Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-10-05
MANY PAPERS ARE
HELD IN NEW YORK
ONLY A SMALL PACKAGE OF THE
MEANS LETTERS BROUGHT
TO CONCORD.
CLERK NOW HAS PAPERS"
Solicitor Hayden Says Papers In Ro.
wan Clerks Office viii Be Of No.
Value to State or Means.

Salisbury-"All the papers that were
turned over to me by Mr. Dooling,"
says Solicitor Hayden Clement, ARE
now in the office OF the clerk of the
superior court OF Rowan county and
am perfectly willing to show them
to Mr.. Means attorneys at any time
they desire to see them"
In lengthy interview explaining
the papers, the solicitor states that
the papers brought to North Carolina
and turned over to him consist OF
one package OF letters. He has not
yet examined them, but Is sure from
what Mr.. Dooling says they will be of
no benefit to either the state or TO
Means.
The solicitor insists that Means at.
torneys are trying to prevent Mr..
Dooling from bringing certain papers
to North Carolina under threat of
seizure and that these papers are
more damaging to Means than bene.
fetal. He expresses anxiety over the
prospects OF betting these papers for
the trial next month.
At the conclusion OF the hearing at
Gastonia the day before brought by
+. T. Cansler, attorney for CASTOR B.
Means to have John 7. Dooling, OF the
district attorneys office in New York
appear before Judge CINE in Sails.
bury October to answer charges OF
contempt of court Judge Webb an.
nounced that he would make his deci.
sion later.
Attorneys for Means brought &C.
tion for contempt of court against Mr..
Dooling after he had refused. they
charge. to deliver up papers as was
demanded in the order OF Judge Webb
issued. The papers are those which
were taken from CASTOR Means apart
ment in New York and are now sup
posed to be in the possession of the
attorneys for the prosecution, also the
alleged second will of J. c, King. for.
mer husband OF Mrs. Maude A. King
Solicitor Clement appeared for Mr..
Dooling at the hearing and stated
that he had affidavits from Mr.. Dool. !
ing and witnesses from New York,
stating that they had turned over to
him (Mr. ClemenD all papers in the
case which they had brought into this /
state.
Solicitor Clements stated that the .
alleged second will was not among
the papers. He declared that the .
contempt proceedings were brought
10 humiliate and intimidate witnesses .
who had voluntarily come from New
York to appear for the state in the
King Means case. Stating that all the
papers in the case were In his pos
session. he said that the attorneys for
he defense were welcome TO copies
Of any papers he might have, there
being no disposition on the part OF
he state to withhold this information
rom them.
f. T. Cansler. OF counsel for Means,
stated that the defendant Means was
,nly asking for his legal rights In de-
possession of these papers.
which Mr.. Cansler contended had
,een wrongfully taken and withheld
nd he stated that civil action had
,een taken in friendly spirit, that III
he papers were in North Carolina he
night have the right to see them.
He stated that the returns on
Judge Webb's order showed that Mr..
pooling had refused to honor the or
Ter and should therefore be cited for
'ontempt OF court.