The Washington times., 1917-09-17
HAD CHARGE
Of FUNDS OF
MRS. JOHN B.
FORAKER, JR.
CONTINUED from First Pags)

lCOnEnueQ from 7 lTbI EASe-I
me that Bud looked after everything
for her, and that he had done 1t beau
tifully."
Mrs. FSraker let It be understood
that she had turned over all Of her
AFFAIRS to Mr.. Means to be admins
tered for her. 1t seems that at that
time there was a contest over the
Foraker estate, SO the amount OF
money she was to get was uncertain
Mrs. Foraker says she does not know
how much money Is coming TO her.
There have been payments from the
estate In Cincinnati
Denies Owing ThOusands.
Some Of the newspapers have been
saying" Mrs. Foraker stated, "that I
owe thousands and thousands Of dol
lars to Mrs. King and to Mr.. Means.
That is not true.
what I owe to Mrs. Kings estate Is
5000, for which 1 gave q Judgment
note and which Mr.. Means holds. Then
owe Mr.. Means S700, and that is all.
He has notes, too.
'-As you know, had been acauaint-
ed with Mrs. King for a long time,
and she used to 60 broke like did.
I loaned her money lots OF times and
she paid me back. Then I borrowed
money from her.
This 5000 promised to pay back
from the frst money I got from the
Foraker estate, and told Mrs. King
that. She said, oh, never mind now;
don't keed the money
Mrs. King and 1 were such good
fris nds that she promised to get me
a roadster. And then, too, one day,
- - Aak 1h vr-0t.11 erfua
something out OF her estate when
she died.
Buster abe said-she always
called me that-sPn remember you in
my willr That was shortly before
the Pelham Affair, and before saw
that II was always impossible for me
70 see Mrs- King alone"
Mrs. Foraker went to the scene Of
the shooting in an automobile, with
friends, and In the glare OF the search
light Of the motor car the tragedy
WAS rehearsed as described In the tes-
timony Of Mr.. Means at the coroner's
inquest.
She insisted on standing by the
forked tree, near which Mrs. King
met her death. She placed herself in
the position of Mrs. King. to see in
what way the revolver could have
been discharged to penetrate the base
of the skull. Then she twisted and
turned, in the fashion in witch the
body was said to have fallen In such
q way as to break the ankle
In going through the gestures Mrs.
Foraker lay full length on the ground
beside the tree, to measure the dis
tance Mr.. Means, in his testimony,
said he had been from Mrs. King at
The tfune Of the shootfnR
'Tm five feet TALL she said, on the
ground, with dust covering her styl-
ish green coat. "See, he was thiS
far away"
Mrs Foraker. In her high heeled
shoes, tripped over the roots and fall
len leaves to the spring, thirty feet
away. at which Mr.. Means had testi-
fled he was standing when the re-
volVer was discharged
Stand there by the treei" she COM
manded one OF the party. Il want to
see II gun could be seen from this
distance"
A Question Of Sight.
The automobile searchlIghts were
extinguIshed and e woman in the
party stood by the tree while Mrs.
Foraker was at the spring. Mr.
Means had told the story that he had
seen the revolver in Mrs. Kings hand
while he was standing at the spring
Il can't see q thing" was Mrs
Foraker's only comment.
Back to the tree she went and
looked around silently. Presently she
spoke.
81 can see how such a thing could
happen" she said.
Outside OF the presence of Mrs. For
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