Evening star., 1926-01-21
WAN PROSECUTION
PLAYS TRUMP CARD
Doctor Tells of Defendants
"UnWeIcome Attitude" at
Mission House.


The prosecution today pitched into
It's task Of tightening up the net Of
circumsta ntial evidence around Iians
sun Wan. charged With the murder
of Ben Sen WI of the Chinese Edu-
cational Mission here January %.
1919 by producing its star witness,
Dr kane Ii Of Shanghai. China. and
placing in evidence two Telegram ms
Wan was supposed I" have sent To
his brother in New York from tins
city January - and Is
Or. Lii. now physician In his ma
tive Country. who was student Al
George Washington University Medi-
cal School in 1910. reCited dramatic
ally his efforts To communicate with
VIZ on the evening Of January 2H,
how he was met Al the door by Wan,
who informed him the occupants were
out. nd of his discovery Of the body
Of DR.. I. T. Wong two DAYS later.
SpeakinC excellent English and en-
rlovins vivid descriptive phrases. the
doctor told the court and jury OF the
"Urwelcome attitude" displayed by
Wan when he sought admission a
ZOOS kalorama road on the evening
Of he 18th.
w dNtu ~ IPoI
II was abouI O'Clock on that eve
ming Wednesday. that Dr. Ii sought
to deliver some letters To WI. As he
reached The front door. he testified. he
saw light in The front hall and then
rane the boil Il waited few min
Iltes. he replied. and didn't hear
anything. | peeped through a small
space between tho curtain and the
bottom of he door and saw a hat and
scarf on the hat rack The hal was
brown and The scarf light gray. Final
" | heard footsteps and Mr. Wan
opened The door = bout one half foot.
II asked Mr. Wan if Mr.. Nu was
In and he said He's gone out. !
then asked for Or. Wons and he said.
He's gone out ! then said. Are
You goine OUT and he replied. I
may. CLOSING The door as he said II
He showed me an unwelCome attitude
and | couldn't gel in. so ] went {"
my room. ! pick ed mp my books and
began to study. hut reflected Tor
moment about the cold attitude OF Mr..
Wan"
Dr Ii declared that Friday even
inc between : and $40 O'Clock al
the succession of DR.. r. r. sun OF
the Chinese legation. he went 10 the
mission house to see If any one was
home. AS ! approached the door"
declared DR.. Ii. Il observed queer
atmosphere saw milk bottles.
newspapers and several laundry
packages 7 don't know how many
newspapers were there hut | saw
one copy Of The Evening star rang
The hell and there was no response
7 determined to get in. and noted
the middle parlor window was about
one half inch open ! wanted to get
through. hut ! was afraid some one
would accuse me Of househreaking.
Jumped In Window.
= called the attention of several
neople TO what ! was about 70 do. and
Jumped in. The curtains were down
and It was quite dark. ! noticed
number Of letters in the hall which
had heen put through the slot. II was
very dark. ] pushed A button md w
one foot protrudinc out heNond the
parlor door that leads into the middle
hall. | tried to smell gas. ! rushed
ont and ia n 10 my own house. tele
phoned Or. sun Of the Chinese lega
tion and result of that converse
ton ] ran out and tried to get po-
liceman. \ newSpa per boy finally
helped mo ont. and got police
man. and went to the mission house.
Mr.. Spohn's testimony. MIR. Laws
said was to The effect that in the
eerIv hours Of la nuary 30 TWO Chinese
came into the hotel and were con
veyed upstairs in the elevator. He
did not recognize either man. The
telegrans introduced in evidence
We're as follows:
January -. 1919. T" + l. Van.
S12 West ll2th street. New York city.
Come At once 10 Harris Hotel. Massa
chusetts avenue and North Capitol
street Washington. y. g. T.. :. Wan.
The second telegram To Van read:
"Jusf come Immediately. Throw away
vour work II also was signed with
VANS name.
Or. Iii then told Of the finding Of
Dr. Wonc's body and of his search
al his own home for photographs of
MI WI and Mr.. Hsie. While he was
eugag ged in this. he testified. Det ective
KELLEY came to his room. which was
across the street from the Mission
house and informed him Of the dis
covery Of the other bodies.
The witness testified he first met
Wan in New York in 1917. and
YEAR later was introduced TO his
hrother. Van. by The defenda mt. He
also told of having seen Wan at the
Mission house. January - and 26.
both times in company Of DR.. Wong.
Mr.. WI or Mr.. Hsie.
Telegrams Introduced.
The Government attempt I" have
introduced as evidence two telegra
Wan is alleged 10 have sent 10 New
York while stopping at the Hotel Har-
ris. near the Union station. WAS skill
fully engineered through the medium
Of 4 j. Laws. Who tried Wan in 1920
as assistant United States attorney.
Ntr Laws. after much opposition from
The defendant. WAS permitted To give
tho substance of testimony ad,luced a t
he former trial from Robert ". Miles.
a helboy. and George Spohn. clerk Of
The hot el. Both men have died since
the last trial. Mr. Laws racited that
Miles delivered q Telegram for Wan
which he had written in his room to
the Western Union branch In the sta
lion on January - and The following
day performed similar duty.
Says Wan Was in House.
The first testimony SO far offered al
rhe trial 10 show that Wan was In the
Mission House Monday. January -.
two dave before the triple murder ia
claimed hy the prosecution TO have
taken place WIS given yesterday aft
ernoon by lanes 7. Snead. colored.
kind ~ utility man around the kalo
rama road house. Sneads appearan nee
ON the stand for the Government was
in The nature Of a surprise. as he
had not testified a the first trial.
After explaining he had performed