The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-30
FOR ARREST OF ALVORD
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFFERS
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
RUMORS AS TO HIS HIDING PLACE
Said to Have Collapsed and Gone 70 a
Sanitarfum Vice President Hine
Doe Not Think He Has Been Home
Discovered-The Discovery Accident
ally Made-Alvord Sees Others at
Work on His Books and Leaves.

New York, October ga reward of
5000 will be offered by the First Ma
tional bank for the arrest and deten-
ton Of the defaulting note teller, Cor
nelius L. Alvord. This conclusion was
arrived at and announcement made
today after a long conference Of the
bank officials with Captain McClusky.
Of h detective bureau.
The Evening Telegram today prints
n is still at a sanitarium not far
from Mount Vernon. The assertion is
La that when the defaulter knew he
had been detected in his stealing he
completely collapsed.
Stamford, Conn, October 26.-It has
been learned that a man answering
the description of Alvord, the missing
note teller of the First national bank,
of New York, visited an Tuesday the
S~anitarium of DR.. Frank II. Barnes, on
the outskirts of the city. DR.. Barnes
stated that the man looked about the
place for some little time and made a
numbe of inquiries, but went away
without giving his name or any clue
as to his identity.
In order to make clear certain alleged
misstatements Vice President Hine,
of the First national bank today ex-
planned in detail some of the incidents
leading up to the discovery of Alvord's
crime. In the first place, Mr.. Hine said,
Alvord had worked steadily and with
out suspicion until the afternoon OF
the 18th instant. By the merest acct
dent a clerk saw him make certain
erasures in the clearing house sheet,
and WhiIQ ha fh0pOhf this 11nIlSuQl
said nothing about it to anybody until
shortly after 4 o'clock. By hat time
Alvord had gone, but it was expected
that he would return, as he had some
work to finish.
When Alvord failed to return the
clerk who bad seen him make the
eraSureS made casual mention of the
matter to Assistant Cashier Backus.
The latter, without suspecting that
anything was wrong, looked over AL
words balance and soon found several
discrepancies. He was on the point of
leaving matters for Alvord'S adjust
ment when he decided to make a furth-
er examination and soon saw that
many items had been deliberately fall
sified.
By this time the suspicious of the
assistant caShie 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
teller's books and in a few moments
had overwhelming proof of Alvord's
guilt
Mr.. Hine did not say how Alvord
learned that he was undo suspicion,
but he confirmed the report that the
note teller returned to the bank early
on Thursday evening and seeing others
at work upon his books he realized
that he had been discovered.
Alvord had not been under surveil-
lance up to that time, although it a
been said he was suspected as early
as the 10Th instant. The bank officials
are convinced that he did not go to
his home on the night of the 18th and
they are also convinced that he has
not been there since the morning of
that late.