Show 1 1 ALVORD UNDER ARREST I I DEFAULTING BANK OFFICIAL IS RUN DOWN IN BOSTON DOV Ho Declares He is Glad Suspensa is i Over Leaves for Now York With I Officers I Boston Oct CO Cornelius J Alvord Jr the absconding note teller of the First National bank In New York city I who Js charged with stealing 700000 from the bank was arrested here this I afternoon by Chief Inspector William B Watts of this city and Detective I Armstrong of New York in an ordinary lodginghouse at the corner o West Newton street and Burlington avenue I The officers gained admittance to the room as gus Inspectors When arrested Alvord who knew Detective I De-tective Armstrong stated that he was glad the suspense was ended and was wllnl to go back to New York without with-out papers A hack was called and he was driven to j > olice headquarters and I after being measured and photographed photo-graphed under the Bert 10n system he was taken to New York on the 5 i oclock train I I During his stay at police headquarters headquar-ters Alvord told Chief Watts that ho had not seen his wife for two weeks although prior to that he had told her I of his financial circumstances and I asked heir IC he should kill himself or face it out She had told him to face It out He slated that he had not been near Mount Vernon but that he left New York lost Tuesday at midnight and arrived in Boston Wednesday morning He admitted having registered aa Bryan Sterling at the Touraine hotel and said he had eaten several meals there that he had taken the lodgings whore he was found on the following day and that he had not been out of the place since When asked what he had clone with the money he said Well 5700000 is 0 whole lot of money but it sogs easy In referring to horse races he said he had backed horses but never on race tracks and had owned fast horses himself He said he had lived his life and had taken life to Its full at the rate of 50000 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 secura ball and that he had nothing with which to make restitution On belns searched at police headquarters head-quarters only a few dollars were found In his pockets These he was allowed to keep Embezzler Alvord arrived at the Grand Central depot at 11 oclock Grnd 1 tonight to-night from Boston He was taken immediately im-mediately to police headquarters He I refused to talk I |