The Washington times., 1919-02-07
INFORMATION ON
WI NOW SOUGHT

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the room, but Wan protested. saying
the extra person was his doctor
Tells When He Left.
Wan has now admitted to the po-
lice that he and his brother left
Washington on the 1:1O Baltimore
snd Ohio train Thursday afternoon.
He had previously claimed to have
left at S:l5 Wednesday night. 1t is
believed the residents at the mission
thought he. left even earlier during
the afternoon.
Wan has had the misfortune
throughout the case of being a Chi
nese Of such unusual appearance that
once seen ne is easily remembered
He Is rather taller than the average
Chinese, and very thin, almost 10 the
point Of emaciation. He is a nervous
oyspeptic and hollow chested. He is
even now, while in the custody of the
police, under the care Of a physician.
Van, the younger brother, is,
shorter and plumper man and de-
scribed by the police as a person of
most engaging and winning person
Atty. Both young men are known
to have been in desperate need OF
money.
have been completely under the domi-
nance OF the older brother, Wan.
Even yet they are unaware of the
volume Of suspicion at their door. and
are not permitted to read any news
paper
II is somewhat uncertain whether
Wan, who had been a guest at the
mission. slept there on Monday and
Tuesday nights or whether he was at
the Harris Hotel. Every member of
the mission family was Killed off APP
parently on the theory that dead men
tell no tales.
Hotel Gave Information.
The information that wsn had been
in Washington as late as Thursday
noon was supplied TO the police by
the Harris Hotel management as soon
as the news of the discovery of the
triple murder became known on Sat-
Urday. Detective Kelly was already
in New York after Wan, having left
on the first train after the murder
was discovered.
When the hotel people told the po-
lice that Wan was accompanied b.
another Chinaman and gave a de-
scription Of this second man, the
brother. Van, whom Kelly had seen
IN New York, was at once suspected.
Kelly was rushed back to New York
10 get him.
Both brothers have maintained an
attitude OF complete innocence since
they were approached by the police.
This, the police claim. is due partly to
Chinese cunning and partly to the
belief that the police have no valua-
sle information against them.
''FOx Against Fox"
'. In the play of wits between the :
two Chinese and the police depart !
meut 1t has been a case Of fox :
against fox. The police have been q.
careful in questioning both men 10 I
guard the discriminating ev dence I
isgainst them. They pretend to ac-
eept VANS statements and never di-
Sulge that they know them to be TN
true or contradictory. a
e. When Detective Kelly went after
Wan last Saturday, the brother, NsnS
was in the same room. Wan never
mentioned that he was a brother. and |
readily consented to come to Wash |
.fngton. He even said he wanted to
send a telegram of coincidence to the |
friends and relatives Of the murdered |
Enen.
>. Just why Van did not take flight /
after Wan was taken to be brought to |
Washington, is something of a pUZ- !
zle TO the police Lack of funds and |
that they had covered their }
tracks too cleverly for the police to
link them up with the triple killing is /
the reason the police have finally at
tributed.
= Van is known 20 have been in New
York until late Tuesday night, the /
night preceding the killing. He must 4
have arrived in Washington either
very late Tuesday night or very carly /
morning.
Fix Time of Crime.
The police now have testimony
which would indicate that the triple 1
Milling took place some time just be-
fore II o'clock on Wednesday of last I
week and not later than 1880 They /
are informed that Wan and his I
FRO Their, known to the hotel employees !
IS the doctor" rushed into the Har-
us Hotel at about l o'clock Thursday /
norninE about two hours and a half
after Dr. Wong was ;ast seen alive.
. Robert Carter. the colOred elevator
Glan al the hotel, remembers the ar
F5val of the two men distinctly.
o. early Thursday morning, at about /
o'clock says Carter. Mr.. Wan and
tae doctor came INFO the hotel
Both hurried 10 the elevator. They
seemed excited and nervous. They
came in so quick the night clerk
could not see VINO they were and
asked me who had come in and why
they were in such a hurry. When
aver I went 10 the room with hot
rater. Wan was either in bed or
Somewhere where I could not see
him"
! George spohm, the night cIeri, at