The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-30
.ALYORD. CAUGHT ]:
BY. DETECTIVES
IN'THE HUBCITY.
Has Been Hiding In Bouton Ever.
His Abrupt Departure From tho
Scenes Of Wall Street.
WILL FACE HIS SHANE.
Debated Whether or Not to Snicita.
Glad Suspense Is over-Wt1 As-
sept Sentence Without o Word.

BOSTON, Oct Cornelius 4 AL
ford, 1r., the absconding teller OF the
First National Bank In New York City.
who is charged with stealing 500. 900 4
from the bank, was arreyted here this
afternoon, by Chief Inspector William
Watts, OF this city. and Detective ARM
strong, OF New York. In an ordinnzy
lodging house at the coruer Of West
!. Newton street and Burlington avenue.
When arrested, Afford. who knew De-
tectiye Armstrong, stated that he was
glad the suspense was ended md was
willing to 50 hack to New York without
papers He sat down on the bed and
smoked q cigar and was only dressed'tn
his underclothes at the time. He after
ward dressed quickly nnd. packing .
few underclothes in bag, stated he
was ready to 60. A hack was called
and he was driven to police headQuar-
tiers, and. after being measured end
photographed under the Berttllon sys-
tenn, was taken to New York on tho s :
o'clock train. Chief Inspector Watts In
an interview, stated that the depart-
ment was first informed that Alvord
was in this city last Wednesday morn.
ing. when Mr.. Henry Alexander. oe
Denver, Colo. telephoned that he bad
seen Alvord In the Hotel Touralne. Eo
stated that he knew him well. had done
business with him in New York and de.
scribed him perfectly. This inforna-
tion was wired to Captain Mcciuskey.
of New York, who imediatesy sent De.
tective Sergeant Tinker here to ideutfy
him.
Could Not Find the Man. ls
In the meantime Chief Watts and De.
tectives Douglass and Morrtssey went
to the hotel. but could not find the man.
Inquiry OF the hotel people brought out
the fact that man answering the de-
scription had registered as Bryan Ster-
ling and had been assigned a room, but
that he had not used 1t. On the arrival
OF Detective Tinker, search OF all OF
the hotels in the city was made, without ,
success From information brought to /.
Chief Watts to-day he and Detective
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 admission as
gas inspectors. Armstrong identified
Alvord who semed greatly relieved that
Armstrong had arrested him and said
as much.
During his stay al police headquar-
tiers Alvord told Chief Watts that he
had not seen his wife for two weeks. nI-
though prior to that time, he had told
her of his financial circumstances and
asked her II he should kill himself q;
face It out. and she had told him 70
face It out. He stated that he had not
been near Mt. Vernon, but that he hfs
New York last Tuesday at midnight
and arrived in Boston Wednesday
morning.
Eaten Several Meals There.
He admitted having registered as
Bryan Sterling at the Touraine hotei
and said he had eaten several meals
there; that he had taken the lodgings
where he was found the following dag
and that he had not been out Of tho
place since. When asked what he had
done with the money he said:
"Well. s7O0, 900 is q whole lot OF money
but II goes easy"
In referring to horse races, he said II.
had backed horses. but never on racs
tracks and had owned fast horses him-
self He said he had lived his life ana
had taken life to It's iull at the rnto or
$4,000 year or more. He said ha
would not make any fight. would throw
up his hands. take his sentence and of.
ter that was over, would come out 81 {
the world again. He said he knew ho
would be unable to secure ball and thns
he had nothing with which to mako res
titut!on.
On beng searched at police heud-
quarters only few dollars were found
in his pockets, which he was allowed to
keep. He sent telegram to Lawyer
Gardiner, In New York. asking him to
meet the train when II arrived In New
York.
Jordan Still Leads.
BOSTON. Oct. 29.-Barker had h!o
hands full this afternoon In the checker
cha m DiopEh In mn oh with Inrdnn Noni,