Evening star., 1932-05-12


from the Washington Times. I asked tc
see his credentials. He had no ere
dentials.
"I Immediately turned to my wife
grabbed him and held him for the
police, telling her to call the officers.
Il thought he was an undercover
agent. was perfectly justified In hold
ing him. I didn't know him.
Then the officers came and arrested
both of u.s." Means chuckled.
When they locked me up I told my
wife to bring all the political pressure
to bear that she could to get me out"
Somers charged that Means had
struck him in the chest during the
argument.
Means had spent the early part OF
the day preparing to answer charges
of mulcting Mrs. Evelyn Walsh Mclean
of s1o4,0O
Determined to fight with characters
tic vigor the Governments allegations
that his claims of contact with the kid
napers of the Lindbergh child were
pure fabrication" the voluble and ex-
plosive intermediary" indicated he
would issue detailed statement prov
ing MS claims.
Denies Paying mo. H."
At the same time Means denied ever
having said ne has turned the Mclean
money over to mo. H." mysterious
stranger who is supposed to have repre-
| sented himself by a secret code as an
| agent of Mrs. Mclean.
The United States Bureau OF Invest1-
cation is said to have in its possession
statement by Means asserting that q
stranger got the money from him In
| Alexandria by whispering the magic
number H." assigned to Mrs. Mclean
in the negotiations. Means also was
quoted to this effect by reporters who
visited him at the Jail.
Means Is ready to plead not guilty
before Justice James M. Proctor When
he is arraigned at 1880 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon in Criminal Division l
of the District Supreme Court. He Is
at liberty under $4,000 bond, arranged
yesterday afternoon.
Offers to Bare Details.
Means said, IF a certain man VIII
do his part" he (Means) Will issue
a statement this afternoon covering IN
chronological detail his connection
with the Lindbergh case.
He was going downtown this morn
ing for a conference. He said that the
statement would cover facts occurring
before the Lindbergh kidnapping.
Means insisted that certain ques-
tions be put to him in writing by the
| reporter, and in response to query
as to whether a report in a morning
paper quoting him as denying he ever
said he turned the 100000 over 70
| mo. IL" he said: /" deny that I ever
said that turned 100000 belonging
to Mrs. Mclean over to anybody, desig-
mating himself as No. IL or other
wise. I have more caution in financial
matters than her (Mrs. McLean's) at
torneys. The only person l recognize
! among all her attorneys as man OF
any brains is Frank Hogan. l LOOK
upon the rest of them in contempt.
In respone to another question as 70
the report quoting him as denying that
he knew anything about an alleged
payment to him by Mrs. Finley j.
Shepard of New York to protect her
daughter from alleged Communists, ne
said:
II never took q penny from Mrs.
Shepard. I knew nothing about Com
munists threatening Mrs. Shepard or
her daughter. Rover is liar by m
| tuition"
He said, however, he knew Mrs
| Shepard
In conversation regarding the Nc
| Lean case, Means said there are two
| other sums involved in this case that
have never been mentioned"
Means Is bitterly critical OF the De-
partment Of Justice for rarsacking nj