Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-29
PAPERS IN MEANS CASE
IN HANDS OF COURT CLERK
Solicitor Clements Says Prisoners
Attorneys Can See Them mt Any
Time They Desire.
ONLY ONE PACKAGE OF LETTERS
Insists That Defendant Is Trying to
Prevent Dooling From bringing
Documents to North Carolina
Which Would Prove Damaging.
IBy Associated Prcss

SAlIiSBOR Ky, y. C., September IS
Solicitor Hayden Clement. in IL state
ment issued tonight. said that all the
papers that were turned. over TO him
In connection with the case of CASTOR
b. Means. charged with the murder
of Mrs. Maude a. King. by John T.
DoolinE. of District Attorney SWANS
Office of the clerk OF the court OF
Rowan County. and that II am per-
fcctly willing to show them to Mr..
Means's attorneys at any time they de-
sire to see them"
Solicitor Clement asserts that the
papers brought to North Carolina and
turned over to him consist of one pack
age of letters He has not yet ex-
amined them. he says. but is sure from
what Mr.. Dooling says that they will
be OF no benefit to either the State
or Means.
The solicitor insists that Medns's at
torneys are trying to prevent Mr..
DoolinG from bringing certain papers
to North Carolina. under threat of
seizure. aud that these papers are more
damaging to Meals than beneficial.
The solicitor expresses anxiety over
the prospects OF getting these papers
for use Of the trial next month.
Rowan is Solicitor Clements home
county. An order was issued and
served this week upon John T. pooIinr
requiring him to turn over to the
court officials of Cabarrus County
Means's homc) the papers which he
is alleged to nave brought from New
York. said to have been four trunks
full. Dooling having failed to deliver
the papers Is ordered. counsel for
Means later applied TO Judge James
L. Webb. Of the State Superior Court.
for an order citing him to show cause
why he should not be held in con-
tempt. At the same time application
was made for an order to REQUIRE
Clement to show why he should not
surrender the papers to the Cabarrus
officials. Judge Webb has announced
that he will render his decision on the
Monday.
according to Mr.. Clements state
ment. all of the important papers that
were recently reported to have heen
taken to North Carolina by Mr.. Doc
ing from District-Attorney Swanns
ofhce. with the exception of one pack
age of letters. are still in New York.
RELEVANT PAPERS BEFORE
GRAND JURY IN NEW YORK
Mt Dooling informed me that all
OF the important papers in the case
mat We're relevant and material to the
inquiry were now before the grand
jury In New York City: that there were
about three trunk loads of papers
found, and 1t will take several weeks
TO make an inspection and examination
OF these papers; that he did not intend
to bring them to North Carolina and
nave them taken from his possession
by the defendant, SO that they could
not be later used in the New York
proceedings against the defendant
proceeding is now pending before
inc grand jury the statement con-
tlhues. I'm which it is expected that
such books and papers will be used as
cFidence against certain persons sus-
pected OF having committed crimes in
New York City. If indictments are
returned. such books and papers will
be necessary in the trial in New York"
because of the tendency of the pro-
ceedinEs in New York only one pack
age of letters was brought 10 North
Carolina. the solicitors statement saws
IN conclusion, the statement savk that
in my opinion, the defendants cnun-
sci are seeking to prevent Mr.. Dooliny
from bringing these papers to North
Carolina. under the threat that they
will seize and impound the same | am
afraid l am going to have trouble in
securing these papers at the trial, and
J am more anxious than Mr.. Means or
his attorneys to secure these papers"