Show MURDERER HUN aTi a Ti tto RT ial I aston B. B Means Trial Is Scene of Startling I t Testimony fy By International News Service COURTHOUSE Concord N. N C. C Dec Germanys Germany's Germanys Jermany's propaganda in America rang up in a a new and unexpected ice ce today It came to light in rural arrus county in the North Carolina I Easton aston Jaston B B. Means on trial here for tor form m e. e h murder of Mrs Maude A. A King agent of Germany in America Amelca I o ig ng to evidence presented here I t h k Jacked eked by German information v ns ins operated on the stock exchange w s. s I Kings King's money the state conte con- con te ds ohn R Todd a a. a Chicago broker tes- tes I le led ed t that Means had told him ill he was commercial secret agent for Ger Ger- many ny Means claiming knowledge of I Ithe the terms of the German chancellors chancellor's sp speech eph l based ased speculations upon this I knowl knowledge dge Todd declared 1 Means 1 even knew of Germanys Germany's ruthless U-boat U policy polley r in advance Todd started to testify His testimony t tor this effect was ruled out by the c urt I I Hamburg-American Hamburg Steamship L company was used by Means as a ref ref- To further substantiate his claim of connection with Germany Means exhibited to Todd a small book bookin in Ini 11 which he pointed out th the private telephone number of Captain Karl Boy BoX Means told Todd that one of his his' rl duties was to learn of textile se- se cr cri ts ls in the the United States and forward forward for for- w ward rd th them m to Germany I t Strenuous objections by the defense i caused the court to stop Todds Todd's testimony r m mony my on Means Means' Means Means' German connections Ve are not f fighting the German war we ire fro ra trying Gaston Means 1 shouted Attorney Cansler for the de- de ferise ense The The he court sustained the objection but bait b t the testimony was already before the tha jury Todd continued and declared that 1 was a large dealer in cotton but later had the account changed to thE name of his law in W. W R. R P Patterson for business reasons Todd d declared that the account was closed out opt at a loss of of which Means re refunded but I |