The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-30
TOOK HIS ARREST COOLLY
Alvord Not Surprised When APP
pretended in Boston.
Defnulter Located Through n TIP
From Denver Travelling Man
Found in n Lodging House In the
Hack Bay Observation-Disclosures to Say
How Much of the 100000 Is Left.

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How Much of the 100000 Is Left.
| BOSTON, Mass, Oct 29.-Cornelius L..
Alvord. tr., the defaulting note teller of
the First National Bank, of New York.
was arrested here this afternoon by CHIEF
Inspector Watts. of the Boston police. and
Detective Sergeant Armstrong, of New
York. i
| Alvord was captured in lodging house
on Huntington Avenue, where he has been
rooming since last Wednesday evening re
admitted his identity and said he was glad
| the suspense of remaining in hiding was
over. He had only about $50 in his pos
session, and when asked where the rest Of
the 100000. he is alleged to have taken
was, he replied that he preferred to con-
suit with his attorney before answering
any questions of that kind.
He was quite willing to return to New
York without requisition papers, and in
| custody of Detectives Armstrong. Carey.
and Tinker. took the o'clock train for
! that city
The first information the Boston police
had of Alvord's presence here came to
them from Henry NJ. Alexander of Dem
yer, Col. travelling man for some mining
companies who. last Thursday informed
Chief Watts that he had seen the miss
Ing bank teller at the Hotel Touraine. the
day before. He had transacted consider
able business at the First National Bank,
and in that way had become we'll acquainted
! with Alvord
Mr.. Alexander telephoned to Captain Nc
Ciusky, OF the New York detective bureau
and told him the same story. Captain Nc
Clusky sent Detective Tinker over to as
sist in the search for the man. and it was
found that Alvord had registered at the
louraine under the name of Byron Sterl-
ing. New York" Wednesday morning. and
had been assigned to room, but had not
occupied it,
From hotel employees and cabmen it was
| learned that a man answering Alvord's
description had been making enquiries
about the lodging houses in the Back Bay
| district, and search was made there
| Through information which reached Chief
Watts this morning the police were con-
WINGED that Alvord was hiding in the
house in Huntington Avenue. Yesterday
Chief Watts had long conversation with
Captain McCluskey over the telephone
and in response to the formers request
for an officer who could identify Alvord
at sight Detective Sergeant Armstrong
and Detective Carey came over.
AT noon the officers went to the lodging
/ house and, going to the rear of the lodg-
Ing house, they could see very plainly a
large, stout man occupying a room on
| the second floor back and Armstrong was
| quite certain that he was the missing
bank teller. Going to the front door, the
| two officers were fortunate in finding it
unlocked, and they Immediately walked
upstairs to the room occupied by Mr.
| Smith"
His door was locked and Chief Watts
raped loudly. There was no reply, and
SO the chief pounded the door panel again
| and to this there came reply, WHO'S
there?"
Il am a gas man. said Watts, and l
want to get the figures on the meter in
your ROOM
There is no meter in here replied
| Alvord. 4
Yes, there is,v saia watts. you VIII
| find it in the -cl-.ere and must take the
nsures IN order to send in the bill the
first of the month";
"All right. then" said Alyord. Coming
to the door he unlocked it and pulled it
open. To HIS great establishment he saw
two men confronting him, and when De-
| tective Armstrong said:
! How do you do, Alvord?" All that the
latter could reply was. rs that you. Ed
die? l was just thinking that it was about
time some one located me. and was hoping
that if anyone came over from New York
after me it Would be you. That gas meter
business fooled me entirely"
The note teller was clad only In his I'M
| derclothing when he opened the door for
| the officers. He had apparently Just
| jumped off the bed. and scattered about
were a number of novels, while on the
table was a box Of choice cigars and a
small bottle OF whisky. He had been en-
joying himself thoroughly. While dressing
Alvord talked freely about the case He
said he was ready to go back to New York
and face the music. and that he was sick
Of being a hunted man
81 had no hope of escape he said. "and
really did not care for it. Since | have
been in Boston / have expected every min
ute to be arrested, and had made I'D my
mind that as soon as something my friends
have been doing the past few days with
the bank representatives should come to
some conclusion 1 would then go back my
self and surrender This only anticipates
the inevitable, and am not half so wor-
ried about it as should myself have ex-
pected.
Il have received several letters from
friends since got to Boston, and my spe-
cial ally has been to New York the past
twenty-four hours. Whether he had &C
, complished anything or not was to know
this evening. That is over now"
In reply to an enquiry as to whether
he had with him any considerable amount
of money Alvord smiled and said that all
he had with him was in his little handbag
which, apparently, contained only the or
binary apparel a man would take for a
short absence from home. He said that
he had not lost any flesh since he came
to Boston, had been comfortable, and that
his friends had done everything in their
power to secure his protection from the
law
Alyord says that when he went home
ton was sure. He went home told his
wife what he believed was coming, and
offered to shoot himself IL she would con-
sent She would not consent He was
then secreted at home and with
friends there until last Thursday night
when he started for Boston. On reaching
the police headquarters Alvord asked per-
mission to arrange his toilet before being
measured by the Bertillon system and be-
ing photographed. This was given and he
prepared himself for the photographer.
When the artist had completed his task
Alyord sat around the office and smoked.
He chatted freely about his situation, and
confessed that he had lost considerable
money through race tracks, but said he
had never gone upon the track to play