New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-13
Key to King Mystery
FoundHere, Says Official

amounts.
Tn the event that the amount so rccov-
cred shall he less than 100000 or more
than 81 900 900, the second party shaii
receive 22I2 per cent thereof and the thiru
party per cent thereof.
I'm the event that the amount so recoN-
cred shall be 81 600 900 or more, but not
more than $4,000, 000 the second party
shall receive $3.50. 900 thereof, and the third
party shall receive 8 per cent of the amount
30 recovered.
''The frat party agrees TO pay the third
party Immediately upon the signing OF inns
agreement; the sum Of $500 ns retainer,
which sum IL 20 be deducted from any
amounts TO which the third party may I've.
come entitled, and. in addition, the hrst
party agrees to reimburse the second ana
third parties for any expenditures which
they may necessarily incur in their en-
deavors to recover the said moneys above
referred to. including travelling expenses
and the employment Of counsel. either In
the State OF Illinois or elsewhere. ray
mcnt for these expenditures IL TO be made
Nv the f~st party from time 10 time rs
they are Incurred. and upon statements OF
account therefore being presented to her.
in the event that the efforts OF the
second and third parties prove fruitless.
and if in the opinion OF the second and
third parties further work on their part
would be useless. the first party agrees to
pay TO the third party the sum of $500.
which, together with the $500 70 be paid
upon the signing Of this agreement. shall
in such case be accepted by the third party
in full settlement of all claims in conncc-
ton herewith. il is. however, expressly
understood and agreed that the second
party is 80 receive compensation .or his
services only cat Of such moneys as may
be recovered, and that in the event that
nothing is recovered the first party
shall not be required to pay him any
amount whatsoever, except for expenses
incurred by him as hereinbefore provided"
Schurz. by the per cent agreement.
would have received 100000 as his
fee for legal services if the 100000
estate had been obtained
Text of Alleged Will
The text OF the alleged later King
will, over the authenticity of which
there is a controversy, shows that. with
the exception of requests amounting
10 about 100000 TO relatives and char
liable institutions, all of the estate,
estimated to be worth 100000. goes
10 Mrs. King. By former will Mrs.
King was to receive only 100000. but
she was able 10 obtain a settlement OF
81 900 900 after a legal contest.
The new instrument. which would
add several millions to Mrs. Kings
wealth. reads in part:
al give. devise and bequeath, to my
wife. Maude A. Robinson King, abso-
lutely and forever, in lieu o. all right
Of dover in my estate, all OF the pal
ance, residue and remainder OF my es-
tate, both real, personal and mixed,
wherever situated, OF every name ana
nature. of which | shall die seized and
possessed, or to which ! shall be en-
titled at the time OF my decease, ana
| do expressly absolve and release and
forever discharge Maude A. Robinson
King from any and all aSte-nuptlai
agreements or contracts entered into
with myself, and from any and all OBJ
legations in consequence of such agree
ments or contracts"
The will, offered Tor probate in Chi
cago Tuesday, was declared genuine
yesterday by David Carvalho, hand
writing expert. TO whom it was sub
mitted by a representative OF CASTOR
Means. Carvalho was invited to the
District Attorneys office yesterday
afternoon. and after a conference with
Mr.. Dooling told reporters he had COM
pared the signature of King with a
large number of others affixed 10 legal
paper which had passed through the
Chicago courts and was positive Of the
authenticity.
had not been so certain of his opinion
in private conference; that he had con-
fessed that the existence Of a first will
had been concealed from him. DoolinS
questioned the possibility OF Chicago
court documents being brought TO this
city for such purpose.
Digging into CASTOR Means's iinan-
cial affairs, Dooling said he had found
evidence TO show that Mesns's account
with 2 Chicago brokerage firm has
stood loss OF more than S65,O00 with
in a fortnight. Early this year. ac-
cordlng TO the documentary evidence,
Means, in q transaction in cotton, lost
( $4l,240. A little later another loss
Of s24,G25 was recorded.
These transactions were carried on
/ in the name of relative Of Means,
. whose initials are ". K. p, to whom
. Means furnished checks through
large Chicago firm" said Mr.. Isooling.
THE largest of these checks was for
$4,000, while one for $35,S40 was
drawn TO straighten out the brokerage
. account at the time of the losses III
cotton. Means, we learn, drew approx
imately this amount from the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank in cash.
Means Carries Large Account
"Means opened an account with this
bank December 13, 1915, and ran up his
deposits to Sl08,000 in two months.
This was about the time the deed Of
trust tying up Mrs. Kings estate was
revoked and cancelled and her funds
released. This large account was prac-
ticaHy entirely withdrawn by the be-
ginning of this year
"Bankbooks we found show other &C
counts, one of $4,000 deposited in
July, 1917, in a Chicago bank, then
Withdrawn; d third, of $4,000, opened
in 1916, in an uptown New York bank.
In each case the money has been taken
out.
1--WE are trying TO find out where the
money came from by tracing securities
sold and the proceeds derived from
( them. We are going TO subpoena the
checks of q Wall Street brokerage
house, where Means kept an account"
That Mrs. King contemplated rcmar-
rage was evidenced from some of the
seized correspondence. Other papers
brought in the name of Mrs. Joseph B.
Foraker, jr., indicating that she had
borrowed large sums from Mrs. King,
close friend.
Uncorroborated testimony brought to
the attention of the District Attorney
was to the effect that SEQ 900 had
changed hands on the turn of a set OF
dice in the Park Avenue apartment.
Mrs. King and Means are alleged TO
have participated in the game.
Paul Gross. of 302 Broadway, former
attorney for Mrs King said the latter