The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-09
FORGERY PLOT IS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Floyd Pointer Is Arrested for cashing
Government Checks Extracted
From the Mails.

One OF the most complicated forgery
plots unearthed for some time was
brought to light yesterday after a long
string Of events and circumstances
were connected and let to the arrest of
one former service man and the de-
tention of two men now in the service.
The men involved in the plot are Floyd
E. Pointer Of 437 East Government
street Roy Grove and Daniel M.
Walker.
Pointer was arrested by Captain
Mcclure of the city police department
last Wednesday night upon informa-
ton given by Fl. L. Olensky, manager
Of the Dixie Loan company. Mr. Olen-
sky told Captain Mcclure that the
bank had returned to him two govern
ment checks, one for s465 and another
for $433, which he had cashed for the
sailor some time during the month OF
May
Pointer is a former service man.
having been connected with the postal
department at the Naval Air station
during his enlistment. 1t was during
the time which he was at the postal
station that he is alleged to have ex-
tracted back pay checks from the
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forged the endorsement Several of
the checks disappeared, but so far as
known only three were cashed: two
at the Dixie Loan company and one,
for $41g, at the Watson, Parker &
Reese store. All three are claimed to
have been cashed with a forged in
dorsement.
The three checks were cashed last
May and a long story is connected
with how the attempted forgery was
brought to light. After the checks had
been cashed by the Pensacola mer-
chants they were deposited in one Of
the local banks and in due time ar
rived at the treasury department in
Washington, from whence they came. |
One of the men who should have re-
ceived his back pay check has been
transferred to the Pacific coast, and |
having failed to receive same, notified /
the officials at Washington of the mat
ter.
1t was then that the checking up /
system was brought into play Photo /
graphs of the cancelled vouchers were
taken, and when these photographs /
were flashed on Pointer and Grove yes
terday, according to officers, they /
" fessed UP to every thing"
AS soon as the notice reached Mr.
olenslxy of the loan company that the
checks were turned down by the bank
he began to search for Pointer. He
the alleged forger and 1t
s. said that he started to run. 1t was
after this that Captain Mcclure was
given the information that led to the
Lrrest of Pointer, who later confessed
o the whole story, it is understood.
Captain Staten of the air station,
captain Mcclure and Mr.. Olensky are
he three men who We're present when
Pointer is said to have told Of the DEAL
mt he did not beg for mercy and
allSed very freely of the matter, nam
ng the other two men as being con-
Iected. Walker, since the forgery took
lace, has been transferred to a naval
ase in Virginia. Just what he had
o do with the matter is not known.
After the confession of Pointer at
be city jail Captain Staten returned
o the air station and affected the ar
est Of Grove, who was later identified
y G. l.. Bland, a clerk Of the Watson, 4
'arler & Reese company's store, as
he man who purchased a complete
uttit Of clothing and paid for same
nth the $419 check, which later proved
. bear a forged Endorsement
Following the confession OF Pointer, |
he whole case was turned over to
district Attorney Medley, and he and s
assistant District Attorney Hoffman I
rev up the necessary papers, and |
made out a warrant for the three men t
harging them with forgery and alb |
tracing matter from the United 7
tates mails. Every one connected in
ny way with the case will be pre- )
ented to the grand jury. ~I1