The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-02

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Of New Nork-To"k Hts A.
rest Quietly.

Boston, Oct. 30.-Cornelius l.. Al
word. Jr., the absconding note teller
OF the First national bank Of Ne,v
York city, who is charged with st.al-
ing 100000 from the bank, was a.
rested here, yesterday afternoon hv
Chief Inspector William b. Watts. ~
this city, and Detective Armstrong ~
New York, in an ordinary lodving
house mt the corner of West Ne,vton
street and Huntington avenue.
Glad the Suspense Mas Ended.
When arrested Alvord. who knew
Detective Armstrong, stated thai h.
was glad the suspense was ended. and
was willing to go back to New YORK;
without papers. He sat down on tba
bed and smoked n cigar, being only
dressed in his underclothes Al tba
time. He afterwards dressed quickly
and, packing a few underclothes IN a
bag, stated he was ready to 20. A
hack was called, and he was driven IN
police headquarters. and. after being
measured and photographed under
the Bertillon system, was taken ia
New York on the nve O'Clock train
Owed His Arrest 10 a Denver Man.
Chief Inspector Watts. i'm an inter-
view, stated that the department was
first informed that Alvord was in tbis
city last Wednesday morning. when
Henry Alexander. of Denver. Col. lei.
ephoned that he had seen Alyord in
the Hotel Touraine. He stated that
he knew him well. had done business,
with him in New York and described
him perfectly. This information was
wired to Capt. McCluskey. of New
York, who Immediately sent Detective
Sergeant Tinker here to identity him.
Could Not Find the Man.
In the meantime Chief Watts and
Detectives Douglass and Morrissey
went to the hotel, but could not lind
the man. Inquiry of the hotel people
brought out the fact that man an
swering the description had regis
tered as Bryan Sterling and had been
assigned 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 success.
AIvord Identified.
From Information brought TO Chief
Watts yesterday he and Detective
Armstrong went to a boarding house
in the Back-bay. They went ul to a
back room on the first floor. aud found
the door locked. On gaining admit
Ia I'M 4
identified Alvord, who seemed greatly
relieved that Armstrong had arrested
him, and said as much
.To Die, or Not to Die"
During his stay at police hcadquar-
tiers Alvord told Chief Watts that he
had not seen his wife for two weeks
prior to that time he had
told her of his financial circumstances
and asked her if he should Kill him
self or face il out, and she had told
him to face it out. lie stated that he
had not been near Mount Vernon. but
that he left New York last Tuesday
nj midnight and arrived in Boston
Wednesday morning.
Registered ms Bryan sterling.
He admitted having registered 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
Of the place since.
How the Money Goes.
When asked what he had done with
the money, he said:
well, S700,00O is whole lot Of
but in goes easy"
Had Taken Life to Its Full.
In referring TO horse races. he said he
had backed horses. but never on race
racks, and had owned fast horses
He said he had lived his life
Ind had taken life to it's full at the
ate of $4,000 a year or more.
He said he would not make any
light, would thrown up his hands.
axe his sentence and after that was
again. lie said he knew he would be
Unable to secure bail. anl that H. had
iothing with which to make rcsttu-
ion.
Almost n Bankrupt.
On being searched at police head
quarters only few dollars were
ound in his pockets. These he was
Illowed to keep. lie sent q telegram
o Lawyer Gardiner. in New York.
skiing him to meet the train when It
rriyeI In New Nnrk