The Washington times., 1917-12-03
MEANS DEFENSE
JOLTED AS STATE
SUDDENLY RESTS

Continued from First Pase)
: tuaI prisoners. The defendant at
tempted to mystify Mrs. King by his
| power. He directed in letters that
| certain notes be pushed under the
woman's door Gin order that she may
think I have powerful influences in
| the hotel"
| While Means was in New York he
! made Mrs. King believe he was ION
boat in Chesapeake bay working
with the parties" He sent her this
message after Mrs. G. B. Means had
wired him: 'Maude nervous and rest
less: wire her encouragement"
The State has given no intimation
OF what the mysterious mission was
the defendant purported to be on in
Chesapeake bay.
Julie p. Means, wife OF the de
PENDANT, was used as a screen for
his operations, the State COntended
today. They introduced deposit slips
to show that Means made deposits OF
more than $4,000 in her name in q
New York bank.
Alton Means. brother OF the defend |
ant, was named in many letters as
the direct agent of Means. Alton was
ordered to keep the whereabouts OF |
Mrs. King a secret.
Mrs. J. Benson Foraker. jr., was |
feared for some reason by the defend.
ant. In one letter he wrote: "IEI
Buster wants to come to Chicago do |
not discourage her, but do not let hsr /
know l am leaving Chicago"
The State took occasion to cast re-
Election on DR.. NJ. D. EwelI, of Chi |
cago. Numerous letters were intro
duced to show that Ewell was work
ing ION an important proposition"
with Means.
Ewell is in court ready to testify
that the second King will was
genuine.
Victims Hat StII Missing.
The State again attempted to get
the wearing apparel OF Mrs. King on
the night she was killed. The hat OF
Mrs. King has never been produced.
The State believes this important evil
dence but the defense says it has no
knowledge Of its whereabouts. i
Leonard johnson, OF the Merchants
Loan and Trust Company, OF Chicago,
was put upon the stand to identify the
signature OF Means on letters and
documents. The defense cross-exam-
ined johnson about the revocation OF
the Robinson trust, and established
the fact that the Merchants Loan
and Trust Company had found that
there was such a person as Nelson L.
Hubbard, a notary public, OF Battle
Creek, Mich. The defense. it. is under
stood, is endeayoring to bring Hub
bard here to swear to the authenticity
of the trust revocation.
Interest in the case grows more in
tense each day. The natives are anx-
ious to hear Bud" Means story. 1t
is expected when Means takes the
stand he will be under fire for at
least two days. and the state con
tends that they have now forced
him to testify in his own behalf
The forbidding scOwl of the de-
PENDANT made its initial bow to the ! ,
jury today. When Means had his
hrst opportunity to see copies OF the
documents the State holds he was
greatly displeased. and scowIei
olackly at Solicitor Clement and As
sistant Attorney Dooling, OF New 4
York.
Placed Brother On Guard. {
The State introduced letter writ b
.en by the defendant from Chicago b
20 his brother. Alton Means. in New 9
Fork. directing that all mail for Mrs,
King. Mrs. Melvin, or their mother,
Yrs. Robinson. be mailed to the ue-
endant in ,nicaEo. instead Of being
urned over to the women. In an
'ther letter the defendant ordered I
lis brother to guard carefully the
OF Mrs.. King. Mrs. Mel
lin. or Mrs. Robinson, who were then
n Asheville.
Another letter written nv Means
rom New York to his wife in Asbe-
lille. told Of the Defendants meeting
Dr.. NJ. ID. Ewoil in New York, and
heir working ION the important