The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-30
Noted Pathologist Does Not Believe It Possible for Mrs. King to Have
 Fired Fatal Shot
SECOND WILL AND PAPER PURPORTING TO BE STATEMENT REA
Many Interpreted Developments 5 Day in Means Trial to Mean Defense Will Attempt to
 Prove Suicide

Concord. N. c November 29.-Over the vigorous 9sei ions of the defense, pr. w H. Burr ste-, pathologist and coroner's physic, # Cook county. Illinois, was allova ny the court to testify today at tha tsal of Gaston B. Means that in his szpen it would have been impossible 1cr Hss. Maude A. King to have fred ths snoss which caused her death at 47iaeM veidee Spring, near here. the nignt Auv gust 29.
 Examination of Mrs. Kings kBa Chicago by Dr. Burmeister afterN 10 cal coroner's jury had decided that her death was accidental resulted in the starting of a new investigation and the arrest of Means on the charge of being her slayer. Dr. Burmeister told the jury that the wound was in the back of the woman's head, that there were no powder stains and that he believed it would have been impossible for a woman as stout as Mrs. King to have inflicted the wound upon her self.
 < Dr. Burmeister's testimony and the introduction of a number of letters telegrams and other documents in- cluding a photographic copy of the probated will of the late J. c. King, husband of the dead woman, while Americus B. Melville of Chicago, Mrs. Kings former lawyer. was on the stand. were the outstanding features on the second day of the states presenta- tion of it's case.
 THE SECOND WILL
 Assistant District Attorney Dooing of New York, who is assisting the prosecution, told the court that one of the letters was put into evidence In an effort to prove that at about the time of the discovery of the alleged second will of Mir. King that Means was earnestly seeking to get into communication with a man named Sprague, who had served a prison term for forgery Under the terms of the second will. it is alleged, Mrs King would have received an additional large sum of money from her hus- bands estate the funds now being held for charity
 Attorney Melville testified that he handled the settling of the estate for Mrs. King after the death of her hus- band and also transacted much business for her. He met Means in 1915. being introduced by Mrs King. who told him that Means was her business agent, and that she had an agreement with him by which he was to receive one-half of all the money he saved for her above s1O.- DO a year. Her income from the estate. It was testified, was s17,0o0 a year.
 PAPER PRESENTED
 A paper. purporting to be statement made by Means to Mrs. King, was pre- sented in evidence. It showed profits of |26,0o0 on various. transactions in 1915, which yielded Means 5000 under the agreement. On cross s-examination the witness said he never saw any evidence that Mrs. King was in any way domi- hated by Means.
 pr. Burmeister was called to the stand late in the day after L. J. How ard of Charlotte, N, C., had told of sell ng Means an automobile which was paid for in cash from large amount Of pills Means had on his person. The Thicago physician was vigorously cross examined by counsel for the defense.
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