Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-11
WAN TO BEITR|ED
AGAIN IN MONTH
Speedy Action Sought by
Both Prosecution and Coun-
sci for Prisoner.

Within a month United States AT.
torney Peyton Gordon viii bring Ziang
sun Wan 10 trial for the third time
on charge Of numbering Ben Sen
WI, - member Of the Chinese educa-
tional mission. January %. 1919.
The Jury IN Criminal Division ?,
which heard nearly five weeks of argu-
ment for and against The life Of the
3!-ycar-oid Chinese of high scholastic
attachments. returned to the court
room ~ A.Ui O'Clock yeSt ertiay after
noon ana announced it could not rea Oh
a verdict. after having dcliherated for
almost % hours. The 70 men then
We're discharged and Wan was re
turned 10 the District Jail.
on its final ballot the jury stood 10
10 for acqBittsi. This division was
reached NeSt crdaY morning, and OBJ
tanned Until Justice stafford sent FOR
the ta!eS.nen to return to the court
room. The vote on the" ii!st ballot was
for CONVICTION. ) for acQuittal and |
for conviction Of second degree muir
der. The second poll revealed for
aCquittal and t for conviction. and
this staud!n" remained until $3.50
O'Clock yeSto rdaY morning. when the
men retilcd for sleep. Upon arising,
u % Went over to the side Of aCqu!ttal.
ivery phaS" Of the case was argued
AMI considered time and again in an
effort 10 bring IL a unanimous verdict.
Jurors Dissatisfied.
Nheu tho jury was discharged sev-
oral members were unable TO conceal
then! di$a ppointment ANA cnbarrtsSS-
lncnt at the tinal outcome. The y
men we're: &. II. Fay. J. ). Egan, r.
j.. bradshaw. y l.. Sampson. +. e.
Perry. 6. J. White, in. tloioredl; l.. NJ.
Cooley. w. w. Erchurch, foreman; a.
F.. Garner. Nichols QuescnheTry. +. +.
WagGouer and b. J. bamm.
Wan received the announcement
without a flicker 81 emotion. and when
he was escorted to his cell on the floor
below his face broke into broad
smile As he passed the press box.
Later he said he was "a little diSap
point ed" at the outcome. but hoped
FOR a speedy trial" Wilton j. Lam
her:. chief defense counsel, said he
would represent Wan at the third
trial
T. I. Van. the defendants brother,
and the star witness FOX the defense.
NSibly showed the greater diSappoint-
ment of the Two. Van. suffering from
painful aiiInent and refusing sur
Eical trea tment until the outcome of
the trial. had told friends that he and
Wan would have "a big feed" after
the trial had ended as he hoped it
would
Third Trial in March
Mai Gordon said he would be I'M
Hble TO begin the third trial during the
February term. but iutiInatcd that be-
fore the middle of March Wan again
would go on trial for his life The
district attorney had no other com
ment to make on the jury's action.
Wan was charged with having
LII i
house on the night of January %,
1919. Nu's bullet-pierced body was
found two days later, and at the same
time the bodies Of DR.. 7. 7. Wong,
head of the mission, and c. II. HSie
the clerk, also were discovered WI
was the secretary Of Tho mission
Wan had been q guest Of WI. who
shared his Stateroom on the voyage
from China in 1916. and also was .
friend of Dr. Won-. in whose charge
Wan had been placed by his mother !
According 10 close friends uI the ,
prisoner. Wan had packed his belong
inGS at the District jail Yesterday he |
fore he was brought 10 the courthouse
and said goodbye to tho officials and
his fellow inmates. 50 confident was
ne of a verdict Of acquittal that he
had agreed to accompany Rev. Peter
J. O'CalIa CHAN. Il Catholic priest, to
nc A-'NN'-' = AUNT al ,FthltIlu. j
for a rest and then 70 make plans for
the future.
Wan Now PcuniIess
Wan, according TO hts counsel. is
renniless although his family. in
Shanghai. China, is regarded. as being
we'll off. II also is reliably reported
that VANS mother never has learned
Of the plight her two sons have been
in Cor the past seven years. Van
with a college education a,iI qi.aIifi-
cations in chemistry has been forced
70 perform mental labor under as
Sumed names ever since he and hi;
brother We're brought into the spot
light of publicity. The brothers ere
Of the merchant caste. and their
pride has all but been shattered Van.
with the exception OF helm from out