The sun., 1900-10-30
ALVORD BROUGHT BACK.
THE ABSCONDING NOTE TELLER
CAUGHT ~ BOSTON YESTERDAY.

Honrdinn House when ArreNeu shu nv
was Glad 60 He Caught-Ho Had Lite
Money with him and Hinted mat Ills
ste.Iln0s Were Al GOne-Admitted SpeCu-
ia,iov and waived ENttadi dition-- a COnten.
tIon Probable over the Rcward-Pris-
oner Now at Policc Headquarters Here.
Corp.Iiu. +, Alv1rd. Jr, in the custody of
Detectives Carey, Armstrong and Tinker, ar
rlyed nj the Grand Central station NJ ~ o'clock
last night The party had come from Boston,
where the abscondng note teller was arrested
I'm lodgings AZ ~ Huntington avenue, yes
tarday morning big crowd was at
the station 70 get glimpse OF the
man who had stolen nearly 100000 from the
First National Bank I'm something like five
wears The Detectives bundled their prisoner
int a cab and drove rapidly to Police liead-
quarter. where Alyord was turned over to
Capt. McClusky. After talking with the de-
faulter i,r about fifteen minutes. MNlusky
sent for the newspaper men and told the fol-
lowing story.
-The assistance Of the Police Department
was not askel for by the bank people In ap-
pretending Alvord. but last lhursiay, went
T. the Presi lent Of the bank, told him had
heard the bank had been robbed and added
that the Detective Bureau was at his service.
The Prcsi ont thanked me aud said he would
10 glad Of any assistance might rcnGer,
He then told me that friend Of the banks
had telcphoned from Boston TO Nice-Prcsi-
dent Hne the day before, Wednesday, that
he had seen Avord there at the Hotel Tou-
rnine Learning that. | Immediately sent De-
tcctive Tinker TO boston to find Alvord if pos
sihle Tinker Informed me- that Alvord had
left the hotel and left NO trace b"hind Last sat
uriay morning, however. Nco-l'rrSidcnt llIne
re'iryct letter from the man VINO t"rpHouci
that lie had seen Alvurd pt the Hotel Touraino,
In which more detailed information was given.
The lettor stated that tina writer recognized
Alvord in the lobby ot th' hotel but showed
no surprise AZ seeing IA" dn.uuter and Avord
showed no surprise a. seeing him The writer
seatsi that ho told Of having seen Avord 70
a friend Of his. who, lac had learned
fsSsrwari attempted 70 make use Of the in
formation to get tho reward Of 5000. The
writer said hc was willing to do what he could
COR the bank, on the understanding that his
M should not be used
"On Sunday morning a man who gave his
name a. William Barrett and his address n
37l CommonNe ,lth avenue. Boston. called
up my onlcc ON the telephone He said
Le believed he knew where Alvord was and re-
quo,ted that somebody who knew the man
l., sent to Boston to identify the man Barrett
thought was Alvori Detectives Carey and
Armstrong the latter being acquainted with
Alvord were sent TO Boston on Sunday after
noon
Barrett met the detectives by appointment
this morning and said he was ready 20 take them
where he believed Alvord wAs in hiding, but
before he would do so he made my men sign
paper the substance OF whose text was that it
was he Barrett. who gave the infor-
nation for the specific purpose Of
getting the reward Of 5000. The detectives
,I,t 81, EnI
with this man. After they had done this he
ma q them agree to refrain from making the
arrest public until 1t hal been published en-
clu,vely in two Boston papers. in which he
sai he was Interested.
These details having been arranged. Barrett
took Chief Watts Of Boston, Carey and Arm
strong in "A carriage TO the house In Huntington
avenue. or rather to a house in a street whose
name they did not get. but which am informed
was Huntington avenue The number of the
house was l72 Avord offered no resistance.
said he would come back without requSition
papers and he and the detectives took the first
the o'clock p VI train for New York
When Alvord was brought in here he said he
was In the hands Of his lawyer and could say
very little He admitted that he had specu-
lated some. but had lost more than he had
ma ie lie never gambled. he said. but had
always liyel well and had very little
Of the monej he hal stolen left. There
was one thing he was particularly anxious
to have ma!e clear. and that was that
he hal not been in Mount Vernon since the night
his defalcation was discovered. He said he
hai no idea Of remaining fugitive from Justice
but hal gone away under alvic AM intendei
u remain away until caught or alvIsei by his
friends to return.
"He said he had recognized the man who had
informed the bank and knew that the man
recognized him He had gone to Boston by tho
advice Of New York friend who gave him the
name and address Of Boston man
with whom he might stop Almost
Immediately after realizing that he
had been recognized at the rouraine by a Gus
toner of the bank, he sought the Boston man
10 whom he had been sent and took up lodgings
with him tie said that often no
kept close TO the house. having all his
meals served In his room. When | hintcd
that the man with whom Ne had been stopping
had revealed his whereabouts. Alvord said
he did not think so. rs he did not believe the
man knew his real name"
Avord was locked up in a cellat Police
Headquarters and will be arraisncd in the
Centre street police court this morning on
the journey from Boston he appeared to
be In fairly good spirits lie and
the detectives occupied seats I'm one
of the driwlng-ro cars and shortly after
the train left Boston the whole party went
into the dining car for dinner the dinner be-
Ing preceded on Alvord's part. by
drink OF whiskey. He ate a re-
mariaby hearty meal At Provi-
dence the New York evening
papers were brought aboard the train and
Alvord bought copy Of each one, put on a
pair Of god-bowcd spectacle, and read the
accounts Of his arrest He was dressed in
dark tweed sack coat and waistcoat and striped
trou-er, INdrr hi- folded collar he wore a
dark blue four-iG-haud tie. in which was n dia-
muud hurse-ho" pin
Some Boston reporters al Police leadQuar-
tiers said last night that the man Barrett rgen-
toned 10y capt Nice husky was eA-Congres~nan
William T. Barrett, who is a Iart owner Of two
Boston afternoon TaIers
Alvord was captured in a lodging house
on Huntington avenue, near West Newton
street, where be- has been rOoWiuG since last
Wednesday evening lie UHGc 10 attCiuJt
{ resist arrest, admitted lis Identify and said
he Wa glad tho ~I>l Cu-c oi rem INC IN hidIfc
Wa over lie had only about $50 in hi- Ir-..--
sion. and when asked where the rest uf tie
mo.ry ne j. alleged TO have taken va, he
re he'd that he preferred TO consult with lbs
attorney before answering any questions uf