Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-07
ALVORD ISARRESTED
The Absconding Bank Teller Found
In Boston.
DISCOVERED In "A LODGING HOUSE
He Made No Resistance Only n Few DOl
lArs Left OF the Fortune He Stole
II Went Easy, He Said.

1t Went Easy. He Said.
Boston, Mass, Oct. 29.-Oornelius L
Aavord, jr., the absconding note teller
pf tine First National bank In New
York City, who is charged with stea.
ing 100000 from the bank, was al
rested here this afternoon by Chiei
Inspector William b. Watts of thii
city and Detective Armstrong of New
York, in am oaxiinary lodging house al
the CORNER of West Newton street an<
Burlington avenue.
When arrested Abcord, who knew
Detecave Armstrong, stated that hl
was gad the suspense was ended, ami
WAS willing to go back TO New Yorl
without papers. He Sat down ON th'
bed and smoked cigar, and was only
dresssed in his underclOthing at tht
time. He afberward dressed quickly
amd packing q few undercbOthing in I
bag, Stated he was ready to go. A hacl
wais caihled and he was driven down K
police headquarters and after tha
BertiliOn system, was Uaben TO New
York on the O'Clock train.
-IsquE uv' u! slagM .IOlDsdSuI EspqO
view Stated that the department wal
first informed that Alvord was in tht
city hast Wednesday morning, wheI
Henry Alexander of Denver, Col, 4els
phoned that he had seen Alvord in tha
Hotel Tourane. He stated that hs
knew him we'll, and bad
done business with him Il
New York and described hin
perfectly. This information wal
wired to Captain McClusl1ey of New
York, who immediately sent Detectiv,
Sergeant Tinker here TO identify him.
In the meantime Chief Watts and
DeteEtives Douglass and Morissey wen,
to the hotel, but could not find tha
man. Inquiry of the hotel peopbl
brought out the fact THAT a maa an
swering the description had registered
ais Bryan Steal arling AMID had been a.
uigned a room, but that he had mo-
used 1T. On the arriua1 of Detective
Tinker a search of aihl hotels in the cikS
was made without success. From In
bormaition brought to Chief Watts TO
day he and Detective Armstrong wen
20 d boarding house in the back bay
They went TO a. back room onlthe f'-s'
gaining admTUtance, as gas Inspectors
Armstrong identified Alvord, whe
seemed greatly relieved that Arm
strong had ARRESTED him and said q
much.
During his stay at poHo- head
| quarters Alvord told Chief Watts thaI
he had not seen his wife for TWO week.
although prior 10 that anne he haG
bold her of his financial Circumstances
| and asked her if he should lclN him
self OF face it out, and she had Nol(
him ITO face it out. He stated slhait b
had not been near Mount Vernon, bu
that he left New York hast Tuesday a
midnight and airItved in Boston W
nesdhy morning.
| He admitted having registered q
Bryan tearling ait the Tourlaine hoite
and said he had eaten several mealI
there; that he had taken the Dod9tnl
where he was found ON the following
day and that he had not been out O
the place since. When asked whak b
had done with the money he said:
well, 100000 is a whole kot q
money, but ii goes easy"
In referring Ito horse races, he aaG
he had backed horses, but never o
tT0cks and had owned fast horsek him
Belh. He Said he had Lived his life an.
had taken life to IT'S full at the rate
$4,000 q year or more. He said b
would not make any fight, woul
throw up his hands, take his sentenc.
and after that was over would com
out in the world again. He .aid b
knew he would be unable to secur
bail and that he had nothing wdtl
which to make restitution.
On being searched at police head
quRrters on,y ~ few dollars were foun,
IN his pockets. These he was allowel
ITO keep. He sent "a telegram to Law
Aer Gardiner in New York, asking hin
10 meet the train when 1t arrived Il
New York