New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Letter Signed "Papen"
Found in His Home
Dietsch, Secretary to Mrs.
Kings Adviser, Makes
Important Statement

adviser Of Mrs. Maude A. King, whose
death is the subject Of grand jury
investigation, which got under way here
yesterday. and a second coroner's in
quest in North Carolina, which starts
next week.
Disclosures in Mesns's papers OF his
connection with German propaganda in
this country, and intimate relations
with Captain Boyd and other Ger
man agents sent out Of the United
ates for unneutral conduct, are sub
stantiated by the finding Of the batch
of reports.
Reports Made to Means
Assistant District Attorney John T.
Dooling, who Is in charge Of the King
case investigation here, said:
"The reports were evidently made to
Means. They furnish in typewriter
and tsbulated form complete data as
TO the output. in product and quantity
of each Of the plants under survell-
lance. know that many OF the plants
manufactured munitions Of war. and
possibly all did some work in relation
20 military affairs.
These complete reports, in some
cases indicating that intimate knowl-
edge OF the plants had TO be obtained,
| consider Of great value to the Fed
eral authorities, to who n they will be
turned over at once"
Letter From Papen
In connection with German propa-
ganda, Means seems to have been do
ing business with a man by the name
of Won Hoffman,. in 1915. in affairs not
favorable to the Allies" said Mr.. Dool-
ing. 81 have also found among his
effects, seized In his apartment at ll65
Park Avenue, a letter TO him. signed
'Papen,' which bears no date"
CAPTAIN Won Papen was the military
attache of the German Embassy, dis
missed at the same time as Boyd, for
his propaganda work. Means had
boasted at various times, according to
testimony in the hands Of Mr.. Dooling'
that he had received sums as high as
$500 600 and 100000 within year Tor
Services rendered the German govern
ment. c.
Henry Dietsch, secretary OF CASTOR
r Means and father-in-law OF A1ton
Means, was the chief figure IN yestet'
DAVIS investigation in the District AT
toTnev's Office. He was under exami-
nation for more than eight hours.
Dietsch, with Alton Means, was sub,
nrnaed to appear before the grand
iurv. which took up the case yesterday
morning. They we're not called. now
ever. their appearance before that body
being put over until Wednesday.
After a conference with George Cor
don Battle, attorney for both men
Dietsch, at o'clock, entered MI
Dooling's office. "a .l;.
outside Of the grand jury ROOM
Dietsch announced 20 newspapermen
There's no reason why l should pe
Questioned here. They have nothing
on me yet"
He evidently changed his mind about
talking, for az 8 o'clock, after con-
tinuous session OF five hours, he left
for a hurried supper, Immediately re-
turning to continue his conference
until well toward midnight.
Dietsch Makes Statement
What took place in Mr.. Dooling':
room was no. disclosed, but at It's con
clusion, the Assistant District Attor
ney announced: "Dietsch is likely tC
be an important witness"
II is known that stenogrspher took
down a long statement from Dietsch
on which Mr.. Dooling placed the ut
most Importance in the prosecution Of
tho case. II is said that Dietsch will
be asked to sign the statement this
morning.
Dietsch went extensively into detail
about tho tangled financial affairs Of
Mrs. King, in which his own name ap.
pears frequently. He denied the report
that his daughter, who became Mrs. At
ton Means, had been in the employ Of
Paul Koenig, Of undersea-merchsnt
man fame, lie admitted that she haC
worked in the Burns Detective Agency
when CASTOR Means was employed
there, and had left TO enter Means.
employ after the latter had becom,
aNAc mug pllfaLt etNItIATVs Mt
Dooling stated last night that typewrit
ing IN connection with the alleged sec
Ond King will had been done in &
,.eight Office Of the Hamburg American
line in Chicago.
Death an Accident. Said Sister
ar. Dooling made public the follow
IhG telegram, sent TO Jacob Newman
Chlsago attorney for Mrs. King. on Sep
snper z and signed with the name O.
Mrs. Melvin, Mrs. Kings sister:
please send st once for newspaper
reporters of Chicago papers and den,
at once for me any insinuations they
have published that my sister, Mrs
King, lost her life in any way except b,
accident, regardless of the Chicago
coroner's report.
at is impossible for any one e
say her death was not an accident with
out knowing all the facts, and especial
" the short length Of the pistol, which
was Just three or four inches long, anC
also explain how important she was a,
witness in the pending litigation"
Mr.. Dooling yesterday found evidenc,
that Mrs. CASTOR B. Means had banket
large sums Of money in New York in
stitutions, which had subsequently beer
withdrawn IL was noted that th'
money was deposited about the time
that deposits Of Mrs. King were with
drawn from the latter's banks.
Mr.. Dooling said he had traced into
CASTOR Mcans's account the proceed:
from the sale of Sl25,000 worth of Sc
curities released when the trust agree
ment, under which Mrs. Kings estate
was held, was revoked. Mrs. Robinson
mother Of Mrs. King, whose name was