The evening world. Newspaper, October 23, 1900, Page 1

GML WAS DRUGGED: FUR MEN ARE HE Mystery of Jennie Bosschieter’s Death Fully Cleared Up--- Sensational Arrests. George Kerr, the wealthy and influential manufacturer of Paterson, N J, and a brother of ex-City Judge Kerr, with his three companions, was held for the “wilful murder by drugs’ of Jennie Bosschioter, the pretty mill girl whore body was found on Friday morning near Wagarow Bridge. ‘The other men are William McAllister, well known in society and the ron of a wealthy mill owner; William Death, who has been married only five weeks, and Andrew Campbell, a mill foreman. ‘The mystery of the murder was cleared up to-day by the confession of Garrett A, Stowcroft, a cabman, who drove the unconscious girl and her companions to three doctors, and when she expired went to the lonely spot in Bergen County where the body was tumbled out into the roadway, He REJECTED ICH e|/Son of Wealthy W. J. was given $10 to keep silent. Tho four men pleaded not guilty and wore held without ball. The court was crowded with influential friends ba Telatives ready to furnish bonds for a million, If neresnary, CABMAN’S CONFESSION CLEARS UP MYSTERY. | The four young men of Paterson, N. J, who are accused by the police of that clly of drugging Jennie Bons chieter (o death, were arraigned this morning, The courtroom was crowded to suffor eation. All four pleaded not quilly to the charge of wilful murder and were re manded to jall, Dall was refused, feene In Court, Not until the young men were led from Police Headquarters to Reco Rentor’s court did the silent crowds rounding the Court-House realize that four of the best-known young men of Paterson were really accused of one of dhe gravest crimes ever perpetrated In Paseale County. ‘They were led across ‘the court In full sight of the crowds by Detectives Titus and Taylor. George J. Kerr was the firet lo be are reigned. He ix niurried, His wife was hot in court, He was apparently une moved, and when Recorder Senior raid "You are accused of causing the death of Jennie Bomschieter, on or about Oct 1, by adminintering to her drugs, What have you to say? He waved his hand to his brothar, ex Judge Korr, a lawyer, who stood at hie eide, “Plead not mullty and waive ex amination,” said Lawyer Kerr wald the Her He seemed He was married only Willlam Death followed, greatly perturbed. recently, Death, who is a (all young man, was well dressed, His counsel, Charles B. Dunn, pieaded for him to the same chara, MeAllinter’s Sisters Present, ‘There was i sensation as young Me- Allister was led in by Detective Taylor, He is the best looking and best dressed of the quartet. His #isters, soclety wom- of Paterson, were in court, ay checked mult ‘and He was compored and faced the Recorder with his hat on, His manner Was haughty, As the Court addressed him he removed his hat and was about to speak when the charge but his lawyer, John H. Rey- idged him and whispered to t. He, too, wae held for ox- amination Jater and left the court-room if going for a drive with his gloves in bie hand, The laat to be arralgned was young Campbell, a pale, smooth-faced fellow Who Jaa bookkeeper in Hand's oilk mill He was dressed in mourning and seemed ®roally agitated, Seott and Harding, his Attorneys, spoke for him. There wan a hum of gurprise in court as the men Were led back to thelr ceils, While the four young men were being arraigned funeral services were being held over the body of Jennie Honachiet- erin her late home a litile over a mile: Away Feeling Againat the Prisoners, Tt waa not until today that the cit!- zene of Paterson were really aroured to 6 run Pesci of the crime that had within the city Hafite, igs t ot of the drugaing, and the ‘of the giri were frown vil wave of indignation swept over pred crowds surrounded Pollen Headquarters and gathered at corners. They denounced the police for not mak- ing arrests earlier, and sald that Chief Graul's age wan no excuse for tho delay and giving an opportunity to the men to escape, ‘They Averred that no arrests would have been made had not Dr, Townsend furniahed the clue to the myetery, Up to that time the police were about to are rest an innocent man, All of the young men under arrest fave hosta of friends, are wellsto-do| ¥ and employed the leading lawyers to defend them, Stoweroft, Known as “Garry Henn,” the hackman, was not formally arrest. 0 until noon to-day, ie is Known a jarmions fellow, He ie & “night-hawk,” but has never been in trouble before, ‘The Funeral Mopped, ‘The dead girl's funeral did not take Place this afternoon at the hi eld at her home County Physiolan Andiew J, Moliride ordered that an: other inquest and autopsy be held This will be the third time the phy- Melane have held an autopay, and thie atep was made necessary because to- day's developments established the fact that the crime was committed in Pas. sale County and not In Bergen, as was at first supponed, ‘There were fe hundred persons pros: ent at the ceremony, inside and outwide of the house, but when the funeral was delayed the crowd ineresed fully three hundred, The autopsy was performed inside of an hour, and then the funeral got under way, The slow moving procession on Ite way to Fairlawn Cometery passed within a few feet of where the girl was iiscovered dead on Friday morning last Progecutor Emley told an Evening World reporter uhis afternoon that he was preparing evidence against the four prisoners to be presented to the Grand Jury, now in weapon, It im iikely that Indictments wil be made to-morrow, At 2 o'clock Kane, Allister, Death and Campbell were ecretly taken (rom Police Headquarters and jodmed in tho county jail Paterson te Amaned, The business and social standing of these men are auch that the whole of he elty is stunned with amasement, When the (rail of evidence ted the da. (eotives to the homes of wealthy and Influential Camilics, they at firmt thought t en; but the evidence became eo conclusive that there was no longer any dowbt that they Were the men wanted, The George Kerr, a brother of ex-Judge Werr, of the City Court, and one of th: principal stockholders in the Donly Paint Works, He is wealthy, married and tives In one of the handsomest houses In all New Jereey, William McAllister, well Known in po. clety and the son of a wealthy mili owner, William Death, & popular young man, who is & bridegroom of only five weeks, Aidrew Campbell, foreman in the mill of John Hand & Bon, and who hae here. tofore Nad an sxcellent reputation, The work of the police was made (Continued on Second Peae) "| Raynor Conn livin We) IGE ES) V' = | WED POOR GIRL Ellis Marries Miss Cohn. Dr. Herbert J. Blils, of Ithaca, mar. depplte the fact that his wealthy father penny ww * SPORT PRICE ONE CENE. FIRST NATIONAL BANK ROBBED BY NOTE TELLER C., L. ALVORD. ‘had seleoted # beautiful society girl for his bride, and would probably disinherit him for hie act, He sent this message to his father this afternoon, after Rev, Paul @chants had married him and Miss Raynor Cohn iy the flat of a friend Fifty-ninth wtreet and Columbus avenue, “Have married Raynor, the only wom: an | love, Have T your good wishes?’ The bride i® psoarcely twenty-wo, pretty, plump and petite, with very ex. pressive dark eyes, All of the influ. ence of wealth and social position was brought to bear to boop her Kay | Inter, physician father even wrote that she foreweey. out ed, wide ditt mt “even thro lo ner, aa hie won, and difference of hei tn Cuba’ during the wat, and Seok n long period of le to suspect tbat ef ite ohe nick true to was a fn Ravezonn f oll . During a he wan ata mE ae ce ze friends when he saw a a beaut enter the L-. 9 door CH ey pune Ca oun 1 wituatl on, int onco reac "ihe ri yt Me business and wine xi at are 1 hol ‘ire ya ihe ae witl “he was te fe turning to the anna to becwith. Weak H Lik lf you are ie Mats him at onthe ot Li] a wtih one {fared Into a cab and was driven rap: ly away, hat Was the beginning of the ac: Cohn a 18 man Ione. to ag em man ond | " Shah anoseet of lls, He courted her, want her, but hie father ted War broke out & fo Guna wi jularl yhen F had him sent rf But he wrote to hin sweetheart, © returned he lont track x her, veemed distaateful, Wally as Abou 10 be forced Into « match came to He clty two Oo, and ‘shor a long hunt, found 4t3 Bast One Hun. dred and Nineteenth street And they Were wedded this afternoon ‘The doctor will | oa In thle ity: BIG DIAMOND Ih IN COURT. dowel that Weighs 101-3 Karate the Cause of a Nalt, A diamond that weighs 101-2 karate figured in (he settlement of a today in Justice MeAdam's pai Supreme Court. The diamond was an exhibit in the sult of Eileabeth Brown againat Ida vernon pwn, a executrix of the estate of Blot Ht Lew Mra. Brown asl Red that he hi \gzeurt the lg damond for’ Pay a Md /hen he died his relat the diamond and sliverwi wat $1,625, ie also chal in Lagault’s ansete of % for bor- rowed money, A iilement was aa: Bf dd Mrs, Towne turned over to Brown the diamonds pa power and. "alll pey the id dihadden eal COUNCILMAN ‘SNEI “SNEAKED! our, Let the Board Powe: jenn to Pane Needed Mean At the meting of the Common Counell to-day a resolution to Insue $4,000,000 of corporate stock for the new Kast River ridge was taken up, Couneiiman Cassidy an the Board of Aldei ‘Ing the erection of Ieland. The resolut! Heven members sneaked meeting and thi te the Board with: out any atitho to pase reaoiutions for the inrac of Bini de or the making of any public improvements, The Board was therefore forced to udjourn te M'KINLEY AT CANTON. ‘The President and Party Welcomed Home by Many Versonn, CANTON, 0., Oct. U—President and Mrs. MeKinley reached Canton to-day. ‘There was no organized demonstration, but @ large number of a "me under section of the frostiont 4 m. Accompany |i the Beor ortel Poa abt trees The “at ~ “iH LOST CHIL D OF TWELVE, WORKMAN HURT IN FALL FROM BRIDGE, * 14 118 AYR covered that day, When questioned by the bank officials, he declared his HARLEM WINNERS ST. LOUIS FIRST DETAILS WINNERS, OF LOST BOAT’S WILD VOYAGE. ———<¢2- How the Aliris’s Crew Were Rescued by the Ethelred-- Langston’s Story. On Tuesday last, during the fierce gale, the sloop yacht Aliris was blown out to sea and supposedly lost. On board were Fred B, and William H. Langston, of 295 | Gates avenue, Brooklyn; Otto Segelcke, of 87 Putnam ave- nan Beers ae 7, Mason, jr., of Bath Beach. Miss Isabella Langston had hired a tug to search for her brothers. Yesterday a brief despatch from the men told of their safety. To-day bi {Evening World gives the first detailed story of the that Cough one. of the Cold, asus’ ‘Quinine Tadlews Cure 6 cold No cure, Ma pay, Price 5 cone thrilling experience of the crew of the Aliris. (Copyright, 1900, by the Prem Publishing Co, New York World) (Bperial te The Pvening World) PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica, Oct. 3 ~ A thrilling tory of peril at sea ie told by the members of the crew of the American yacht Aliris, who were Biven up for dead, but who were rea cued and brought here by the ateam- ship Bxhelred. ‘The owner and captain, F. B, Langs ton, who does not appear to be suffer. ing from hie terrible experience in the -foot sloop In whieh he waa blown out to nen, atves some details of the mishap whioh caused relatives and friends in New York and vicinity so much sorrow He paid to an Evening World corre- wpondent whe boarded the Ethelred to- day ‘We were cronming trom Island Beach to Gravesend Beach in the Aliris when (Continued on Mecond Page.) i ‘ al all ibaa CN le A adn cts dl i i! a aie Defaulter So Sxilfully Manipulated Books that Expert Examiners Were Deceived--Miss-~ ing and Believed to Have Gone to South America. C. L. Alvord, note teller of the First National Bank of this city, is a de» faulter in the sum of $700,000. The announcement was made in Wall Street just after;the close of busi- ness this afternoon, The First National Bank is one of the oldest and strongest banks in New York. The President of the First National Bank is also the President of the Astor Bank, Alvord has disappeared. He had been with the bank for twenty years, He lived at Mount Vernon. It is said that he spent money lavishly and gambled extensively in stocks and at the race tracks, He was fifty years old and weighed nearly 300 pounds. He was last seen at the bank a week ago to-day. accounts were correct, to South America. The shortage was dis- Then he disappeared. He is believed to have gone The bank has $40,000,000 of deposits and a cash surplus of $5,000,000, Vice-President Hines said at § o'clock this afternoon to an Evening World reporter: “We are not through with this, Alvord’s accounts show that he has stolen $700,000. He could not have done this without collusion. “We are trying to find out who i id the other big thief in our bank,” PRESIDENT OF THE BANK TELLS HOW THE MONEY WAS STOLEN. Wall street was elec'rified inte this afternoon by the news that CL. Alvord, note teller of the First National Rank, at 2 Wall otreet, had defaulted to an Amount estimated at over $700,000, The Firat tional Bank is one of the oldest and powerful Anancial ins stitutions in the United Btater, Tt num bers among its aypportera such people an the Astora and the magnates of the Jersey Central Railroad CL, Alvord, the defaulting note teller, is one of the oldest and most trusted employees of the bank, He has for the last twenty years occupied @ place in the institution His home is in Mount Vernon. Bank's Atatem Vice-Preni¢ent F. L. Hine made thie statement to an Bvening World reporter thir afternoon The note teller, who has been in the employ of the Firet National Hank for many years, |# & defaulter to & large amount. Ils operations have con~ tinued for a conalderable period and have been skilfully concealed through A manipulation of hie balance book, ‘The discovery was made by one of the bank's employees a few days after the completion of an examination of the bank by the United States exam- inere. “During the continuance of hiv pecula- tlons periodical examinations have been made by several distinot corps Aminers representing the Comptrotier's of ex Department, all expert accountants, and the bank has also had frequent inde- pendent examinations, netther of which developed any (regularity, Shortage #700,000, The agaromaie of the false entries amounting (0 $700,000 has been charged off on the books of the bank out of the reserve fund without diminishing the @urplue and profile of the bank, as re ua eile ported in Its Jast published statement, “It is expected that the shortage will | be materially reduced by a substantial sum, of which there i fair prospect of recovery.” Beyond thin brief statement Vice-Prea- ident Hine absolutely refused to say a word, President Baker, when asked re- warding the matter, eald that the ment given out by the Vice contained all he bed to say in regard to the defaleation Deofaulter Sit! Free. When asked if Alvord had been appre- hended the Vice-President replied: “TE don't think he has.” At the local office of the Pinkerton De+ tective Agency |t was sald that officials of that company had heard nothing of the defalcation as yet, and that they hed not at that time been assigned to the care. The FiFrat National Bank je a mem- ber of the National Bankers’ Assocta- tlon and the Pinkerton agency te gener- ally called in such oa to track the fugitive and defaulter, ‘The bank oMet mained the first ink+ ling of Alvard’s shortage last Monday When he appeared at (he bank lest he wae charged with the sefalcation. oH denied the charge and assured his supertoure that If there was any error He strenuously it was merely clerical anserted thal he wae guilty of no wrong. doing, ‘That was the laat sean of him, Officers of the Bank, ‘The officers of the bank are: Presi- dent, George F. Baker: Vice: Presidents, H.C Fahnestock and FL, Hine cash fer, William HB, Reed; assistant cash- fers, ©. D. Backus and William D, Snow Messrs, Baker and Fahnestock are sald to be prominently identified with the Mutual Life Insurance Company. | The directors are Mosers. G, F. Baker, HC. Pahnestock, FL, Hine, FP. As | Baker and William Fatinestook, Prosident George F. Baker is alse | President of the Astor Notional Rank | anda financial adviser of the Astor tame ily. Alvord fled last ‘Thursday and te ber .|ileved to have gone to Bouth America, Alvont wan fifty years of age and portly, weighing nearly 9 pounds, He we known as a good tiver and had the most extravagant habits, He was a well-known figure at Bares toga—on the moe track and in the gam bling houres ‘Throughout the Summer he spent the latter part of each week at the pa, Spent $900 « Day, His living expenses were said to have been $9 a day, Ho occupied an expen- sive sult of apartments at the United States and spent money with @ lavish, hand, At vartous gambling houses he was polnted out ae & millionaire, unfortunate at the aro bank and roulette wheel, He was paid to buve plunged heavthy In Wall atreet, and hi atook specutations were as disastrous as his attempts @ achieve wealth at the gambling table, A fewatt im Wall Mreet, The rumor of Alvord's defalention @ret spread through Wall streot just after the closing of the day's business, Trokers and clerks returning ward soon heant the news, and at o'clock an immense crowd tad tn front of the Institution, It soon became generally known that Note Clerk Alvord was a heavy de faulter and that Uiis man, whose face is familiar from one end of Wail etreet to the other, had betrayed the Important trust imposed upon dim. While many rumors were afont, the exact manner in which the Geliaaiting (Continued on Becond Page) | | aS ebaia laa en dre cc cea cet ! | |