Evening star., 1919-02-02
rs. WAN STOUTlY
DENIES KNOWLEDGE
OF TRIPLE MURDER
Student, Who Was Visitor at
Chinese Mission, Question
--ws--.'
ed Several Hours. -ss+
D. C. DETECTIVES BRING
HIM FROM NEW YORK
Expresses Desire to Aid in Fath0m.
ing Killing of DR.. T. 7. Wong,ss
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C. H. Hsie and Ben Sen WI.

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C. H. Hsie and Ben Sen WI. !.
Z. S. Wan, the young Chinese who
had been visitor at the Chinese edur
cationai mission, at 3023 Kalerana
road, was brought back from- New
York last night by local detectives 10
answer questions concerning the E1ye-
terious shooting to death of DIR. .Theos
dore T. Wong, director of the mission,
and his two assistants, C. Fl. Hsie Ana
Ben Sen WI. - -.
Wan was accompanied by Detectives
Burlingame and Kelly and Kong L6s1a
young student who lived across the
street from the mission house ana who
first discovered the crime. Wan Stout
ly denied any knowledge of the traH.
edy and said he doubted very mreh
whether he could be of much service
to the police in solving the mystery.
However, he expressed desire to a.
everything possible to aid - ~
Immediately upon his arrival he wan
questioned by Mai. Pullman, superih-
tendent of police, and Chief of Detecs
tives Grant. The interview lasted for
several hours. and at a late hour the
police had made no announcements Of
what they had learned from their talk
with Wan. sS-ss
Tv Brit -
ton from New York the police have
acted upon the only clue which has
presented itself since the crime. MAJ
brought to their attention Friday.
OF Different Type. -
Although giving every evidences cf!
high culture and refined bearing. WA6s
impressed those who saw him = S<f1tl
of type somewhat dikerent xll(n
that of DR.. Wong and his two yessio
assistants. He gave the fshpre61f66
of being what might be termed
worldly and of being possessed sksal
aggressive nature.
Although a house guest at the mis-
sion, and said to have been the
intimate friend of Mr.. wu, the ycuAEs
est of the mission assistants, he w6s
practically unknown to Chinese n
Washington-those of the highAF
caste who made up the set in whfeh
Dr. Wong and his assistants mingto1.
Friends of the mission members ReEo
house to meet the visitor, nor was No
at any of the downtown<
cafes, where il as the custom 81 tie
mission members and their friends to
gather
Considered Important Poiut.as>
This in itself is considered an im~
portant point. in that DIR. Wong and
his assistants invariably entertained
visiting students or other Chinese
visitors at one or several of these
cafes. They also invited membeR6 ~
the legation and other Chinese 6f
their own caste in Washingtons 60
little informal dinners at the rnisaion-
But in the case of Wan these
courtesies were not shown. it is sid.
Several members of the youngec Or.
student Chinese set in washington
said last night they could not under
stand why Wan was not accorded~<he
same courtesies. One young man, -
close friend of both the mission ~
sistants. said he believed that-Wan
had a hold of some kind on one Of the
men which explained his
stay in the household. He said il was
his opinion that Wan was not waats4
there by any one of the three mission
members. and although circumstances.
compelled them TO put up with hrs
visit at the house. they refused to-in-
troduee nm 10 their iFiehos' :,sss :r1
Stories Told Police.
On the other hand, the police have in-
formation to the effect that Wan was
/ close friend of Mr.. WI, and that be
VAS at the mission house solely as his
guest Yet they. too, cannot account for
he mission members ignoring him Ia Z
he matter of entertainments and other
,ourtesies which always were shown
o other guests
A young Chinese student said he had
leard that Wan was a distant relative OF
Dr. Wong, and because of this connec-
ion he was a guest at the Kalorama
cad mission house.
At the Chinese legation the existence
If relationship between Or. Wong and
Nan was doubted. DR.. Sun. who is In
,harge of the legation. said last night
hat he did not know Wan and rcotfid
,ffer no information concerning him.
Guest at Farewell Dinner.-xsss
As was stated exclusively in The
star yesterday, DR.. Wong was one OF
he guests at a farewell dinner given
asst Wednesday night-the night ON
which the triple murder is believed To
ave been committed-at the Nankin
afe in honor of T. c. Quo. Chinese
Ielegate en- route to the peace confee-
nee in Paris.
The Nani<in management said Hast
light that there were thirteen persons
eated at the table. but the police ac-.
cunt differs. On this occasion DR..
Wong appeared happy and in the
.est of spirits. II is said that upon
.oarding the car at 9Th and Z streets,
fter the dinner party, DR.. WcnE
layfully assisted Mr.. Quo's little girl
o the platform of the car. with the rs
mark that~he would protect her from