New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-28
ALVORD ESTATE ATTACHED
BANK ACTS MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER
HIS FLIGHT-NO CLEw TO THE
ABSCONDER.

Judge Lawrence of the Supreme Court, yesterday
granted an attachment for 100000 against Cor
neIus /. AIvord jr. the defaulting note teller. In
favor OF the First National Bank. The attach
ment was based on the deposition Of William b.
Reed, cashier of the bank. which recited that Al
word had been employed by the bank for twenty
years, the last five years note teller. and aAeseu
that within the last six years prior to October To-
Alvord had embezzled money and funds OF the oahh
to the amount of 100000 The conversion was not
known discovered until October H. Ihe nahk
has employed persons TO search for him at Mount
Vernon and at many other places put eHorts 10
find him have been unavang.
1t is alleged that he made false entries on the
books to deceive the officers OF the oanK On
October Is he entered on the balance book of his
department 81 40 705 the amount OF exchanges,
to wit, money and funds of the bank on hand in
his department when in fact the amount of such
exchanges only $780, O5, and he exhibited the
entry of $1,47O7o5 to the United States Examiner
who examining the bank. as the true amount
of the exchanges.
William V. Doty. the janitor of the bank, in an
affidavit. said that he Alvord leave the bank
about pm. October 1S Mr.. Doty said: You're
going home already?" AlvOrd said he was little
early, but he going. About els p. m while
Doty was in the hall. Alvord came into the hall
and said: Who is around in the note teller's de-
partment?" pointing to the department Mr. Doty
said: 81 don't know" Alvord said: THE curtain
is pulled down and somebody must be in there" He
turned around and went OFF.
The attachment was not received at the New
York Sheriffs Office yesterday.
Fisher A Baker, of Peabody, Baker & Pea body
when seen by reporter in regard to the attach
ment, refused to say what property had been 10
Gated, or answer any questions having any bear
ing on the Alvord case
The following questions were submitted to Vice
President Hine:
Against what property of Alvord has an at
tachment been obtained?"
Would the bank be willing = accept partial
restitution from Alvord and let him go free in re-
turn?'
why has the bank delayed action since Octo-
Der 1872"
To all these questions Mr. Hne returned the
answer, II have nothing to say"
There was a conference at noon Yesterday be-
tween Fisher A. Baker and Vice-Presldent Hine.
While the two were talking Captain McClusky,
head of the Detective Bureau. arrived. He spent
about ten minutes in earnest conversation with
Messrs Hine and Baker, and then went hur-
riedly uptown. When approached by a reporter he
refused to say what had been the object of the
conference.
At the office of Jacob T. Miller, Alvord's lawyer
it was declared that nothing was known about the
attachment. No notice has yet been served on
Mr. Miller who absolutely refused to discuss the
matter
A significant remark dropped yesterday by
person authorized 70 speak for the First National
Bank, to the effect that the bang was almost sure
10 get Alyord before long When and where il was
h0ped TO accomplish this was not made clear.
The $1,000 reward offered for Avord's capture
brought no fresh developments In the case yester-
day. so far as the police of Mount Vernon are con-
cerned. Ihey are making determined effort to
capture the dofaulter as Chief Foley does not be-
lieve that he is in Mount Vernon About the only
authoritative clew that has been obtained
ing MS movements since the robbery of the bank
is the story told to the police by OF his
neghbors that AlVord was seen early last Tues
that he drove in the direction of New Rochelle
The description given by Assistant Agent God
frey Liebfried of the large who bought the
ticket of him and took the $50 over
the New England road tallies with the absconder
almost exactly. The ticket seller is still under the
impression since he has his picture that the
stranger was Alvord. Alvord weighs 321 pounds.
But there people In Mount Vernon. and
they include some of Alvords closest friends. who
will believe nothing else but that he is in New
YORK, hidden away. while he Is trying purchase
his liberty from the bank by offering restitution
through his attorney. At II o'clock yesterday Mrs
Alvord and her sister. Mrs Williams. left their
Chester Hill home and were driven rapidly away
in coupe. They returned at 5 o'clock. 1t is said
that they went 70 Pelham Manor where they took
a New-Haven suburban train for Harlem. 1t is pre-
suTned that Mrs. Alvords trip for the purpose
of meeting her husbands lawyer Jacob F. Miller
Of New-York
Lawrence in the Supreme Court against Alvord's
property in Mount Vernon had not been received
by Deputy Sheriff Moore late last night 1t is ex-
pected that the papers will be turned to
that he will have his deputies take charge of the
property of which the following Is a schedule
House and lot, $4,000; vacant lots $4,000 six
horses, $500; six carriages and two sleghs $4,000
six sets OF harness, SOOO furniture. $1,000 and
A man who is intimate with the Alvords saws
that the diamonds, which valued about $1,000
have been taken from the house and secreted.