The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-30
ALVORDrS RACE RUN
Arrest of the Ascending TEL
Ter at Boston.
When the officers Appear He Says That He is
Glad That The Suspense is
Ended.
(By the Associated Press.)

Boston, Mass, Oct 29.-Cornelius L.
AIvord, Jr, the absconding note teller of
the First National Bank in New York,
who is charged with stealing 100000
from the bank, was arrested here this
afternoon by Chief Inspector William B.
Watts of this city, and Detective Arm
strong, of New York, in an ordinary lodg
ing house at the corner of West Newton
street and Burlington avenue.
When arrested, Alvord, who knew De-
tective Armstrong, stated that he was
glad the suspense was ended, and was
willing to go back to New York without
papers. He sat down on the bed and
smoked a cigar, and was only dressed in
his underclothes at the time. He after
wards dressed quickly and, packing a few
underclothes in a bag, stated he was
ready to go. A hack was called and he
was driven to police headquarters, and,
after being measured and photographed
under the Bertillon system, was taken to
New York on the 5 o'clock train.
Chief Inspector Watts, in an interview,
stated that the department was first in
formed that Alvord was in the city last
Wednesday morning, when Henry Alex
ander, of Denver, Col, telephoned that
he had seen Alvord in the Hotel Touralne.
He stated that he knew him Well had
done business with him in New York, and
described him perfectly. This intorma-
ton was wired to Captain ,McCluskey, OF
New York, who Immediately sent De-
tective Sergeant Tinker here to identify
him.
In the meantime, Chief Watts and De-
tectives Douglass and Morrissey went to
the hotel, but could not find the man. A
search of the other hotels was fruitless.
From information brought to Watts to-
day he and Detective Armstrong went
to a boarding house in the Back Bay
They went up to a back room on the first
floor and found the door locked. On gain
ing admittance, as gas inspectors, Arm
strong identified Alvord who seemed
greatly relieved that Armstrong had ar
rested him and said so. During his
stay at police headquarters, Alvord told
Chief Watts that he had not seen his
wife for two weeks, although prior to
that time, he had told her of his finan-
cial circumstances and asked her if he
should kill himself or face it out and she
had told him to face it out. He stated
that he had not been near Mount Yer
non, but that he left New York last
Thursday at midnight and arrived in Bos-
ton Wednesday morning.
When asked what he had done with
the money he said
well, 100000 is a whole lot of money,
but it goes easy"
In referring to horse races, he said
he had backed horses but never on race
tracks, and had owned fast horses him
self. He said he had lived his life and
had taken life to it's full at the rate
of $4,000 a year, or more. He said he
would not make any fight, would throw
up his hands, take his sentence and af-
ter that was over, would come out in
the world again. He said he knew he
would be unable to secure bail and that
he had nothing with which to make resti-
tuition.
On being searched at police headquar
tiers, only few dollars were found in
his pockets which he was allowed to
keep. He sent a telegram to Lawrence
Gardiner in New York, asking him to
meet the train when it arrived in New
York.
ALVORD REACHES NEW YORK.
New York Oct. 29-Embezzler Alvord
arrived at the Grand Central depot at II
o'clock tonight from Boston. He was taken
Immediately to police headquarters. He
refused to talk.