The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-27
Probably BE Wednesday Before
The Twelve Men Have
Been Selected.
GREAT ARRAY OF COUNSEL
Line of Defense Not Fully Stat
ed But Believed Means Coun-
sci Will Rely Upon Proving
Shooting Was Accidental.

Concord, Nov. 26.-When CASTOR
Means stepped gingerly into Cabar-
rus county court room this morning
and smilingly, even radiantly. drop
ped into his accustomed chair. he
found his splendid array of counsel
almost matched in number by the
state which is ready to proceed
against him on the charge of having
murdered Mrs. Maude \. King. near
Concord, August 30.
There were Solicitor Hayden Gle
ment, l.. c. Caldwell. of Statesville:
Jake. f. Newell of Mecklenburg:
John T. Dooling, of New York, and
Phil c. McDufTie, of Atlanta. r. O.
Everett law partner Of Judge J. s.
Manning. attorney general. will not
appear in the case and the prosecu-
ton will be without his tremendous
energy. Mr.. Everett found at the
last moment that it would be i'm
possible to come into the case which
he has been unable to study as he
would have desired. Judge Manning
is also out of it and among the
friends of Mr.. Means there was
quite a deal of commentator of the
Judge
The employment of Messrs Newell
and Caldwell is as good a card as
the state could have played.
The special venire of $50 men who
will report here Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock, was not picked until to-
day and in five minutes Sheriff Cald-
well had his deputies at work on the
quest
They represent all sections of the
county well and there is no prepon-
deranCe in town. The list is as rep
resentative of property as any to be
found. Inasmuch as challenges
against such jury service may be
made of all men who are not free
holders. it was natural that the men
summoned should be able to meet
such a test
Probable Line of Evidence.
The prosecution. as far as has
heen outlined relies on mass of
circumstantial evidence to fasten
upon Means the charge of murder
and it is understood. will seek to
show that a fortune of $4,000. 600
which Mrs. King might have inherit
ed through second will Of her bus.
band, the late James King, of Chi
cago, provided the motive.
Means. native of Concord. had
been the woman's business agent
some time before she met death
while here on a visit TO his relatives
and according to statements made
by District Attorney Swann's office
In New York, evidence has been
brought to light to show that a
second Will was to be offered for
probate. Mrs. King had inherited
more than million through the first
will
No one except Means was present
when Mrs. King was killed at Black
welder spring, near here. according
to the statements Means made to n
local coroner's jury. The coroner's
verdict was that Mrs. King acci-
dentally shot herself with a small
pistol with which she had intended
to practice target shooting t
,in,inanm .oo.,. o r. o'',iun' 80. In of one
-, 49,. e''. aa.l, i"e ""'1n 5000, 900
to the grand jury, Ell,
show by expert witnes
would have been physi
sible for the woman to II say where
weapon which inflicted ne score
the back of her head. n'' Learn
Defense Kept Secta Neison Z
Counsel for tho detenlister. ask
legation,
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