The Washington times., 1917-09-12
Means UlDerturbed.

| CONCORD. N C, Sept. 12.-Gaston
B. Means, when told that District At
torney Swami, OF New York city. had
prepared a subpoena for him to ap-
pear in New York as witness in an
investigation OF the King tragedy In
| this city. expressed only little sur
prise. and merely said: How Is he
going to serve It."
The news came through Hayden
Clement. solicitor for this district. He
was called by telephone at Salisbury
and told that District Attorney
Swami had issued the subpoena, and
that he had wired here for informa-
tion.
Mr.. Clement said that he would
1 gladly aid Judge Swami. In answer
to q question he replied that he did
not know OF any law by which q State
judicial officer could compel q man to
appear from another State as wit
ness.
William Marsh. a member Of the
coroner's jury. declared today that
"there were certain things about the
coroner's inquest he did not like. He
said: ---,----
I'VE found the only decision We
could under the circumstances. But
thought that II the coroner decided
that IL was worth while to make an
Investigation to see II there had
been foul play. It would have been
worth while to have gone more fully
into the case. h
InvestlEatioa suDeFAeIai.
"I believe that when the coroner's
physician was asked to. make an ex-
animation Of the body he should have
made a complete investigation As
it was, when we asked him about the
broken ankle. he said he had not even
taken on the stocking to investigate
IL.
There also was q discrepancy in
the testimony brought in. The negro
chauffeur swore that he drove the
car back $50 feet from the spring at
the order Of CASTOR Means. The lat !
ter swore that he had given no such |
order. Although the county attorney !
cross questioned the witnesses this !
point was not cleared up"
Means replied 10 questions prepared /
by . reporter as follows:
Q.-were you paying Mrs. Robin
son 81 900 = month as an allowance to
take place Of interest on trust fund 1
OF SI35, 900 that was left in the name |
Of Mrs. Robinson and her two sons |
by Mrs. King in a Chicago trust COM
pany:
A.-By the direction OF Mrs. King. |
who supplied the money, 1 purchased |
a monthly draft OF $1,000, payable to |
the order OF Mrs. Anna L. Robinson |
in lieu Of monthly allowance OF
$500. Mrs Robinson's trust fund was
in no way co-mingled or confused |
with the trust fund OF Will and Paul |
Robinson.
Tells Of Trust Fund.
Odd YOU present to the trust |
company a paper purporting 20 have !
been signed by Mrs. Robinson which |
authorized the dissolution OF her part |
OF the trust fund?
A-There was presented by me
paper to the trust company dissolV-
ing the trust fund created by Mrs.
King in favor OF her mother, Mrs.
Robinson. which paper was executed
by Mrs. King and Mrs. Robinson and
acknowledged and attested by them
in the presence of q notary public.
Odd you appear in Chicago
court with request through attorney
asking for dissolution OF this entire
fund. S25O,0OO in all?
Al never appeared in any court
asking for the dissolution OF that
trust fund or anv trust fund.
Odd Mrs. Melvin have any
knowledge OF the will OF her sister, /
Mrs. King. whereby the bulk OF the
Iatter's estate Is decided to her?
Airs. Melvin says she heard Mrs.
King say that she had executed sew
eral Wills, but that she did not know
the contents OF any OF these wills
and that she does not know now
which 10 the last will spoken OF by
Mrs. King.
Q.-Did you. Mr.. Means, aid In
drawing up the will Of Mrs. King?
Al did pot.
Q-Mrs. W. d. Cooper. OF Hyde
PARK (Chicago) Hotel. says Mrs. King
intended to rsmarry. She believes
you and Mrs. Melvin feared the new
husband would cause your discharge
and change OF will. What have you
10 say to this?
AIRS. King often. Jokingiy. said
she was going to remRrry. never
specifying by word or act the person
she was going to marry. II she ever
made q cOnhdant OF Mrs. Cooper as to
whom she intended marrying. Mrs.
Melvin and myself knew nothing OF
It nor of any such serious Intentions. !
Q, Has a Federal Investigator been I
in Concord to see you since your ar
rival hers?. A. No Federal official or
investigator has been to see me since |
my arrival in Concord.
Means was told that his brother /,
Alton was In New York City and ask |
ed what part of his case was he at |
tending to. He replied;
Il guess you have made a mistake. /
think you refer to my other brother,
Frank. lie is in New York City. |
Alton is away. but is not in New York
City"