The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-26

had asked Mrs. Maize Melvin sister or
Nrs King to accompany them. Means
nlsu would not have wanted even MS
, own brother along If he had planned
murder the defendants attorney arsu-
ed.
When Mr.. Osborne closed his plea Tor
dismissal Solicitor Clement addressed the
: court. arguing that the state hao pre-
scented sufficient evidence 10 warrant
MAGISTRATE Pitts, il he were trying me
defendant before j jury |" SEND the cas-
to the jury. He also took up the c!h'"
of the defendant US TO Means char-
: aCter.
! The solicitor said that Means would
not have bought an automatic Hhootin7
/ steel iackcted bullet merely for tar
: sct shooting. but he bought such weap-
! IN to make sure Of killing the woman.
! He said the states evidence showed
! ,ba nistol was in Means hands only
! few hours before the shooting.
; The solicitor ccntendcd that aGston
! Mems sent Earnest Fury. the negro
! ch,urfclr, away from the spring AFTER
Tho marty had arrived there anu That
bingham and Alton Means had already
gone off. leaving CASTOR Means aiohe
q With the woman. Then the shot was
fired. he added.
; Mr. Clement then dwelt on testimony
or Drs BurmeiSter and SchultZe that
tho woman could not have shot herscil
where the wound was made.
"I, seems 10 he the purpose W the
defense to reflect on the character Oh
the EXPERTS" he said. and ADDED mat a.
the defense could find any ground lor
! crIticizlng the fact that outside e"pErts
had been brought here. " take II all on
!
sponSible. ,. ,,,,.aod
7, r Hartzcll for the defense PLEADED
ro- 5i.,nissal Of the charges. taking up
Means character and arguing that ~.
,,o,tve had been shown for the oeatn ol
the woman. -, ~
u,rtzel1 devoted much OF his aTRu-
mont io the publicity given the case ana
IN New York and Chicago authorizes
scndirg "xp.rts and investigators "
aid the prosecution. He cnntenoeu 'ilN.
tho testimony Of the experts was wrong.
rr!irr,tinE that ny using the P'S'"t III
question he could shoot himself as Mrs.
t-i,,, u.,. Srrt OF this he offered n
demonstration which he cnntcnded would
result In tho same kind of sound. " me
ris,ul were. held in the left hand ana the
trigger pulled with the thumb when inc
index finger pressed the safety eaten.
Nonrs' counsel today obtained an or
der from Circuit Judge James l.. Neoo
Mt tiastnnia. dirrrii,rc that All ""cu-
mrnls seized in Means apartments In
New York. including the alleged second
will Of J. G.. King. b. delivered In me
court Of Caharrus county. The order
was directed against john D"olinE. OF
district Attorney Swann's office IN New
York. and against other New York off,
cials aiding in tho prosecution OF Cas-
ION Means.
Tho order tn surrender all papers
sciznd I'm New York was served durInR
The luncheon recess and before compile
tinn If arguments in that case The
order hrsidcS stating that Means hc-
licvra ~" dncunl"ut. necessary IL the
defense. says Mrs. Melvin "helicrcs"
; that g. r. Ambrose. a Federal inrcstiga-
. tor who has attended the trial and
against whom the order also Is directed
is employed by the Northern Trust
company, Of Chiragn' and is "vi,ally in
,crcstcd in preventing" probation of the
. second will II is stated that Mrs. Mel
vim is sole cxccuiriX. for Mrs. King. who
il is said would have come into appr"Ni.
. n,atrlr two million dullars more il the
second will were held valid.
Resides boiling and Ambrose the fol-
flowing were named in The order: DIR.
! otto Schultzr. u path"lng!St. Of New
/ YORK: li!lhm 1. Jones ana NlitihHt
Jones investigators. aiding the pr"*ccu-
, ton. and John Cuniirc. a New York de-
! trctivn.
! DuulirE told Sheriff Caldwell. Of Ca
harruS county that the documents re-
! frrr,',l to were in charge Of Solicitor
,G'lrmrnt. The court order WAS In the
form of an injunction /" prevent The
documents being taken from juriSdtc-
lion ur the court and set II hearing: for
October s befnr" Judge Kline at Sails
bury. The defendants arc directed to
show cause why the order should not be
! made permanent.
! We nr- going TO keep the papers in
our puSsrss>nu until October y when the
writ az rcturnahlc and then If the court
orders us In luru them over. we shall
g. do So" Solicitor Clement said
DATtD1k DEDE tn