The Portland daily press., 1900-10-30

Boston, October 29.-Cornelius L Al
word, Jr., the absconding note teller OF
the First National bank in 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 ARM
strong OF New York In a lodging house at
the corner of West Newton street and
Huntington avenue. When arrested Al
word, who knew Detective Armstrong.
stated that he was glad the suspense was
ended, and was willing to go hack to
New York without papers. He sat down
on the bed and smoked a cigar, and was
only dressed in his undarclothes at the
time. He afterwards dressed quickly, and
packing a few undercIothes in a bag.
stated he was ready to go. A hack was
called and he was driven to police head
quarters and, after being measured and
photographed under the BertilliOn sys-
TEN, he was taken to New York on the
I'VE O'Clock train, under escort Of Detec-
tive Sergeant Tinker and Detectives
Arm strong and Carey, all of New York
and Detective MOFrissey Of the Boston
force.
Chief Inspector Watts in an interview
stated that the department. was first in
formed that AlVOrd was in this city last
Wednesday morning, when Mr.. Henry
Alexander of Denver, Colo, teIephOned
that he had seen Alvord in Hotel
TOuraine. He stated that he knew him
well, had done business with him in New
YORK and described him perfectly. This
information WAS Immediately telephOned
to Captain George M. McCluskeT OF New
York who. Immediately sent Detective
Sergeant Tinker over here to identity
him.
In the meantime Chief Watts and
Detectives Douglas and Morrissey went
to the hotel but could not ind the man.
Inquiry Of the hotel people brought out
the fact that a man answering the des-
criptiOn had registered as Byron Sterling
and had been assigned 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 sue
cess and they decided that he was slowed
away somewhere. From information
brought to Chief Watts today, he and
Detective Armstrong went to a boarding
house in the Back Bay. They went uD
to back room on the first floor and
found the door locked, On gaining adj
mittRnce, as gas inspectors, Armstrong
identified AIvOrd, who seemed greatly
relieved that Armstrong had arrested him
and said as much
During his stay st police Headquarters.
Alvord told Chief Watts that he had not
seen his wife for two weeks, although
prior to that time, he had told her OF his
financial circumstances and asked her
II he should kill himself or face it out
and she had told him to face it out He
stated that he had not been near Mt
Vernon but that he left New York last
Tuesday at midnight and arrived in
Boston Wednes lay morning. He ad-
mitted having registered as Byron Ster-
ling at the IOuraine and had eaten sew
eral meals there; that he had taken the
lodgings where he was found, on the fol-
lowing day and that he had not been out
OF the place since, Asked what he had
done With the money, be said;
Well 500, 900 is a whole lot Of money.
but 1t gees easy"
In referring to horse races, he said he
had backed heFses but never on race
tracks, and had owned fast horses him
self, He said he had lived this life and
had taken life to its full at the rate OF
$50, 900 a year, or more. He said he
would not MAKE any tight, take his SEN
tenee 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 ne had nothing with which to make
restitution.
On being searched at police headquar-
tiers only a few dollars were found in his
pockets, which he was allowed to keen.
He sent a telegram co Lawyer Gardiner
in New York, asking him to meet the
train when It arrived IN New York.