The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-24
DOCTOR ASSERTS
MRS, KING GOULD
NOT SHOOT SELF
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trate Palmer and the hearing was con
Quoted by Magistrate Pitt, Attorneys
representing the state Of New York and
Cook county, ILL.,, were present.
Wellington told OF removing the body
OF Mrs, King from the Concord hospital
to his undertaking establishment. Alton
Means, he said, called him over the tel
ephone to take charge OF the body A
wound IN the head behind the left sar
and fractured left ankle were the only
marks on the body, he said. He placed
the body in hermetically-se sealed cas-
ket and accompanied it to an undei-
takers place at Ashcville. August 81.
Body Taken to Chicago.
There, he said, CASTOR Means mott.
fed him they had decided he should
take the body to Chicago" The under.
taker said he complied with these m
'tructlons and placed the body in re-
ceiving vault in Chicago. CASTOR Mcaus
and Mrs, Marie Melvin accompanied
him to Chicago with the body. They
stopped over al Cincinnati he said. TO
do some telephonng and rest up" The
defense did not examine Wellington.
Dr. II. Burmeis,er, chief coroners
physician, testified as to performing
an autopsy on the body of Mrs King
lie said her hair, dark reddish brown
was apparently dyed. Burmeister con
tinued TO describe the body and the
wound, saying the latter was two inches
above the opening of the left ear. There
was no evidence of powder burns. Over
the left eyebrow was small hem
orrhagc under the skin. but no abrasion
on the outside. He told of finding the
leadcn portion OF the bullet on the
right front side Of the brain. having
been deilccted by the from, OF the skull.
The steel jacket OF the bullet was found
on the left side of the head. near the
channel through which the bullet passed.
He then described the fractured ankle,
saying the fracture had occurred dur
ing life, BY the length fthe right
forearm, he said there was no dues
,lon but that Mrs King was rig ght-
handed.
Sould Not Have Shot Self.
Solicitor Clement asked Burmeister
II II would have been possible for Mrs
King to have inflicted upon herself the
wound described The defense oh
jected that this was not a question for
an expert bu, was a matter of common
knowledge The witness was allowed
to answer the question He stated il
was his opinion that Mrs. King could
not have inflicted the wound. There
were no evidences OF powder burns on
the wound or skin around it, he said
Solicitor Clement objected TO what
ne termed reflection on the integrity of
Dr. Burmeister by Attorney Cansler
one OF Means attorneys, and the latter
'a,d he would not be "lectured" by the
oslici,or. The coroner of Cook county
ordered him to come here, he said, and
The county is paying his expenses.
Hair Not Burned.
Dr. burmeister was cross examined
IN regard to powder burns and tes,i
lied that a pistol shot fired at zen
inches from a blotter left powder marks
On the blotter. lie also said there was
no evidence that the hair had been
',inged or burned by the explosion when
the shot was fired.
r. +. Ritchie, salesman of a local
hardware company, told of selling Gas
ton Means 2S-caliber automatic pistol
Tor target shooting on August ~
W - Htnuhapp ,.,k..
OF the party which went target shoot
ing when Mrs. King was killed was
called next
Story Of Killing.
Mrs King, CASTOR Means. Ga>ton'>
brother, Alton Means, and himself
made up the party, Captain Bingham
said. Ernest Fury, the chauffeur drove
hem IN Means automobile, he added
When they arrived at Rlackwilder
Spring, where Mrs, King was killed he !
'a'd' the sun was down and the moon
was visible, He walked abou, lIO wards |
'"ay from the Spring, hoping to shoe, .
young rabbit with his rifle. Bingham !
'aid. A shot was fired and he heard |
Ias'on Means calling him and Alton
Means TO hurry up to the spring He
hurried up and found CASTOR and Alton
II Mrs. Kings side, Castor was bath.
ng her head tie said Mrs. King an.
rared TO be dead when he 90, there
S'ngham said he helped put the body
N the car and they brought it to town |
On cross examination Bingham said
nat he had frequently been on target
hoo,,ng trips with Mrs. King and Gas.
on Means Bingham also said he had
een MIS- King shoot an automatic pis-
ol previously
When he arrived near the spring he
Neard GaSton say to Alton: "Maudc has
'hot herself accidentally with this little
pistol" '''>
Blackwilder Springs. Bingham ,eNi.
ned was much ireQucnted hy picni,
PARTIES. Court then recessed until } i0
o'clock.