Evening star., 1920-01-07
WAN PERSISTS HE
DID NOT MURDER
CroSs-Examinations to Bring
Only New DeniaIs in
Death of Chinese.

| That's not true. Mr. Laskey
| Ihats the suggestion OF the detec-
tives, responded ziang Sung Wan
i the young Chinese student on trial
| Tor his life before Justice Gould and
a Jury in Criminal Division ] today.
nlted States Attorney Laskey had
asked him number of questions
concerning the murder of the three
/ members of the Chinese educational
mission. 2023 kalorama road, January
% last. The prosecution based his
queries on the statements of the al
! legged confessions.
FOR two hours the accused was sub
1tCted to searching rosS-eXamination
Al every reference to his alleged part in
the tragedy the accused said mo -
When asked if he had not told Detec,
| i've Burlingame the details of the mur-
ders the witness admitted making the
statements. but insisted they were not
True lie asserted the police made the
SUGGESTIONS and being i'll and seeking to
get rid of the detectives confessed to the
crime.
Had No Reason to SIay
had no reason to harm DR. Wong.
Mr. fSle or Mr.. WI" declared the
prisoner. Il never saw taXicab driver
pelore, never went to Riggs National
hdhk' but waited at the station while
my brother was away
Mr.. Laskey seeking to Got an ad
mission from the accused framed n
number of questions involving the
governments theory of the homicides
once IT looked as if he had "tripped"
the witness when he asked him if he
had not cried when he saw the body
OF i'r. wong lying on the floor after
ne mad shot him. Wan answered.: Il
cry little bit.
Then You did see the body Of DR.
LaSkey. "
Inc witness caught himself and in
sisted that it was when the police
showed him the blood stains and the
picture of DR.. Wang that he had
CRED. In his direct testimony he had
stains. 'e o'oou
whenever the prosecutor pointed
out discrepancies between his state-
ments the witness had recourse to
the remark, Il don't remember say
ing that"
Again Changes Testimony.
Wan had said that he had given
his brother Van $50 in the rooming
mouse In New York. When the prose-
cutor pointed out that the detectives
were present in the room the wit +
ness changed his testimony and de-
ciared he left the money under the
pillow and Van afterward told him
he got the money
Wus custom of going to the cellar to
nx the furnace before retiring and
did you not wait in the furnace room
Tor him, and when he had fixed the
hre and turned his back didn't you
shoot him? asked Mr.. Laskey.
No said the witness
Then didn't you kill Hsie on his
return. and when DR.. Wong came in
and expressed surprise at your return
didn't you shoot him and follow him
up the stairs. struggle with him. and
XIII him.. continued the prosecutor
No. Mr.. Laskey," answered the
accused
Yesterdays Closing Testimony.
After The Stars report closed yester-
oaE wan told of his experiences while
a guest of the police at the Dewey
Hotel: He insisted that the police kept
prodding him with questions and sue-
gestions that he had committed the mur-
oer and the method of the killing. He
SAID he was refused food, and once
when tne police denied him a drink Of
wafer ne declined to talk further.
Then. it was. he stated Lieut.. Rurl-
ingame struck him with coat
hahger. Burlingame pushed him. the
accused said, and the chair where be
mad been sitting had been pushed ont
OF piace and he fell to the floor. 1t
was the noise of his fall that awoke
inspector Grant. the witness said.
Says He Wns Cussed At.
Wan insisted that Mai Pullman
swore at him. as. did the other detec-
ives Maj. Pullman asked witness if
ne was Christian and Wan respond-
ed that the major could not be good
CHRISTIAN or he would not swear at
him. "'
Lieut. Burlingame gave him a Rihle
the witness stated, and he was sur,
prlsed because Burlingame swear
worst of all'
Toward the end of his direct testi
mony when Attorney O'Shea INQUIRED
about his being placed in Jail. the
witness broke down and began to cry.
He recovered his composure quickly.