The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
LEFT TOWN IN A BUGGY
J. R. McNeill Charged With
 Aiding Him.
Kritsteller Was Formerly Deputy Collector of Internal Revenues at Brooklyn-was Wanted on
 Charge of Embezzlement

Tne arrest or J. K. McNeill, proprletof of the Capitol Saloon, and a we'll known citizen of Montgomery on the charge of obstructing the. administration of justice by a Deputy United States Marshal. yes terday morning revealed the fact that Montgomery had harbored for more than month an alleged embezzler of govern ment funds. for whom secret service men have been prosecuting most vigorous search.
 A. J. Kristeller. formerly Deputy Col lector of Internal Revenue of the East- quarters at Brooklyn. the alleged em- bezzler. made his escape and on the charge of assisting him to elude the se- cret service men McNeill was arrested. A second warrant charging the same of- rett, who has been engaged in newspaper work in Montgomery for the past four months. but who formerly lived in Brook lyn.
 Kristeller and Barrett were pot found. It is said that they left Montgomery Monday night in a buggy. They were last heard from in their journey through the countrSS forty miles from the city. The futile Sttemnt made Sunday night by the Secret Service men to arrest Kristeller has brought to light a most interesting story of the fall of prominent young man of Brooklyn. his flight to Montgom-
 
 friends who successfully aided him to es- cape. The true story of Kristellers sen- sational escape after he had been located in Montgomery by the Secret Service ficials decline positively to discuss the matter. It is known. however. that an attempt was made Sunday night to ar rest Kristeller and that the attempt fail. through the ingenuity of his friends. Me- Neill and Barrett. It Is alleged that they ascertained that the Secret Service men were after Kristeller and that they cons cealed him. It is charged that he was hidden for awhile in the Capitol Saloon and spirited from there out the back door to 8 safer hiding place. He was kept in hiding all of Monday until buggy could be obtained. when t IS said he left town For the part that he is alleged to have played in Kristeller's escape McNeill was arrested early yesterday morning by Deputy United States Marshal McLenore on warrant charging an attempt to de' feat the administration of justice. Ht spent several hours yesterday in the of- fee of the County jail. In the afternoon McNeill made the bond of $500 which was required by Commissioner John Elmore He will be given a preliminary hearing l today at 10 a. n.. by Commissioner Fl more.
 Kristeller. the man wanted. arrived ir Montgomery month ago In Montgom
  Mills. His friend, F.. J. Barrett. had pre- ceded him three months. The friendshlr that existed in Brooklyn was renewed | and the men were together great deal J. R. McNeill who was formerly mem Der of the Montgomery police department
 Mills lived at fashionable ooardine sS"sf much S0oi of his ssrrz s'rSs' s the M office of prominent lawyer reading law. He was evidently well versed in law and he had made a request of the Montgomery lawyer to introduce him to the courts here that he might be ad- mitted to the bar and practice law in this city The lawyer had agreed to do this next week provided Mills would show him letters of recommendation from re- Brooklyn. Mills had agreed to do this but the letters were not forthcoming.
 Mills. or rather Kristeiler. was pronli- nent young man of Brooklyn and obtain ed the appointment of Deputy Collector of Internal Revenues from the Roosevelt administration. In the early spring 1t Is said that his accounts were found to be wrong and he fled from Brooklyn to es- cape arrest. A second warrant against him charged perjury in connection with the embezzlement charges. It is said his indictment was found on the charge Of embezzling 5000 of government funds, al- much larger. He came from Brooklyn to Montgomery by way of Savannah.
 He Impressed all that he met as man of culture and intelligence. He possessed a polished and insinuating address and made friends rapidly. He had evidently been accustomed to the usage of good so- ciety and he was conversationalist of exceptional ability.
 The secret service men who followed him from Brooklyn to his hiding place in Montgomery are still behind him and there is an impression among the Fed eral officers that he will be arrested with in forty-eight hours.