The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-10-05
MEANS TO FACE JURY
Valves an Examination and Agrees
to be Bound Over to October
Term Court

Concord, n. c., Sept. 25.-Gaston X.
Means waived examination in the
midst of his preliminary hearing here
late today and consented to be Dound
over ic the October term of the Cab
arrus County grand jury on a charge
of having murdered Mrs. Maude A.
King of New York and Chicago Mag
istrate Pitts ordered him held without
bail. The grand jury meets October
20.
Counsel for Means stated they had
"been Informed that threats had bee7
made" that New York officials here
had brought extradition warrants to
take the defendant back to New YORK
on "some undisclosed criminal
charge" and that they felt che would
be safer in the custody of the sherln
OF this county" 1t also was announc-
ed that Means did not want to risk
facing any charges elsewhere with an
unsettled murder charge against him
i, North Carolina. This charge, h1s
counsel contended, would be cleared
away at the trial.
Seeks to Recover Papers
Agreement came after counsel tor
Means had made an unsuccessful at
tempt to get possession Of papers ana
documents seized by District Attorney
swann's representatives in Means
New York apartment. aid was accom-
nanierd by a lengthy explanation bythe
defendant of his reasons for abruptly
ending his fight in the magistrates ,
court
Mrs. Mary C. Melvin, sister OF Ass.
King, joined him in obtaining a VIII
from Circuit Judge Webb at Gastonia'
ordering Assistant District Attorney
John Dooling of New York and other
officials who came here with Doolfns
to aid the prosecution, to turn over
the documents to tho clerk of the Sd
pertor court Of Cabarrus County. Tae
writ is made returnable before Su-
perior Judge Cline at Salisbury oe-
,ober 8. officials named in the oTde''
informed Sheriff Caldwell the docn'
ments were in possession OF Solicitor
caaments. The latter issued-a state
ment, saying:
syVe will keep the documents unless
ordered by the court after the hearing
to give them up"
Second Vii AGong Then
Among the documents Was me al
Legged second will of the late j Z.
King of Chicago, which if finally heio
legal would give to the estate OF hrs
Maude Al King approximately ST.
oOO,Ooo more than the wife got when
her husband died Mrs Melvin be-
lieyes. according to the order, that
G. B. Ambrose, a department of JUS
tice agent named in the order, is an
agent OF the Northern Trust Compa-
ny of Chicago and "is vitally inter-
ested in preventing the will being
probated." The trust company holds
the s2,o0o,oo0 in trust for charita-
BILE organization.
II don't worry about what they be
lieve am" said Ambrose, Il have
papers showing what am
Means claimed in the order for the
papers and documents that they were
necessary for his defense.
Solicitor Clement argued for a
commitment binding Means over and
stating that evidence justified SUCH ac-
ton. while Means attorney contended
that the order should contain Means
reason for agreeing to be bound over.
Explanation No5 A0@ltio0
MAGISTRATE Pitts signed the writ
itself but declined to sign the attach
ed explanation. which also contained
q statement that Means in no manner
agreed that there was any evidence
by which he could have been held to
the grand jury if he had seen tit TO
continue to fight the case and also
described him as fully believing
that he would be completely acquit-
ted and vindicated" of the charge OF
murder when the case went to jury.
Assistant District Attorney Dooling
of New York said counsel would rep
resent the men named in the writ Or
dering them to turn over the docu-
two ar