The Washington herald., 1919-02-05
POLICE CONFIDENT
CLEARING MYSTERY
In TRIPLE MURDER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

day night or early Thursday morning.
Wan told Kelly that he left Washing
ton at Sis O'Clock Wednesday night for
New York. Investigation shows that
there is no train leaving for the me-
tropolis at that time. Wan asserts
that young WI. one of the three VIC
Tins, had gone to Union station to see
him off
WI, it is known, was enjoying
party at a downtown Oriental rastau-
rant at that time, and had previously
announced to friend late In the az
ternoon that he would be glad to have
the friend with him at the supper
party. intimating that Wan was leaN-
ing for New York and that he. w.
would be glad to be free for the supper
party.
Can't Explain Movements.
Wan. it is known also has not
been able to give the police any
reason to believe that he was not In
Washington after o'clock.
When questioned by Kelly in New
York Wan was not able to explain
his movements and the exact time
of his arrival there, or to corrobo-
rate the time he arrived there. On
the strength Of this Kelly in
vited" Wan to come to Washington.
Upon his arrival in Washington,
Wan was not taken to police head
quarters for examination. as is the
usual procedure, but was kept
under cover"
Kelly again went to New York
Monday, in company with two ofh-
cials of Rigs Bank. They returned
| yesterday with Vans brother. Van,
who. il is believed, never had been
known to the three murder victims.
| Addition OF Van TO the case is coin
cident with the theory that more than
one revolver was used in thet ripple
| assassination, because of the fact. ac-
cording to Acting Coroner Titus. that
seven bullets were fired, two in each
victim, and a third in a wall, while
the revolver found on a stool in the
furnace room of the missions FASH
ionable home had two bullets dis
charged, while three were unfred.
Claims to be Chemist.
Van told Kelly he was a chemist
when he worked. and had been en-
ployed at times at French labora-
tories in New York and at muni-
tions plant in Ohio.
that the mystery smacks of the bit
terness of Oriental Bolshevism, that
the assassins were paid men. and
that by mistake they had selected
three victims other than the mark
ed members Of another Chinese mis-
sion. every Indication last night in
diCated the triple murder had rob-
/ berry for its motive-in the form OF
$4,000 check. the signature of
which. it is known, was not made
by DR.. Wong, while at the point Of
revolver. but by the assassin of
DR.. Wong. the trembling hand of
/ the murderer writing the signature
which caused doubt in the minds of
the officials of Riggs Bank who e1-
amined the check when il was pre-
sented Thursday morning.
/ 1t is clear on the face Of every bit
OF tangible evidence gathered by the
police that. while the murder was
planned carefully, it was hastened
possibly by certain suspicious in the
mind Of the Chinese who called the
Tenth precinct station early Wednes-
day. saying that Dr. Wong desired
that a detective be sent to the house
to investigate a robbery, the subse-
Quent finding OF Detective Bradley's
card under the door giving the mys-
terious assassin a clue that the Zig
was up" and that the time had ar
rived TO accomplish the purpose of his
presence in Washington.
Maj. Pullman last night branded as
| ridiculous the reports sent out Of
Washington that the Chinese and Jap
anese shops in Pennsylvania avenue
in the vicinity Of half
street had been closed to the public
while the police searched every house
where Chinese are known to live in
the hope OF obtaining new clews