The Washington times., 1919-02-03

assaiIant himself the police could not
determine. Examination showed a
perfect reproduction Of the forefinger
Of the person who fired the five shots
into the bodies of the members of the
educational mission. This, together
with a large amount Of circumstan-
tial evidence already in the hands of
the police. will establish even with
out a confession the guilt of the
triple murderer.
That the police have had a most
unusual and perpleNing problem in
their examination of Wan, which
lasted for many hours at a stretch,
is evident from the few hints dropped
at headquarters. Wan constantly
took refuge behind his imperfect
knowledge OF the English language
and American customs. His impassiVe
countenance and oblique eyes consti-
tuted a mask behind which the Ameri-
can police could not penetrate. The
Oriental is known among judges and
lawyers as the most difficult person To
examine. His wheaton cOuntenance
does not change color with accompany
ing emotions as does the Caucasian,
and long generations Of stoical anS
cestors have given him an imperturba-
Detective Kelly has been ordered
to make the most thorough search
OF VANS room at 419 West 115th
street New York city, where he
was taken into custody, with special
reference to determining just what
the status OF the young students
financial affairs were. 1t has been
rumored again ard again that young
Wan was low in finances, that he
was of the spendthrift type, and
that he had repeatedly borrowed
from his young friend, the murdered
Ben Sen WI.
Wan Good Looking.
Wan is an unusually good looking
Oriental and considerably taller than
the average. Although of slight
build he is fully five feet seven ana
very strong and agile.
That the dead DR.. Wong was very
much worried about conditions inside
the mission, and that he was a
man extremely intolerant Of the
least dishonesty is known to the
police. A man of meticulous honesty
Ia money affairs himself, he de-
manded the same scrUples from all |
his associates. Then, too, it was
necessary for him to account for
every penny consigned to his care |
by the Chinese government The |
ney Yale lock on the front door |
Of the house at 1923 KaIorama road |
and another new one of the same |
variety on the door Of Wu,s office |
on the second floor bear mute wit |
ness Of an attempt to protect the |
money drawers Of the mission.
Last July DR.. veg got in touch /
with Precinct No. 10, and in response
Detective Bradley visited him. At
that time stamps, stamp money and
a fountain pen were missing, and al
though the amounts involved were
small, DR.. Wong seemed most dis
turbed and irritable. 1t is believed
that his attitude toward anyone he
Of theft or dishonesty
would have been most severe. That
the murder might have had its incep-
ton in an unpleasant interview be-
tween DR.. Wong and the person he
is the belief Of many. work
ing on the case.
DR.. T. c. Quo, the Chinese peace
delegate to the Paris conference, who
sails for Paris today, said last night
at his apartments at the CordOva, he
is inclined to the belief that the crime
was committed by an insane person.
"Dr. Wong was at the dinner gave
last Wednesday night at the Nankin
Chinese restaurant, at which about a
dozen of my friends of the Chinese
legation and the educational mission
were present. The best of spirits pre-
vailed throughout the evening. There
was no talk about anything disturb
ing and there certainly was no idea
that anything untoW -rd was expected /.
TO happen.
Blames Lunatic.
''It is appalling" said DR.. Quo. "Wei
are simply dumfounGed and bafhed.
We have no idea, no theory. IT must
have been an insane person who oom-
mitted the crime. DR.. Wong was pop
ular with everybody who knew him,
and had no enemies to my knowledge.
His was a non-political mission, and
can't imagine that politics could be
at the bottom Of the murder"
Speaking of Wan, DR.. Quo said he
did not know him. He is a private
student, and has no connection what
soever with the Government or the
mission"
In spite of all the complicated
theories advanced that the triple trag-
edy was the result of burning pollti-
,al hatreds or of Oriental revenge, ! {
here is curious absence of Oriental !
atmosphere both in the home of the ,
murdered men and in their personal
lives.
DR.. wong's eldest daughter, Miss r