The Washington times., 1917-09-15
j. S. AGENTS CLOSE
INON MEANS WITH
WAR PLOT PROOFS
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District Attorney Swami, who ordered
the seizure, believes he will be able
TO turn over to the Department Of
Justice Information that will satisfy
their suspicious held for more than
wo years that somewhere in the vicin-
ity of New York the Kaiser's agents
were at work.
Examination OF the documents re-
vealed a plot that extended from one
end OF the country to the other. The
papers, among other things, contained
startling revelations as regards
manufacturing plants where war sup
plies are made, contracts for war
supplies, strikes in munition plants.
information regarding occurrences in
Connecticut in connection with war
activities, and OF shipments of import.
ance to the Department OF Justice.
Involves Many Hitherto Unsuspec "a.
Among the papers were listed names
OF many well-known Germans resid.
ing in this country who. have thus
far succeeded in avoiding arrest, and
in some cases suspicion. buC We,
connected with German outrares.
The belief. is expressed that the
dictagraph was connected with the
apartment of Mrs. King and her :
ter. Mrs. Mary Melvin, and that Means
coula overhear the c.. --ons be,
tween them. A large reyolVN.', with
hundreds OF cartridges, "--- stored
with the dictagraph-
Officials at Concord, n. c., 1t IL
reported, will ask for the arrest Of
Means on a contempt Of court charge.
They charge that he refused to turn
over to the court all papers ii his
possession bearing on the affairs OF
Mrs. King. Much important infor-
nation il said to be in the Iapep
sought
second VIII Looks Genuine.
That the papers will shed light
on the alleged second will Of James
c. King, second husband Of Mrs. King.
under the terms Of which she would
have inherited almost $4,000. 900. in ad-
dition to $1,000 900 settled on her by
other heirs, Is looked for. BY re-
covering this alleged will Means got
possession Of the fortune through
making himself permanent custodian.
In q safe deposit box located yester-
day in Chicago, signatures were
found of the late James c. King.
which correspond to those on the sec
ond will. The box was kept in the
name of CASTOR H. Means, and was
opened by order OF the September
grand jury, upon request Of District
Attorney Swami.
A new suitor for the hand of Mrs.
King was drawn into the inquiry by
District Attorney Swami today In the
person Of Salvatore Giordano, an
opera singer. Giordano told District
Attorney Swami he met Mrs. King
three years ago at q studio party
given by q Miss Palmer In her rooms
on West Seventy-second street Mrs.
King, he said, was taking vocal les
sons at the time and invited him to
sing at a party she gave at the Hotel
Majestic.
Mrs. King, the singer said. became
infatuated with him. and he took long
automobile trips over the country
with her. When they were not to-
gether, he said. she frequently called
him by long distance telephone.
CASTOR Means, he said, was taken
along on the auto trips and was in
troduced to him as Q United States
secret service operative, q man who
had done much special work for
President Wilson. Means was acting
as Mrs. Kings business man." said
Giordano.