Evening star., 1917-09-18
MEANS SUSPECTED
KNOWING OF PLOTS
Papers Found in His Apart
ment Indicate Dealings With
Capt. Won Papen.
STEPS TO REOPEN PROBE
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. September 1S-Papers
and memoranda found in the apartment
here of CASTOR B. Means indicate thal
he had business dealings with capt.
Franz Won Papen, recalled German
naval attache, which were not favor
able to the allies" according to state
ment made last night by Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Dooling. These papers
were found during the district attof-
ney's investigation of Means AFFAIRS
In connection with an inquiry into the
mysterious death at Concord, N 6, OF
Mrs. Maude King, a wealthy widow
for whom he acted as business agent
Names mentioned in the memoranda,
according TO Mr.. Doo1ing, included
those OF several United States senators
and representatives There also was
found information concerning the out
puf of manufacturing plants in various
parts of the country, some of which
were manufacturing munitions for the
United States and the entente allies.
"A telegram dated the day after the
death of Mrs. King sent from that place
to Jacob Newman, a Chicago lawyer.
which urged the lawyer TO get the Chi
cago newspaper men together and tell
them that the death was accidental, no
matter what any one would say about
it, was an inclosure in large package
of registered mail received at the dis
trict attorneys office here yesterday.
The papers were from Maclay Hoyne.
states attorney of Cook county. Ill. The
telegram, according to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Dooling bore the sigma
ture of Maize Melvin, Mrs. Kings sister,
but was never sent by her, but by some
botly who used her name Mr.. Dooing
said that among new papers We're docu-
ments OF considerable value for the pres
efitation OF the King case before the
grand jury.
= Steps Toward Investiga ton.
CONCORD. n. c.. September 1S.-Pre- |
hfninary steps toward reopening Septem- |
Der .. the investigation into the death |
near here on August % of Mrs. Maude |
A King of Chicago are progressing |
rapidly and Il was expected Solicitor |
HAYDEN Clement would come 10 Concord |
today from Salisbury to take personal i
charge of the work.
CASTOR b Means. so-called business |
manager of Mrs King and who was with |
her at the time OF her death, has signifed |
his willingness TO submit to Mr.. Clement
for his inspection certain papers ana
account books of Mrs King. Means had
refused to comply with an order issued
by Judge f. Z. Cline of the superior
court that he deliver the papers to the
authorities for safekeeping. Judge Cline
With Means refusal to obey the court
WoQld, be taken until Solicitor Clement
had an opportunity to examine them and
aScsrtain whether they had any bearing
witnesses Subpoenaed. Il
'Subpoenas have been served upon Mrs
Maize C. Melvin. sister of the dead
toinobiis party with Mrs. King on the :
evening she was fatally shot. composed j.,
uf, W. s. Bingham, now at his kennels Z
It, Richdeld. n C.: Alton Means. broth f
l&tne,s affairs, and Ernest Fury. the
negro chauffeur. Charles s. Dry, :
larmer living near the scene of the :
killing, and his wife also have been :
Of
spent the day at the Means home here =
aud~went out automobiling with Gas
and his father-in-law. w. r.
patEefsQu. Late in the day she re-
turned to a local hotel. where she reg
fst&rad as MRS. X. Smith. New York" ,
up4MArfival here Friday night. /
nQfher visitor at the Means home
Is HfsseAnna Dolan of New York said I
tb. kasa Red Cross nurse. who claims to 8
be .G=cTose friend of Mrs Melvin She | I
haszheen at the Means home since late {
Saturday, when she proceeded from a ! c
loc&Ehotel, where she registered upon I
arffvAIsfn town. c
RtstrAtning Order Against Means. |
CHARLoTTE. n. C., September IS
Saston B. Means. with his father. w. 6
81 Means, came here this morning from :
cpneerdEtu consult CASTOR Means at '
ISfney N regard to a restraining order G
ssued by Federal Judge James E. Boyd
,f Greensboro last night on petition of
tIf8.@Anna L. tsopfnSoE, mOCner OF Mrs.
daude A-Eing, the Chicago woman who
xaS killed hear Concord August %, en- e
joining CASTOR Means from disposing i
Of the property of Mrs. King which he :
Is ,afeEcr to- possess.
Neans,NheR asked for statement |
talk or state if he would L
receipt service of the order. He referred a
he matter to his attorney. who stated l
hat he had the order, and at that time 7
lsd=nosHnished reading it, but would /
make e-no-further statement.
Means and his father are travelling in I
he, aHfe5Hebile that was supposed to
AYE been purchased here for Mrs. $
King. that Means paid for 1t upon de- 7
iverywith. gold certificates of thou
denominations. This is the /
la1tis car that was being used by the {
party the Hight that Mrs. King met her
1eath. I
The garage proprietor here who has
ine-thousand-dollar foreign-made /
that belongs to Mrs. King,
hat was brought here by CASTOR
Means to be overhauled short time {
before Mrs. Kings death. stated this I
morning that no papers had been served {
on him. {