The Washington times., 1917-09-13
MRS. KINGS WHOLE
ESTATE IS GONE,
PAPERS REVEAL
Continued from First Paee.)

per cent OF the amount recovered
1 should that amount be not less than
| 81, 900. 900 or more than $4,000, 600.
The agreement purports to have been
drafted upon a blank day in April,
1915.
Evidence 30 far uncovered in the
inquiry into Mrs. Kings financial af-
fairs, according to Assistant District
Attorney Dooling, showed that Gas
ton Means was q plunger in the Wall
Street cotton market.
summary Of Evidence.
Mr.. Dooling summarized the evil
dence as follows:
Evidence that CASTOR B. Means de-
posted hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to his own credit in New York
and Chicago banks since January 1.
1915, and plunged heavily in cotton
/ and stock markets, losing huge sums,
two transactions resulting in losses
Of S65, ,s65.
Evidence that Mrs. Kings estate
was dIssipated and enormous sums
paid out by her in the last fifteen
months; that trust funds, designed to
conserve her estate, have apparently
disappeared.
Evidence that Mrs. Melvin specu-
lated heavily and unsuccessfully in
stocks.
Evidence that at the time OF her
death Mrs. King was seriously con-
templatinE another marriage.
The papers show that CASTOR
Means was the heaviest sort Of
! plunger In cotton" Mr.. Dooling said.
'T am convinced that practically
nothing is left OF Mrs. Kings estate"
HMr. w. R. p" In Evidence.
A mysterious ''hr. w. R. p" appears
in the evidence. Mr.. Dooling found
evidence that some Of Castor b.
Means Speculations were in the name
4 Of the mysterious ''Mr. W. r. p" He
CASTOR B. Means.
The district attorney was informed
in writing yesterday from two differ
ent sources that crap games were
often played In the Means apartment
for high stakes. These informants
clsimed to know that CASTOR Means
had won as high as $50 900. Mrs. King
was one of the principal losers. Mt.
Dooling admitted last night he had
found dice in the apartment
There was evidence in documentary
form and OF other sorts which con-
drmed the report Mrs. King was plan
ming to Tsmarry. Some of this evi-
dence said Mrs. James HILL OF Man
chester, N. H, knew the plans in de-
tail.
Late in December, 1915, a hank ac-
count was opened in this city by
Means. Within two months his de-
posits reached over &10s,o0o. This
was about the time the trust fund
which Mrs. King had created for her
mother, Mrs. Robinson, was abro-
gated.
In another short period Means had
drawn checks which reached q total
hgnre OF $4,000. aGk-
Means stock speculatious all show
ed Iosses-no winnings. There was
evidence Of two speculative accounts.
In one Means lost S41 ,240: in the other
S24,625, both through Chicago brokers.
They called upon him to make up the
losses. About that time q check was
drawn for $4,000.
Copy Of Hseeond wITl.-
What purports to be the copy of
the second will of the late James C.
| King. over which CASTOR B. Means
has made SO much mystery. is q docu.
ment of more than 500 words. 1t Is
/ dated October o. 1905.
The witnesses are given as Mary
| G. Melvin, Addison 8. Melvin, and
Byron L. Smith, all Of Chicago. Para
! graph 8 says:
81 give, devise, and beQueath to my
wife, Maude A Robinson King, abso-
! Iuteiy and forever, in lieu of all right
! of dover in my estate, all Of the bal
ance, residue, and remainder of my
I estate, both real, personal, and mixed,
| wherever situated, Of every name and
nature. of which shall die seized
/ and possessed, or to which 1 shall be
entitled at the time OF my decease,
4 and do expressly absolve and release
! and forever discharge Maude A Rob
I inson, and my wife, Maude A Robin
SON King, one and the same person,
from any and all ante-nuptial obliga-
tions in consequence OF such agree
ments or contracts"
Mr.. DoolIng further discovered.
from his search of the documents In
the Means apartments, that there was
an intimate connection between Gas
| ton B. Means and Carl Boy-Ed- the
German attache in this country. This
! evidence was at once turned over to
| the Department of Justice agents
Noteheads were found. upon which
some one had made many copies OF
signatures. Mr.. Dooling declined to
state what the signatures were.