The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
PROBE SHOWS THAT |MEANSMADE TRADES IN HE THOUSANDS
Authorities Are Still In- vestigating Circumstances of Killing of Mrs. King
 in Concord

Concord, N C., September 12.-Gas- ton Means, who was with Mrs. Maude King when she was killed near Con cord, August 2s. left here today ac- companied by his father for Sails bury, where it is reported they will confer with Solicitor Hayden Clements, who Is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs King. The trip was made by automobile.
 Nothing could be learned here as to the nature of the reported conference. 
 CONFERENCE WITH SOLICITOR
 Salisbury, N. C., September 12.--I'. C. McDuffie of Atlanta. said to be representing Mrs. Anna Robinson, here today for conference with So- licitor Hayden Clements in connec- tion with the investigation MT. Clem- ents is making into the case. On ac : count of the solicitor being busy to- day with cases in Rowan superior court, the meeting will not be held until tonight.
 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
 New York. September 12.-Docu- mentary evidence showing that the financial transactions of Gaston E, Means ran into fortune was dis covered here today by Assistant Dis : trict Attorney Dooling in his inves- tigation into the mysterious death at Concord, N. C.. of Mrs. Maude A, King. the wealthy widow for whom Means acted as business agent.
 The documents Dooling says he found in trunk in Means apart ment included formal agreement entered into by Mrs. King with Means by which he was to receive $950, ,000 tiff certain funds were recovered for
 her from the estate of her late hus- band, James C. King A third party to this Agreement was Carl l. Schurz who was to receive per cent of what '
 ever sum was recovered
 The fortune was to be obtained if an effort to have probateu newly dis covered will of MT. King was successful. IJp this agreement 1t was stated that
 whereas the second party (Means) by his sole efforts has obtained information and discovered evidence tending to show that the first party is entitled to cer- i S, In addition to what she already had re- Iceived. the second party is willing and ready to place these facts at the dis posal of Mrs King upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually lagreed upon.
 Under this agreement .,;eans was to act as Mrs. Kings attorney at law. and was authorized to institute whatever le- gal proceedings he deemed necessary. TRANSACTIONS IN COTTON The papers found showed transactions in cotton in Chicago early this year lat time when there was a slump ill that commodity. One letter showed that | a Chicago cotton broker had asked Means to put up a nadditional margin of $35S45 to cover his account. Bank books showed that Means had nois Trust and Savings bank, but that lwithin two months he had withdrawn $l1tCD. Other bank books showed smaller accounts in New Yorn and Chicage banks
 l.. Mr. Dooling said examination of tho papers revealed two checks. ''one of which showed a loss of $41,240 and the other a loss Of $24.625. The largest can. celed check he found was for $A3.0O0 He declined to disclose the name oI the man to whose order the checks were drawn.
 Information which has come into ths possession of the district attorneys of | flee from two sources, according to Dool- | ing, shows that MT. King lost $60.000 r few evenings in games of craps whicl
 were played in Means' Park avenue
 apartment in this city.