Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
.A|VORDHAS No MONEY
The Defaulting Bank Teller Says
he Has Spent All Of the
100000
He Has Had a Coed Time on
$4,000 a Year Ready For
Punishment.
Goes Back to New York Without
Requisition Papers Story OF
His Capture

Boston, Oct. 30.--Ccrne,ius L. Alvord,
Jr., the New York bank defaultes. whose
arrest here was announced in these dis
patches yesterday, Will be taken back
TO New York at once.
Alvord made no attempt TO escape
when the officers came upon him III a
lodging house at the corner of Burling-
ton avenue and West Newton street.
| Indeed, he seemed relieved when he was
lplaced in custody. and expressed himself
as being glad that the suspense was
over He said that he would return to
New York without requisttion papers
/ The arrest was made BY Chief lnspec-
itcr William y. Watts of this city and
Detective Armstrong of New York.
After talk With the officers, one OF
whom was personally acquainted with
him, Alvord sat down and smoked ci-
| gar. The absconder then dressed for the
streat, disposed of the few belongings
he had with him in q grip, and told the
oficers he was ready to accompany
Ithen.
| A hack was called and he was driven
Ito police headquarters and after being
measured and photographed under the
Bertillon system. was taken TO New
i York on the 5 o'clock train.
Only few dollars were found on AL
word when he was searched at the police
station. and this money was not taken
4 from him. He sent a telegram to .Attor-
4 ney Gardiner in New York, asking him
10 meet the train whenit arrived in tina,
/ city. When asked What he had done
with the missing money Alvord said:
Wei, 100000 is a whole lot OF money
but it goes easy
The prisoner said that he had backed
iIhorses, but never at race tracks, ant
had owned fast horses himself. He .atc
he had lived his life ard had taken Afe
Ito its full at the rate of $4,000 a year OF
more He said he would not make an,
Tight, would throw up his hands, taks
i his sentence, and after that was over
lcome out in the world again. He said hs
/ knew he would be unable to secure bal
land that he had nothing with which t.
make restitution.
Chief Inspector Watts in an Interview
lstateG thai the Department. vas hfst in
Horned that Alvord Was in this city lag
i "wednesday morning when Henry Alex
lander Of Denver. Col. telephoned thal
he had seen Alvotd in the Hotel Tou-
lraine. He stated that he knew him we'll
4 had done business with him in New
4 York. and described him perfectly. Thil
!. Information vas wired to Capt. Nc
4 Cluskey of New York. Who immediatel.
lsent Detective Sergeant Tinker here I,
|identify him
In the meantime Chief Watts and De
I.ectiyesD ousless and Morris,ssy went t
u the hotel, but could not find the man
!. Inquiry of the hotel people brought on
tbs. fact that a man answering the de
4 .scription had registered az Bryan Ster
y ling and had been assigned TO a room,
Ibu! that he had not used ii. On the ar
of Detective Tinker search of al
: the hotels in the city was made withou
: success. Further information bein
\ brought to Chief Watts yesterday. h
I land Detective Armstrong vents 10
boarding house in the Back Bay. The
q Went up TO a back room on the first fioe
! aud found the door locked. On gainin
g ladmittance az gas inspectors Armstron
!, Eidentified AlYord and arrested him
During his stay at police headquartal
AiNord told Chief Watts that he had n,
& seen his wife for two weeks altho oris
= to that time be had told her of his final
: ciai circumstances and asked her if i
Is should kill himsslf#or face it out 81
had told him to face ii out. He stats
! that he had net been near Mount We
y non, bur that he left New York la
Tuesday at midnight and arrived
= Boston Wednesday morning.
le He admitted having registered az Br
3 an Sterling at the Touraine hotel, al
20 said he had eaten several meals Their
= that ne had taken the lodgings whe
70 ne Was found on the following day, a,
\. that he had no, been out Of the pia
N since.