Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
MEANS DESCRIBES
HIS GERMAN WORK
Declares Boy-Ed Fired Him
When He Gave u. S.
Information

CRrIIOrSE. Concord. y. g, Dec. 6.
Castor B Means today took the stand
I'm his own hChalf I'm the trial charging
him with the murder of Mrs Maude a.
/ King. The defendant was pale and his
voice was husky as no told Of his first
meeting Mrs King.
! Means devoted considerable time In
relating his life story. from his first
position as n school teacher in n coun-
| try school to tho time when he became
/ Financial agent" for Mrs King
The defendant was entirely confident.
With evident pride he eXpla to the
jury his rise I'm the world. He smiled
as he told them in base manner OF
! hi9 visits To "all the big cities" He sa- -d
his salary was $3.50 n year
MADE $4,000 ONE YEAR
"ono year I made as much as $4,000"
the defendant declared, "inclnding my
/ writings, for ! wrote great deal" He
then proudly iod of his literary efforts
I lie told Of submitting IAN idea" to w
j. Burns and subsequent appointment as
/ manager Of tho commercial depart
| mcnt" Of the Burns Detective Agency
Means declared the Hamburg -Ameri-
can Limo had retained Burns. Here the
/ jury was ordered out. Attorney Canslcr,
for the defense, explained that he ex-
pected 20 show the defendant was not "a
German spy"
In the absence of the jury Means said
Burns was WORKING for the Hamburg
American limo IN learning If English
men-of-war or cruisers were being pro.
ysoncd from the United States. This
investigation also delvcd into the build
ing of submarines in tho United States
for England The court ruled out part
Of this testimony. The defendant then
told Of his work I'm this investigation
There was no breach Of the United
state neutrality laws, tho defendant de-
Clared this investigation disclosed.
"No submarine had been built in the
:. United states for the Allies. but nearly
all Of the parts were being made and
then shipped to Montreal, Canada, there
by technically avoiding breach of the
neutrality laws" lie said.
II never knew of any plot on the part
Of any German officials hut discovered
n plot by German sympathizers," Means
declared. 81 informed the German Gov
ernment I would report anything they
planned against the United States to the
United States Government, | made up
a report in order that Mr.. Burns might
submit IL 60 the President or the United
States"
The defendant read the report which
told of meetings General Huerta, eX-
, Iona, Spain, and agreed with German in
tcrests to foment war between the
United States and Mexico to take up the
war supplies OF the United States. They
proposed "A "iunta" to consolidate the
! Mexican factions for this purpose. As
the report proceeded it showed that
Means predicted filibustering expedi
l tion from the United States. Events
have shown the things predicted in the
report have not occurred.
Named as involved in the plot were
Gustav Sales who frequently saw
Chandler Brothers, brokers. "a Pine
street, New York BRAN Rather and his
brother were named as holding 400 ma.
in the war, on the United States As
the defendant read his report of Narct
s, 1915, 1t became more and more ap
parent that II was merely detectives
report"
Means believed this report was sub
l mitted to Joseph j. Tumulty, secretary
to President Wilson. Tumulty wen
from Washington TO Philadelphia TO gc
= the report.
SAYS BOY-ED FIRED HIM
The defendant declared he told Cap
: tain Boy-Ed he had given this informa
tion to the United States. and conse
: queutly he was discharged lie thei
/ read letter, in which he declared his
2 readiness to offer his services TO the
United States Goverument. He told
: Of decision TO tell his story TO 30
sephus G. Daniels. because | know him.
lie said he laid before Secretary Dan
! iels facts of what the Germans were
doing i'm this country and of methods
p of Germans in bringing about eXplo
! SiOns in American munitions plants"
The defendant declared the "Huerta
p plot" was frustrated by the arrest OF
General lluerta.
The German Secret Service aroused
German sympathzers to such an extent
that they risked their lives, the de
fendant said hc told Secretary Daniels
lie stated he told Secretary Daniels how
German plottCrs were placed in the dr
1 Pont Powder and Bethlehem steel plants