Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-12
Mixed Baby IL, Style;.
Wears Short Skirts;|
Shows Di11pled Knees
'NQ10r Posed
ASFake Hero,
Officials Say

Federal officials predicted Satur-
day that the trial of Ray Vincent,
indicted for lmpersonating an army
officer and using the uniform to de-
fraud whic hbegan Monday in Unit
ed States court, will be one of the
most sensational cases heard before
an Atlanta jury in a long term of
years.
The defendant is charged, among
other things, with having worn the
uniform of a major in the national
army and with having represented
TO residents of Atlanta and other
Georgia cities that he had command
ed troops in France and had been
sent home because of wounds re-
ceived on the western front; when
government agents say that his ac-
tual military service was limited to
six months at Fort Mcpherson as a
private soldier and that he was dis
charged before his organization re-
ceived embarkation orders.
Many thrilling stories said to have
been told by Vincent about how he
captured fifty-nine Germans single
| handed" and how he became an
lace" of the aviation branch of the
service by downing five Boche planes
after they had punctured his own
airplane two hundred times, will be
repeated to the jury by several wit
nesses, which include leading Allan
ia business men and well-known
women.
The prosecution also expects to
show that Vincent, masquerading as
major, became very active in con-
nection with the various Liberty
loan drives in Georgia, making
speeches. in several cities of the
state
Stu1nDed for Liberty Loan
Evidence, it is said, will be pre-
sented that he accompanied United
States Attorney Hooper Alexander
on stumping tours in behalf of the
loan drives; that he was the guest
OF honor at banquet given by one
of Atlanta's largest civic oreani-
zat1ons,' and that his photographs ap-
peared, in majors uniform, in the
Atlanta newspapers, with glowing
accounts of the patriotic service
this disabled hero is performing
following his return from France
due to physical disabilities received
IN the face of the enemy"
Winning his way into Atlanta's
select social circles by his daring
representations, federal agents saw
they will be able to prive that Vim
cent, by frequent visits to the home
OF a well known Albanian who was
overseas with the Y. NJ. c. A., OBJ
tanned from his wife Liberty Bonds
valued at $1,000 and sums of money
aaSgregating approximately $4,000.
he even secured the possession of
the absent husbands key to his
safety deposit vault in an Atlanta
bank, according to federal agents
ana ana wore the husbands watch, with
! MS W1fe'S picture on its face
! Other sensational testimony ex-
Ppected to be adduced is to the eff
Iect mat Vincent was placed in full
possession and control of the auto
mobile belonging to the family in
! question, and that he used il for !.
considerable time. q
Inc defendant was taken into GUS
Iody several months ago following a
lengthy investigation by agents Of
| me department of justice, and wa s
l"ter released upon heavy bond.
Employed as Barber
| while incarCerated in the Fulton
tower, Vincent is alleged by federal
agents to have discussed at length
with other prisoners his military
service overseas"
According to the report Of Vim
cents case made to the district at
| torney's office, the defendant wore
wound stripes on his left sleeve
which indicated that he had been
wounded fifteen times. ~y--
Photographs of the man in the
governments possession, and which
were to be shown to the jury on Mon
| day. show medals and decorations
for gallantry in action all the way
across his breast. At the time Of
his arrest, it is said, Vincent was
wearing the croix de guerre, service
bars, wound stripes galore, overseas
ribbons and various other profuse
| decorations.
Since his release under bond. Vim
cent has, it is said, been employed
as a barber in an Atlanta barber
shop. - This is said to have been
his occupation before he was drafted
| into the service as private.