Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-26
IBy Arsocia,ed preasl-

CONCORD, n. c., September 25.-
Gaston B. Means waived examination
ih tho midst of his preliminary hearing
before magistrate here late to-day.
and consented TO be bound over to the
October term Of the Cabarrus County
grand jury on a charge OF having niu.-
de.ed Mrs. Maude A. King, of Now
York and Chicago. Magistrate Pitts
ordered him held without bail.
Counsel for Means stated at the
hearing that they had been informed
that threats had been made" that New
York officials here had brought extra
dition warrants to take the defendant
back to New York on some undis-
closed criminal charge" and that they
felt 'he would be safer In the custody
OF the sheriff OF this county" 1t also
was announced that Means did not de-
sire to run the chance of facing any
charges elsewhere with an unsettled
murder charge against him in North
Carolina. This charge, his counsel
contended, would be cleared away at
the trial.
The agreement came after counsel
for Means had made an unsuccessful
attempt TO get possession of papers
and documents seized by District At
torney Swann's representatives In
Means's New York apartment, and was
accompanied by a lengthy explanation
by the defendant of his reasons for
abruptly ending his fight in the magis-
trate's court.
MRS. MELVIN JOINS
IN OBTAINING WRIT
Mrs. Mary c. Melvin. sister of the
woman Means Is alleged to have killed,
Joined him in obtaining a writ from
Circuit Judge Webb at Gastonia order
ing Assistant District Attorney Doo-
ling, of New York. and other New
York and Chicago officials who came
here with Dooling to aid the prosecu-
ton. to turn over the documents
the clerk of tho Superior Court of Ca
barrus County. The write is made re-
turnable before Superior Judge Cline
at Sali7bury on October S. Dooling
and other officials named IN the order
informed Sheriff Caldwell that the doc
uments referred to were in possession
70 Solicitor Clement. who conducted
the prosecution of Means. The latter
issued q statement saying:
I'VE will keep the documents un-
less ordered by the court after the
hearing to give them up"
Among the documents mentioned In
the order was the alleged second will
of the late j. c. King. Of Chicago,
whicn,S II finally held legal. would give
to the estate Of Mrs. Maude A. King
approximately s2.o0o.OO0 more than the
wife got when her husband died. Mrs
Melvin, whose name was attached to
the order as Mrs. Mary c. Melvin. be-
lievcs, according to the order that c.
+. Ambrose. Federal Department of
A,,f y,,t.o
hearing and was one of those named
In the order. "is an agent of the
Northern Trust Company of Chicago,
and is vitality interested in preventing
the will being probated." The trust
company holds the 100000 in trust
for a charitable organization.
AMBROSE NOT WORRIED
ny WHAT THEY SAY
II don't worry about what they be-
lieve am said Ambrose. when asked
about the allegation. II have papers
showing what l am"
Means alleged in the order for the
papers and documents that they were
necessary for defense OF his case, and
cited that none of them had been in
troduced by the prosecution In the pre-
Iirninary hearing. His counsel in court
said they had been unable to get per-
mission to copy the papers. while So
licitor Clement replied that he had
been unable to get from the de-
fense certain documents and evidence
wanted.
"The defendant comes into court and
valves examination and the finding
of probable cause for the reasons
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