The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-09

confined in the Knox County jail.
having been brought to the city from
Kansas City, where he was arrested
upon charges preferred by the lnsurI
by r. NJ. Mercer, a private detective
OF Memphis and representative OF
company. When interviewed at the
Jail by a representative OF The News,
he confessed TO having carried on the
forgeries as charged to him and stat
ed that his only hopes for securing
ms freedom was that some Of his rel
atives might settle the matter through
an agreement with company.
The charges Yancey are forgery and
fraudlenttly obtaining money. 1t Is
said to be the shrewdest piece OF work
that has been pulled off in this sect
ton recently. He had charge OF al
the company's affairs since they oPcSih
matter Of securing money on dcath
claim was evidently planned several
months back. Supplying the name OF
George Washington as an appIcantt
Of $500, a fake medical blank was
filled out and in the course OF tine
the policy was returned; 10 De uei aN,
cred to the "Gerge W9 a.gl3 djod and
Yencey Immediately proceeded 10 ar
range to file a death claim tor tng
amount Of the policy; The tacts SLY EoN
that nc went into the Office %o1nred
u 4,
attorney, and finding his notary pup
lie seal on the desk, placed the SAINT
upon the claim for insurance PaSUynrd
at the same time signea I5 he name
~ n local Colored undertaken ana olat
~ a local white physician. Inc p tTilto
Gciarv named in the policy was E sise
washingstoon" said The 70 "1 check in pay
r re OF the death claim was Tetncn
nh in the course Of time ana nanc by
is said TO have endorsed the SantJ US
,aIicndnp the name of Ella WasnIHde
slg ,,in IA then placed his name under
% t3n and d Collected the money from TO-
cal bank. g. W.
ceive the signed receipt IN run 10. toi
named beneficiary, aroused their su a5
nicion and they Immediately starred
an Investigation which disclosed the
forgery. $780,,
from Knoxville to Memphis. DETROIT
Chicago. Milwaukee, Springfield, III;
Springfield Mo, Pittsburg. Pa. and
was arrested in Kansas city. kans,
where he was engaged In operating
an employment office.
nail, that he had accepted money from
Or c. S Boyd, local Colored dentist
in payment OF premium. The appli-
cation was turned down by. the COM
which DIR. Boyd had paid to him, The
forgery was put over" he said for
the purpose Of securing money to re-
place the premium money.
GRIND Jury Declares Inncy Guilty.
Ynncey Is being held In Jail under
$4,000 bond, pending the outcome of
his receiving sentence at the present
term Of criminal court. He was un-
able TO make bond.
Knoxville. Tenn. April From
the evidence presented to the members
OF the Knox County grand Jury now
Yancey former insurance agent and
district manager of the mississippi
Life Insurance company. owned and
controlled by Colored men, members
George Washington" the name used
by Yancey in forging and collecting
death claim upon, had been dead,
too many years and that the beloved
Der Of the Mississippi Life Insurance
Company either. Further, that MAR
tina Washington" named by Yancey
as the beneficiary, died many years
ago and could not have endorsed the
check, claiming the sum paid over
by the company at the death claim,
for a true bill was returned by that
body and Yancey is now lanEuishinG
behind the bars at the county bastile,
awaiting trial at this term of Grim
inal court. II is understood that he
will not seek to fight the case, but
has already confessed to having car
ried out the forgeries as charged
against him in the indictment, and is
willing to accept sentence.
As was outlined in former account
Of the case appearing in The News.
Yancey, very. shrewdly designed to
fleece the Mississippi Life Insurance
company out of $500 by applying for
n policy on the life of George Wash
ington." and shorty after the policy
had been returned. George" was rep
resented to the company as having
nassed into the great beyond. When
the claim was paid after Yancey had
produced proof Of "Washingtons s"
death which was brought about by
his having forged the name of a To-
cal white doctor. Colorcd under
taSor and stolen the notary public
seal belonging to ESQ. W. =. Yard
9Ul 'oWBu s .N9ULollB uMouY JON Gun
ley placed II on the claim and forged
check which was forwarded to Yancey
was endorsed first by Martha Wash
ingtOn." named as a sister Of the de
ceased and then endorsed bv Yancev
who collected the money at a local
bank He fled the city after the
company got wind Of the forgery and
was recently arrested in Kansas CITY.
Mo, where he was conducting an en-
ployment bureau.