Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
REGISTER IN HOTEL
MURDER EVIDENCE
Police May Use It to Solve
Chinese Case Mystery and
Destroy Hibi.
DETECTIVE IN NEW YORK

It developed today that the register
in a local hotel is looked upon by thu
police as a bit of convincing eyidenc.
in the solving of the mystery sur
the triple murder 1t the Chi
nese educational mission IN Kalorams
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with this evidence the p6ffce exptcl
to prove that q Chinese who now Il
under suspicion was in Washingt tor
and guest OF tho hotel in question
at q time he declares he was in New
York. Because of this and a number
OF other Inaccuracies in the explana.
tion advanced by this suspected
Chinese, the police have come to THE
conclusion that these irregularities
must be run down. before they car
arrive at the solution Of the mystery
and publicly announce that the sus-
pected slayer or slayers are under ar
rest. is
will Test Statements.
1t was for the purpose of deter
mining the truth in the statements
made by two Chinese suspects now
being examined by the police that
Detective Kelly hurried to New York
late yesterday afternoon. 1t also il
expected that he will return to Wash
ington with one or two Chinese who
are wanted here as material wit
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that the latter can prove that the
alfbfs furnished by. the two Chinese
here now at the disposal of the police
are not correct in their entirety.
Detective Kelly is expected to arrive
back in Washington tonight about 9
o'clock. He has telegraphed headquar-
ters that he succeeded in his mission
sooner than he expected. and that he
is returning with the corroborative evil
deI,ce SO necessary in establishing the
guilt of one or more Of the suspects.
In the meantime. the police have been
determined efforts to lift the veil OF mys-
terry surrounding the murder Of DR..
wong. the director of the educational
mission. and H. c.. Hsie and Ben Sen
Wu. his two young assistants, presum-
ably last Wednesday night.
Check Book Evidence.
The most tangible evidence unearthed
thus far has been the finding OF the
forged entry on the stub Of the mis-
sion house checkbook which corroborat
"a the information furnished by the
Riggs National Bank that a well dressed
and educated young Chinese attempt
ed to cash a check for $4,000 with DIR.
Wong's forged signature last Thursday.
The forged entry upon the mission
check book and the effort to cash
the check at the bank practically
satisfy the police and, members of the
Chinese legation, which is taking a
deem interest in the case. that the
question OF motive for the triple
murder has been solved. All IDEAS of
trnp or racial entangiements or political
activities have been removed entirely as
possible motives for the crime,
The well dressed young Chinese
Who presented the check at the bank
is at the disposal of the police and
has been partly identified by employees
at the bank.
Theory Based on Register.
According to the evidence furnished
nv the motel register. the police are
working on the theory tnat one of
remained over in Washington follow
ing the murders for the purpose of
DRAINING tie 5000 at the bank by
means Of the forged check and let
One M hish ofiicial Of the department
stated today that although several
tangible clues have been developed
a nd dovetail to a nicely, the burden
OF proof is "up to the police" In
other words because Of the Character
istics and traditions of the race of
the suspects with whom they now are
dealing. the police cannot look for
meets and such thing as a confess
Sion is absolutely unlocked for.
.chinese never confess" is the in
furnished by criminolo-
eists OF course. there may have been
1are cases where this rule of the
race has not been followed. but the
noiice are satisfied that work In this
case will not be made easy by any
confessions.
Wan Is Still Here.
zing Sung Wan. WHO answered Kang
Ifs call at the mission house about
O'clock last "wednesday evening. and
Who accompAnted detectives back to
washing ton Last Saturday Tor the pur-
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