The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
mrs. KING HELD AS
VIRTUAL PRISONER
Murdered Woman Attempted TO Get
Fortune From Possession of Her
Finance Manager.
CONTINUAL GUARD KKPT,
Defense Makes Drive ON Mysterious
Agent of Department of Justice
Who Was FIRST Ia Try 10 Obtain
Evidences in Case.

Courthouse. Concord. y. G., Nov,
2S.--Mau6a A. King was the virtual
prisoner of CASTOR Is. Means, now
charged with her murder. Evidence
10 TINS euecg vas glNoa 1oFAsht ~ "
ID. Rockefeller. nlksnaBlns director 81
the Chicago Beach nolfE
RocNeteller testified Ihat Mrs kinE,
Means. MRS HAY t.. Melvin, Harry
Deatsch and " H. Patterson we're
guests at The Chicago Beach hotel
curing the months OF Apra}, May, June
AND duly 3Ie testified that he had
known Mrs ktaa slnse 1909 ERry
:n April she c4,s4@i him 30 her room
snd liz the presence Of hsT mother.
Mrs. Annie Bo rinson. held converse
t4ou with him AZ TITS point the de
tense co1tctsd The jury was sent
from the roola-
Solicitor Clement theu told rhe
cour; that NJ wished 70 introduce owl
dence TO show that Mrs King had told
Rockefeller that STE was under the
corn plcfe control Of sieans and sN Of
her prorcrty WIS in his posscssicb
and that shs was attempting 90 sat it
from the power Of Means. The court
ruled tNet the witness could mot give
50 rde0- hta converss fiaa pttf the
deceased.
Rockefeller then resuntng his les
trlsony before the jury. dec AIRED that
after his conversation with Mrs. King,
Means cane to h-s otz7ee and asEed If
he had talked ~th Mrs. King He
told him that he E&d. Means then
SAID Is h!au EceHawe}tey declared III
Tou or SIN ua@ etre ever t8iig with
Mrs. King or Mrs Melvin 7 win ear
eel every damned room IN thjs hotei
Rockefeller testified shat the party
was then occupying ten rooms HF
added that Means Hs q. "fo11 can ts!k
all you want TO wttb old &C" "0i6
Is" Rockefeller sfterwn~ learned
~es ssr-s. Robinson. rrJs5t t7E-- rf ~ ~
King
Means paid The 2siu q ali Of the
party. except Mrs Qesv 70 and Mrs.
Robinson each month ~itA r check
made cut 70 Mrs. King By tgr N0-tb
era Trusf Company of Chicago.
Rockefeller testified ffe also stated
that Means. Deutseh and Patterson
acf cd as 8 guard for Mrs King ard
ssye wse r@rer eut ef Their sight
On cross examination Rockefeller
testified that he had watched the King
party ard the actions OF Means.
peutseh and Patterson. because Of
the conversation he held with Mrs
King. He also said that be bad never
personally seen Afrs, King leave his
hotel without having with her either
Aa2E -DA..i2els-saE - ss4r-&- ~ - l4-444
= The defense today began drive
en- Clyde z. Anlbrose, the mysterious
agent OF the United States department
81 justice Ssycr5l times Am brose
waE compelled IN stand TO be identi-
fed by witnesses as the ''ftrst man"
who had sought evidence from them.
il is understood that the defense will
charge that Ambrose was at one time
In the employ of the Northern Trust
Company OF Chicago, and that be has
pressed the case against Means in the
interest Of this trust company.
The trial in now reaching a fever
heat. as the state attempts 70 show -
motive for the murder. Solicitor
Clement and T Cansler came 20 fire.
sguent clashes, as Canister made sar-
castle and biting remarks in open
court The TENSION ia the courtroom
WA great ans Judge Chine had IA
zap for order numerous times