The Washington herald., 1906-10-18
SILVIERA FLED SOUTH
Missing Havana Banker Seer
on Way to Venezuela.
THE CARMELINA SAILS AWAY
Vessel with stolen Money Aboard
Departs as ship Bearing News
Leaves for New YOrk-AbscORdeF
and His Family Are Booked as
Passengers on Cattle Boat.

New York Oct 17.-Manuel Silvierar the
Havana banker who is supposed to have
decamped on the steamship Carmelina
from Cuba and taken with him $LOCO'-
600 or more of the money Of the bank
ing house OF CebaTos & Co. Of this city
is known to have been aboard the Car
melina at the Island Of Curacao on sun
day. October :, a week after he left Ha-
vana. The news Of the presence there
was brought by the Red Line steamer
Zulia. which sailed from Curacao on Mon
day, October s.
Can't. Bennett Of the Zulia said he had
seen the Carmelina enter the harbor on
Sunday the It'll. and had heard the
vessel call for coal. At the time he had
not heard the report that Silviera was a
fugitive. and paid little attention to 1Ae
arrival OF the Carmelina. He was not
even certain whether he had sailed the
same afternoon or the next morning. He
had heard that she was 20 touch at Port
Cabello, for which port she had some
cattle
SiIvieras on Board.
ON the Zulia was H. B. Chase. who
said the names Of Silviera, his wife, and
two children were on the passenger list
of the Carmelina. He had seen copy
of the list In the office Of Revas Fensen
* Co, who We're the agents for the Car
melina. as well as the Red Line.
The four passengers were booked for
New York via Curacao, said Mr.. Chase,
and when he saw it he had wondered
why any one sailing from Havana had
taken such a roundabout course 10 get
10 New York. He thought that il was
probable the party would come on the
Zulia, but they did not leave the ship,
so far as he knew. and he was inclined
to believe that they had gone somewhere
else.
May Be on other Vessel.
However. ne saw in port the steamship
Prinz Friedrik Hendrix which was 10 sail
the day after the Zulia. and he thought
the party might have taken passage on
that ship The Priuz Friedrik Hendrix is
due here about Saturday or Sunday.
2Ir. Chase was quite sure that the
CarmCIiGa had sailed from Curacao on the
afternoon Of Sunday, October Z.
The Zuiia left port the following day.
but heard 10 more Of the other vessel.
Presence Of the Silvieras in the little
Isand until This afternoon. when the re-
peters went on board the ship at quar-
aItinC, and asked the captain if he had
sem anything of the Carmelina
fapt Bennett said the Carmelina was
liat when she came into Curacao, though
shs had her cattle pens on the deck He
ha4 not seen the master of the vessel, and
VS. not positive as TO the port for which
shd had cleared.
VIII seek SiIvieFa's Arrest.
Al soon as Ccballos & Co. learned that
Silyera was in South America. Mr. Fisk,
OF tle firm, informed the law firm of Sulli-
van & Cromwell, who are the legal adj
vises of the banking house. and steps
will Poe taken Immediately TO apprehend
The hnker and make him account for the
fund
Mr. Nelson Cromwell who has had the
matlT in hand, was out OF town to-day.
Mr.. lowe, OF the firm, who was appointed
reCeiNr by the courts. was also away,
and Till not return until tomorrow.
Owing 10 their absence, nothing definite
could be learned at the Office of sullivan
* CDmwell as to what steps viii be
takeIitO bring Silviera TO an accounting.
II stated with authority, however,
that ,u application viii be made to-mor-
row Of Friday 10 have the State Depart
mont take steps for the return OF SilviCTa
Co his country Tor trial on the charge of
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