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Counsel for Defendant Con
sents That Means Be Held
Under Bond v '
DEFENSE DID NOT
OFFER EVIDENCE
End of Preliminary; Hearing
Came After Speeches " By
Two Attorneys 'for Defend
ant and One for the State
(By Associated Press.9 ' . ,
Concord, N. C, Sept, 25. The de
fensef ense in fhe - case ' of Gaston B.
Means, charged with . the murder -of
Mrs. Maude A. K.ing, "'consented this
afternoon to have ' Means bound over
to the grand jury. ' " : -
The announcement was made Ly E,
T. Cansler, of jsounsel
Krf hlartatf
r- when
Means before Magistrate- Pitts -; was
resumed after the luncheon recess.
Mr. Cansler ' explained to the court
lincilPtofic fill ' cf?rr c? Vi r Arf i.
had made to get possession of docu
ments necessary to his defense which
had been seized in -Means' New York
apartment..' - '
He said that he had been informed
that the assistant district .attorney of
New York and others, acting ; on ad
yice of Solicitor Hayden Clement, had
refused toVturn tiie documents over
to the court, saying -they were in
possession of theJsolicitor.
Circuit Judge Webb at Gastonia
signed an order today at the instance
of counsel ) tcv Means - directing; that
all documentjj seized -in Means' New
York apartment be delivered to , tho
court of Cabarrus county; "V.The-"order
)a retomabje-"on . October " V-' .V
"When : counsel - for .; . the " defense
announced , at the opening of the
second day's preliminary hearing to
day of Gaston B. Means, charged
with the : murder -of Mrs., Maude
A. King, that- it would offer no
evidence but would rest its case
on arguments- for dismissal, . it be
came apparent '- that Means'
Rtorv
of the tragedy ; would not be re-told J "believes" that C. B. Ambrose, a Fed
at this time. ,i eral investigator, who has attended
Two of the deefndant's eight law- the trial, and. against" whom the or
yers, Frank Osborne and L. T. Hart- der is also directed, is "employed by
sell, had addressed Magistrate Pitts J the Northern: Trust Company, of Chi
when court recessed ' for lunch.f and j cago," and is ''vitallyvanterested In
it was indicated that the remaining H eventing", -probation" of 'the. second
Bix would have something to say be- will, v It is stated that Mrs. Melrln Is
fore the defense Was through. Solici- solo executrix of Mrs. King, who, it
tor Hayden Clement spoke also ; this' i? said, would have conae into approx
morning in answer to Mr. Osborne's rin3alely$2,000,000, more if the second
arguments. . , . , ' wili were held valid. Besides Dool-
Mr. Osborne declared that the ing and Ambrose, the following we'e
State had brought no direct evidence r&med' in the' .drdei i:J-ir?'6v'--;
show that Means -was connected
with the death of Mrs. King, and
said that its case rested upon the
statements of the two experts, Dr.
William H. Burmeister of y Chicago,
and Dr. Otto Schultze,; of New York,
that it would have been a physical
impossibility for Mrs. King- to have
shot herself in the back of the head.
Combatting this testimony Mrr- Os-
home said that's Mrs. Kiner could have
held the weapon and fired it with her
thumb accidentally. ,
After his nreliminary examination. I
Mr. Osborne safoTlt was necessary in
this case to show thf rharafttpir nf
the defendant. "I could call, on your
honor to testify to the gooc character
of the defendant," Mr. Osborne said.
"You have known him all -yow; life,"
he added. ' 1 , '
"I ask you, therefore, to take into
consideration the character of the de
fendant in makinc'vniir dpriaion ." Mr.
Osborne said. The State, ;he declared,,
has not brought direct : evidence ' to J
now that M eans was connected with
the death 'of Mrs.-; King. . . ....
"The State claims the defendant
killed Mrs. King,"; said .Mr.-, Osborne,
and if such a crime had . been com
ntted, it would call for a charge of
wst degree murder." -.' f '
He then briefly described the State's
theory that Means kilted the i woman
and said: ' ' ' :x . -
The State has no' direct evidence
to
connect the defendant,'-
ine State's case rests on: 'state
ment., of these experts'." referring
; Dr- William H.,Burmeisterr of th
goners office in Chicago,' , and . Dr.
District Attorney
Sw
ann's offi
,
. Jen? ufter qualifying,'gave their
Pinion that it would, have been " a
vv nave J
the he? ad.
shot herself in the back of
"Thr. r., , . .-. , " -r
r a.te.has not shown that: the
ihr!0 M'hich killed Mrs. King1 was in
wnJ of the defendant when .the
11C ouucuj ; xie .iucu . ue-;
,0 analV2P thp tptiti'mnno nf rtr
Uu
hiii Pnri" ' Ing Issue with hlm on
Dr 'Z153, . ' ' " r-': -' r
-caspf urmplster based- his", whole
dor 01' 5: fact that he found no pow-'
Mr. Osborne claimed.
If
ne liad
ad found powder hums1 formers', having been .received from Pro -
, he would have" admitted Mrs. v03t Marshal General. Cr'cwcer to-mot
sllot herself. A " . WliVo W ner rpnt. nf th RtatP'
Mai
Kin
"Dr.
Schultze hv tif
MEANS ASKS THAT
c
EIZED PAPERS BE
TB COOBT
I
Order - Issued Today arid Serv-
' . ed On the New York '
Officials - 4 V. f
SIGNED BY MEANS .
AND MRS. MELVIN
er Issued by Judge. Webb
Returnable Before luasre
Cline in -Salisbury Oc
I tober 8 ! -
(By Associated Press.)
Concord, jSr.f C., Sept. 25. Counsel
for . Gaston ; B. Means today obtained
an order from Circuit Judges James
L. Webb .'at Gastonia.: dirp.-Ye that I
all documents seized in Means' apart-'
ments in New, York, including the al-
leged second will of J. C. King, vbo'
delivered to the . court of . Cabarrus
wuuiy. xne oraer was signed by
HANDED
vision ju tans ana Mrs. Mary u. Mel-J-j th f Verdun last nishi Thpdeal of artillery work Mri progress, no-
vin-as plaintiffs, -and was directed,?.1011 no"n ot Verdun last night., Ine jr London men-
against "John Dooling,! of District At
torney Swann's office,' in New York,
and,- against other New York officials
uui -- -PcuHoortwtt
ivieans,wna TS Deing.tned, tor the al-'
leged murder of Mrs- Maude A. King. I
The order .wasv' served - during the
noon adjournment' of Means s hearing
and : before completion.: of arguments
In that case. t . .
The order,", besides , stating - that
Means' believed the documents neces-
KarV tn his" r!fifATSA Mrs Moluin
Dr. Otto Schullze, a pathologist, of
New York; .William ; ;T. Jones knd
Vv iiiiam Jones, investigators, aiding
the prosecution, arid John Cunliffe, a
New York detective. V -
Doolinff told Sheriff Caldwell, of Ca
barrus county, the documents refer- j
redi to were in charge of Solicitor i
Clement. The latter .looked at thei
order which did ' not. name him ; and j
said he was not vet. orenared to statin
Avhat acion he would '"take. " "
The court order also was in the
form , of an ihiunction to Drevent the
documents being ' taken -from jurisdic
tion - of the court, and' set a hearing
for October 8, at Salisbury. ' befpre
Judge E. B. Cline, of . the Fif teenta
Judicial District, - .at phich 1 time . the
demend'ants are directed to -, show
cause" why the-' order ; should not ' be
made permanent.' . ', , '
The plaintiffs are. to give $1,000
v (Continuea on Page Eight).
KEGRDES TO GAMP
First of Colored Selectmen to
r - Mobilize afr Gamp Jack-
son uct. 2
'"' ' fBy Associated Press.), : '
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 25. Selected
'mpn nf th a Kficond v.ihcrement. are
idications'point, to a continuance of
the . movement for . several- days . t&
totals - 8.000.-; The adjutant, general's ,
livu. ua0 v"fe 'i
ment of South Carolina selectmen,
has received . instructions . to , move
-white men to the. camp as fast as they
are ceriiiieu ironi- uiuiut .' uuai us tu
l 1 vnnAa ''' s v
: The first : negroes to be brought to :
Camp Jackson, with the exception. of 1
a few. from Florida, who came through
a' misunderstanding of orders, are ex-
pected to' arrive here.October 3rdr.orn
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' "Count Michael Karolyi, president of
the Hungarian Independence party,
declared at a meeting in Budapest,
he would agitate for an .early peace
between the warring ' countries.'"
He said he had been invited to "a
peace conference at -Berne ' on Octo-
ber 15th and would v leave for Siwitz -
erland, despite the violent . attacks
which ' probably would be directed
j against him. 1 ; . , . -
LIQUID FIRE ATTACK ; '
.1 5
imk, t mmu z bombarped
mZimMWm Teutons Active1 North f
ySCw ? ' -W.M;'I s dun Liquid Fire Used
f 1
v ; DCDrtDTm DV 17D17MOUI ;iuce5 irwps; tiert again-taey ian
KLr UK 1 L1J D I r KLiM LH ed to gain ground, and suffered heavy
,(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Spt. 25.-r:Liqujd fire ' was
j.Tised by the Jermaris in ah attack on
the French'lines, in the Beaumont re-
French however renulsed the assault
yrencn, nowever, reprised tde. assault
1th heavy losses ,taihe Germans, the.
.
' . . MT- r
Progress on. th east, bank of . the
lcuaG luv uwBimuiuuou vi viiaumo, was repulsed Vhile on ,the :Somme
wood, was kept, up , by the German 'front the ;Britishs raided a trench east
guns during the night. , . jof Epehy and, brought back prisoners.
DIIOIDIIG
MO
This Ring Will jBe Awarded the Contestant who y -turns in
Most" Money for New Subscriptions This Week and. Next
; and Who Dbes Not Wirt One of More Valuable Prizes
. 4-4'
,
E PRIZES.
-
$775 Briscob Automobile. :
- Ford "Touring Car,
. .,' V$200 in gold. ,
$100 m gold. .
" . $93 furniture suite. -
' . $75 Columbia' Grafonolai
$50 merchandise order at J. W
- H. Fuchs' Department Store.' .
. - $25 wrist' watch.' " V;-
- T,wo $69 diamond rings, y ,
f. , , . $f
Ten per cent commissions to; 4
6 all non-winners. ...,.twiio - remain
4 ac tire, . tn moneys tor new ub-'-'
sci'iptions, , ' ' V '''"
J 4 4 4 Mb & 3
Monday was a busy day at?contest;
headquarters . and there i were hun
dreds of votes cast for the different
cast than at any. time since -the. con-;
test began. :, - - - -'
As' a result of the heavy voting;' it
will be noted that , there are -jnany
ititorpRtim? .rfjannB in" thp -stAndim?
vf -the candidates-who-are -striving sof the telephone and jn person, . by doz
valiantly, for the big list of prizes of- ens of the candidates-during the past
fprpd hvVTnp niRTuitch." Snrnp of thp few - days." The ballots issued or sub
young' ladies who j were thoughts not
to be in the race" have- demonstrated
by "the large; number of ' votes which
they- cast; that 15 they 'are "certainly in
the race; and in to, win. On the other
hand, it was also shown that some of
.'hose- Who Were, 'figured ; as sure win-i-frs
will have to do their utmost to
m-intain any advantage which. they
'm;rhtshave tiad.. !' , - ' ' -
Attention Is? again called to the Dia
moM Rng, which is offered as a spe
cial nnze tor worn aoneAtnis ween
fta'rW- ''Th6 ririe will be awarded
to Hhc candidate iwho turns in ; the
largest , amount of , money v for .new
cubcriptions .between : Monday, ; Sep
tember " 24,-and Saturday, j October 6
who docs riot . win-one-oi' the more
valuable' prices.. No candidate can
wm twp prizes.' "" rs -,.fcv
The first neriod'tof the contest will
6oon be a .il' r o,t .the past, and all
of -the aal03,"wai
'make .every! spare mini:
do well to
minute count, . be
mere
Fifteen Persons Killed and;
' More Than 7,0 Jnjured
lLast Nighty.
.-
GERMAN i BIG GUNS !
.FRENCH
.1.
Ver
in
An Attack, La$t Night v
: But '.Without Gains' :
y 'the double air Taid'6h Englt nd oy
"German Zeppelins an& airplanes-last
night resulted in " th'e Meath, of-fifteen
persona and the .injury' of 3more ,than
.seventy." ' - - v ' - -.
Nearly all the-casualties; were caus-,
ed by the airplane division;' two of the
i machines; which - "reached'11 London. The
bombs of the. .airplanfr- fleet accounted i
for all the killed "and .11 but three of
' the 'injured, according ? to i the : official
reports-today f - ,
" Three women werd . injured - by
bombs from .the -Zeppelins - which
crossed the- Yorkshire and Tuincoln-
shire coasts, but- Uid riot penetrate in-
land" . ' " t - '
' 0n the French .front, to .'Northern
t France, the Germans are keeping up
their -activities' Nortli.i, of - Verdun
.Theirgunsa are stilL bombing General
I Petain's . Chaume . ',' wood'- positions,
where; the German infantry, attacked
j yesterday, but failed to - drive the
French from any portion of their line.
,"A new 'attack .was t delivered . last
night, in' the Beaumont; region to the
, southeast of Chaume wood and in this
liauid fire vas employed by the Crown j
losses from the -French,, fire. .
' The British, front has quieted, do vm
considerably from Oo'statp oi mark-f
ed' activity, prevailing; for a '.week or
jjnore. Nevertheless, f here 'is a great
tably- m: flan(1?r -an ;London;men-
Uons especIalIy-tne er jly being dis -
piayej, by the Gem rgun north
! further , south,-iit the XenS'
il -Rnrnri:p' atfarfe madp on .a' RrltKli
tnT
after that date. . If a $15 club is not!
completed during -the first period, the
amount turned in will be carried
over to -the next period, but if com
pleted during the - second period . the
candidate will receive .140,000 k extra
votes, instead of 150,000 extra votes
offered- during this period.
; - There are a few. of the" candidates
who think -u that 'they can win one of
the ; prizes "by Just clipping the cou
pons from the paper, each day, v It Is
all right to clip the '-coupons that
is what they ' are .put in the; paper
for 'but if you wish or expect to win,
you should secure some subscrip
tions... Subscription count for so
many more. .votes,? and a candidate by
securing one ' subscription for three
months , can get more votes than she
could getjin a day by just gathering
the coupons. '
The special ballots which are given
vr - ciif,onrintin-n vtiatmpnfa : : nrtfi "the
certificates fori the extra votes need'
not be,, voted at. the time the sub
scriptions are turned, in, -or , before
the dose of the Diamond Ring offer
or "the first period. ' This answers a
question, mat nasv Deen asxeoover
scriptions' ana mer eura-' vuces uu
not have to b'e .yqed until-the' last
day of the contest.; - i ney win count
for just- as many votes ' on - the 'last
day of the contest as they: do today.
Only, the "subscriptions and money
have to be turned? in before October
6, in order toapply" on the .Diamond.
Ring offer and the big club vote , of
fer in effect during the first period. ,
Those candidates who now - hold
the positions of honor will be, put to
the necessity of making , diligent' and
cessity of maKing.aiiigeni ana,
energerjic, eitorts curing .luese- inyu
weeks, in order to retain. the position
which . i bey have. , Those . - who are
vw in the list -shrould strive to attain
;Tm - leading' positions, so -' that when '
OFFERED
ms WORK
the tide of ' votes , flows inthey wi!! ARGENTINA BREAKS ' WITH !- The government Is-considering im
not bo, .hopelessly, in therear. ; If M - f 'GERMANY,: !f-"7 ' position of a rigid censorship ; Of .all
word : to . the . Wise, is better man a,
Century dictionary to tne unwise, m.e.
suggestion ; that . a tew . suBscripuuubj
.nunng uie msi . .
i "..v- it . ; , 1A fTT 1
than at any tame, hjuub .iuu u's -vuu
'
V:-
; - jr.'.
, Minister of interallied relations; and
ofmissions abroad vice-president of
the French National , committee, who
is, now -.on a mission to . the.' United
States.1 A He is -considered bu of; the
strongest men in France and has just
been i appointed oneVof - the 'ministers
in the new French cn,binet T. y ,
VANDERLIPTO AID
t SECRETARY M'DQO
.- ,v '(By Associated Press.)'
' Wkshington,- Sept 25:-:Frank; A.
Vanderlip, who, as - president of .the
National City', Bank of ' New.York,
heads the. largest national' banks.-in
the. United States'. .has, put 'aside his
1 active' work with that institution,, and
all other - organizations with ?. which he
is identified, .for the period of ihe
war, to assist Secretary - McAdoo in
1 Liberty toah.! finaiice. -' -i- rJ
i Mr. VariderliD C has 1 started in on a
Certificates -committee, which will
virtually' hattdle the details-of floating
tne.$2,000,0,00,O QO s war ' savings certi
ficate issue recently; authorized by
Congress. He will receive a salary
from .the government' of-$1' a year,
Unon the' completibn Tof "hiS; work?
here, it is his plan ..to. return -to: is ew
York, and resume his' former; connec-'
tions.
MITCHEL'S MAJORITY, v
IS AGAIN REDUCED
. ' -. - i -
' : (By Associated Press.) ? - -New
"!York, Sept. '24. Just. before
the recount began today of the bal
lots, cast5 in the recent wepublican
prjiniary election to determinewheth
ed. Mayor" Mitchel or . former, , State
Senator William ; Bennett .receiyed
the nomination, tor mayor,, the :board
of elections - made- public a final pom
putationlof returns from:: all; boroughs
which reduced - the maybPs lead to
535 ' votes. ' -r i '
- These. figures, it. was explained,' do
not' included void, protested,. blank m
otherwise questionable . ballots. ; ;
Returns fompiled, the. day after-.-the
election gaie the mayor.a Je'a,dVOf 1,
119 votes.- ,V " ' " "
l , , r i.
MISSISSIPPI CALLS
1 '.. . I
r i ' rrs legislature
v- I uv Associated rss.i .
Jackson, Miss.,. Sept 25. -The . Mis-
sissippiIegislature convened ..Tciere to-
day in ! extraordinary session to len -
act tax legislation and. emergency war
measures.,-' Governor .Bilboy in f his
callurged revisions in the "State tax
system and ' Jaws creating v a iata,ie
guard. and. f State council of - defenses
provision for citizens who arabsent
from the State', in. the' military, naval
,or other war service to vote;", a "mo-
ratorium io protect suiuifiB uu sau
orr, from .injustices on., account -of
debts aurmg we - w t vuuwm
warehouse . receipt. '. :
i
JAMAICA SUFFERED J
; FROM HURRICANE
'A!
- - lT,v Associated Pressl)
"vYashington, - Sept., . B.-amaica
suffered heavy; property. -carnage dn. a
hurricane -whichswept the -island last
Sunday,- and is now sweeping; across
the Gulf of " Mexico. Dispatches .from
the - American consul at"PprttAnton
ib,' received today, said the hurricane
was; the .most terrific since that of
1903, and. that . the .fruit- crop of Port
Antonio, district Was .destroyed. ' ,No
mention was made of any loss, of .life.
. Thp Weather Bureau-said thej in-
Kensitv of the disturbance Was.impos
- determine, and -ddvided yes-
. thp'GuK cf Mexico"' to ""be ez-
tremely- cautious.
a. a. 'ju-'a A .V r 4 .
- - , , , "
, Associateo;- press)- v v
3uen0g Aires; Sept.-" 25. The
nv,nh nf' rwTitiPR todav-voted
in favor of a rjupture ,with:Ger- ,
X many. .The vote was tor; 18.;,
f
is ten-hou&a.-dayissthe.dl m.bjfeyi
region.'! tiesas chairman- oft the -War Saving
n 1- - m mm j i .... a. --.; mm mm t t m if i l a a ... . -i- . - mm amir .
i' v. fill rfi fr M fir - (ii)lfiiefrii?9-
. . llM i 11. .1.5.1 ..
x - - - - -
iElfflioMs
ARE DOINIi A GREAT
Six' Medical Unit? Have Taken
Six British Base Hos
- ;4 V Petals :
ANOTHER GERMAN
CANARD REVEALED
tm " a o Yrr '
There , Are Nq Serious Differ-
ences JDetween - American
! and British . Doctors in
Army Service , .
By Associated Prestt.) ' f
British Headquarters in France' and
Belgium, Sept. 14. (By -Mail). Ger
man' agencies recently.; have. ' been
spreading broadcast-on the continent
the report k that - serious .- differences
have arisen between the" British army
medical seiyice arid the American
surgeons - and .physicians "who '.have
been ' working with the British forces
in France. - The story has been given
spepial publicity by .itsv sponsors in
Belgium , a.nd France. For vthe pur
posi.of : proving . or disproving this
Aa6ociaed iress. accredited to, British
geileral headquarters ' has -made, a
careful investigation of the facts, vis
iting not ..only,: base, hospitals ; which
have been taken over, by the Ameri
can -medical units, but - casualty clear
ing stations in which American sur
gical teams are working;. Here is the
t.ii4t
. . '.'The utmost , cordiality has ' and
does exist' between . the British ; medi
cal 'service "and -the Americans ' who
are - working with them. .They assertion-
that there has been any quarrel
between the two . bodies is without
foundation; As one. eminent Ameri
e&A has put it :. w'The. story," Is a gross
canard. r The" reasons " for circulating
it" are' obvious. ; The Germans are try
ing to create' "among Belgian and
French civilians- a contempt for Am:
erica and Great . Britain And t conse
quently, : a , hostility , toward these . two
nations. The canard cannot be called
humorous, but it ; certainly is an in
teresting demonstration. di'ne fact
that while the German4 may be a good
soldier' he is not . psychologist., v He
Js merely discrediting himself in "this
.'; - (pontinuea on - Page -Six). .
GENERAL SCOTT MAY :
: : GO TO CAM? JACKSON
' ; (By AiisocUted Press.!
" , Washington, Sept. , 25.J-MaJor ; Gen
eral ; Francis H. French, commanding
the 81st national army, division being
mobilized 'at Camp Jackson, Colum-
t'bia, ' S. C, has been granted a two
months leave of absence because y of
1 ill' health It is considered possible
(that Major. "General , Hugh Lr. Scott,
P former chiefs of jstaff, uiay - succeed
f him. ' '-' . - ' , .J
TO VOTE FOR
Chamber of : Deputies, Votes
Tonight Has 30 Majority .
.V'-'-'v.'fora'Break ...'i I
i - . : - .' r ' ". . ' -' ;
- . .. " '"' ; v"; "t -if ' x
. - (By .Associated - Press.) ,
" B.uenos Aires, Sept; 25, The Con
servatives', who control the ' Chamber
"of Deputies, have agreed to vote ; to
night on a rupture -"with . Germany.
From all indications, theyi' Vnt have
-'a majority? of 30 -votes, virtually; forc
ing the government to cease relations
with Germany.. . -- ' ' ' , ' '
' The government ' desires ; tp - post
pone formulation of its policy until it
receives ' from' Ambassador Naon. .at
Vashington, translations of the . 415
telegrams , received or , sent by trie
Swedish legation, here. , these mcp
sage.were telegraphed to-DrJNaqn
: messages in therepublic , to prevent
Jnisuse of thej. cables such 'as that
1 'misuse -of the -cables such 'as that
'.practiced by Count von; Lruxburg, tne
racticed by Count von Luxburg, the
ismissed German minister. '"
aismissea uerman mimsiei.. . .
: strikers have cut the telegrapn line
to Valparaiso, Chile .PM;4ct
ill FRANCE
ARGENTINA REnDY
Viscera 'From Body 'of rMrsJJ
Bingham Subjected to,E ,
- k - haustive Tests' v; '
SECRECY MAINTAINED
REGARDING ANALYSIS
Examination for Purpose of .
Discovering Whether There
; Was Any. Unnatural Condi;
tion Present; and WilliTake ;
. ' Several Days - ' ; ; .v . ,f
(By Associated Press.) ' .- "A-:, '
- NewYork Sept.: 25. Secrecy, ywa8 -
maintained today regarding the cnem-
Ical ; analysis in progress here-of the
the vital organs from the'bod ' of
Mrs- Robert -Worth; Bingham, prHatef
J iy exnumed at Wilmington, N.C.,'. last-.
week, by. direction of members of her .
family, as a result" "of rumors; regard-'
ing 'her .'death. The ' organs - areut .: '
Belle vue hospital bWng ; subjected to '
exhaustive, .tests . in the . pathologieal',
laboratories.. J .I'.. "',"''
The examination it; is said, is for
the -purpose of discovering by-, all.
known tests whether there - was any
Unnatural condition present and ; iC
will take;"severai days., ;, .;f. ", - '
.Trie work is being done, it was said,
.for the Kenan .family of tWilmingtoni "
relatives of Mrs.., Bingnura, -trmerly, j
Mrs. Henry M.. Flagler.. widow. of thel
Standard Oil financier,' who' .left aaj
estate which.has been'. valued, et.tJO.C
'0,'OuOT The v organs" were-rout
here several days ago. "Sorn'e of th'e
work, , itf is ; said ' is being . done i at , '
Columbia vUniVersity. : ''.- .
"
-L''" No . Charges Brouflht. ' '.
, "Nbv charges . have . been brought'
against anyone, nor has, any intima
tion been made by -myself or . any
4 member, of my family that wouid re
flect upon anyone," was tne statement
made by ; Mr. 'Graham. -Kenan . when f
asked this morning ..'whether he cared
tlo give but any ; statement relative to
the examination of the , vrtat parts of
Mrs. Bingham's body." Mr. KenaU)
stated that he did not care to ' dis
cuss the matter any further. . ' ,
Other than the placing of a tent in,
Oakdale cemetery for the convenience '
and comfort of the guards employed
to watch" the grave of Mrs. .Bingham
and keep persons "off the, Kenan plat
there are no developments in the ,
case that" were. no carried . in detail
by The," Dispatch yesterday, two hours
after they were made . public v The
placing of the tent would indicate
that the guards are to be retained In
definitely. . ; : .
' ' .Thlnki.lt An Outrage,
Recorder George Harriss, who - Is
spending his vacation on Wrights
ville Sound..: came to the city today
.to make a preliminary r investigation
into : thef circumstances- surrounding
the exhumation, of the body of Mrs
Bingham.. .He is understood td' have
held, a conference with several per
sons and will resume considerationof
the matter within a f e w days . per
fore returning to tthe sound' this af
ternoon . he ; intimated that he -was
impressed with the fact ttiat vhe ex-' .
humation of the body was not, done
in Strict ? accordance with , tne" law,
nd that there might be, some inter-
'esting developments on this phase
within a few days. -- , .
You . can - say," said Recorder. Har
ris, "as he boarded a beach fear for
the sound, "that I told Mr,'Wm. ;E.
Snringer. ; president of the . Oakdale
'-Cemetery Company, this morning that
tne action oi me ueuictcijf tuuniau ,
in locking the" cemetery gates at reg
ular hours' for the! gate v6 le open
and placing guards there to notify -lot
owners ; they -could not enter until
later oh account of something , that
was. taking place -in the cemetery,
was an .unwarranted.-, and " unlawful'
act, and that, as an ownerof a lot in
Oakdale cemetery, this, was not -the
end of the "matter. ' I "know"of .two
ladies and have heard of a third who
were denied admittance to the. ceme
tery grounds, on the morning . of the
phiimation of ; the body. "These la-
lies, as; well as" others who own lots
in the . cemetery leei mat hb
outrage to "be " treated in ' the manner
they -were." , " '. ; ' ) '
GERMAN AIRCRAFT
; RETURNED SAFELY
: . ; ; . ' . ' ,
' " . -: (By Associated Press.) K '
. Berlin, SepU 25, via London.-7-O...-ciat
announcement ' was 'made' toCzy
that German aviators last night drop
ped "bombs on' the heart of London
and on Dover, Southend, Chatnan
and Sheerness,- and ' also . on Dunkirk,
Northern France. , All the machir
returned undamaged, the- statement
says.
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