The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
MEANS SHUKA To HAVE
USED BONDS NOT HIS
Securities Handed Him Cor Mrs,
Kings Mother,
By DAVID VI. CHURCH.


BY DAVID VI. CHURCH.
Courthouse, Concord. N c.. Dec /.
Attorney for CASTOR b. Means are
tonight rummagins through trunk
fui OF documents, searching for Ell
deace which they fear may convict
their client. now on trial for the muir
der OF Mrs Naude A King, Court
was adjourned early this afternoon
thas counsel for the defense might be
gwen an opportunity TO examine all
OF che documents in the hands OF the
state These documents we're seized
from the Means apartment in New
York
Disclosure IN the testimony today
of John F.. Tada, OF chicago. that
Means ~as formerly German agent
In An'erics has set the defense back
They fear that there may be more
evidence in tire hands Of the state
which vii! take them rt a disadvan-
tags and upset their defense.
Todd testified that Means WAS play
tag tire Gotten market and told him
that ne was q commercial secret agent
Tor German He told him that he
had knowledge % steps TO he taken
by Germany and would know in .sd-
vance what the fran chancellor
would say in his peace speech Todd
also attempted TO testify that Means
told kan IN advance Of the German
ruthless T-sost decree hut the court
ruled this testimony cut He also de-
clared that Means had shown him
memorandum Of Captain Kari Boy
Eds private tele phone nun her and
gave him other evidence to substan-
tate his claims for connection with j
the German government 4
Sweeps Defense on Its FNscT
This testimony swept the defense
on lts feet They we're entirely un-
prepared for it, 4
During the day the state introduced +,
evidence to show THAI Means had by II
ipothecated the bonds which he Sc
cured through The revocation OF the
trust fund esta bliShed with the Mer- t,
chants Loan and Trust company by L
Mrs King fer her mother Nj. Anne y
Robinson. The state introduced evil
dence yesterday to show that this
revocation o. the trust fund and the
DELIVERY OF the bonds held In trust
to Means was without the consent OF
Mrs. Robinson ana was fraudulent
Edwin f. Mack, vice president Or
testified that on December 10 1915,
he made a loan 81 $50 coo 10 CASTOR
- Means. He testified that this loan
WIS scared by bonds Mack gave
the names ana numbers o. these
bords They were those which had
yesterday beer identified as being CIV
ca r. Means for Mrs King on the
revocation Of the trust fund
rs<d More King Securities
Mr. Mack testified q imam NJ
ooA rFsEA+--te Means amt again the se-
eursties hypoibeCatsd were Identified
as having been given to Means for de-
livery to Mrs King when the Robin
sofa trust fund was revoked John r
Todd, q Chicago broker, made the
startling disclosure % the German
connection of Means Later no testi-
TED to tire fact that Means had dealt +
heavily IN the cotton market and al
IN onsh the accounts were carried IN
der the name OF w. II. Patterson
FATHER in law OF Means 1t was under
stood that the real operations were
being carried ON for Means Todd
reluctantly admitted that his firm had
lost heavily through their operations
for Means because the defendant had
tailed to maintain his margin,
Edward l.. Rocne. connected with
the King Farnan com 0aFsy. brokers. Z
Also testsiivN 10 large operations IN
we cottea market carried ON by
deans re also testified that his FIRM
naa HOST s5VsoOo through the Means
uahss etlons Il
nftt ufe conscientious Act.
4, r. Melville Chicago lawyer. made
sP'ehu4o IMP eHslon when he re-
turned here today to offer voluntary
evidence Mr. Melville had started on
hc Feturn TRIP TO Chicago and had Z
reached harrisburg when j; occurred
10 him that certain minor testimony
concernlng eFiaehce against the de 4
fense misht be m!sconstrued. lie re-
A@~H~A ~ ~A5t NJ 81 anu Dr. hsG the court