The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-30
O0gUM ..HIS IN HANDS
DE- STATE TELL Of
MEANS VACCINATIONS
Chicago lawyer shows Mrs. King Had
Fortune OF $500, 600 When She
First Met Broker.
EXPERT TESTIMONY GIVEN
BY DIR. BURMEISTTR
Amases Defense With Hts impressive
Statement Of Reasons for Knowing
What Weapon Was Used In CAUSING
Woman's Death.
BY u. M. CHURCH.
International News Service star
Correspondent.

NQgreMponoeats
Courthouse. Concord. ". c.. Hcvem-
Der as.--continual objections and use
OF every technical point OF the law was
made by the defense today In tho trial
OF CASTOR 3. Means. charged with the
murder of Mrs. Maude A. King. For
a time It seemed that the defense be-
Ing better versed In the law would taks
the edge off the states testimony, but
the state rallied and succeeded in pre-
sentsng its evidence.
Through the testimony of Americus
b. Melville. a Chicago lawyer. the
state established the fact that Mrs.
King at the time OF her first acquaint-
ance with CASTOR r. Means. was In the
possession of a fortune OF approx
mately 100000. 1t also established
tHe fact that Mrs. KING made Means
her financial agent OK the agreement
that he WAS to receive half of all OF
the profits he made for her exceeding
10000 year
Assistant District Attorney John r.
Dooling today took a hand In the open
court procedure. for the first time. He
conducted the examination OF Melville.
Late In the afternoon Dooiing came to
a clash with r. I. Canister. counsel for
the defense. when he alleged that Cans
ler Was refustn.r to allow tina witness
to answer questions.
I'm our country" Dooitng said,
witnesses are allowed to make their
own answers"
Cansler attempted to intervene when
Judge Cline s,lenced him and said:
You are quito right, Mr.. Dooiing.
the witness may proceed"
DIR. Burmefster ON stand.
DR.. William q. Burmeister. Of Chi
caEo. the physician who made the au-
topsy upon Mrs Kings body. was
upon the stand whom ccurt adjourned.
DR.. Burmsister had testified that he
come to the conclusion that she had
disd from . pistoi-shot wound Ia the
head. which ghe could not have infiic&-
ID herself. M
The defense objected to the question
and answer, maintaining that the evi-
dencs had not ssta biishsA that Mrs.
King had besn killed BY pistol shot.
1t claimed that she might have died
from . ride shot. The objection was
overrulsd. DR.. Burmsfstsr then took
occasion to show HIS knowiedgs. which
amazsd thes defense, when Ne said he
knew the bullet had been hrad j. by :
as caiibrs automatic rexnfsse because
tha bullet had lsstAaMs3ad twtsf on
ths rifiinE and only .1S-eaiibre autc-
matte guns sheet this sort Of = bullet.
On eross examination the defense ~
tempted to imPeach the testim0ay
given by DR.. Burmeisksr by recatlfng
questions he had answered In the nra-
liminAry hearing DR.. Hurmsiatsr With
stood tAa test. however, and declared
that II his tsstimeny asssnsd II vary
In any wnY. II was because NJ had
failed to ansysr with sufIieient fulI-
ness qnestions IN the prsuminary AsAr-
inGs /
The tsstanAsMy Of Dr.. Busmsistsr waa
tho hfSG expert tsStifnoRy offered ann
the jury 81 fxtMers wese eensidsrably
imprssssd ~ IL They hung cvAp ~
RAIDS ~ tbs Jury hex aad llet4MeA n.