New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-27
unusual degree of interest in persons who
CHANGED to stop before the house
DETECTION OF THE CRIME.
A BANK CLERKS Suspicious AROUSED
BY SEEING ALvORD MAKE
AN ERASURE

ton leading TO the arrest and conviction of Cor
nelius L. Alvord, jr., the defaulting note teller
whose total stealings amounted to $4,000 Vice
President Hine asked yesterday If the reward
was not rather small in comparison with the
amount stolen, but answered that he did not think
It was Asked If there any foundation for a
report that Alvord had been under surveillance by
Pinkerton men after his defacation had been
discovered. but had succeeded in eluding their vigil
lance he answered.: IF any employed by this
bank has seen Alvord since his defacation was
disclosed, have heard nothing of it,
II can supply you with information" said
Jacob F. Miller, Alvords counsel, yesterday. 81
cannot protect the interests of my client by talk
ing"
Mr. Miller refused to disclose the wherea bouts
of Alvord He said that later he would furnish
full statement to the newspapers.
Fisher A Baker, the attorney for the First Ma
tional Bank declined to say anything for publica-
ton regarding the report that Alvord was placed
in the Westchester Asylum after he had attempted
suicide He declined to say why the authorities
had DELAYED in applying for warrant for Alvord's
arrest Asked to the whereabouts OF Mrs. Al
word he said that he believed she is still in Mount
Vernon He .ad heard nothing about her moving
to New-York.
United states Marshal William Henkel said that
none of the United States deputy marshals had
been to Mount Vernon which contradicts the re-
mort that was circulated yesterday that Govern
ment officers were hunting for the defaulter about
Mount Vernon. Henkel could throw no light upon
hiding
any conjecture as to the probable time it would
take to apprehend him.
CIRCULARS SENT OUT BY MCLUSKY.
Captain McClusky. of the Detective Bureau, last
night had two thousand copies of the following
circular sent out:
Five dollars for a6 the
lntoTmaton leaulns 10 Inc tr sSfHtwo vears old
six ST egt ta Weighs 6 Pounds fair
mixed with gray, cut short gray blush eyes, full
f s Ste sr of9 n the FIRST Ma01a in
New-York City and while IN that eapaae2ltEE, stoie
SS1tsin Detective Bureau No 800 Mulberry
New-York City.
The circular bears picture of the defaulter'
for the simple reason, the bank officials state that
none is obtainable by them.
CAPTAIN McClusky said yesterday that he would
at once cable to the police authorities of all the
leading cities of Europe. asking them to be on
the lookout for Alvord. He had reason to >be-
lieve that the bank officials had been negotiating
with Alvord or his representatives with the OBJ
ject of securing the return of any part of the
100000 stolen by Alvord.
He was unable to explain he added, why the
Police Department not sooner called in and
assigned to the case but it none of his bust
ness He had been called in, and would make
every effort to land the absconder. AS far as he
knew no one despite all reports to the contrary.
had seen Alvord since Thursday october Is
CLERK FIRST TO BE SUSPICIOUS.
In order 10 make clear certain misstatements
and MISUNDERSTANDING, Vice-President Hine yes
terday explained in detail some Of the incidents
leading up to the discovery of Alvords crime. In
the first place Mr.. Hne said AlvOrd had worked
steadily and without suspicion until the afternoon
of Thursday October 49, BY the merest accident
a clerk him make certain erasures in the
Clearing House sheet, and, while he thought this
unusual, said nothing about it to anybody until a
little after 1 o'clock. BY that time Alvord had
b,,+f cd he would
he had some work TO finish.
When Alvord failed to return, the clerk who had
seen him make the erasures on the Clearing House
sheet made casual mention of the matter to As
sistsnt Cashier Backus. The latter. without sus-
pecting that anything wrong, looked over Al
Words balances and found several discrePancises
words adjustment, when he decided TO make a
further examination and soon saw that many
items had been deliberately falsihed.
BY this time the suspicious of the assistant cash
officers of the bank had gone for the day but
gathering number of clerks; Mr. Backus vent
few hours had overwhelming proof Of Alvord's
Mr. Hne did not say how Alvord learned that
he under suspicion, but he confirmed the re-
on Thursday evening, and, seeing others at work
his books. realized that he had been discovered
Alvord had not been under surveillance to
that time although It has Seen SAID that ne was
Gals are convinced that he did got 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 date.
BANK EXAMINERS FOUND NOTHING.
Mr. Hine also said, in answer to questions, that
the defalcation had been discovered three days
after the bank examiners had completed in
vestigation of the bank, having discovered no ir
Irregularities. and that the examiners had had no
part Wha tever in the detailed examination of Al
words accounts which resulted in finding that the
teller had stolen S690G)0 Mr.. Hines attention
was called to the circumstantal statement OF Al
words methods which issued by the Acting
Controller OF the Currency a few days ago, which
statement apparently based upon a report
submitted by National Bank Examiner Hanna. and
in which il said also that the defalcation had
been discovered on october 10; but all Mr.. Hine
would say about it that the reporters had
better get the Washington department to explain
the discrepancies between Acting Controller Kane 8
statement and that made by the bank. An eX-
PLANTATION sought from Forrest RaynoT one
OF the local National Bank Examiners. who would
only say that the rules of the department forbade
him TO discuss any phase of the case.
From high and undoubtedly we'll informed au-
thority certain well defined and important state
ments yesterday. They were largely refuta-
tions of newspape stories which had gained wide
circulation end obtained credence in certain quar-
tiers. II absolutely denied that Alvord had
taken any bonds from the bank and also tina [
AlvOrd had been entertainer of the bank OIL
Gals at his Mount Vernon home. II also again
denied that the bank holding off in its prose-
promise favorable the stockholders. The matter
entirely in the hands of the police. it said
and the officials believed they were working hard
and to the best OF their ability the case.