New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Letter Seized at Means
Home Tells of "Silencing
Her Forever"
Widows Estate Gone,
Declares Dooling
She Was Penniless, While
Secretary Had 100000,
He Says

Assistant District Attorney John l.
Doolng yesterday completed his ex-
animation Of papers and witnesses in
the King case, before starting to-day
for Concord. n. C., where the coroner
inquest into the shooting Of Mrs. Maud
A. King rcopens next Monday.
Mr.. Dooling had extended confer
cnces with Mrs. J. Benson Forsker
ir., an important figure in the case
Henry Dietsch, secretary Of CASTOR b.
Means. Mrs. Kings confidential agent;
Alton Means, a brother of CASTOR, ann
George Gordon Battle, attorney Tor tne
last two named.
Mrs. Foraker came TO the District
Attorneys Office directly from the
train bringing her TO this city from
the Means home in Concord
Gambling in King Home
Mr.. Dooling said regarding her visit;
Mrs. Foraker threw some interest
ing light on the games Of chance when
took place i'm the apartments o. MrS'
King. at 1853 Park Avenue.
although we found the name Of MIS-,
Foraker signed TO notes or S2'oOo ang
si OOO showing that she had borrowed
large amounts of money from Mrs. King
and other persons surrounding her, sne
smoke Ia me Of losing $4,000 at one ses-
sion Of dice.
when she came here from the Means
home she was firmly convinced that
Mrs. King had met her death on August
% at the Blackwelder spring through
an accident. She had a decided change
Of view after ! laid before her some
of the documentary evidence ] had
seized in the raid on the Means apart
meut.'
Buster" Picked as Victim
Among the letters which Mr.. Doollng
showed Mrs. Foraker, who is Familiarity
known 10 her friends as Buster was
the following, written recently:
81 will be ready TO join all OF you
there Just as soon as | have settled.
once for all and finally. Buster. But
let me impress upon all of you the I'M
portance Of putting a quletus on Buster
forever, which | will have TO do before
] get away
Another letter. written a short time
before the shooting Of Mrs. King, re-
ferred TO the uneaSineSs OF Mrs. King
at the discovery that her estate had
vanished, and the possibility OF trou-
BILE as a consequence. CASTOR s. means
wrote in this missive:
IL am convinced | had better dictate
nv letters 10 you in order that ! may
have a carbon copy, so ] can know
exactly what | said in case Maude
Mrs. King should fly the track. and
! should have to wire you IN regard
10 any matter
Mrs. Kings Estate Gone
That Mrs Kings estate had been
swallowed up is evidenced most VIVID
lv. according to Mr.. Dooling, by the
presence among the seized documeht'
of a check for $50 Of Mrs. Ming "nlcI
was returned marked NO account, ,
This check was drawn on New orr
hank in which Mrs. King had had
comfortable deposit.
"Tbe significance Of the nO-accOun
check can be seen from the fact that a.
the time. December, 1916, deposits TO
falling up TO more than 100000 haC
been made in Means's name in Chi
cago bank" said Mr. Dooling, This was
about the time the trust deed Of Sl25
600, tying up part of Mrs. Kings for
tune, had been revoked.
Sister Got $4,000
while Mrs. King, former possessol
OF millions, could not get this check fol
SIS cashed, her sister, Mrs. Melvin
during the month got at least $4,000
aside from her regular sources Of IN
come
"A short while before this occur
renee" said Mr.. DoolinG, means drew
check on q Chicago bank for $4,000 &c
his own order. the proceeds being giver
TO him in 81 900 bills While Chicago
brokers were seeking him to make GooC
deficit of SS5, 900 on his cotton specu
lations, he was carrying this roll OF
money about with him. and we have
record that he left one Of the $1,000
bills with Henry Dietsch, his secretary
in New York
Among Mr. Doolng's visitors yester.
day was a Chicago broker TO whom
Means remained indebted after his cot
ton stocks had dropped 80 points last
February, wiping out his margin.
George Gordon Battle, after his con
ference with Mr.. Dooling, said he haC
advised his clients to answer, eithel
orally or in signed statements, any
questions asked, and to waive immunity
when appearing before the grand jury
The furniture in the Means apart
ment, valued at $4,000, was removed
Yesterday TO storage warehouse, witt
the consent Of Mr.. Battle, by order o.
the District Attorney.