New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26

to carry concealed weapons in this
county"
THEY'VE the same right TO carry
arms as you would have if you came to
New York to get n prisoner" said Mr.
Dooling, addressing the Chief OF 70
lice. Alton Means pricked up his ears.
"Get prisoner, did you say! ne
asked.
81 did" said Dooling.
"Show your shields" said the Chief
OF Police. and the three of New YORK
finest" did.
II can't act" said the Chief of Police.
"Them shields be o. X
"Sure they are o. X" said Dooling.
al resent the tone of your voice,
said the Chief Of Police, addressing
Dooling. ITS overbearing.'
"Its my natural voice, and II you
don't like it that is the way out" an
swered the Assistant District Attorney.
Eyes, this is private ROOM, cut IN
Captain Jones. Now you all clear
out or there'll be trouble. Get out
get" and the captain, feeling Tor ms
hip pocket, STROBE toward the lntrud-
ers. They decamped, predicting the
downfall of Mr.. Dooling, his assistants
quick triumph for CASTOR Means.
There was general amazemcnt
among the Means followers in court.
therefore, when at the resumption OF
the hearing f.. T. Cansler, junior
counsel for the accused man, read
statement in which he announced the
clients willingness to go to jail with
out bail.
This action, the statement explained,
was taken because of tn fact that
! when papers were served on Mr.. Dool-
! ing requiring him to turn over Meanss
documents it was intimated by some
/ one of the defendants in the action
that he then had in his possession
/ either requisition from the Governor
/ of New York or warrant for the ar
! rest of CASTOR b. Means upon some
criminal charge not disclosed, and
/ further intimated that should this
court discharge him he might be car
ried back to the State of New York to
answer such undisclosed criminal
/ charge. The statement added:
"On account of the fact that the Dis
/ trict Attorney for the County of New
York had unlawfully seized and taken
/ into his possession all the documents,
/ letters. papers, etc, belonging TO de-
fondant and located in his apartment in
New York City, which was necessary
that defendant should have access to in
order 10 make good his defence in this
case: in view of the fact that, under
the advice of the Attorney General,
said papers, documents, etc, necessary
I for the defence of the said CASTOR b.
I Means, were withheld by the said de-
| PENDANTS, so that the said CASTOR b.
/ Means could not even have access TO
them for the purpose of taking copies
/ thereof, and the further fact, without
being armed with the same documents,
or at least copies thereof, he would be
taken at a serious disadvantage, if re-
quired to answer any criminal charge
which might be preferred against him
I In the State of New York.
/ His counsel had advised him to con-
sent that court might commit him TO
/ jall without bail TO await trial al the
next term of the Superior Court Of
said county upon said charge Of muir
( der. fully believing that upon SAID
/ trial he would be completely vlndlcated
and acquitted by jury OF his coun-
trymen, so that should he be subse-
duently carried TO the State OF New
York to answer any criminal charge
which the District Attorney might pre-
+ fer against him in said state he would
not labor under the handicap OF the
undisposed of charge of murder III
the County of Cabarrus. =.
! Late tonight, after an evening OF
! liberty with the Sheriff at his heels,
| CASTOR Means was led back into his
coll in the county jail. He will re-
main in custody there until October
20, when the Superior Court convenes.
! Confident that he would be dis
/ charged. he maintained his cheerful
( ness throughout the hearing Yesterday
and to-day. but the failure Of his
costly battery of counsel 70 win his
! freedom has had a marked effect upon
! him. His iauntv confidence has gone
and he was a picture of detection as he
re4ntered his cell tonight. He re-
| fused 70 make any statement 10 the
! New York press, which, he declared.
was principally responsible for his
| "persecution.'
II became known tonight that the
/ documents in the Means case, which
were so persistently sought to-day by
| the accused mans lawyers and friends,
are not in Concord. but are locked up
/ in the District Attorneys safe in New
York. I've did not take the chance Of
bringing them here," said Mr.. Dooling.
Eve have no papers OF Importance
with u.s."
When The Tribune correspondent
| asked what was contained in the Sc
| curely locked, necessarily guarded and
persistently sought valise which Mr..
Dooling's assistants have been carry
! ing 70 court at every session, he was
told to open it and see. He did so and
the massive, doubly locked receptacle
contained the following:
Two worn neckties, pair of old
7 shoes, copy Of THE Pilgrims Prog
ress" and shGaf Of old newsDapers.