The sun., 1900-10-25

M NbHAh.LIJN Ia. AINOftIl.
AEencies everywhere are searching for
hhl, and Il Aeen eye is being kept on
eTfry outgoing steamship and train from
III city. The pulicc departments of all
(M foreign ports have been notified TO
watch all vessels arriving from America.
III Alvord has fled the city. he has at
ehSt start of four days on his plr-
Spers. He was last seen at the bank. mt
5@Wall street. on Thursday. That was
Ihe day his crime was discovered. and
nice that night the detectives have been
'enrching for him. He left the office
ihout o'clock in the afternoon. Ii is
'aid in Mount Vernon that he was seen
nero aS late as Saturday This seems
Improbable, though, aS his crime was
nsn known and detectives were watch
ng his home closely.
nj President Baker silent.
president George a. Baker arrived at
aN "illcc from his home in Tuxedo short
ysMiorc the bank opened. He declined
0 tAhe any statement and referred I'LL
n2 'refs to Vice President Hime. MIR.
~ 4e sald thai he WAS too busy to make
M detailed statement Just 1T thar time,
pN would bare something to say later.
lh A.8 president was evidently engas-
81 aar@ other things, iii tiuinp WORK
10y ail fotlneuy bren done by .AlNGr,
n eEe are ne Startling developments IN
tM sa>g ssil Mr. lfine "Ne laye
Aq .'i#lit Alrnrl, and We dp moi Know
NJ 5a Is. Z
s Eliae .ittlinei q saH anything theti
hh q. lnnGih ~ time tillt the pt,rlla
lN hid hGnu going pa ur alimit The
~ n III Nhiclt the thcfys had been
n ara have iWrl runlors Of culinSioii III
'H a, such Il suspicion arist,S IN uy-
7N .gl bank IMbhelN and III Il c;tsc like
Ea Nliep nearly il million dollars Was
~ Z and the lrrGenies extended over
;4 4erIhlc period Of time. they have
f' e l1lee 'tn this point the lHriill olli-
~ were questioned, and thcy all ,lcclar-
q ilitl To- the best Of their knowledge Al
~ Worked al1M" and that lleihad no aid
VI ~ crime from either any other enl-
" l.s Of the bank ul any Of lille deposit
'R ~ The Investigation of llis case
ri il9t much mol% than begun. il is pos
#D lilat II may yet he found that there
III rollllSlon III the cnlbpzzlemtait.
shhs Recover Some of the Money.
N ther y. Baker. counsel for h. bank
vi 4nr of the directors. said: Il want to
W ic report that we know where Al
n lS' wish we did know. and we
~ w soon have him III custody. We
s l'' recover nj least S20O,0OO III read
~ houses, furniture, etc.
"a r. tinker would say nothing further
" y lie matter.
&. H5RH States Bank Examiner Hanna
= y " The home Of United States bis |
II money Burnett in reference to
II w. Mlch Is one for tho federal |
"a =. ieAeral Burnett was mol at
u " ~ iln", and Mr.. lInnm weN
III 7 "is expected thnj he would -
4 '6 i'2tHlal building latcr and lay
brl"fr the federal Authorities.
II ni men who journey down
4. t9 il,e Aall street district every day
n - sa@" with open eyed curiosity
! h1lel EaHk building. at Wall
81 Iiai Broadway, in which is the
M llahll bank, The scene OF the as
II Hi1 operations Of AlvoM. The three
II 5s tAal ~ Wall street asked We're:
Il wy ne get the S1u0,0O0y What did
~ the money and whore is hey
tIle first question completely
AidoWs the other two, and even old
Il Wcrc unable satisfactorily 10 an
Il 'i'iS question. They discussed it
aS themselves, and every working
n "i every Wall street bank talked of
Y w and how he managed to steal
t""' IN five Years in one of the rich.
'ha most exact and conservative
nf Wall street. In his peculiar
II Alvord was a genius and is another
faiion of the fact that it is next TO
to devise system of book
Rihg That is not susceptible to the op-
IONS of dishonest men.
a'a an old and conservative banker:
~ az loss to understand how Alvord
E4."d the money. 1t is evident to even
most casual observer, however, that
man must have had unusual powers
= note teller and furthermore that
IN gree OF TRUST mis lvpJacI "a. ....-..
III ~ easy TO understand why he was