The Washington times., 1919-12-20
NEVER PROBEDL|,
DETECTIVE ADMITS
Accepted Story OF Student, Who
Instigated VANS Arrest,
Without Question.
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ton and subjected to the third de-
gree" with all its horrors in an er-
fort to extort a confession of guilt
from him. Burlingame. like Grant,
denied this was so.
IVAN lied from the beginning to
end" said Grant. He matched his
Oriental wit against ours. He was
trapped in many conflicting state
ments and we felt certain that he had
lied and that he knew more about
Of the Chinese Educational Mission
than he had told.
T do want to say" Grant con-
tinued that wan had all the attention
he needed. He was given all the food
he desired. He had the menu card
before him when he ordered his meals
three times a day, and he selected
what he wanted to eat. II he did
not eat il was his fault. He had the
opportunity"
Policemen Corroborate.
O'Shea attempted to drag from the
inspector that Wan had been deprived
of food, that he was prodded ell day
and night, given no opportunity to
sleep sound. To offset the latter in
timation. the prosecution placed three
policemen who had been on guard in
VANS room when he was at the
Dewey Hotel, who testified at no time
did they see or hear Wan subjected
to harsh treatment and that he had
plenty to eat.
Regardless OF this statement, At
torney O'Shea insisted that Wan had
been subjected to violent methods
when he was taken 90 the mission
xuha ha "a
mission of any connection with the
Staying of the three Chinese edu-
Gators.
1T was to me-" said Grant, 'that
Wan said that if you find the man
who went to bank you find murderer
Later, when confronted by Major
Pullman with the mission check book,
Wan admitted writing DR.. Wong s
name, and later admitted that he had
shot and killed WI after the latter
had slain DR.. Wong and Hsie."
Tells of Assault.
"Did you go to sleep in-the mis-
sion house?" Grant was asked.
"Yes: 1 dosed off for a few minutes
on a bed in the house."
What aroused you?"
Il awakened suddenly and found
Wan attempting to strike Detective
'"Was that the only indication OF
violence that you witnessed?" aske ed
O'Shea.
"Yes; Wan never was treated cruel
ly. We tried to be human with him
We pleaded with his better nature to
help clear up the triple murders. He
| was stubborn. He was vicious at all
| times; but we never lost patience
with him.
Describes Confession Scene.
! circumstances showed he knew
more about the murders than he had
| told or showed any indication of tell
ing. Just as he said when he made
| the confession: Chinese kill man
| but never tell Of it. That was his
attitude all through the examination
He didn't want to tell. But there
| were so many circumstances that LED
us to believe he had hand in killing
the Chinese members that he was ac-
| cused OF the crime"
What did you say to him,- asked
O'Shea.
II told him that things looked
tell the truth"
Did he then make the confessicn?'
Yes, he made one confession. i'm
! plicating Chen. Later he confessed
| that Chen was a nonentity, and that
! he shot WI after the LATER had shot
and killed DR.. Wong and Hsie.
Told Him of Evidence.
Il do want to say" continued Grant
| that no inducement was offered
Wan to confess 1 have had too much
police experience not to realize such
promises would hurt the case agalnsI
| Wan should he confess
| 81 told Wan what evidence we had
l went over all the details gathered
| by the detectives. 1t was then thai
| ! realized that Wan should tell what
We felt he knew. It was then that
told him that things look black
| for him. To tell the TRUTH"
O'Shea indicated he will attack
| Vans confession on the ground thai
the statement OF Grant that thing:
| looked black for you" was a method
| of coercing a confession.
Did Not Probe LIS Story.
| "Did you tried to find where Kane
Ii was on the night of the MURDER
asked Attorney O'Shea
| No"
O'Shea has attempted to impress
| upon the jury that Lii was the rea
slayer. He has insisted persistently
| thal lhe jury take cognlZance Of tn,
| fact that Ii discovered the tribe
| crime, and that he has shown unusua
| activity in assisting the police in fer.
| reting out every minute detail
Were Lis fingerprints taken?"
| No"
| 1t was Ii who told the detective.
that he saw Wan in the mission
4 house on the night the three Chinese
| were slain.
| Denies Ghosts Stage Play.
| O'Shoa insisted Wan had been tolc
| there were ghosts in the mission
house on the night Wan made the
| confession"
] AS a matter OF fact. when Ii wa,
| confined in the closet he made a noise
| Didn't Wan ask what it was? Didnr
| YOU tell him he was hearing things
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