The Washington times., 1919-12-18
WAN INDUCED
TO RETURN TO
AVOID CHARGE
Detective Admits Telling Him
He Might Be Suspected As
. Slayer Otherwise.
CORONER DESCRIBES WOUND
Chinese Educators Slain With
Revolver Like One Identified
As Prisoners.

Fear that he would be accused Of
the triple Staying Of members of the
Chinese Educational Mission caused
Ziang Sung Wan, on trial for his life
in Justice Gould's court, Criminal
Division No. 1, to accompany, with
out extradition papers, detectives to
Washington from his home in New
York.
Wan Came Willingly.
This was the testimony of Lieut..
Guy e. Burlingame, night .nspector
Of Detectives, who took tho witness
stand Just before noon today for the
prosecution.
"wan.- said the -Iffi police ofnciaL
murder Of his friends be cleared up
and that he would like to assist in
unraveling the mystery. but that he
had no funds and that he was i'll, and
for that reason could not accompany
us to Washing ton.
"It was not until Kang Ii, who ac-
companied US to New York. told Wan
that he was the last man seen alive in
the mission house and that he might
be suspected should be fail to come
to Washington with the detectives
that he consented to willingly come
here"
ConnfctinE Statements.
The testimony of Burlingame will
lead to the attempt of United States
District Attorney John f. Laskey and
his assistant, b. ]. Laws, to have the
alleged confession of Wan that he
had shot and killed Ben Sen Wu in
troduced into the record. Burlingame
told of many conflicting statements
II ade to him by Wan during their
conversation in New York and on the
train to Washington.
Burlingame gave details of the dis
covery of the triple crime and of his
trip to New York for Wan with De-
tective Sergeant Edward ]. Kelly and
kang Ii, who had told the detectives
that he had seen Wan in the mission
house on the night of last January
20, when the three Chinese educators
were slain.
Was Reading of Crime.
when we entered Vans room,'
said Detective Burlingame "Wan was
lying on the bed, with copies of news
papers containing stories Of the triple
murder beside him. He also had IN
his handi a pad, on which he had
been writing. Van, the brother, WIS
fully dressed, and was at the door
when we entered.
Il asked Wan when he left Wash
ington for New York. He told me
on January 81. I sent for Ii whom
we had left at the door. and when
they had greeted each other. l again
asked Wan when he left Washing
ton.
Gazing for moment at Ii. Wan
replied: Wednesday, January go
said mother further to him at that
time about the disparity OF dates.
Asked Details of Staying.
"When l mentioned TO Wan that we
were detectives from Washington he
declared he had learned Of the crime
from the New York newspaper Wan
asked many questions. He wanted to
know when the bodies were found
their location. and asked if the muir
derer or murderers' had been arrest
ed. He declared he was good friend
of the slain man. and said he was
lust drafting a telegram of sorrow
and coincidence to my good friend
Lii"
The detective produced a piece Of
scratch pap, "a, \, ..IIn was written
shocked to read the death" This
paper was offered in evidence by the
prosecution.
Did Not Warn Wan.
At this point. Attorney James \.
OShea, Of counsel for the defense
asked Inspector Burlingame:
Did you tell Wan II anything he
said would be used against him.
NO" said Inspector Burlingame, 81
did not"
Frequently during Burlingames re-
Cital of events on the trip from New
York, OShea asked the same ques-
tion.
II asked Van" continued Inspector
Burlingame. IF he ever had been to
Washington. He replied: NO. the
nearest | have ever been to Wash
ington was Baltimore, where l stopped
while on my way to New York from
the West some years ago
Although Wan expressed sorrow
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