Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
RIVAL GUN
TOTfRS' IN
CRIME
SENSATION
North Carolina Bad Men
and New York and Chi
cago Police Officers May
Exchange Shots.

the first battle to keep himself from
the road that might lead to the cleo
trio chair for the death of rich Maude
A. King. Castor B. Means today d.
rected continuance of the fight from
prison cell here In his home town.
He chose his own battle ground.
Here within four miles OF the secluded
spot where the state claims he decoyed
and murdered the wealthy widow of
the late Chicago lumber king, after
squandering her fortune in New York
and other large cities, Means has start
ed his fight for liberty.
Meantime. Chicago, New York and
Washington department Of justice rep
resentatives. butressed with trunk
loads of evidence. gathered from
Means blazed trail of business man
agement" for Mrs. King half way
across the country, conferred with So
licitor Clement and Attorney General
Manning. of North Carolina, on the
prosecution.
HAVE POLITICAL PULL.
Means and his family are politically
significant In this section, Brandon
Means, Castor Means brother, Is a
county political leader. Confessedly
the defense thinks it will have bet
ter chance to win Means freedom here
than 1t would have II CASTOR were
taken to New York and tried there on
other charges.
Means. sby express agreement Of his
counsel, will have no chance to get
out of Jail on ball between now and
October s. when his case goes before
the grand jury.
1t appeared probable today he would
try to get the case before local jury
and that the prosecution would ask,
in case of an indictment by the grand
jury. a change of venue to another
county. ,dS3 49,
MAY BE TAKEN TO NEW YORK.
Should Means be tried and acquitted
on the murder charge here he might
still, under certain action by the New
York authorities, be taken there for
trial on other charges.
These charges will revolve around
the now famous second King will,
which New York authorities hint may
have been forged after Means alleged
dissipation of Mrs. Kings available
fortune.
The late Chicago lumber baron
James C. King. left her only little
cash and no. control of his millions
when he died. This mysterious second
will of his gave her several million
dollars outright.
ut Is this will CASTOR Means fears.
said P. c. McDuffis, attorney for Mrs,
Anne e. Robinson. Mrs. Kings mother
al Charlotte today" And 1t is this will
he sought to get hold of in the order
he obtained from the superior court.
POSSESSION OF PAPERS.
In connection with this proceeding,
W. @. Means. Gaston's father, said to-
day an attempt will be- made to hale
Assistant District Attorney Dooling
and others of the New York officials
here before Judge Webb to show cause
why they should not be held In con-
tempt for refusing to deliver up the
papers.
The tense situation of the last hours
before Means succumbed and accepted
his prison cell fate until next month
had somewhat relaxed today, but there
is feeling that there may. be gun
play among the 'toters' when New
York and Chicago police officers re-
turn here and ningle with the North
Carolina bad men when the case again
crops up in October. There is much
bad feeling between them already.