Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-20
LONE RUBBER Rand.
INST EAD OF KING
FORTUNE, IS FOUND
Authorities Force Open Safe
Deposit Box by Use
of Drills.
GAST0N MEANS IS CITED
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
Federal Judge Orders Dead Wo-
mans Manager to Appear
Before Him.
REFUSES TO SURRENDER CASH
New York, Chicago and North Caro-
tina Representatives to Decide
on Steps to Take.
GAST0N MEANS IS CITED
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
REFUSES TO SURRENDER CASH
New York, Chicago and North Caro-
tina Representatives to Decide
on Steps to Take.
tBy Associated Press.I

lBy Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September ia soli-
tarS rubber band was the only article
round In national bank safe deposit
box opened here to-day in the expec-
tation that 1t would disclose some of
the missing fortune OF Mrs. Maudc a.
hins' the wealthy widow mysteriousIy
shot and killed at Concord. N c.
The box was opened to-day in the
presence CT representatives from the
district attorneys Office. the police de :
partment and others. It was neces-
sary to force it open by the use of
drills.
Assistant District Attorney DooIine
announced to-day he would go 10 Con-
cord on Friday. taking with him tho
documents no has obtained here In the
King mystery for the use Of the North
Carolina authorities He said the case
VIII not be presented to the grand
jury here until after the reopened in
quest at Concord.
New York. Chicago and North Caro-
lima authorities who have been press.
ing the investigation into the death OF
Mrs. King have arranged to hold n
Joint conference with Federal agents
nt Concord or Charlotte on Saturday
The meeting will decide what steps
the authorities will take at the In
quest. to be reopened at Concord on
Monday. and what witnesses and docu-
inentsry evidence will be produced.
OLD SWEETHEART OF MRS. KING
NEW WITNESS UNEARTHED
a new and important witness 10 the
n to~o tap
lations OF Gaston d. Means and tho
financial affairs Of Mrs. King was un-
eurthed to-day by District Attorney
Swami. This man. an old sweetheart
OF Mrs. King. may be u United States
naval officer 1t was admitted to-
night that Mrs. King met this man a
few weeks before her death. after a
lapse of years. and that an old ro-
nance was revived The district at
torney is anxious to question this man
about the attitude which CASTOR b.
Means displayed in this matter.
Alton Means. brother of CASTOR
Means. was questioned by the prose-
cution to-day.
The mysterious wv II. p" OF the
speculative ventures in cotton stocks
recently unearthed in CASTOR Meanss
accounts by the prosecutor. was to-
night identified by Assistant District
Attorney Dooling as William r. Pat.
terson. now at Concord. father of
Julie Patterson Means. wife Of CASTOR.
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
INSTITUTED AGAINST MEANS
GREENSBORO. n. c.. September 10.
Federal Judge James L. Boyd to-
day issued ruling citing CASTOR B.
Means. business manager for Mrs.
Maude A. King, of Chicago, killed near
Concord August %. 10 appear in his
court next Tuesday and show cause
why he should not be held in contempt
to court. This decision was made as
the result OF contempt proceedings in
stituted by Phil C. McDufie, of At
lanta. attorney for Mrs. Anna l.. Rob-
inson. mother of Mrs. King, who al
leges Means still has in his possession
$4,000 cash, property of the King
estate, which he was ordered by Judge
Boyd to surrender to the Central Bank
and Trust Company. OF Asheville.
Attorney McDufie requested Judge
Boyd to have Means cited to appear in
court here Friday. This the judge re-
fused to do. on the grounds that the
matter had no connection with the
death of Mrs. King, but was entirely
civil suit. and Means should have
time to summon his witnesses to prove
he had obeyed the order Of the court
demanding the surrenderng OF the
property.
Papers. documents. an automobile,
jewelry and check for $4,000. the
property OF Mrs. King, have been
turned over In compliance with Judge
Boyd's order. according to Attorney
McDufle, who claims Means had told
him and others directly Interested IN
the case he had $4,000 cash belong
ing to Mrs King, which he refused to
surrender.
In replying to this allegation made
by Attorney McDutiie. Judge Boyd said
a man had right to make such state
ments to private individual. but such
utterances did not constitute contempt
to the court. as the statements might
be unfounded.
Means will probably be served with
the ruling of Judge Boyd tonight.