The Washington times., 1919-02-11

one, Che young Celestial bent over,
| buI led his face on Inspector Grants
! shoulder, and wept like a child
In few moments, he looked up and
smiled into the kind eyes OF the man
who had. by appealing to the better
things in his nature. compelled him TO
tell the truth about a triple tragedy
hich nearly every one had predict
I'd would remain UnsOlved until the
crack Of doom.
Il feel better than I have felt for
a week" the young Oriental declared.
Il am glad l told you. l am glad to
get this awful secret off my soul"
Tells '"WhOIe Truth"
You now have the whole truth"
Wan told the inspector. II am not
going to fight the case you have built
up against me. want no lawyer
know what ] have done, and 1 will
take my medicine as you Americans
say"
Previous to the inquest, Wan re-
peated his confession, in connected
form for a police department stenog-
rapher. He has promised to sign 1t
aS soon as the stenoGrapher has fin
ishod typing it.
If the story Wan tells is to be be-
licved, and the police are confident
they have at last forced the truth
from the willy little man whose cir
cuitous mental processes they have
been probing for ten days. the killing
at the Halorama road residence was
the climax OF q plot as cold-blooded
as it was daring. a conspiracy that
held human life cheaper than il was
held in the dark ages.
Ben Sen WI Traitor.
1t shows young Ben Sen WI. q
years old, dapper, perfectly groomed,
playing the dastardly role of traitor
20 his patron and employer, DR.. Wong
1t shows him attending to his duties
as secretary at the mission and as a
student at George Washington Uni
versity on the one hand, and on the
other, leading a gay life that includ-
ed pretty American dancers and Un-
paid bills, which he was striving to
keep from the knowledge OF the man
whose code Of honor was such that
he knew such actions would never be
tolerated.
The story pictures Wu working at
DR.. Wong's elbow and plotting all the
while 10 rob him and flee the coun-
try, with murder a possibility il the
necessity arose.
Wan tells how WI. fearing DR..
Wong was getting wise" to him,
hating Secretary Hsie because he be-
Iieved he was tattling about him to
the director. planned early in De-
Cember to rob the mission and 20
back to China with his ill-gotten
gains. He wired Wan to come on
from New York TO help him. but for
some reason or other Wan was un-
able to come. When he did come,
January "a it was as part OF a plot
with Wa TO rob the mission and get
Just as much money as possible.
Wan Came aS Guest.
Wan came 10 the mission and was
guest. He was assigned room
on the second floor, and he describes
how WI. VINO usually slept on the
third floor. came downstairs and oc-
cUpied the room with him SO they
would have better opportunity to
perfect their plans.
With an eaGcrncss to clear his con-
science, and at the same time violat-
ing every tradition of a race that is
known never to confess, Wan is Civ
ing the police the story in the minut-
est detail
But though Wan admits the muir
der Of VA, he throws almost entire
blame for the conspiracy and its re-
suitant double murder on Ben Sen
W..
Will" he was willing to help i'm
the robbery, he insists he never in
tended murder and would not hav,
been a party 10 the plan had he
known what il involved
That Tho fy-p yOuDpr Chinese
and Wu were plotting right under
the very eyes and nose Of Dr. Wong |
and HIS" for days before the Staying |
was done is now perfectly evident.
Wan left the mission and took the /
room 1T the Harris Hotel for the sole 7.
purpose Of deceivinE Dr. Wong. who /
thought he was leaving for New York /
on that day.
He says Wu stole the blank check |
on Tuesday. Hsic noticed tie theft on |
Wednesday and Immediately reported /
10 Dr. Wong that one of the checks !
was missing from the missions check |
book.
Called For Police.
The police believe that Dr. Wong.
greatly distressed over things which
were happening under his roof for
which he could find no satisfactory
explanation. instructed Hsie to tcle-
phone u the police. This. they be
Iirve, accounts for HsiC's call to the
7 cnth precinct station the afternoon
Of the shooting asking that d
detective be sent over to investigate
a theft
And while Wa and Wan were sit
ing in the basement kitchen plotting
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