The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
(. E. ALLRIDGE
 IS CAPTURED ---
 Mobile Man Wanted in
 Michigan. ACCUSED OF ENTERTAINMENT Had Made Home and Reputation in
 Alabama. Crime Is said to Have Been Committed Three Years Ago--He Had Young
 Girl witA Him.
ACCUSED OF BEREAVEMENT

Mobile. July 6.-(Speciai. )--Charged with the embezzlement of s14.0o0 from the Excelsior Building and Loan Asso- citation of Jackson, Mich, Charles F Ailridge was arrested at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad freight yard at the foot of Government street this af- ternoon.
 The arrest which was made by local detectives at the instance of Sheriff George Bean of Jack son, will cause \ sensation both here and in the Michigan city. when it becomes generally known,
 Ailridge comes from a prominent family in Jackson and at the time of the alleged embezziement he was the city recorder at a salary of $2,e00 . year in addition to holding the posi- tion of treasurer of the building ssso- ciation.
 According to the statemenut of Sher- if Bean the embezzlement with which Allridge Is charged took place In April of 1905 and that soon thereafter All- ridge fed from the city. Since that time he has been in afexico and other places and came to this city two years ago with young girl whom he fnstall- cd in house at 15o South Dearborn street as his wife.
 He was not known in this city as Allridge but went under the name of F. c. Williams. and as such secured a position with the Louisville and Nasfs vile railroad where he has been ever since.
 It now develops. according to the sheriff's story, that the girl he intro duced to everybody he knew here as his wife is Miss Flo Burns. of Jackson. and is well connected. AlIridge has a wife but she has been residing in Jack son.
 For some time after Allridge disap- peared from Jackson there does not ap. pear to have been much of an attempt to capture him but when the present sheriff came into office year and half ago he immediately started in to locate him. From time to time there were reports that he was In different places, but recently his real where abouts was discovered through let- Ger he sent to a friend.
 Sheriff Bean arrived here Saturday evening and with the help of local de- tectives, Murphy and Lacey was not long in locating AIiridge It was dee cided to keep him shadowed and to ar- rest him as he came from his work rather than at his home.
 The sheriff said that he was never sorrier to make an arrest. He has Known Allridge for q number of years. and at one time they were great friends The girl whom he called his wife is also well known to the sherin who will retarn~her to her home iS Jackson.
 when Sheriff Bean saw the girl at the Dearborn street house this morning she instantly recognized him, ana when informed of his mission she broke down entirely. She told the Sheriff just how it was she came to be living with Allridge. and how it had started by her taking a trip with him. When he suggested she should live here with him as his wife, she said she had gone so far that she thought there was no use in doing otherwise. Acting on the advice of the sheriff she immediately began making arr rangennents for leaving this city. Late this afternoon she visited Allridge in the city jaiI and there the two agreed on the best method for breaking up the home in which they have lived for two years.
 It is not believed that Ailridge will attempt to escape returning to Jack son, and as soon therefore as the fur niture in the little home on Dearborn street can be sold and all Allridge's affairs here are settled, the trio--the man accused of embezzlement. the girl he has betrayed and tho sheriff will return to Jackson
 Aiiridge declines to talk about his arrest He admitted being charged with shortage in his accounts three years ago but declares he did not take any of the money.