not
he used gives il as his opinion that the abscond-
or through Jacob Miller, his lawyer, or some
other trusted friend carried on negotiations with
the bank looking toward compromise as late
as last Saturday. The only reason there was
not a settlement this man said yesterday, was
because Alvord did not want to give up enough
of the stolen money. He was willing to give
IN 2 great deal III. fact I am told.' the man
said. that he took 100000 few days before
his defalcation was discovered, with the inten-
tion of using it to square himself for his past
neculations. Evidently this sum was not enough
IN satisfy the bank and then negotiations were
broken off and the news of the robbery was
given to the newspapers on Monday afternoon
The same man said that Alvord had been
nv certain of his friends since his crime and
that he did not seem TO be much worried. He
was lying back in a chair smoking cigar ana
a bottle of wine was before him This was
either On Sunday or Monday. 1t has been ascer-
tanned by the police that the defaulter drove up
10 his home on Chester Hill about 2:30 o'clock
last Tuesday morning. He was in a coupe
driven by his own coachman. He was seen by
a neighbor who has known Alvord for years.
The mar passed by him as Alvord ahghted'
Alvord jumped back into the coupe as ne recog-
nized the man. and then when ne was gone
further down the street got out and hurried into
the house.
The coachman drove into the rear yard and
put the coupe in the carriage house.
ALNoRD DRIVES TO NEW-ROCHELLE.
At about o'clock The same morning, accord
ing to the information Of the police, Alvord
dressed in a light suit of clothing and carrying
a light overcoat, entered the coupe again and
was driven toward Pelham or New-Rochelle
II is supposed that he took a train east of the
New-York. New-Haven and Hartford road.
It is quite certain that the fugitive bank clerk
could have been captured had the bank officers
wanted him badly enough to have placed the
case in the hands Of Chief of Police Foley, of
Mount Vernon, even though they did so as late
as Monday night. But up TO the time that Cap
tain McCIusky telegraphed to Mount Vernon on
Thursday evening last. the police of that city
had received no request TO concern themselves
in the case in any way. Even the detectives who
were shadowing the house did not report at the
Mount Vernon police station when they went TO
look for Alvord at his home. Hence the police
operations. so far as Mount Vernon is con-
.,erned. and that would have been the easiest
place to have captured Alvord, have been merely
formal. In fact, there has been sons doubt ex-
pressed that the bank really wished to accom-
plish the arrest of the defaulter
There are good reasons for believing that when
Alvord drove away from his home Thursday
morning he took a train for the East. He did
not stop at Pelham. because there are no OK
press trains to be had that point. 1t is more
likely that he driven TO New-Rochelle, and
took the o'clock express from New-York to
Boston. This train reaches New Rochelle at
$50 o'clock and makes no more stops until 1t
gets TO Stamford. From Stamford it goes on
through TO Boston over the New-E England road,
stopping at all OF the large stations.
SAW HIM BUY a TICKET
few minutes before the train left New
Rochelle on last Tuesday morning Assistant
Agent Godfrey Leibfried. who selling tick
cts says that big, tall man stepped up to the
window and bought ticket for Stamford. He
was dressed in light suit Of clothes, with
light overcoat on his arm, and the agent noticed
that he a big diamond ring. Leibfred says
that the man resembled in every way the pict-
ures he has seen Of the defaulting clerk. He
had heavy light mustache and light hair.
What was particularly noticeable about him
his great size.
Chief of Police Foley admitted yesterday that
he had been asked 10 look for Alvord. He said
that he made An investigation and is convinced
that he IS not now in Mount Vernon. Chief
Foley, when asked if he would station a guard
at the house. said: Il don't think So our regu-
lar men patrol the neighborbocd and that is
enough. 1t is not likely that Alvord will return
TO Mount Vernon unless he is able to settle up
matters with the bank people
Chief Foley laughed at the theory that Alvord
was in a sanatorium. and that he had been seen
BY p. J. Ring, manager of the Opera House,
driving through the city. 1t has been learned
that the man whom Mr.. Ring saw Mt.
Gunther. banker, who lives in Dunwoodie. He
looks something like Alvord, and was out driv-
ing in a coupe with some friends. Mrs. Alvord
is still at her home on Chester Hill. On the ad-
vice Of her physician, she goes driving every
DAY. She went oui in a closed carriage yester-
dav afternoon. and was driven rapidly away
from the house As she started another man
Sprang in a vehicle and attempted to follow
her. The coachman whipped up the horses and
Mrs AIvord soon outdistanced her pursuer- Be
fore the carriage reached the business centre OF
the city she got out and walked to Jewelry
store. where she left several pins to be repaired
The pins we're Of small value. Their the car
rage went TO the Harlem Railroad station
Later Mrs Alvord who was heavily yelled, and
dressed in dark blue tailor made gown, walked
10 the home Of friend, and returned to Chester
Hill. II was reported yesterday on good au-
thority that the diamonds worth $4,000. owned
by Mrs. Alvord, have been taken from her home
and placed in a safe deposit vault in New-York
She certainly wears no more of the gems wheh
she appears On the street.
RELATIVES HOUSE is WATCHED.
Il Was reported in this city yesterday that
Avord spent Thursday night at the home OF
Charles H Benedict, his father-n-law No l5o