The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-01
CASTOR MEANS FATE
HANGS ON CRAtO JURY
All States Evidence on Charge OF
Numbering Mrs. King Presented
and CouFt Adjourned for Day.
NOT TRUE Bull" EXPECTED.
III Cabarrus Jury Sets Means Free He
win Pc Arrested by New York Au-
thorities, Where Grand Jury Has
Found True Bill.

Concord. Oct 3I.~-Caston r. Means
fate hangs tonight in the grand jury
of Cabarrus county. All Of the sta te $
evidence against Means on the charge
OF numbering Mrs Maude a, King
on the night Of August 70 has been
presented. The last witness finished
his testimony early tk1s evening and
Jndge e, Il. Cline ordered the court
adjourned until $40 torncrroW morn
ing.
Speculation In rife here tonight on
the decision which the grand Jury has
made. Ii is generally believed that
they will return not true Hill" the
first thing tomorrow morning This
belief .s based upon the fact that they
examined every witness OF the Gtate,
despite the fact that Judge Cline In
his charge to them told them that
they could stop examination OF wit
nesses whenever they were satisfied
the bill should be returned as true and
court proceedings carried on
Should CASTOR r. Means be set FREE
tomorrow by the Cabarrus county
grand Jury, however, II is an almost
certainty tina; New York authorities
will Immediately bring measures 10
have him arrested and returned 10
New York state. where. Il in under
stood. that grand Jury has found a
bill against the defendant Assistant
District Attorney Doing. of New York.
refused to be quoted upon this SUBJ
Ject tonight, but II was evident that
he has In contemplation such artion.
While attorneys for the defense
proclaim their confidence that no In
dictment viii be returned agslnsl
Means, late this afternoon they took
the first step 10 protect themselves.
Counsel for the defense appealed TO
the supreme court ~ North Carolina
the decision of Judge Cline handed
down on October 5. declaring that
District Attorney Dooliug need not
turn over 10 the defense certain pa
psrs which he is alleged 10 have In
His possession and seized from the
Park avenue apartment OF Means In
New York This action Is interpreted
IS sizzling action While ii VIII
not primarily halt the case II Means
is indicted, ii will. however. give the
defense the right Of appealing to the
courts at any time Tor continuance
81 the case on the grounds that they
have not all Of the necessary evidence
In their possession and alleging that
litigation concerning the possession OF
this evidence is now before the gu
preme court Of North Carolina.
A little gFay-halre0 man went Into
the grand Jury toGn late th's eft~r-
noon and II is believed he must have
made an Impression that wi4-iasl.
II was w ID. Gubbtns, of Chicago,
for twenty-five years the business
conf1dant and partner OF the late
James G. King. whose fortune has
been the root OF this case. Gubblns
came all the way FROM Chiago 10 Con-
cord AT his own expense and OF his
t~.m accord TO tell what he knows Of
0aSton Means management of the
Asg.s estate This little man was the
ppnenciary 10 the extent Of so. 600 in
the FIRST K4ng wilt ffe was informed
come months ago by Castor Means
chat in second will which Means had
diEccvered he was the beneficiary TO
the extent Of 100 901 Despite the
tact that Gubbips would have gained
i considerable sum by the second will
ne refused 70 be A party TO any liti-
xaiion Concerning H. and protested
that any acton nlght he taken which
would In any way affect the name and
honor OF his ola BUS ness partner,
James G. King Il is understood that
n wa from Guhbins tina, CASTOR T.
4Nans gathered much material which
might have beer Of value In making a
4orgea -sih, en- he pretzxt that IN was
1athertng data 10 write a life history
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