The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-16
K. FL. MAXEY
 IS ARRESTED
SAID TO HAVE IDENTIFIED HEN RY COPELAND IN SECURING
 FRAUDULENT INSURANCE.
Copeland, Who Was Supposed to Have Been Dead" Is in Jail at Lit tie Rock and Is Said to
 Have Confessed.

R. E. L. MaXey, a former attorney i of this city, is under arrest in Pitts 1 burg on a government charge of using the mails to defrand, and Henry Cope land, another former citizen, is in the | federal jail at Little Rock as a very 1 live prisoner, after, it is said, an in surance company operating here had paid out $3,O00 life policy under the misapprehensiont that he was dead and buried in this city
 Maxey practiced law in the courts here for about five years. coming from Stone county. Copeland was a me chanic, and lived near this city with his wife The wife "diedo and an n- suranee policy IS said to have been paid on her body, and some time later Copeland died" and insurance was paid on him.
 Copeland is now in jail at Little Rock, where advices are received that he has told the whole story in a con fession to the government men who worked on the case.
 Maxey and Copeland have both been indicted by federal grand jury, it is stated, and Maxey will be brought back here for trial.
 Postoffice Inspector Pierce worked on the case, and left Little Rock last Saturday for Pittsburg to arrest Maxey. The information was kept se- cret until after this arrest Postmas- ter Fred E. Johnson of this city may be called on to go to Pittsburg 10 identify Maxey.
 A dispatch from Pittsburg last night stated that Maxey had claimed it was a case of mistaken identity against him, and he had made bond in the sum of $5,000 for his temporary re- lease.
 According to the story as told to the federal jury on which the arrest was ordered, Copeland and his wife had resided in this county, and were members of an organization which carried an insurance side line. The wife died and a policy was paid on her. Later Copeland was supposed to have died, and his policy was col lected.
 The story recited that Copeland himself, together with Maxey. fur nished the proof of death against Copeland The original affidavit of death was taken before Justice of the Peace Joe Afford, who, it is stated, did not know the identity of Cope land, but was informed of Copeland's death, and that Maxey, in company with Copeland, but who was supposed to be another, visited this justice of the peace and made the affidavits nee essary to secure the proof of death to collect the money.
 At the court house it is stated that Maxey accompanied Copeland, when action was necessary there, and that the two were together during the whole of the period.
 According to the story which Cope land has related, there was con cocted plan to defraud the company Copeland was to be the principal, and because of his isolated residence, and the fact that he was not prominent in affairs among men, and not widely acquainted, he was enabled to disap- pear without attracting considerable attention
 The lodge supposed to have been the victim of the fraud was the Royal Highlanders, lodge in which both men and women nave the privilege of in surance policies. It is stated that the lodge paid out $3OOO in this instance on the fraud which is charged in the l indictment.