Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-01
SPECULATION IS RIFE
OVER GRAND JURY ACTION
Generally Believed 1t Will Find "Not
True Bill" I'm Case OF Gas
ton Means.
ExAMIN Els ALL WITNESSES
Not One Excused, Despite Instruction
OF Court 1t Could Stop When SAT-
isfied Indictment Should Be Re.
turned--New York May Act.

CONCORD, =. c., October 31.-Gas-
ton b. Means's fate hangs tonight in
the grand jury of Cabarrus County. All
or the States evidence against Means
on the charge of numbering Mrs. NIaude
A. King on the night OF August 90,
has been presented. The last witness
finished his testimony early this even
ing, and Judge f. h. Cline ordered the
court adjourned until $3.50 Tomorrow
morning.
Speculation is rife here tonight on
tho decision which the grand jury has
made. 1t is generally believed that it
Will return mot Il truc bill" the nrst
thing tomorrow morning. This be-
lief is based upon the fact that tho
jurors examined every witness of the
state. despite the fact that Judge Cline
| IN his charge to them told them that
they could stop examination of wit
nesscs whenever they were satisfied
that the bill should be returned as true.
and court proceedings carried on.
NEW YORK AUTHORITIES
| ARE EXPECTED TO ACT
Should CASTOR B. Means be set free
| Tomorrow by tho Cabarrus County
grand jury. however, It is an almost
certainty that New York authorities
VIII Immediately bring measures to
have him arrested and returned tn
New York State. where. 1t Is UNDER
STOOD, grand jury has found n hill,
against the defendant. Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney Dooling of New York.
refused TO be quoted upon this subject
.o-hish'' nut II was evident that he has
III contemplation such action.
While attorneys for the defense nro-
claim their confidence that no ind,ct-
ment VIII be returned against Me.n.
iate tnis afternoon they took the 6rst
stop TO protect themselves. Counsel for
49, mo teiehse appealed to the Supreme
OF North Carolina the decision
OK Judge Cline. handed down on Octn.
her IL, declaring that Distric, A.
,orney Doolins need not turn over m
oe1ense certain papers, which ne Go al
icsea 10 have in his possess,on ,na
seized from the Park Avenue an,rt
lnent OK Means in New York. This ac-
t;o rnterpreted as n "stalling" ac-
non. .ion' While it will not primarily hal,
the case, If Means ia indicted E; vii,
however, give tho defense tho right ~
npPealinR TO tho courts at any tir.
LOT continuance OF the care on ths
grounds that they have not all or ~
necessary evidence In their possess;on
t ,h anesnE that litigation concerning
.he possession Of this evidence I. nov
before the Supreme Court Of Nnr,h
Carolina Nor'n
WITNESS FROM CHICAGO
GOES BEFORE GRAND JURY
a little sray-haired man went ;,,o
me grand jury room late this ,f,.r
noon and 1T is believed he must INV.
i''aue an impression that will last IT,
was w. ID. Gubbins. Of Chicago for
swentE-four years the business CON.
, ,ent and partner OF the late Jamas ~
hihg' whose fortune has been tho root
VI thle case Gubbns came nil ths
way from Chicago to Concord ar Vic
own expense and OF his own accord IN
.eN what he knows of Castor Means..
,",'akeHent of the King estate. This
man was tile beneficiary to the
1 Zen, OF $4,000 in the first King viii
ne was informed several month"; 49,
pE CASTOR Means that in a second Wiz,
when Means had discovered he n.as
@ ocnchcihry to the extent or s1oo
oVV. Despite the fact that Guhh,n.
Mou,o nave gained n considerable sum
NY me second will he refused to he =
'"r'F TO any litiE ttion concerning :,
ana protested against amy action that
Ih'sht be taken which would In INV
way ahect the name and honor OF his
~" business partner. James c. King
Is understood that 1. was from Chi
p!hs mat Castor 3. Means gathered
l""ch material which might have hem
! OF value i'm making a forged will an
me pretext that he was gathering data
~ write life history OF King.