Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-18
NAMES OF MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS MENTIONED
Indications of Business Dealings
With Won Papen, German 6
Attache, Revealed.
MONEY AFFAIRS OF MRS. King
Mother of Dead Woman Gets Order
Restraining Means From Dis
posing OF Her Property.

NEW YORK, September 17.--Federal
authorities tonight received from Dis
trict-Attorney Swami astonishing data
found among the papers of CASTOR B.
Means. confidential business adviser of
Mrs Maude y. King, who was killed at
Coucord, n. c., on August 20.
The papers include documents and
memoranda giving information about
manufacturing plants of munitions OF
war located in fourteen States east of
the Mississippi River. The main facts
about each, with daily output of each
are given. Assistant District Attorney
John T. DoolinG declared it would be-
unwise to disclose the names of the
sites mentioned. but gave the list by
States as follows:
Seven plants In Connecticut, five In
Ohio. four in New Jersey, four In Ver-
mont. three in Massachusetts. three in
Rhode Island. two in New York. two
in Maryland two in Georgia. and one
each in Michigan. Delaware, wiscon-
sin, kentucky and Virginia. Names
mentioned in the memoranda. accord
ing to Mr. DoolinE. included those of
several United States Senators and
Representatives.
The assistant prosecutor further adj
mitted that they were investigating
the connection of Mr. Means with vari-
Gus addresses in Lower Manhattan not
far from the FederaI Building. where
German activities were pronounced.
He said:
These might have been active agentS
in the work of not helping the allies.n
MEANS HAS DEALING %
WITH CAPTAIN Won PAPEN
1t was admitted that Investigators
are seeking information about the GersE
man Universal League. and certain
business whicn Means seems to be do
ing with Captain Franz Won Papen.
German military at.ache at Washing
ton embassy during 1915"
Interest in the district attorneys In.
vestigntion of the financial affairs OF
The late Mrs King centered late to-
day In Henry Dietsch. father-in-law OF
of Castor Il. Means.
Mr.. Dietsch was questioned for five
hours by Mr.. Dool:ng. Finally an Off
cial stenographer was called In. and
remained for a long time. At recess
in the questioning Mr.. Dooling admitted
that Mr. Dietsch would be given oppor-
tunity to read Il transcript of the eX-
animation. and to sign 1t il he desired.
1t was further reported at the Grim
innl Courts tonight that Mrs. AIaizie
Melvin sister of Mrs. King. would ap.
pear tomorrow to be questioned by
Mr.. Dooling. One report stated that
she arrived tonight In company with
Miss Anna Dolan, a nurse who has been
intimately associated with the prose-
cutor in the investigation of Mrs:
Kings affairs. Mr.. Dooling said that
he had no word from Miss Dclan since
the latter left Concord. and had had
no communication from Mrs. Melvin
I'VE have evidence tonight" said
Mr.. Dooling. that the typing in con-
nection with the alleged second will
OF James c. King was done in the Chi
cago freight Office OF the Hamburg
American Line"
REVELATIONS NOT TO BE
PLACED BEFORE CORONER
The prosecutor expressed the opinion
that it would be suicidal" to place be-
fore the coroner's inquest to he opened
next Monday nt Concord. y. c.. tho
revelations unearthed here about the
condition of Mrs. Kings financial az
fairs
'rhat is an inquest to determine the
cause OF death. and The valuable evil
dencc gathered here and in Chicago.
wlich We belle !e shows forgery of a
check. and possibly WILL should not
be disclosed in that procedure" said
Mr.. Dooling.
I'VE believe II Is significant" he
added, that Henry Dictsch tonight
admits that he never heard OF the Sec
ond will until May. 1911. although he
was confidential secretary of CASTOR
H. Means. who is supposed to have
found it long before that.
Tomorrow we hope to open ths 4
vault that was last 1sed by Mrs, King
in this city on West Thirty fourth
street. To-day w, started an inquiry
into the bank accounts OF Julie O.
Means, wife of Gaston Is. Means. That
was done in tracing n check for $4,000
with which CASTOR Means opened an
account In 1916. 1t WIS drawn by his
wife.
I'VE are after certain proceeds or
stocks that were sold and which do
not seem to have been deposited to the
account of Mrs. King. We are also
investigating the following deposits
in CASTOR Means's accounts in Chi-
cago bank:
December Is. 1875. s29.241.S7
December 2s. 1916. s14.625.
January y. 1917. S25.1O3O6.
January II. of s35.752.50.
CHICAGO OFFICIALS
HELPING; TO CLEAR MATTERS
AT about this time certain securities
with a market value of about sla5.000. :
which had secured the trust fund of Z
Mrs. Robinson. mother of Mrs. King.
were released. Mrs. Robinson, remains