The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-30
ALVORD IS ARRESTED
Teller Who Stole 100000 Is
Caught In Boston.
HE ADMITS Ills CRIME
SAYS HE is READY TO SERVE
HIS TERM.

Boston, Oct. 29.-Cornelius L. Alvord.
jr., the absconding note teller of the
First National bank Of New York City.
who is charged with stealing $500. 600
from the bank. was arrested here this
afternoon by Chief Inspector William
3. Watts of this city and Detective
Armstrong of New York, in an ordi-
nary lodging house at the corner of
West Newton street and Burlington av-
enue
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 he was driven TO police headquart-
erS and, after being measured and pho
tOgraphed under the Bertillon system
he was taken to New York on the 3
o'clock train.
Chief Inspector Watts in an inter-
view stated that the department was
first informed that Alvord was in this
city last Wednesday morning, when
Henry Alexander of Denver. Colo, tel
ephoned that he had seen AlvoTd in the
Hotel TOuraine. He stated that he
knew him well and had done business
with him in New York and described
him perfectly. This information was
wired to Captain McCluskey of New
Sergeant Tinker here to identify him.
Eludes Pursuit at First.
In the meantime Chief Watts and De-
tectives Douglass and Morrissey went
to the hotel, but could not find the
man. Inquiry of the hotel people
brought out the fact that a man an
swering the description had registered
as Bryan Sterling and had been assign
ed a room, but that he had not used it.
o r-~fN al of f0lr ~
search of all the hotels in the city was
made without success. From informa-
ton brought to Chief Watts today, he
and Detective Armstrong went to a
! boarding house in the Back Bay dis
| trict- They went up to q back room
on the first floor and found the door
locked. On gaining admittance. as gas
inspectors, Armstrong identified AL
word, who seemed greatly relieved that
Armstrong had arrested him, and he
said so.
Talked to Wife of Suicide.
During his stay at police headquart-
ers 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 ask
ed 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
and arrived in Boston on Wednesday
morning. He admitted having register
ed as Bryan Sterling at the Touraine
hotel. and said he had eaten several
meals there that he had taken the
lodgings where he was found on the
following day, and that he had not
been out the place since. When asked
what he had done with the money, he
said:
We'll. 500, 900 is a whole lot of mon
ey, 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
himself. He said nc 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 a3- fight. would
throw up his hands. take his sentence
and, after 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 restitution.
On being searched at police head
quarters only d few dollars were found
in his pockets. These he was allowed
to keep.
AlvOrd arrived at the Grand Central
depot at II o'clock tonight from Bos-
ton. He was taken immediately to 20
lice headquarters. He refused to talk