Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
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sstion agreement by which that trust
fond was dissolved. Chicago Officials
~ are helping to clear this matter. Two
witnesses to an agreement say they
--+s signed II. but did not see Mrs. Robin
tSAaon sign"
49,. The district attorney also -.ccivcd
a transcript of the account OF Mrs.
EaAtaude A. Chance. Mrs. Kings former
name. showing she opened an account
~ In the Irving National Bark here on
II. 1915. and closed II on De-
* sembcr 2s. 1916. Deposits and with
drawals during that period amounted
5 to $149.s7743.
The newly discovered records will
be placed before the grand jury by
! Judge Swami. Valuable documents
\ from State Solicitor IIoync. OF Chi
ssSraGo, were also received by the prose-
- eutor Assistant District Attorney
Dooling declared them to be of i'm
: tStnense value. He made public one of
1.-The documents received, the telegram
,sSsaid to have been seIE in the name OF
,sSMrs. Melvin to Jacob Newman. Chi
caEo attorney. 1t was dated Septem-
Der Z. 1917. and read:
Please send at once for newspaper
reporters of Chicago papers and deny
for me any insinuations that they have
published that my sister, Mrs. King,
Slost her life in any way except by
accident. regardless of Chicago cor
oners. II is impossible for him to say
-.her death was not an accident with
out knowing the facts. and especially
); the short length of the pistol which
was just three or four inches long. and
also explain TO them how important she
was as 4 witness in the pending litiga-
ton"
We have information from the
South and the production Of the orig
inal telegram will prove" said DoolinG.
that Mrs. Melvin never wrote the telc-
2,-.-Eram. but that i; sent in her name
.SsS6y another person"
: WOULD PAY DEG RETAINERS
= TO PROMINENT LAWYERS
+ Doolins also stated the Chicago pa
:. per- showed that plans had been made
:. to ale the so-called second" King will
;, in court before August IL. but the
! plans were upset when CHARLES =.
! Hughes was unwilling TO DC retained
I in the case. According to Dooling.
I Means was ready to pay large retain
!, ers to prominent lawyers TO conduct
!. the contest.
Alton Means. brother of CASTOR ar
, rived here this afternoon He said he
= was here under subpoena TO tell what
took place in Chicago. u have told
the coroner's jury what ! know" he
said before going before the Jurors. Il
i feel that what nave said will let the
i public know that l am not party TO
e what it terms a crime. Abou, my
:. brothers intimate affairs know moth
I ing. ] don't know of his secret con-
n haH (N.~ ~,
/. Boy Ed. or anybody else. We are try
ling TO bring about question of this
.. o-called crime so as TO enable every
body TO get right in this affair"
JUDGE BOYD GRANTS PETITION
OF MRS. KINGS MOTHER
tBy Associated Pressi
GREENSBORO, y. g., September IT.
Federal Judge James L. Boyd here
this afternoon granted the petition OF
Mrs. Anna l.. Robinson. mother Of Mrs
Maude a. King. who was killed near
strain!ng order eRjoiring CASTOR 3.
Means from dis2os!ng Of the property
OF Mrs. King. which he is alleged 10
possess. Judge Boyd also signed re-
ownership order. and named an AShe-
Vile trust company receiver for the
property. Subpoeracs were issued and
an officer. IL is understood. has gone
TO Concord tonight 10 serve the order
OF Judge Boyd Means. Included In
the property enumerated in the com
plant is an automobile and many d!a-
Inonds