Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-11-08
ARREST OF ALvOR0.
The New York Dsfaulter Caught In .
Lodging House in BOstOn.


Boston, Nov. 1.-Cornelius l.. AL.
void, Jr., the absconding note teller Of
the First National Bank OF New York
city, who Is charged with stealing
$500. 900 from the bank, was arrested
here this afternoon by Chief Inspector
William b. Watts, Of this city. and
Detective Armstrong, of New York, in
an ordinary lodging house at the corner
of West Norton street and Burlington
avenue. When arrested. Alvord, who
knew Detective Armstrong, stated that
he was glad the suspense was ended.
and was willing to go back to New
York without papers. A hack was
called, and lie was driven to police
headquarters, and after being measured
and photographed under the Bertillon
system. he was taken to New York on
the O'Clock train.
Inspector Watts. in an interview,
stated that the department was first In
formed that Alvord was in this city
last Wednesday morning, when Henry
Alexander, of Denver, Colo, tele.
phoned that he had seen Alvord in the
Hotel Touraine. He stated that he
knew him we'll, had done business
with him in New York, and described
him perfectly. This information was
wired to Captain McCluskey, OF New
York, who Immediately sent Detective
Sergeant Tinker here to identify him.
In the meantime Chief Watts and
Detectives Douglass and Morrissey went
to the he tel, but could not find the
man. Inquiry Of the hotel people
brought out the fact that man an.
swering the description had registered
as Bryan Sterling, and had been as.
signed to a room, but that he had not
used it On the arrival Of Detective
Tinker, a search of all the hotels in the
city was made. without success. From
information brought to Chief Watts
today, he and Detective Armstrong
went to a boarding house in the Back
Bay district. They went up to back
room on the first floor and found the
door locked. On gaining admlttance
as gas inspectors. Armstrong identified
Alvord, who seemed greatly relieved
that Armstrong had arrested him, and
said so.
During his stay at police headquar.
tiers, Alvord told Chief Watts that he
had not seen his wife for two weeks,
although prior to that he had told her
Of his financial circumstances and
asked her if he should kill himself or
face it out. She had told him to face
it out. He stated that he had not been
near Mount Vernon, but that he left
New York last Tuesday at midnight
and arrived in Boston Wednesday
morning. He admitted having regis.
tered az Bryan Sterling at the Tour.
aine hotel, and said he had eaten sew.
eral meals there; that he had taken
the lodgings where he was found on
the following day, and that he had not
been out of the place since. When
asked what he had done with the
money, he said:
"Well, $780, 1000 IL lot of money,
but it goes easy"
In referring to horseraces. he said
he had backed horses. but never on
and had owned fast horses
himself. He said he had lived his
life and had taken life to its full at the
rate OF $4,000 year or more. He
said he would not make any fight, but
would throw up his hands, take his
sentence, and after that was over
would como ont in the world again.
He said he knew he would he unable
to secure bail, and that he had nothing
with which to make restitution.
On being searched at police head.
quarters, only few dollars were found
in his pockets. These he was allowed
to keep.