The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
HE WAS STAR BOARDER
Saldito Have Employed Unique
 Method to Embezzle.
Escaped from Montgomery in Buggy, but Capt. McAdams Traces Him. Will Be Taken Back to
 Brooklyn.

Frederick W. Kristeller. alias Fred W. Mills, said to be wanted in Brooklyn for perjury. who created a small sensation three weeks ago by eluding the Secret Service officers. it is charged. with the assistance of friends when an attempt was made to arrest him, is in the county Jail occupying cell with Sanford Jacobi. Krfsteller was captured by Captain E. F. McAdams at O'Brien's saw mill in Cren- shaw County. nine miles from Luverne.
 Since Kristeller slipped through the net this city by the Secret Service officers, this city by the Secert Service officers, Captain McAdams has camped upcI, his trail. He has worked untiringly tc 8rts clue that would lead to Kristeljer's hid ing place. After unremitting efforts the clue, was found at Patsburg in Crenshaw County. It was followed and Kristeller was found taking life easy in saw mill settlement as a star boarder with MT. OsBrien. the proprietor. Captain Nc Adams found him at the saw mill Thurs day evening at 6 o'clock. kristeller took hts arrest philosophicaIly and at once admitted that he was the wanted man. Captain McAdams carried his prisoner 10 Luverne and spent Thursday night, bringing him to Montgomery yesterday morning.
 
 tor of internal revenues at Brooklyn. He was accused of embezzling revenue stamps to the amount of 5000. It is alleged that Kristeller employed a shrewd method in taking the stamps and concealing their absence. It is said that he cut the mid t1le out of sheets of stamps leaving the ends and corners untouched The tel lers or inspectors were accustomed to count the stamps by lifting the corners A Fsln- 7-~. .-E st~~ Nf ct, sheets untouched was an ingenious way of avoiding detection. To the tehers, without a thorough examination, the sheets appeared untouched.
 Kristeller, who had been prominent in political circles In Brooklyn was arrested < and tried on the embezzlement charge. the trial resulting in his release. 1t is said. because of technicality. At the conclusion of the trial Kristeller was charged with perjury for alleged false statements that he made in his testimony in his own defense. When he left Brooklyn on hearing that warrant charging him with perjury had been sworn out he came direct to Montgomery to join E. J. Barrett, a newspaper man who came originally from Brooklyn, but who had been employed on paper i1 this city for three months. The federal officers say that they believe Barrett and Kristeller are brothers. At any rate they were close friends and spent great part of their time together.
 Kristeller secured board at a fashiona- ble boarding house on Perry Street and established himself in the office of we'll known lawyer. where he read law. 1t is said, with a view of being admitted to the bar in Alabama. His life went serenely enough in Montgomery for a month It was rudely disturbed when Captain E. P. McAdams appeared on the scene with a warrant from the federal court of the Eastern District of New York charging Kristeller with perjury. An effort to serve the warrant was made on Sunday night early in May. A note was sent to Kristeller at his board ing house. The note was received by Bar rett who left the house a few minutes later and went to the saloon of J. R. Mo- Neill on Dexter Avenue. He was here stopped and questioned by the Secret Service men. Kristeller in some way however. got wind of the action of the cfffcers and managed to escape from the city.
 Warrants were sworn out against Bar rett and J. R. McNeill. accusing them of obstructing the administration of justice. McNeill was given preliminary hearing on the charge and acquitted as no direct evidence was adduced to hold him. Bar ret's prelimiAary hearing the same charge wilD'come up today before Com missioner John A. Fillmore.
 Just how Kristeller escaped from the city has never been made clear but 1t is esenerally understood that he left town in a buggy with A friend and drove through the country. The buggy in which the es- cape was made was rented from Hay goods stables and was kept out thirty six hours. during which time every train leaving the city was being watched.
 Captain McAdams was convinced that the escape had been made through the country and he made careful inquiries on every road leaving Montgomery and at all the small stations within thirty miles of the city. At Patsburg he learned that on the day following the departure of Kristeller two men from Montgomery stopped there and had horse fed and cared for. One of them answered the description of Kristeller. This clue re- suited in the finding of kristeller at O'Brien's saw mill.
 The attorneys for krsteller ende1vored yesterday to have Commissioner Elmore release him on bail The powers of Com missioner Fillmore were not clear in the matter as Kristeller was from another District and the Commissioners Court Is not a court of record, it being said that If Rristeller should forfeit the bail there would be no way of collecting 1t. At any rate Commissioner Elmore took the matter under advisement and will rende~ his opinion today. He offered to allow Kristeller temporary bail in the sum of g, 800 until this morning. but the prisoner was unable to give it. He was remanded to the county jail where he was given a cell with Sanford Jacohi.
 Judge Jcnes has been in New York. but he will reach the city Monday. when it is
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