The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
[. C. ALVORD CAPTURED
|0EFAULTING TELLER FOUND IN B0S-
TON BOARDING HOUSE
RELIEF AT CAPTURE
Says He Will Return to New York
Without Extradition; That There Is
no Money to Refund; That He VIII
Take His Punishment and Come Out
OF Prison to Start Life Anew; That
He Has Lived q Fast Life at the Cost
of$5O,OOO q Year.

Boston, Mass, October 2s.-CorneIius
H. Alvord, Jr.. the absconding note tel
ter of the First national bank, in New
York, 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 Armstrong. Of New York, in
an ordinary lodging house at the cor
ner Of west Newton street and Burling-
ton
When arrested Alvord. who knew
Detective Armstrong. stated that he
was glad the suspense was ended, and
he was willing to go back to New York
without papers. He sat down on the
bed and smoked a cigar, and was only
dressed in his u~nderclothes at the
time. He afterward dressed quickly
bag, stated he was ready to go. A hack
was called N he vas driven to police
headquarters, and, after being meas
ured and photographed under the
Bertillon system, was taken to New
York, on the 5 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 A. Alexander, of Denver, Colo,
telephoned that he had seen Alvord in
the Hotel Touraine. He stated that he
knew him we'll, had lone business with
him in New York and described him
perfectly. This information was wired
to Captain McCqusky, OF New York,
who Immediately sent Detective Ser
geant Tinke here to identify him
In the meantime Chief Watts and De-
tectiveS Douglass and Morrissey went
to the hotel, but could not find the
man. A search of the other hotels was
fruitless. From information brought
to Chief Watts today, he and Detec-
tive Armstrong went to a boarding
house in the back bay. They went up
to a back room on the first floor and
found the door locked. On gaining adj
mittance, as gas inspectors, Armstrong
identified Alvord, who seemed greatly
relieved that Armstrong had arrested
him, and sale as much.
During his stay at police h~eadquar-
tiers, 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 if 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 Mount Vernon. but that he
left New York last Tuesday at mid
night and arrived in Boston Wednes-
day morning.
When asked what he had done with
the money he said: We'll. 500, 900 is a
whole lot of money, but it goes easy"
In referring to horse races, he said he
had backed horses, but on race
tracks, and had taken life to it's full at
the rate of $50, 900 a year or more. He
said he would not make any 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 a few dollars were
found in his pockets, which he was al
lowed to keep. He sent a telegram to
Lawyer Gardiner in New York asking
him to meet the train when it arrived
in New York.