The Washington herald., 1919-02-11
Admits Conspiracy with
His Victims to Cash
Forged Check.
TELLS GRAPHIC STORY
Declares When Accomp6ce
Shot Benefaetor He Ex-
acted Vengeance.

edy, Ziang S. Wan, yesterday ms6s
the final instalIment Of his confes'
sion Of the mysterious murders oi
DR.. Theodore 7. Wong. and his TIVE
associates. c. H Hsie and Ben Ser
WI, naming the latter as the slsye,
of the two mentioned previousl,
and admitting that after a furioui
quarrel over the $4,000 check he il
turn killed WI with the airead,
blood stained revolver.
The final breakdown Of Wan yes.
terday wrote ''finis" on the old
story of when thieves fall out"
Admits KiIu.s Wa
Il killed WI: he killed Dr. Won,
and Hsie," Wan calmly told Inspec
tor clifford Grant and Detective-Ser
geant Guy E Burlingmame. at tn,
mission house. eOe5 Kalorsns road
where he again re-enacted the tripl,
tragedy yesterday afternoon.
I'm glad this is OF Of my mind:
might have tod you sooner but peo
pie of my race never confess. DR.
Wong was my friend and my mothci
in Shanghai had entrusted him q
care for me in thiscounytr. L o.. ...
care for me in this country. ] uevei
wanted him killed. so / killed WI fol
what he had done. / am glad IL Il
all over: can't say anything more :
WI, for many weeks. had been -
wrong" with his director. and va.
on the verge Of losing his positionl =
confidential secretary Of the misssc'
at s125 Kslorama road where he Asi-
the two other high-caste Chinese ~ies,
put to death.
Says Wa Planned Forgery. ~
Letters and kilograms, written
early as the middle of December
Wan In New York. urged Wan q
come TO Washington. on many oeaa-
sions, according tn Wsn. he and us
outlined their plans 10 rob DR.. Weaz
by -u1I-Rs OF forged checks. Wan ~
legtng that WI WAS the instigator =
the plans.
Inspector Grant and detective sereS
Burlingame last night told In det
how Wan was forced by degrees ~
seven days. while being "entertain.f
at the Hotel Dewey. L street mes.
Fourteenth, 10 admit his conneetie|
with the triple tragedy, and how ya.
terday he confessed TO the killing i
WI, after WI had shot to death M
two associates in the mission.
Wan told the check wa stol.s
from DR.. Wong's check book" ss.s
Inspector Grant last night. ''on Tues
day. the night before the murdez.
were committed.
"Hsie missed the check and report~s
II to DR.. Wong. Wong and Hsie fussss
over the missing check and WI fes rss
he would lose his position. On Wa
nesday WI rushed to the Hotel Haf-as
where Wan was stopping and ass-.
Wan II he would come to the misss d
house that night and discuss with h
The best means OF obtaining the mod =
on the check
Made Engagement nt Housc
1T vas agreed by WI that he w-ou..
leave The door open for Wan. and tliai
although he (Wul had a dinner e.
gaEement he would return early Z.
meet him. and that Wan was to 20 =.
the house and wait
"Wu' and Wan were in the bsss
room on the basement floor OF "a
house that night between 10 and I'D
O'Clock when Hale arrived. Hsie IL
.
upon entering the same room iu whirI
were Wan and WI he was hred =
twice by WI. while. as Wan state
Hsies back was turned. wu the.
followed Hsic around the basemct
several times and fired the third sfn
at Hsie, which caused his death
Between twenty and thirty minut,s
later DR.. Wong arrived at the house
and in a few minutes came doWt.
stairs TO the basement and Greeti
Wan. who was sitting at a table jdi
directly in front Of the door, with q
expression. Hello, Wan; did you cotr
back At this moment. wsn state
WI fired 1T DR.. Wong. striking HIM ,
the breast DIR. Wong then turnt.
and staggered up the stairs. followt
by WI. Tho next thing Wan clsirr
to have heard was a violent scum
on the floor just above, in which \
heard overturning OF chairs and to
breaking OF glass. accompanied by or
or more shots.
Discuss CRshipE OF cheek.
Wan states that in few minuu
! WI returned TO the basement and the
both then discussed the matter .
obtaining money on the check. We
says he was much incensed otter u
shooting ~ DR.. Wong, his friend. "
then wanted Wan TO take the checl
TO the bank and get the S.oOe.
''Nu had loaned Wan so and Il va
suggested by WI to Wan that n
his Cwan) taking the check TO a
bank IL would provide Wan an o.
portunity to repay the loan and Tia
WI would never reveal who cashel
the check.
Wan and WI then had an intensl
quarrel over the check and We,
states that at a convenient oppo<
tunity while WI was not looking 4
picked the revolver on the ldtche
table where wu had laid upon h
return from upstairs. broAa the bal
rel of the gun and saw fhere wen
/ no loaded shells In IL. an1 relosde
the gun with two shells while W
was not looking" After ouarreiin
for some time. Wan states. W. wake
into the furnace room and he shot q
him and hit him IN the back N
head. WI partly rolling over ~ v
tell. Wan STATES he then saceps
down, stuck the gun close 70 WI,
body and shot him a second tisnf
After he shot WI he placed the rf
/ on a chair near the place where W
fell. Wan then went urstairs ar,
saw pr Wong's body st the foot Z
the steps and cried because ID
I Wong was dead. He then went cd
and got on a street car.
"He completely eSOnerutes IN
brother. Van. from any con1phcity :
/ the crime"