The Forrest City times., 1900-10-26
|HE D[FAULI|NG IHLER.
Nothing Yet Heard of New York's Latest Napoleon of Dis
 honest Financing.
GOTHAM BANKERS MUST BE STONE BLIND
Cornelius l.. AIvord Kept Flooded Horses and Costly Carriages, Which He Aired at Saratoga, and was Known Among the New York Bookmakers as "rhe Prince"

Bookmakers as .rhe Prince"
 New York, Oct. 25.-Up to Wednes- day noon Cornelius l.. Alvord, the de- faulting teller of the First national bank, alleged to have robbed the in- stitution of S700.000, had not been ar rested, and it was said no news had been received of him. Mrs. Alvord left her home in Mount Vernon, and came to this city. It is said she does not intend to return to Mount Yer non.
 A splurGe at Saratoga.
 It has been learned that when the Alvords went to Saratoga. last sum- mer, they took with them all their horses and carriages. It took two ears to transport the outfit. The horses were biooded animals. and the vehicles were all of the handsomest description. One set of harness alone is said to have cost S1,5o0, and every thing about the stable equipment was on the same scale.
 Cleared Up the Whole Matter.
 Vice-President Hine, of the First National bank, in answer to a number of questions put to him in regard 10 Alvord and the general situation, said that the bank had cleared up the whole matter of the dedication 10 its own satisfaction. This was in terpreted to mean that just how and when Alvord had taken the moneys ha6 hAon 1tooouaraI hu hA off Is Mir. Hine said he did not care to talk about the matter
 President Baker. who arrived at the bank from Tuxedo, would not say anything to inquirers, except to refer them to the vice-president.
 Regular FreQuenter of Race Tracks.
 A well-known bookmaker said, af- ter hearing of the missing mans acts:
 'Alvord was regular frequenter of the tracks. He was accompanied by . woman with blonde hair, who wore . thin, filmy veil. which, while not thick, served to hide her features so that if I saw her on Broadway would not recognize her.
 Known as s.rhe Prince"
 'He generally bet on the English system. That is to say, he knew all the bookmakers by sight, and at a race he would go to the bookie and say, bet me two hundred on this horse.' He would go the rounds of the bookies. putting bet with each one Every Monday all the bookmakers would go to the United States hotel, and there he would settle up in spot cash; never any checks. and every Monday, regularly. Because of this peculiarity the bookmakers used to call him The Prince"
 Posed as n British NobIeman.
 Al Davis, another turfman. made the statement that in Saratoga AL word was known as Hon. Mr Alvord, the younger son of an English earl Davis, too, says that Alvord was in- variably accompanied at the tracks by woman.
 The banks officers positively deny that anyone in the bank or any of its depositors was in collision with Alvord. He had the implicit confidence of the officers.
 Alvord's Antecedents.
 AIvord, according to a dispatch to the Times from Syracuse. was born in that city, and belongs to family of bankers. His father was Cornelius L. Alvord, ST.. brother of the late Thomas F.. Alvord. formerly lieuten. ant-governor of the state. Cornelius Alvord, Sr., was one of the best known men in central New York. When, 30 years ago, the family moved from Syracuse to a town oe- tween Albany and Hudson. He was treasurer of the Bank of Salina Aa- terwards he became treasurer of the Salt Springs national bank. succeed ing l.. B. Judson, Sr., whose niece he married.
 C. L. Alvord. IT,, is cousin of Mrs. James l.. Cheney, of Syracuse. His relatives in Syracuse refused to talk about thim or his family.