The Washington herald., 1919-02-02
THREE CHINESE SLAIN
BY HIRED ASSASSIN;
ADMIT MANY CLUES
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recently sent 10 Europe, tne diIalis
being directed now by two assistants.
At 7.30 o'clock In the evening. a
friend of Hsie, named Kong Ii. called
at the mission. He says the door was
opened by z. S. Wan, the man now
held by the police. who told him that
no one was at home.
Lived with Friends.
At 1920 o'clock DR.. Wong left his
friends with whom he had dined and
walked to the mission, arriving
| there, it is thought, about 1890
o'clock. 1t is now believed that
Hsie and Wu reached the house at
later hour from the dinner parties
they had attended. The bodies of
the three men, killed by bullets.
were found Friday night.
When the news of the staying was
I flashed throughout Washington, Of
| ticial circles were stunned. The
state Department at once offered
| their sympathy to the Chinese Lega-
tion and offered all assistance of the
| Federal agencies. The police have
| been working on the case steadily,
| photographing finger prints found
on the broken glassware and brass
lamps hurled about during the .des-
perate battle, and from the handle
OF a revolver found near the body
of DIR. Wong.
Wan denies that he knows any
thing about the crime. He insists
that he left washington at mid
night. Oficials who examined the
bodies state that the progress of
rigor mortis shows conclusively
that DIR. Wong was killed near mid
night and that the other two were
slain four or five hours later. Wan
insists that he was a close friend
of Wu, whose guest he was in
Washington.
His Clothing Burned.
The police are convinced that the
murderer lay in wait for DIR. Wong,
who was a skilled boxer and athlete.
In the struggle which followed, the
assailant grappled with DR.. Wong and
fired the fatal shot so close TO tns
body of his victim that the clothing
was burned. Friends OF the slain
man admit that DR.. WOng's skill in
wrestling was such that young Wan
would have difficulty in gaining an ad-
vantage.
1t would appear that the murderer
then awaited the arrival of the two
assistants OF DR.. Wong, that he rushed
upon them: that they fled for the
basement and were shot through the
back of their heads as they rushed
down the stairs. Friends Of Wan point
out that II was not logical that he
should kill one man and then, instead
of seeking escape, wait for his frieno.
1t is also pointed out that Wan did
not attempt to hide in New York,
although he knew that he had been
recognized by Kong Ii when the latter
went to the house at 7:50 o'clock We'd
nesday night.
1t is the absence of motive, the abb
senCe of any apparent attempt by
Wan to hide. the absence of any evi-
dence that he would. seek to kill his
best friend, WI, that has led many
to conjecture on the possibility that
in the murder of the three men Wash
ingtOn has become the stage for an
act in the never-ceasing drama or
intrigue and cunning practiced in the
Far East.
known as Toyama.
For years it has been gossip among
diplomats that one OF the most pow
erfuI factors in the political life Of
JdDaH was d MY SAtl lOuS llt VI LOll-
trolling untold wealth, and known by
the title of Toyama- -
Toyama has been the target for
years of many men and many factors.
Who he is no one knows. But it is
known that his agents are throughout
the world; that they do his bidding
without question; that in many cases
they end their own lives with the
completion of the deed to which they
are assigned, and that Toyama has
often interfered with the, affairs OF
state and threatened the death of
high officials If they did not promote
the imperialistic aims which he is
said to father.
DR.. T. r. Wong, one of the mur-
dered men, came to Washington sew
craI years ago to direct the admins
tration of the government funds used
by Chinese students. lie is not a
political figure and is not known to
have political enemies.
A few weeks ago a Chinese mission
headed by DR.. c. T. Wong came to
Washington to express the peace
aims of China. They were sent by
the Canton government, but are in
accord with the Pekin government of
China. They were outspoken in their
charges that other nations were seek
ing to injure China in the present
negotiations at Paris. 1t was said
that agents of a foreign government
went to the Chinese Legation and
protested against the activities of the
special mission.
The political mission consisted of
three agents, headed by the man
whose name is similar to that of the
man who was killed. The two mis-
sions could have been readily mis-
taken through the fact that each had
two assistants to the director. Off
cials say it is not difficult to believe
that hired assasins made a CHASTITY
error and that three men, engaged in
semi -philanthroPic work, have paid
the price set upon the heads of others
who may have gained the enmity of
the Toyama. g.
Killed Hours Later.
To the support of the theory that
| the three dead men met their fate at
the hands of hired assassins is thrown
the fact that the police can find nc
reason why Wan, if the guilty man
should have awaited the return of the
two men after the death of DR.. Wong.
Physicians are positive that the two
assistants were killed hours after their
leader died.
Friends of the three men say that
they had received no threats, and that
they. gave no, evidence that they
thought themselves marked men. A
| few weeks ago DR.. Wong had new
locks placed on several of the doors
in the house, several petty thefts OF
stamps, pen holders and desk arti-