The Portland daily press., 1900-10-30

lations were lies and that he had taken
more money than he could ever hope 20
repay. AlTOrd said ne knew he had
reached the end OF his rope and that he
was willing to end everything then and
there If his wife desired him 70 DO 50.
He said he would blow out his brains at
that moment IL she wanted him 20 or he
would face the music and take the con
sequences. Mrs. AlYOrd after this terrible
revelation told her husband TO face the
music but begged him TO try and escape.
AlvOrd said he knew il was useless 20
run but did 50 to gain time.
He left New York on the midnight
train, made no attempt to disguise him
self and on reaching Boston drove ID
Hotel IOuraine. There he registered as
Byron Sterling, but did not 60 to his
room. He was recognized by Henry
Alexander Of Denver, Col. who knew
Alvord but whom AlYOrd did not remem-
Der. Alexander when he saw the nan
every detective in the country was itch
Ing TO put his hands on, quietly smoking
cigar IN the Office Of Hotel IOuTaine,
became so excited that be threw away the
only chance he had OF then capturing
him. It would have been easy for Alex
ander TO call IN an officer a6 once to ar
rest AIYOrd but instead he fooled away
Two or three hours telephOning New York
ana rushing about ike crazy man. At
last he telephOned Chief Watts but BY
that time AlvOrd had disappeared.
Ihe embezzler took a carriage and
drove 70 the Back Bay district where he
OD6alned a room II very nice hOUSe,
giving the name OF Smith. He dIdn {
leave this room again until be was ar
reEe0 BY the officers. Chief Watts was
looking Tor AIFOTd everywhere in the
meantime. After a daysOr so he located
the district in which the man be was
aIDer was staying but two or three days
elapsed before be cOud locate the particu-
-ar house in which AlYOrd was at the
Time. This was finally done by careful
lnYesU1 cation and a New York Offic6r
VINO knew AlvOTd we'll came TO Boston to
identity him. Luck favored the detectives
Tor though AIVOrd had been seen at the
windows Of the house It would be only
at rarR intervals. The two Detectives got
into the back yard Ct the house in which
AlYOrd was staying and there they saw
AlVOrd dressed only N his underclCthes,
Standing at the window The next thing
was to get into the house without alarm
Ing the man they were after. Luck fay-
ored them again for when they reached
the front Of the house a man was lust
going IN. A little stick placed on the door
SUI kept the door ajar and the two deteC-
yves hurried up s5airs to AlVOrd's room
which they had located.
I didn't know whether to smash in
the door at once OF knock, said Chief
watts last night. 81 knew AlVOrd could
not escape but L feared that he might
shoot himself when he found he was
cornered. There was a slight smell Of
gas IN the house and raDped on A IvO7tf S
door and told him we were gas company
men looking for a leak. He opened the
door without delay. When he saw my
companion whom he knew he was much
taken back but quickly recovered and
SAID he was glad it was all over. he told
me he had been expecting arrest at any
crTcr -E
ming him. He seemed relieved when the
nrs5 shock was over and said be would
not make a fight, would take his N sdi-
cine and didn't much care what hap
pened.
''He is a big, good natured man, -
stand grief for short time but would
break down in the end. He told me he
mad Invented the system of the bank
which made it impossible for anyone else
TO steal. He didn't know how long he
mad been stealing but said it was for
years, He had no idea of the amount be
had taken and said he had little TO show
Tor 1t. He had lost most OF his money
IN pool rooms and on Wall street, He
mad owned some race horses but had
never bet on the tracks. When arrested
ne mad little money, was willing and
even anxious to talk to US and told as AL
we wanted to know. He was letting his
beard grow as a disguise and said he
intended to make break for Chill when
the hue and cry was ended but he had
as soon go to Sing Sing as to stay there.
he had been writing his wife and had
received letters from her addressed &c
smith while in Boston. That was how
We knew he was in Boston even before
alexander told US. He had not been
drinking much since his arrival in BOs-
Ton but had bottle OF Whiskey in his
room and a box OF cigars, The Deople II
1ne house did not suspect him and had
ne gOne there at first instead of TO Hote
1Oura1ne and not written letters We
would not have found him. 1t was fats
which pursued him and I have noticed
ena6 even the shreWdest Of them always
leave soma trails behind by which they
can be followed -