The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
Web TIGHTENS
AROUND Means
Bank Accounts of Suspect S
Wife Figure in Mrs.
King Mystery.
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New York. Sept. T.-Bank accounts
OF Mrs CASTOR Means. wife of the
central figure in the Investigation
into the death of Mrs. Maude A.
King. at Concord, N. c., showing
that she had deposited thousands of
dollars in the last eighteen months
were found in this city by District
Attorney Swami today. Three bank
accounts were unearthed, and ac-
cording to the prosecutor. they
showed:
Mrs. Means deposited $1,000 in
downtown bank since March, 1916.
She maintained an active ac-
count in trust company with de-
posits and Withdrawals OF from s25,
60 to $1,000 monthly.
-In November. 1915. she had on
deposit in an uptown bank. s21, 600.
sI4ss77.43 In Fifteen Months.
The district attorney also received
transcript of the account of Mrs
Maude A. ChInce. Mrs. Kings for
mer name. showing she opened an
account in the Irving ,:euonal Bank
here on August y. IsB. All closed IL
on December u. 12Is Deposits and
Withdrawals during that period
amounted TO sl49.S7E43
The newly discovered records will
be placed before the grand jury by
Judge Swami. Valuable documents
from state Solicitor Hoyne. of Chi
caso. were also received by the pros
scutor
Assistant District Attorney DooIing
declared them to be of immense value.
lie made public one Of the documents
received the falarrar, ~aS1
been sent in the name of Mrs. Mel
vim TO Jacob Newman. a Chicago at
torney
1t was dated septmeber :. 1917. and
read:
Please send at once for newspaper
reporters Of Chicago papers and deny
Tor me any insinuatious that they have
nave published that my sister. Mrs.
Elns. lost her life in any way except
bN accident. regardless of Chicago
curoner's report. 1t is impossible for
nm TO say her death was not an ac-
cident without knowing all the facts.
and especially the short length of
the pistol which was Just three or
four inches long, and also explain to
th"m how important she was as a wit
'ess in the pending litigation"
Fake Telegram Alleged.
We have information from the
South and the production of the orig
mai telegram will prove" said Doo-
ling. that Mrs. Melvin never wrote
the telegram, but that 1t was sent in
her name by another person"
Dooling also stated the C!l,-aso pa
pers showed that plans !:cd been
made TO file the so-caIled second
King will in court before August II.
but the plans were upset when
Charles E Hughes was unwilling to
be retained in the case. According
to Dooling, Means was ready to pay
large retainers to prominent lawyers
to conduct the contest
Alton Means, brother of CASTOR.
and Henry Dietsch. his fathcr-in-law,
arrived here this afternoon prepared
to appear before the grand jury.
Alton Means said he was here un-
der subpoena to tell what took place
in Chicago. I have told the coro-
ner's jury what l know" he said be-
fore going before the jurors. Il feel
that what | have said will lot the
public know that I am not a party
to what il terms a crime. About my
BROTH intimate affairs 1 know
nothing. l don't know of his secret
connection, il n had any, with Capt.
Boy-Ed or anybody else. We are try
ing to bring about a solution of this
so-called crime 50 as to enable every
body to get right in this affair