New-York tribune., 1900-11-10
ACCUSES ALVORD DIRECTLY
WITNESS TESTIFIES TO SEEING THE
EA-NOTE TELLER MARK CLEAR
ING HOUSE SHEETS.

Inc further examination in the case of Cornelius
L. AVord 1r. formerly teller OF the First Ma
uonal BANK who is accused OF embezzng $3.50 900
=. tue oanks funds, was continued yesterday before
omted states Commissioner Shields in the Federal
Sui!ding Assistant United States District Attorney
"iu"lh lh appeared for the prosecution and Jacob F.
4illIer for Alvord. Few spectators in the
courtroom Alvord entered the room in custody Of
United States Marshal Henke and a deputy.
morton F. Moore. employe OF the teller's
department of the First National Bank was again
on the witness stand He identified various Clear
Ing House sheets. and said they made up
from slips made by many different clerks. Mr. Mil
ier IN his cross-examination brought out that
AlVord had nothing to do with these sheets Moore
said he made them out himself and ALWAYS took
them to the Clearing House. Whiting Snow. as
slstant cashier of the bank. called to give de-
talis OF some testimony given by him on Thursday
JACOB Cohen. assistant receiving teller Of the Clear
ing House, was called next and identified Clearing
mouse sheets showing large entries by the First
National Bank. The sheets were admitted In evt
uehce. Joseph Ptckard general clerk in the Clear
ing House. also identified sheets OF the Clearing
Rouse and they were admitted
NJ g. Hanna. OF Brooklyn an Assistant Rank
examiner. put through long examination
anu Cross-examina ton. He examined various Clear
li'5 mouse proofs and testified putting various
nsures on them. 1t brought out that Mr.
0iii1 ulu not examine the visible cash assets
oI the bank TO see If 1t compared with the total
amount given Mr.. Hanna had found the Clearing
mouse sheets Alvord's books and everything he ex-
aiiilheu 10 De correct He had not examined every
thing connected with the bank as that was not his
duty.
FRANK McCulagh, assistant receiving teller OF the
oa"N, eS''hed that he made out the slips each day.
which contained the exact amount on hand TbasA
were given TO the paying teller and then taken to
UHe note teller, who had them made out in the
clearing sheets. Mr. Miller endeavored to bring
Jul lhat the note teller did know anything
ABOUT the slips after they left his hands and was
pdr'Iy successful He also succeeded to a certain
extent in showing that the slips were not literally
department. Mr.. McCullagh identified about a dozen
slips of the first two weeks in October as written
by him and known be correct.
John D. Garrison. clerk in the note telePs de-
partment directly accused Alvord Of changing the
Clearing House sheets and swore that he saw him
90 So He had worked in the cage with AL
word. about twenty-five to thirty feet away from
him. Describing the examination Of the Clearing
House sheets by Mr.. Hanna on October Is, he said:
sheet was given to him (Alvord) 1 him turn his
back to the man next to him and make some marks
Mr.. Hanna. ~ "
Mr. Miller made Mr.. Garrison admit that he did
not know whether Avord really changed ANYTHING
not.
The counsel for the prosecution attempted to
show that the slips down tho note teler's
department by Assistant Receiving Teller McCul-
were changed by Alvord TO meet the deficiency ne
had made. At this point the examination was ad
)ourned by Commissioner Shields to Tuesday at .
p m
The officials OF the First National Bank yesterday
secuted the alleged interview in which Alvord was
quoted as saying ne had an accomplCe in the
bank. The officials said they did believe the in
~ i gnu JH Ihi, II 1IVora sed what was credited
truth In his statement