New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
tStar Correspondence


pressive envelope of official blue. bear
ing a special delivery stamp and ad-
dressed to John T. Dooling, Assist
ant District Attorney of New York,
was the instrument which-after nu-
merous legal arguments had failed
o-day sent CASTOR b. Means back to
the Concord Jail to await trial be-
fore the Superior Court on the charge
of numbering Mr.. Maude A. King at
Blackwelder's Spring, near here. on
August %.
After a morning devoted to ineffect-
ual attempts to impress the court with
the existence of probable motive for
murder, the prosecutor, Hayden Glenn
ent; Mr.. Doolng and their assistants
prepared to withdraw to- their hotel
As they left the court they were
served with papers requiring the I'M
mediate surrender of all documents
relating to Means which they had in
their possession.
An angry crowd Of Means sympa-
thizers, led by Alton Means. the ac-
cused mans brother, followed them to
the door Of their conference room.
calling upon them TO surrender the
documents or take the consequences.
The suggestion of Charles A. Will
Jams. one of Mcans's lawyers, that the
Sheriff enter Mr. Dooling's room ana
seize the papers by force was met oy
tho detectives in Mr.. Dooling's party
with the assurance that any such at,
tempt would meet with their armed
resistance. Chief of Police Tyson
thereupon demanded that the detec-
tiyes surrender their weapons or SUP
NIT TO arrest for carrying conceaieo
weapons. .,;,.
Iv refused TO part with their arms, the
crowd hooted and the little hotel was
in an uproar, when suddenly negro
how appeared with the blue envelope
for Mr.. Dooling. H.. u,;s
"Well. it's all settled, now that TINS
has come" said the Assistant DlStrlci
Attorney, as he opened the ietter any
read the Enclosure. Alton Means cas-
one glance at the communication ana
the mob. minus it's leader, dispersed
Means carried the news OF the ar
rival of the blue envelope to MS
brothers lawyers, and as soon as court
reconyened after the noon recess, T. /;
Canister, for the defence, annouhceu
that his client had agreed TO waive
,vanination and. in view of the fact
that one of the prosecuting attorneys
bad intimated that he had in his pos
10 NJ
Means on some new charge, Wouio
agree 10 his recommitment to jail WIN
out bail.
"The ONLY intimation of the exist
ence of a warrant for the arrest OF
Means on new charge was the Dlue
envelope seen in my hands by Alton
Means" said Mr.. Dooling. This en-
velope contained some pictures OF my
Youngest child"
With the reopening Of the hearing
this morning. Frank !. Osborne, chief
counsel for Means, began plea for
the discharge Of his client on the
ground that probable cause for murder
had not been shown. Four members Of
Means's legal battery followed him
/ with supplementary arguments for the
I Liberation of TIE prisoner. When the
D
( c. A. Pitts admitted the difficulty he
was experiencing in determining the
. case, and the prosecution was admit
/ teddy discouraged.
Dooling Defeats Defence
! As Mr.. Dooling, DR.. Otto H. Schultze,
medical assistant TO the New York
/ District Attorney, Captain William A.
. 49, 4pl Of Work
: Police Department; Detectives William
| Jones and John Cuniif left the court
( room they were met by Sheriff Cald-
we'll and CASTOR Means and served with
/ a summons calling on them to file with
/ the clerk of the court all documents in
I the case, including the second and al
( legged fraudulent will of John c. King,
millionaire lumbcrman.
! Followed by the hooting crowd, Mr..
| Dooling and his assistants proceeded
/ to the hotel, where they conferred with
! Prosecutor Clement and James 5. Man
/ ming. Attorney General of the state.
/ When Means lawyers appeared they
were informed by the Attorney General
that the documents required by them
were in his possession and, as they
were necessary for the prosecution Of
| the case against Means, they would not
! be turned over to any one.
Neans's supporters gathered in the
| corridor of the hotel, advanced and at
! TEMPTED 70 enter the room. Alton
| Means led the movement, the Sheriff NJ
/ his side Williams, his attorney, and
| two deputy sheriffs, who are friends OF
| Means, brought up the rear.
! Search those rooms and get every
paper in them" ordered the lawyer of
| the Sheriff.
Don't backdown now, Sheriff." ad-
monished Means, and the fustered Off
cial, fanked by his deputies, entered
| the room.
What are you going TO do about
! turning over those papers," demanded
| the Sheriff of Mr.. Doolng.
ave will turn over no papers by ad-
/ vice of the Attorney General" WAS the
reply, . -,
Means.
"Do your duty, Sheriff. encouraged
| Attorney Williams.
go ahead, men," said the Sheriff to
I his deputies.
Go ahead" echoed the crowd in the
hall The deputies moved forward a
| few inches.
"Are you going to take those papers
by force ?" asked Mr. Doolng.
Eve are said the Sheriff.
"You are not" said Captain Jones.
81 am armed. warn you Of that"
81 am armed said Detective Gun
nifF. Keep back"
Take their guns from EN-" shouted
Attorney Williams. They've no right