The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-30
ALVORD IN CUSTODY
DEFAULTER AaRESTED ~ A nos
TON LODGING HOUSE.
is PRACTICALLY PENNlLESS.
HAS LIVED HIs LIFE AND WILL
TAKE uIs SENTENCE.


lieNcd when the Detectives Found
Him-HIs wiGc Told uIm Not 80
Commit suicide hut 60 Face It out.
says He wn Not right the Case
before the Courts.
boston. oct s9-Corncnus l.. Alvord
Jr.. the absconding note seller Of the First
National Bank in New York ,fty. who o.
charged with stealing EooOoo from the
bank. was arrested hero this Afternoon by
chief Inspector william D. Watts OF this
city. and Detective Armstrong Of New
York. IN an ordinary ioiging house at the
corner OF West Newton street and Bur
hngton avenue
When ARRESTED. Alvord. who knew De
tective Armstrong. stated thas he was
giad the suspeusc was ended and was will
INK 20 so back 20 New York without pa
pcrs. He sat down on the bod and smok-
ed "a cigar aud was only dressed Ia his
underclothes az the time He afterwards
dressed quickly. and. packing "a few un-
derclothcs IN bag. stated he was ready
TO 20 \ hack Was called and he was
driven 10 police headquarters. ami after
being measured and photographed under
thc Berullon system. was taken TO New
York on che O'Clock train
How lie Was Found.
Chief Inspector Watts. in an interview
stated that the department was hrst .n-
formed that Alvord was IN this city asst
Wednesday morning. when Henry Alexan-
der. Of Denver COL telephouei that he
had seen Alvord in the Hotel Tourninc.
He stated that he knew him well. na q
done business with him In New York ami
described him perfectly. This informt-
tion was wired 60 capt McCIuskey of
New York. who Immediately sent Detac-
tive ScrEf. Tinker hero 90 identity him
In the meantime chief Waite and DE-
tectlVe- Douglass ANA Morrissey went T.
tne hotel. but could not lind thr man \
search OF the other hotels Wa fruitIcas.
From Information brought 90 Chisf Watts
to-day. he and Detective Armstroug wenl
to boarding house ia the Back Bay
They went up 10 a back room on the nrst
floor and found the door locked. on gain
ing admittance. as gas iuspectots Arm
strong idenuhed Aivord. who seemed
greatly relieved that Armstrolg hal ar
rested him and said a. much.
AIsord's story L. brief
During his stay at police headquartcrs
Alyord told Chief Watts that be had not
seen his wife for two weeks. although
prior TO that time he had told her Of his
financial circumsancea and asked her 10
DE- should XIII himself or face Il ont. and
she had told him to face % out. fic stated
that ne had not been near Mount Vernon.
but that ho left New York last TUESDAY
at midnight and arrived in Boston Wei
ncs,iay morning
When asked what he had done with the
money. ho said
We'll S5ooo0o g. whole lot Of money.
but ia goes easy"
In referring 20 horse races. he said he
had backed horses. but never on race
tracks. and had owned fast horses HIM
self Hc said be had llgcd his life and
had taken lie TO its FUN extent 40 the rate
Of 5000 a year. or more lie said he
would NOT make any night would throw
up his hands. take his sentence and after
that waa over. would come ont in the
world again. He said he knew he would
De unable TO secure boil and that ne had
nothing with which to make restitution.
on being searched A. police head
quarters. only few dollars were found In
his pockets, which ho was allowed 90
keep. He sent telegram So Lawyer
Gardiner IN New York nskinF him to
meet the train when % arrived in New
York.