The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-07-24
.GAST0N MEANS IS
AGAIN IN L|MEL|GHT
This Time as Commercial
Agent of Germany for
Whom Bought Goods
AND ALSO SOLD RUBBER

Contributing his testimony to the
evidence in the contest over the "al-
eyed second will" of the late James
9. King, Chicago multi-millionaire,
CASTOR B. Means, of Concord, con-
,inues to boast of his Teutonic as
sociations before the United States
9nt to war.
Means, it will probably be recalled
was tried in Cabarrus county last
December for the murder of Mrs.
Maude A, King, wife of the Chicago
He was acquitted, but
but during the trial his explanation
of being associated with Mrs. King
was that he had been employed to
advise Mrs. King in the suit to es-
tablish the validity of this "alleged
second will" After Mrs. Kings
death, will she left gave Mrs. Ma
zie Melvin, her sister, the bulk of her
estate. Mrs. Melvin, with Means as
sistance, is prosecuting the suit
against the Northern Trust Company.
The Chicago Tribune gives the fol-
lowing account of the trial.
IAleeducing CASTOR Bullock Means
possessor of the darkest secrets of
nations, manipulation of international
affairs, nemesis of the German spy
system in America.
Here are few of the thigs Means
accomplished, according to the story
he told with great gusto In the court
of Probate Judge Horoner yestrday
while testifying in the $3,OQO,OOO
King will case.
Exposed the pro-German machina-
tions of Huerta of Mexico. This ex-
pose later resulted in the arrest of
Huerta as he tried to cross the Mex
ican border.
Furnished to John R. Rathom, ed
itor Of the Providence Journal, Prov
idence, Rhode Island, the informa-
tion which gave the foundation foi
the Journals famous expose of the
German spy system in America.
Warned United States District At
torney Snowden Marshall of New
York of the German spy plot to blow
up the capitol at Ottawa.
Told Editor Dodsworth, of the
Journal of Commerce and CONNER
cial Bulletin that tht German spy
Won Horne, was on his way to blow
up the Canadian bridge, as he did
attempt to do.
Conferred with J. Pierpont Nor
gan, john X. Rathom and Martin
Egan as to the lest course to pursue
to prevent further wreckings ol
American munitions plants by Ger
man dynamite. y
Gave Secretary of the Navy Daniels
valuable information concerning Ger
man spies and the American navy
Means refused to divulge what thE
information was.
Capt. Boy-Ed, asserted Means sus
pected him of revealing some of the
secrets of the German spies, accused
means of it, and discharged him from
the German secret service. TIVE
weeks later Boy-Ed hired him to con
tinue his work for the Germans
Means declared.
Means told reporters that A. Bruc,
Bielaski, chief of the United State
Department of Justice secret serbise
has notified Means that when th'
King will is ended he is to report tt
Hinton G. Clabaugh, Chicago head o
the bureau of investigation of th
Department of Justice, to begin witt
Mr.. Clabaugh an investigation int
German intrigue in America.
This was the bright side of tn
career of CASTOR Means. as picture,
by himself.
Here is the other side, also told b
himself.
Means bought and sold to the Gel
man government hundreds of thous
ands of dollars worth of raw rubbe
which was smuggled into German
via Norway and Sweden. Some of
passed right through the hands c
Germany's enimies, the English.
The imperial government of Gel
many still owes the estate Of Mr.
Maude A. King the sum of $4,000
for rubber which was delivered [
Germany by CASTOR Means, but neve
paid for by them.
Means and Mrs. King acted Q
partners in the ruber speculation
and the German government ais