The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-27
Detectives Securing the
East for the De.
faulter.
REWARDS OFFERED.
Bank Officers Are Now
Determined to Pros
ecute.
RFPEBL.IC SPECIAL.

REPrBII' SPECIAL.
New York Oct. cG.-Eeyond the an
nouncement OF the First National Bank
that it would pay Il reward OF S.too for the
capture OF Cornelius l.. Alvord, Jr.. there
were no develorments OF Importance today
In the case of the defaulting note teller,
who robbed the bank OF $4,000.
All sorts of stories are In circulation. how
ever. as TO the whereabouts of the missing
man. Witnesses came forward and testified
that they had seen Alvord on Tuesday or
This week boarding 4 train at Mount Yer
non. where he lived. for Stamford. Conn.
From Stamford Alyord could have taken
train TO Boston and then he might have
gone on 10 Canada.
on the other hand Chief McCIuskey of
New York. who Is conducting the search.
learned that Alvord had been seen going
south on Pennsylvania train, and the per
son who gave this 'nformsti ton said that the
de1aulter had left the train at Washington.
Any BE I'm Washington.
Chief McclusSey at once te,egraphed TO
Major Sylvester. Chief Of Police of Wash
inSton. asking him to make a search for
Aivord In that city. The Washington clew
may be due TO the fact that Thomas AL
word. Jr.. cousin of the missing man. T.
The secretary of the Congressional Library
in Washington.
The cousins have been very warm friends,
that Tom Alvord, who is known as one
of the ablest political writer's in the United
states. might have undertaken TO assist his
relative. The Chief intimated that his in
formant had even suggested a search OF
the private rooms in the Congressional Lii
brary.
A dispatch from Washington tonight
says the local detectives have been looking
for Alvord. but have been unable 10 find
any trace of him.
Mrs Alvord. II is said, is preparing TO
leave her Mount Vernon home tomorrow.
Her destination is unknown The servants
were busy to-day packing trunks and
boxes. and it is said the house will be de-
serted by tomorrow night.
Bank Will Prosecute.
Vice President Iine OF the First National
Rank said to-day that he believed Alvord's
steallngs would be materially reduced by
restitution, but he added that the bank
would not agree to ''let up'' on the default
ing note teller. and from the manner of
Lawyer Miller. IN discussing the case it
was inferred that negotiations looking to a
compromise of the case had fallen through
The fact that the bank has offered re-
ward of $500 for Alvord's capture would in
dicate that this is 80
The Evening Telegram TODAY prints the
statement that Alvord was taken to and is
stfll in sanitarium not far from Mount
vernon The assertion is made that when
the defaulter knew he had been detected in
his stealing he completely collapsed
How Alvord Was Detected.
In order to make clear certain alleged mis-
Vice President Hine to-day ex-
planned in detail some OF the incidents lead
Ing up to the discovery of Aivord's crime
In the first place Mr.. Hine said Alvord had
worked steadily and without suspicion until
the afternoon Of the 18th instant
BY the merest accident clerk saw him
make certain erasures in the clearing house
sheet, and, while he thought this unusual!
said nothing about II TO body until short
" after o'clock By that time Alvord had
gone, but 1t was expected that he would re-
turn, as he had some work to finish.
when Alvord failed to return the clerk
who had seen him make the erasures made
casual mention Of the matter to Assistant
cashier Backus. The latter, without sus-
pecting that anything was wrong, looked
over Aivord's balance. and soon found sew
eral discrepancies He was on the point
OF leaving matters for Alvord's adjustment
when he decided to make a further exam
ination. and soon saw that many items
had been deliberately falsi;ied
By this time the suspicious Of the assist
ant cashier had become very much aroused.
All the high officials Of the bank had gone
for the day, but, gathering a number of
clerks, Mr.. Backus went hurriedly over
the note telier's books. and in a few mo-
ments had overwhelming proof of Alvord's
guilt.
Saw His Books Examined.
Mr.. Hine did not say how Alvord learned
that he was under suspicion. but he con-
firmed the report that the note teller re-
turned to the bank early on Thursday even
Ing. and. seeing others at work upon his
books, realized that he had been discovered
Alvord had not been under surveillance I'D !
to that time. although 1t has been said thai
he was suspected as early as the 18th inst
The bank officials are convinced that
he did not go to his home the night Of the
18th. and they are also convinced that he !.
has not been there since the morning OF
that day.
Alvord's crime came to light exactly three
lays after the national bank examiners
their examination. While the
First National Bank officers admits that |
Alvord's wrongdoing is in no degree the |
result of any laxity on the part of the |
yet they seem somewhat an
loyed at what they regard as misrepresen-
tations on the part of those attached to the !
,fiice Of the Comptroller of the Currency at |
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SUSPECT AT STAMFORD.
Stamford. Conn.,. Oct. 26.-It has been
earned that a man answering the descrip-
ion of Alyord, the missing note teller of the |
First National Bank. New York. visited on |
Tuesday the sanitar1um of Doctor Frank |
1. Barnes. on the outskirts of the city
Doctor Barnes stated that the man looked |
,bout the place for some little time and
made a number of inquiries, bu: went away |
without giving his name or any clew as to |
lis identity.
st. Louisans Rehearsing for
he Winter Opera, with brilliant |
Two Color Sections.