Show FUGITIVE SAILOR ARRESTED TED AS FORGER r PURSUIT OF f I L NAVY RECRUIT CRUIT W WORKER RK ENDS ND IN CHICAGO Misuse Misuse of F Federal Checks t to Obtain Here Is Confessed Confess d by Captive Local Office Is Informed I AFTER being sought by agents of the United States secret service since early last November November November Novem Novem- ber Joseph John MacNeil formerly formerly formerly for for- merly yeoman and mailing clerk derk clerkin derkIn in the Salt Lake naval recruiting office was arrested today In Chicago charged with th the forgery of naval paychecks paychecks pay pay- checks for a a. total of ot The arrest I in Chicago according to messages from front Captain Thomas I. I Porter secret service e ag agent In charge of ot the Chicago office to William H. H Davenport head hend of the Salt Lake office was was' followed by a complete admission of ot the charges s against him 1 TRAVELED b FAST PACE PACE MacNeil MacNell was was connected with the local recruiting service from July to October I 31 1919 and while here had frequent occasion to mail mall subsistence checks to various carious substations In the intermountain t tain ln Country D During this time he is alleged to have formed undesirable acquaintances acquaintances ac ac- and to have traveled a a. rather fast p pace ce which got him into n o financial difficulties FORGERY CHARGED About the end of ot October he secured possession of ot four tour checks of 60 each it Is alleged and after after- forging t t the g names he I left ft the city it it is said by t toe the officials Through a aletter letter to a friend here it was afterward leaned learned that he was In Chicago According to Mr Davenport immediate immediate immedi immedi- ate steps will be taken to have him him brought back to Salt Lake for trial |