Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-14
of document on file in public Office
In Chicago"
DOOLING REFUSES To GO
FURTHER INTO DETAILS

IL
Questioned as to his exact meaning
IN the last statement. MIR. Dooling do.
clined TO go further In detail. 1t Is
stated however. that during the raid
upon the apartment house In Park
Avenue copies of the signature OF
James c. King were discovered. And
1t became known to-day that the name
Maudc y. King. many times repeated
and apparently all in ono hand writ
ing. as though some one had been
practicfng. was discovered upon Il let
terhcad upon which the name of Gas
ton Is. Means was prihtcd.
No record has been found in any
carried by Mrs. King. it was learned
to-day. The authorities expressed the
belief that had she carried any con-
siderable amount of insurance ad
JuSters would have received inquiries
from the beneiciaries ere this.
Subpoenas have been issued to-day
LOT u person. said to DO foreigner.
This man has made the claim that he
was engaged TO wed Mrs. King. The
man is being traced through Il woman,
the district attorney declared. He
auded that since Tuesday he had
changed his residence.
, -he'i$ uscu various nretcXtS TO get
all OF the folks away from Chicago
and keep them in u secret Mace of So
)ourn, continued Mr.. Doolins.
There is evidence OF this There
arc' different lines of reasoning as 10
why this WAS done. There exists docu-
mcntary evidence that lie was very
ahxions to keep his whereabouts and
that Of the ladies from even the rela
ives He gave such directions in
writing.
MOTHER BEGS TO KNOW
MRS. KINGS wIIEREABOuTs
Mrs. Robinson, mother of Mrs.
King. in Il letter written 10 her tho
day before the shooting. begged 10
know her daughters whereabouts She
even expressed mothers intuition
that harm was about to berall her
dauShter. The letter in my possessio ion
Is dated August IS,
Mrs. King was lured south. She
desired TO come back. She preferred
to sojourn at Narragansett Pier and
similar resorts. She did not enjoy
the secluded life to which she had
been led. She even importuncd some
one there to@release her funds, so that
she could draw the money necessary
to resume her position in active So
ciety.
Means was pressed to keep up his
standard Of living. We have evidence
to show that before leaving Chicago he
was suffering from moody spells. He
would sit for hours staring straight
ahead and answering questions In
monosyllables. There Is documentary
evidence that he was upon the verge
OF nervous collapse. His stock spccu-
lations had proved heavy losses These
transactions, we learn. had been car
ried on in III" names OF different pcr-
sons than himself But we have yet
TO ind record of any winnings
We thought Mrs. Melvin has been
bit expensive when she had engaged
expert interior decorators to elabor-
ately decorate the suit occupied by
Mrs King at an outlay of $4,000. But
we lind that the Means apartment had
been furnished at a cost Of $4,000.
Although Means did not seem to
speculate in his own name. there Is
much evidence that his checks paid
the deficiencies In those stock accounts
that were in the names OF other per-
sons. Notably does this appear in such
speculations as We're made in the name
Of w. *. p.
OTHER PERSONS HAN