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; VOLUME XVIII.
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CONCORD. N. C. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917.
Price Five Cents.-
NUMBER 7.
heUminaiy Hearing Today ofcGaston B. Means 'Charged
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With the Murder lof Mrs. Maude A. King Near Here August 29
Congo
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TRUU.DF GASTOH B. MEANS FOR THE MURDER
OF MRS. KIKG MOVED BEFORE ESQ. C. A. PITTS
Solicitor Clement is Assisted
in the Case By Attorney
. General t Manning, Attor
: neys Dooling and Ambrose
WEDDINGTON FIRST
V- WJTNESS ON STAND
Mr. Meins is Represented By
5 F. 1. Osborne, E. T. Cansler
And Frank Armfield,- With
Members of the Local Bar
The preliminary hearing of Oaston
B. llwu ou ch rue of the murder
of Mrs, Maude A. King began in tho
court houxe here at 10 o'clock this
BornliiK.. Long- before I lie hour
crowd hegaa to assemble at. t lie court
ho umo ami when the doors were opened
every seat and all the nixies were filled
in a few minutes. Many were turned
away for lack of even standing room.
' The cane waa brought before Police
Justice A. B. Maimer, and Mr. MeaiiK
la represented by the following attor
ncya: Prank Armfleld. K. I. Oslxirne.
H. 8. Williams, U T. Hartxcll, M. H.
Caldwell, E. T. Cansler and J. U Cro
well. . Solicitor Clement la being assisted
by C. B. Ambrose, of the Department
of Justice, Attorney General J. S.
Manning, J no. T. Doollng, of New
York, ami 1". C. McDnffie, of Atlanta.
. The following In a Hat of the wlt
nesses summoned for the Mate :
Dr. Burmelxter, Dr. Sohnltae, Ir.
MacFadyen. ('apt. Jones, W. 8. Blng
ham, M. V. Kitchie. Miss Bertie lien
reW. I.. A. Weddington, Chan. 8. Dry,
Mrs. Chas. 8. Dry.
The Solicitor announced
that the
Mate waa ready. I
Judge Oahorne, of ennuwd for the de-'im
fenae, preaented a motion to move the ,
hearing la-fore another magiatrate,
which waa granted by Police Juxtlce
Palmer. The Tollce Juxtlce asked for
a Hat of inagiairatea, ami the eaae waa
moved before JaaticeSnT the l'ea,ce,,C,
A. lttta. . 5
- An -itnte'4aia : txxlint to llic ahrrHf
to conllacate all. kanaka.
The ilefemlant'a eounael then - an
nounced that they were ready and en
tered a plea of "uot guilty" for their
client. The Solicitor then called in
Hie vitneaaea to he aworn. Miaa Hoov
er waa aworn In aa court stenographer.
The flrxt wltneaa to la? examined waa
U A. WeddfTigton, lie undertaker who
had charge of the emlmlmirig and bur
ial of the hotly of Mr. Maude A. King.
Mr. Weddliigton waa examined aa fol
lows: ' (jneation." Did yon aee Mra. Maude
A. King on the night of August 2!i? -
Answer. I did.
-Where?
. In the hoapltal.
- Did yon move. the body to the under
taking rooma?.
Yea.... .. . -
. Who waa prexent when you moved
her? '
Dr. MacFadyen and my aiwlxtant.
Who waa preaent when the Ixaly was
prepared?
' Aaaiatant and myaelf nnd Mr. Wll
kinaon later.. " .
Who made arrangements?
' Afton Meanx called me.
Did yon prepare the body.
.1 did. ,
: What were the wonnda?
' There waa a wound on the head and
fractured ankle.
Describe the peraonal appearance of
Mra. King.
Kather large woman, weighing near
ly 200 pouuda; dark hair; aliout live
feet, alx inchea tall.
What did you do with the hotly?
' Prepared body for shipment and
placed it In caaket. :
. Describe caaket?
Copper Interior; outside of wood,
gray cover ; ateel vault.
. Did you place name plate on caaket?
I Yea. , Maude A. King. . -.
What did yon do with the body?
I ahlpped it flrxt to Axheville. . .
Did you accompany it? -
' Tea. . ' .
, Who else?
' Afton and Gaston Means and Mrs.
Melvin. : ? - , t :
i What did you do In Axheville?
- Took the body to an undertaker's es-
jfthllahinent. '
Did-Mra. Rnlifnson see the laxly?
Tea. - v.-ti. t,,..,; :,.
, What time did yon arrive in Ashe-
Tllle? - .
At 4-M Friday,
" What time did yon leave Concord
At 6 :40 ou August 30. -I
How long were you In Axheville?
I l utll 8:30 Friday night.
Did yon aay Gaatnn B. Means ac
companied you there?
, Yea. C
. - What were the Instructions there
Iwut the disposition of the -body in
Gaston Meana" preaence?
None.'--,-.'..-.
Did Gaston Means give any Instrue
ttona aa to the dlanoaltlon of the body?
fte Instructed me to take the body to
n undertaker aud he would let me
know what to do. '
None.
- Then what instruct iona from Gnaton
B. Means?
. Did you take the laxly, to Chicago?
' : Tea. .
Why, - .
; I waa ordered to tie ao.
'.' Who gate the order?
. Mr. Gaston B. Means said they had
decided to take It on to Chicago. ..
When you got to Chicago what did
y ! i with the body?
i led It to Jordan Co.. took It
t cenictery and put It In the mane-
i ,a
Did yon get a receipt foe the body?
No.
Hare yon seen the body since?
No.
Who were present?
rndcrtaker. Mr. Meaaa and rector.
Who accoaipauleil yon to Chicago?
(iastou H. Means aud aim. Melvin.
Did yon an on the same train with
tlie body from Axheville to Chicago?
TO ('ilH'lllllHtl.
Why?
Tlie iNMly wan on a train about two
boni-x ahpad.
What did yon do with tlie apparel
from Mr. King's body?
IMiieed it lit a box ami Brandon or
Miss Helle Means took it to the Means'
home.
What time? .
At 11 :.I0 Tlmraday.
- What clothing wan put in the lioxi
The clothing she wore.
Can you dcscrHs- the dress?
Xo.
' Condition?
1'PPer part hloialy.
Other purl?
Didn't notice.
Have ou slippers?
Xo.
Did you xec her hnl ?
Xo.
Do you know If hIip wore hut?
What kind of- drew did you put
on her?
I.nce over dress, cream or white.
Where was wound in head?
About one lmlf inch from left ear,
on line with ear.
Whut slxe wound?
Very email.
' Did yon plus hole?
Yea; cotton and was.
Which ankle waa broken? - .
Left.
Who suggested slopping at Cincin
nati? .,'
Don't know?
Who suggested phoning or tclegraph
lug there?
Mrs. Melrlu. I
How long were you In C!i!ci,,-i ho
fore the laxly waa placet! in the vault?
It arrived 8undny at. :m an. I plne-
In the vault nlwiut 2:S0.
what wen- your Inxtrnctiona on
leaving Concord?
tin to Axheville.
you know you were fuK on to
Chicago? t -
. Tho.boil aaicln your control here
'August 211, ami yon kept It all night?
Y'ea.
There was no cross examination of
the witness.
Dr. Henry IlHrtfielater,
Dr. nurnielxter, of Chlcugo, was
then examined.
Name?
Win. Henry Hurmelxler.
Where do you live?
(Iiicago.
What's your position?
Chief coroner's phyxlcliui of Cook
conuty: llllnoix. -.
How long?
.Approximately two years.
How long coronet's physician?
Since 11112.,
Where did you pursue studies and
xperlence?
Graduated In medicine at the 1'nl-
ersity of, Michigan In 11X17 : general.
practice for two years : abroad at the
I'niverslty at Vleima 21) months and
several months at Berlin, and return-
ed to Chicago for research work for f jo Inchea I still got bnrna. I con
one year; Then at the University of ci,uled. If true. It would be Impos-
-hicago. where 1 have been since. Am
pathologist at 81. Joseph hospital at
Chicago".
How many autopsies per year do yon
perform? -
From 7(M to WH yearly.
Have you assisted others?
My total experience is alsmt 10.000.
Were many of the cases gun shot
or pistol shot?
A considerable number.
Did you perform an autopsy on the
body of Mra. King?
Yes.: 8cptcmlMr .
What did, you And?
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Bomethinc New in Vauderille
presented in a clean, whole
some way. .
Nlht Price 18 and 89 OenU
Rody waa takes la cocoaer'a office.
Waa body. casket a Ml all takea?
The body waa la ateel box. laalde
af whtra waa copper lined eaakct. Cray
cVcith. (Mi the aaaae plate waa Maude
A. Kiag. -The body waa clothed la a
bice dreaa. The bly waa of a woman
of 44 or -M yeara of age. weighed 2IW
pooada r morr. The hair waa of a
deep browuMi red., apparently dyed.
Height waa sot aerarately measured;
(uem It waa S feet. or 8 Incurs. On
examination of wound on bark of left
of bead, sealed wlh wax, horlaontal;
ft la meter 7.JC! Inch, upright &32 In
ches. 2 Inchea above opening of ear.
There were no powder marks, no Ring
ed hair, no recently rnt hair about the
wonud. There waa rather rxtenalve
hemorrhage aronod wouimL .The aknll
waa perforated. In the forehead be
neath the akiu 3.16 luefaea above eve
browe. There waa email hemorrhage'
abont 1-2 Inch. There waa no abraa
ion there. When top of akull waa re
moved found Inner aide of perforation
larger on the Inner aide : greateat bev
eling on the front margin, meaanre
allowing mlaaile paaaed without iletlee
tlon. When tlie brain waa removed It
waa found opening extending for
ward on left aide of brain to the front
of lira In In forehead. In the wall of
the channel behind for about 1-2 Inch
there waa found a fracinent of a ateel
Jacket. About half way in the head there have been powder knarkx?
waa fonml the' balance of tlie ateel i 1 have performed aRtupslex w hen
Jacket.' On the right aide of the brain powder went through the liair mnl cm
wax found the lead portion of the but- licdded In the akin,
let. The entire bullet and jacket weigh-' It" may have been Mack or other
cd 2.112 grama, the lead part 2.15 grama, powder?
flicre were no wounds at the haxe of
brain in- roof of mouth. The trunk of
the body was examined. The lung and
heart and ponctiaa spleen, entire stom
ach aud urinary anil genital tract and
no changes were found in any of them.
, Xo changes "indicating poison were
'found. However a portion of fibula
waa fractured diagonally. Home hem
orrhage and several Inches. The frac
ture was math during life. There were
no marka on ha nils. Arms were meas
ured for circumference and It waa
found the left arm waa 11 11-16 Inches:
right arm 12 7-8 Inches. There Is no
question she .was right banded.
I What la your opinion, from your ex
amination, caused the death of Mra.
I King?
' Due to shot and hemorrhaie of the
lir.. In.
If the court should And that the de
cease;! cine to her dcntlifmni a wound
I from .23 calibre automatic plctol.
state whether In your opinion a per
son could Are this shot accidentally or
otherwise?
In my opinion Mrs. King could not
have held the pixtol and Inflicted this
wound.
Hreynr the lrtftlr ami ateel packet
from thia wound?
Yea.
Please produce.
This was done and he explained the
parts.
In your opinion, what sixe and kind
of bullet?
2.t calibre steel jacket, in my opin
ion. . '
In what kind of pistol is such a bill'
let fired?
From any kind of pistol. .25 calibre.
Could It he tired from a .2-r calibre
cold?
If It hail a proper shell.
Have you made any testt. A .25 cal
ibre steel jacket bullet Is similar.
8tate what tests and conclusions.
A .25 calibre Colt made; testa on
i white blotter to tlnd range at which
la.wiler would stain and burn.
What did it do?.
The gun was held from 1-2 to I Inch
n)lil then up to 10 inchea to find how
fHr burns would occur. At a distance
he tar this wound to have been self
Inflicted.
How did you examine the exterior?
With a magnifying glass.
Cress Examined by Cansler.
On whose authority did yon make
an autopsy T
(hi coroner's.
' Why did the coroner investigate?
Have no Information.
You don't know why?
No. - .
Who got the onler of court?
He did.
Who assisted In the autopsy?
No one.
Yon found thia bullet waa divided
Into three porta to different para of
the brain?
Yes.
What caused this?
When It went through the aknll It
split.
Where waa the steel nose?
In the back of the brain, About 1-2
inch inside.
Where waa the balance of The steel?
About half way in.
.: Where waa the lea(H4 '"
On the right side.
Any deflection possibility when it
struck? . 1 .-.. -
Waa aa If a bullet struck the akull
but not in thia case.
Could you tel) why It waa In three
parts?
Because it force had been apent to a
a considerable extent and the heavier
porta went further than the light ones.
Which la the largest portion.
The back part. '
-After you made the examination you
concluded, ' of course, right off., that
the wound was not self Inflicted,
In about five minutes.
You published the first report that
this woman was killed by auother per
son? '- -f. '. .- "?,-;,'',. .
No. I gave it as my opinion.
Are vou In the habit of coming this
fur to testify outside of Illinois?
The coroner sent me.
.' Who are paying your expenses? "
The county. .. ,; .
How many autopsies,' gun-shot?
Twenty-five to fifty.'
t Who were the others? . '
' Those of auspicious deaths. '
Did yon ever examine a corpae with
a wound like this and ranged the same
as this?
About IS or 25. !
What la about ytmr science that
gives yon more Information than oth
ers? ... v:' ',- - '
Can tell H automatically.' ,
.' Doean't-. require .experience to put
the hand behind the left ear?
Xo.
Much experience to place Colt liehlud
ear?
Voa think experlmenlx for powder
bnrna m ci aiiary?
Wby did you ectcct blotter.
I'xual thing, an I eau ee xwder
grain with, the naked eye.
Didn't get aulraal akin t any kind?
Xo. .
Know what eiuillarltr would liare
been?
Yea.
Any aimllarlty In akin iiikI hlotter?
Home.
Made micro examination to wv if
powder In akin?
Magnifying glaax.
Why?
To IIikI then. If there.
You liad already made up your mind?
(hi account of abxeuce of luirnx hihI
powder anil aiginnl hair. 1 hint.
The track of bullet and no external
evidence that the pixtol Wax hclil close?
Yin.
If you had found bnriix you would
not have aworn that the wound wax
not xclMitt1lcted?
If hair had laen over place could
powder gone through the hair mid em
bedded in akin?
I ex ou ear.
I If the ear waa covered also would
So yon think If the liair hail hecu
over the place grains of pmvilcr would
have gone through to the skin, if in
flicted by self? i,
I believe mi. !
Would yon have found hair signed
at what distance?
IeHmlx on the charge of ixiwiler in
the shell.
Assume fired out of-a Coll .'.'.". Mow
far pixtol from Wound would leave no
signed hair? ..;
Would say within inch or 1 1-2 Indi
es from wound. 1
At two imt three inchea?
I think so. I
At four Inches?
Can't say. i
Have no way of telling how far
away this pistol was except external
evidence?
Xo.
You sny Hint tinkle was fracturiil
while woman wax living?
Y'es.
Why do you say xo? 1
Itecsnse of hemorrhage on account
of fracture. . :
What time wax autopsy held?
8eptemlsr (I. ltegun between 7 nnd
8 o'clia k. i
"M. F. Ritchie"
Did you sec Gaston II. Menus vou
the 27th of August '!
Yes. He came In Monday morning.
Conversation, ami who was with
liim?
' Afton wax with him and spoke with
him. Gaston axkeil to sec a pistol, :t2
automatic, for shooting target. I told
him I hull a .2"i calilne. and asked if
that would be as good. He took mnl
looked it over, hut iliiln't 'answer. Hes
itated still. I toll I him I wax going
to Charlotte ami cmil.l get a 32 iiutiv
matic there. He xail he'd take this
one and try it. 1 went I'o Charlotte unci
got buck at t o'clock.
Did yon see Mr. .Means then?
Home time during the evening." Be
fore he went shiMiliug. 1 told him there
wug no ..12 in Charlotte, He said,
all right, he would keep the .25 cali
bre.'
Did he buy any other gun?
The 40th
IN THIS
WJIX tJl'KN
ASSOCIATION
ON
October 6th, 1917.
- V . NOW IS THE
TO v TAKE OCT I SHARES
AND (JET A I.i IAN AND PAY
OKF THAT MiiKTGAGE Oil
SAVE KOK A It A INS DAY.
No'' loan miiile 'accept to
shareholders. Kadi share of
stH'k entitles tlie holder thereof
to a loan of $1iki.ihi. ,v
When loans arc obtained the
Interest is iniyalile weekly or
monthly at the rate of six per
cent per annum.
- Applications for loans must
he made on Wanks furnished by
the AssisMntloiu. and tiled with
the Secretary and Treasurer,
and they are paid off in regular
order.
Loans are maile upon real
estate, estimated h.v a committee
of three directors appointed for
that purpose, or iiisni the the"
stock of 'the Association at
ninety per cent lis value.
' Loan Made on Real Estate
any where in Cabarrus County.'
The loan converts rent money
in Hemes; and ever Borrower
is a Partner in the Assotiatiion.
t Borrowers pay all legal, ex
penses connected with the. exe
cution of deeds in trust. ,
- GET BUSY TODAY AND
;TAKHt SHAKES AND PAY
OFF THAT OU) MORTGAGE
OR 0VN YOl'R OWN HOME. '
1X)N'T FORGET SATI'ItDAYi
OCTOBER flth, llUTi . '
Csros Countj B.; L &
Savings Asscdaticn
. Office in Tho Concord
National Bank.
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.
Series
We had wired Friday evening for
a Marllu. It came Mnmlay
ami lie came Tueolay and the
rlne.
la the mi' nt hue In- got a .-'t' 8. and
W. fnMii niy lirothcr. The only gnu
I aohl him I lie little gun and ritle.
He Niiil me Tin-whiy luoruing with a
-! bill.
Whit i did you m-c him again?
On TiicmIu.v ami on" Vedncuiy
Wednewlay tuortilng ami afternoon.
What w lie doing?
In the uioruing I xold liiui cartridgex.
On WediiexlH.v aflcriuHMi he came to
have the automatic oiled up.
What time?
After dinner. I set mine nt I o'clock
I kept the gniix oiled each day.
Tlie xolicitor xhnwed tla- Cold J!2 and
Colt to Mr. Kitchie.
t'roaacd Kxeaniined It) ( aimler.
Came in the xtore ami paid (5i?
What uiiiniiiit I i I he owe you.
43..VI.
You wcin't scariil of the hill?
Xo.
Did u xtriintre man Imv pixtolx?
Xo.
You oiled imtomatic ou WiMlncxilay
afterniMiu?
Yes.
Had nl lei 1 all other gunx. too?
Oiled to make shixtl propi'rly?
Y'ex.
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE
NEAR FIGHTING LINE.
For Military Reasons It Cannot Be
Known Where These Men Are.
Somewhere along tlie Itritisli line
in I'rame, Sunday Sept. 21. On a
l.atllelicld wliich merges into tin
lighting line are encamped intiiiv
American troops that tire removed
from t lie rest of I he men who t'or.i
part of I nclc Sam's Kxpeilitionarv
I'orec in Kinic c.
j Kor luililarv reasons it is iiniort
unt not to tell the world just when'
these men are. who thev arc, ami
what thev are doing, to further tht
inlerest of the Kncnte countries allied
ci! use. it may lie said that thev arc
a credit to the Stars and Stripes
which the first time in history II v ove
a camp of American soldiers in this
pint of tlie western world.
Tlie Associuleil Press heard these
en here ami sought thcin out. Thev
are line looking lot and nearly two
months hard work in the open
PERMIT EOR EXHl MATION
OF MRS. ItlNtiHAM'S RODV
Dr. Chas. T. Nesbltt so Announces
Will Give Statement to Newspapers.
' (Hr Tbt AmrlaimrYM.) :
Wllminitoii, Sept. 24. Dr. Clnis. T.
Nesbltt, county oMccr. iiniioiineeil to
day, that he had issued a ix-rmil foi
the exhumation of the laxly of Mrs
liiaVit W. liiimham. Me lohl the
mayor that he would issue statement
to the new spapcrs and explained th il
lie held information that he had been
told Hint they thought n crime lied
Ihmmi commuted.
Statement Issued.
Wilininuton, Sept. 24. Anilieiin
Kenan, lrollier-in-lnw of Mrs. 1 iii ir
liatn, who is the Wilmington Atlor
nev, issuinl a statement todav ileelar
ing that "member of her family"
Lad liinl an nntopsv perloniied and
wtlie usual and regular way" on
v.lviee of leaillng pliysleiaiis. Said
Ihev wore jnslilieil in I his action "bv
the facts nnd circumstances relating.
to .Mrs. Itlnghtim's ihiess and ilea I U
as disclosed to tliem." Hesillt of tlie
an toi is v has not vet lieen niinle i
known to them lie added.
NO (iOLI) EXPORT TO SPAIN
I
Treasury Officials Carrying Out the '
Government Policy.
The Asaoelatrd Press.)
Washington. Sept. 24. Treasury
ofllcials carrying out a government
policy governing the conservation of
gold have virtually decided mioii n
policy -prohibiting he, export of gold
to Spain. No gold had been lb?enscd
for export for Spain since President
Wilson's pris?tamntion lscniiie effec
tive, except several small shipments
already aboard the steamers.
He that will not look before hir.i
must look behind him.
New Interest Quarter
In our Savings Department
will begin October 1
' All Deposits made before the 10th, bear interest
from the 1st
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Call at Bank and. get particulars regarding Safes
displayed in our window. t
CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
CIIAS. B. WAGONER, President,
MAI MARSH. Vice President.
WARRANT ISSUED LATE SATURDAY
INDIAN SOLDIERS ARRIVE
AT CAMP JACKSON.
Their ( eming la Expected to Give Au
olher Race Problem te Helve,
I Br The AaawlatM Praa.
I'oluniliia. S. '.. Sept. 21.- Ain'on
the recent arrivals at Camp .luckxon
(x n contingent of fourteen Cherokee
Iniliaux from Uolx-soii county. North
Carolina. Two memlierx of the UihVsoii
ltiard No. 2 itccoiuuiulcd the Iniliaux
here to explain their N-ial xtiitux o
the ntflcers. These Iniliatix were form
erly called Croatan. the name Mug
changed to Cherokees l,y N-gislative
enactment, nnd they claim to he ile
sceuilauts of .John White's lost colon
ies. They have seperate schools ami
associate on tennx ou equality with
the white ieople. Their coming here
ix ccftfd to give officials another
problem to xolve.
THK COTTON .MARKET.
Nervous and Irregular Early Rear
lion But Market Ijiter Holds up.
(Hr The Associate Ptms.1
New York. Sept. 24. The coll. Ml
market was very nervous and Irreg
ular itHlay. 'the opening was regular
at a decline at -I ixiiutx to an advuncc
of II polns with iMolier selling at 24..V
ami .lauiiray at .HAS. on the cull. An
early reaction carried OcIoIkt olf to
21.11 mnl .laiiuary to LM 111 or nlsiut
HI poinls under yesterday's closing
figures, hut the otTerings were well
taken at this decline mid the market
held well up to hist week's final quo
tation towards the first hour.
Cotton futures opened irregular. Oc
IoIht. 24.r2: Dccemlar. 211.411: .lii'i
uaiy, 24.10 to 24.4.1: May 2I.3H.
TROPICAL DISTl R1IANCES
Storm WaniiiiKx Ordered Displayed
on Our Coast.
(B The Asxeelnteil lresa
Washiniton. Sept.. 24.-The tropical
ilisliirlmnccx of great intensity report
ed yesterday Nortli of .tiinilea. were
iipxaring his morning from Caymon
Island, moving nortliwest. occoriliiig
toceuorts to I lie. xvent lier, JiyireuiV
Storm wiiriiing signals were orilefeTI
ilisilayeil lixlay from Fortress Monroe
10 Wilmington. I'lesiire off the Caro
lina coast indicated strong northeast
wilds are moderate scales this after
noon, tonight and prohahly Tuesday.
List of Reporters at Preliminary
Hearing.
Tin' following men. represent itu:
l!'c various luipcrx ami news associa
tions,, are present today at the lipnr.
iiuj of I ust on H. Means on the i liaive
of murder:
Messrs. IMiinuev, Cliicniro Daily
News; Chui'ili, liit.enialioniil News
Service: l.itlle.john. t'liarlolte News:
J'owell, Kalei'.'h News anil Observer:
Williams, ('liicairo F.xiimiiicr; Hann
hv. New York American: Friend,
Cliicniro Trilinnc: Hurmws. New
Xiok .lournnl: Rut-ledirc. Tivin City
Sentinel: I'a rk hurst. New York Sun:
'Wlivfiwk, New York Kvcnimr World:
Jtost. Greensboro News: Canavan
Xen York Herald: Martin. I'niteil
l'resx: Stiles. Associated Press: .lolin
slnn. Xew York Times: Francis. New
York Tribune: Ateaile, New York
Morninii World; ('line. Coneord Tri
bune. Soldier's Names Are Posted In
Church.
Salisbury, Sept. 2:?. A list of the
hovs who hove iione I nun the con.
u-emition of the First Methodist
cl'iireh to serve their country as sol-
diers or sailors have been posted near
the pulpit, the names being in large
enoui'h letters to be read Iron: tin
ier of the taliernarlc. The list is
called a special prayer list lor the en
tire rohtrresntion.
JOHN FOX. Cashier,
A. V. GOODMAN, Ass't Cashier.
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By Solicitor Clement Late
Saturday Afternoon After
Conference With Federal
And Local Officials.
STATEMENT MADE
BY THE SOLICITOR
Means Lodged in Jail to
to Await Trial Today. Of
ficials Made Trip Saturday
to Blackwelder Spring.
A warrant for liastou Means was ls-sm-d
late Saturila.y at the reuueat of
lllayiicu Clement, solicitor of the flf-
lis'iilh judicial district, after a cou-
fercuce wilh rctuesciitatives from the
otlii-e of District Attorney Swann, of
New York, ami with federal and local
' otliciuls.
These oilicials went over evidence
that hail been obtained from the New
York and Chicago o!his, and also ex
amined several witnesses from this
city. M. K. Itiichie, of the Ritchie
Hardware company, trom whom the
two pistols mnl the relating Marllu
rille were purcbused, was called for
examination, slid also ('apt. W. S,
Itliighaiu. a mciuhci of the automobile
party.
As a preliminary move, Solicitor
Clement inaile a ilemaiid through Cor
oner I ail I.. Sx'ars. for (iastou B.
Means to turn over the wearing appar
el, lirciums ami cartridges and other
effects of Mrs. King which were in the
possession "f .Means at the time of her
leath. This reipii'st was not complied
wilh.
The solicitor after further confer
ence, then maile tin- following state
ment to the representatives of news-
paici's :
"After an investigation of the law, I
Dud some of the courts hold that a
second impicst ou the same laaly may
not he held by the coroner without the
verdict rendered upon tho first inquest
having been set aside or quashed,
i If be coroner -a w4-alii jury -were-1
hold tlie defendant at the second in
itiest. the defendant would immediate
ly take out habeas corpus proceedings
before a judge, and allege that the sec
ond impicsi was iuvali !. ou the ground
I hat the coroner and his Jury had al
ready held an impicxl. which had lieen
letutnea in the Clerk of Court, and
which was standing- as the coroner's
verdict, it not haying been quashed or
set aside.
"It is at least a debatable question
as io whether or not the coroner bus a
right to reopen the matter. There
fore, in oiiler to avoid all technicalities
and complications. I have culled off the
si-coml inquest of the coroner, and have
uoiiiii'd1 liim that it would not be nec
essary for him and his jury to attend.
hut as I have sufficient evidence to
hold (iastou IS. Menus for the murder
of Mrs. King. I have had a warrant
issued for Mr. Means, returnable la-
fore A. It. Palmer, police justice of
tlie city of Concord, on Monday morn
ing. September 24.' UU7. at 10 o'cliK-k,
at the court house, this being the same
time and place the coroner's inquest
would have been held. The witnesses
that were suhpia'iiacil to go before the
coroners inquest are not released, but
required to attend and apxaar nt the
preliminary hearing before the said
magistrate on Monday morning at 10
o'chs'k.
"I would have much preferred hold
ing the second inquest, as it. would
have given me an opportunity to ex
amine Mr. (iastou It. Means about cer
tain matters that were both pertinent
and relative to the death of Mrs. King.
I also desired to give the coroner's jury
an opportunity to correct its former
verdict."
After the conference, the officials
made a trip to Illackwelder Spring tlie
seluded spot about three miles from
this city were the tragedy occurred
there went over the events of the fa
tal night. They were accompanied by
Captain Hingliam, who rehearsed the
evidence he had given at the coroner'a
inquest and pointed out the positions
of the various meiumers of the automo
bile party when the shot was fired
(but killed Mrs. King.
Immediately after the warrant was
Issued. It was handed to Sheriff How
ard . Caldwell, who served It on
(iastou Means, and 'held him In cus
tody. About 11 o'clock, ufter a confer-,
ence among the attorneys for the de
fense. Means was lodged in jail.
Judge
Manning On His Way To
Concord.
Salisbury, Sept. 21) Attorney Gen.
eral James S. Manning came to Salis
bury tonight nnd waa in conference
with Special Federal Agent f. B.
Ambrose over the Gaston Means
case. He plans to go to Concord to.
morow mmins to assist the state in
the prosecution. Mr. Manning stated
tonight 'magnitude" as to justtlv
him in participating. " Before coming
here tho attorney general conferred
with (lovernor llickett. ""who was
liear'ilv in sympathy with Mr. Mann
ma's purpose to throw the weight
ot the state behind the investigation. '
.. A Harvard professor savs Ameri
can literature will quicken with the
war. It is becoming so amclc already
Hist the press can scarcely find space
for the output. ;',
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Tlie experience of America In ex
terminating rattlesnakes ought to urge
"i ou the destruction ot submarines.
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