The Washington times., 1919-12-14

leaving Washington, which was at
midnight.
1t was a forlorn hope, but it was
the only clue in sight, Already the
air was rife with stories Of pos
sible Chinese tong war, of q feud
with a political and international
flavor; everything and anything that
such wholesale slaughter of prom
inent Chinese officials could sug-
gest-
On the night of his death, DR.. Wong
had been the guest at dinner of the
Chinese delegate to the peace con-
frence, Mr.. Quo. Quo was even
then en- route to Paris to participate
in the settlement of the much
mooted Shantung problem.
Wiseacres declared that it was
some powerful hand reaching out
from Nippon which had caused the
death of DR.. Wong. The other man,
they declared. had been slain to
cover up the killing of the older and
more important man.
Brought Brothers Here.
Within twenty-four hours. Kelly
was back in Washington. He had
the man he had gone after. It was
Ziang Sung Wan, the man now on
trial for his life. He had found
him in his room in New York. Wan
had just read the morning papers
telling of the triple tragedy. He
was even in the act of writing a
message of coincidence upon the
death of his three friends.
Wan was Immediately spirited to
the Dewey Hotel. He was held
there day after day. A short time
after he was brought here, Kelly
was again dispatched to New York.
This time he appeared with Vans
younger brother, Van, in tow. He.
too. was held mcommunicado by the
police. 80
BY this time the police had dis
covered DR.. Wong's check book. The
last stub which had been made out
was for a check for S. 900. Il was
made out against Dr.. Wong's ac-
count at the Riggs National Bank.
Finally the police announced that
Wan had confessed He declared
they said, that Ben Seu Wu had LONG
plotted to kill his employer and bene-
factor, DR.. Wong; that on that tragic
night OF January 20, WI had shot
and killed Hsie and that, a few mo-
ments later, DR.. Wong arrived az the
nome and he, too, walked into the
death trap which had been set for
him.
Grewsome Story.
The story from that moment is an
grewsome as to be beyond belief. II
pictures young Ben and Wan. sitting
in the basement kitchen, with Hsie
and DR.. Wong dead around them,
forging the $1,000 check with a foun-
tain pen conveniently removed from
the pocket Of one of the dead men.
Wan declares that Ben wanted him
to stay In the death house that night
that finally he began to fear Wu
would kill him also and that ont of
rear and out Of a desire to avenge
the death Of DR.. Wong, he finally
seized the revolver and sent Wu 70
the same sudden death which he had
so recently meted out to the two
others.
All the shooting and all the scuf-
ming had not reused a single person
in the neighborhood. Wan is then
supposed to have picked I'D the
forged check, Strengthened his tie,
donned his hat and let himself our
the front door. and with no more
emotion than the most casual caller
might have displayed.
He is then supposed TO have ioined
his brother who was waiting for him
In a downtown moving picture thea
tre, gone to his room at the Hotel
Harris and to sleep.
The police confession then goes IN
TO tell of the attempt and failure IN
cash the check, and the flight to New
YORK. Even in the confession. Wan
insists that his brother knew moth.
ing OF what had transpired until Ionp
after Washington had been left be.
hind.
For Jury to Decide.
The question for the jury to decide
is whether or not this story is tr,,e
whether it actually happened oy
whether Wan, worn and tortured by
endless questioning, finally told anv-
thing in order to induce the police
TO let him alone.
Wan explained his week Of silence.
the police claim, by the assertion
tnat 1t is against Oriental tradition
Tor a murderer to ever confess and
also because to tell the story in
vowed the guilt, also, of his dead
friend, Ben Sen WI.
de told this writer. months after
the murder. while he was a prisoner
IN the District Jail. that he told the
story with the understanding that
his brother, who was ruiltle...
should be released at once. He com.
planned bitterly that the police had
not kept their promises and that thew
were keeping the brother in prison
despite the fact that he was not
charged with the murder.
Brotherly Devotion.
In all the whole sordid. sorrv busi-
ness, the devotion between these two