The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-30
The Confession
In NnrratiOe Form, With
Analysts and Comments
SECTION /
Questions 2 60 IA, Inclusive

Questions 2 to ia, inclusive
Hdpe k1topm Mr.. WI since I
came to this country. He came oCer
on the steon.er NTH me about thres
years ago. Since then haze seen
him too or three times. IN early
part Of December. Mr.. Wg tcrote
me d letter saytmO ne erpected me
to come and Visit him. did not
coms and before Christmas ne sent
me telegram saying, "AiCGitinO
your nyTiVaLa came hers Friday,
January "a, and stayed at the mis-
sion until Monday, January ~.
then said uood-by to Doctor Won0
and Mr. Hste and Uent to the Hotel
Harris and rented room.
! actually came wednesday, the
twenty-second. as was testified to
by my landlady, Mrs. Bartels. This
was an unintentional mistake In
dates and Of no great Importance
except that 1t showed how the
ceaseless questioning Of the detec-
tives for ten days straight had con.
fused my mind.
have already explained how I
came to visit DIR. Wong and Mr..
WI when I was In no physical con-.
dition to do so. As there were no
servants at the mission, q sick man
could only be an embarrassment,
particularly at the end OF the
month, when they were unusually
busy sending out student checks,
etc. The Sightseeing and eating at
restaurants made me worse md
Sunday we had d discussion az to
whether should so to q hotel or
back to New York. DR.. Wong sug.
gested q hotel, but / had really de-.
cided to return, although was q
little uneasy because OF my quarrel
with Mrs. Bartels.
However Monday morning / said
g0od.by and started Tor the station
with Mr.. WI. The long street car
trip was too much, however, and
when Mr.. WI saw how 1t affected
me. he suggested the Hotel Harris,
right near the station. and went
with me to carry my grip. The
mission people certainly knew I
had not gone to New York. and IL
WI and had had plot IN mind
then, as the police aIlege. we would
surely have selected place near
the mission house instead OF ca
minimum Oh 40 minutes away.
And / would have registered
sftntlt ioua name and address. Ae
District Attorney makes q great
argument over my registering my
address In China. That was my
nhone address which thought
was customary on hotel registers.
Furthermore, 1t is q much more
certain Identification than IL 4 had
given i New York or Chicago ad.
dress.
SECTION III
Questions 1919 Inclusive
when / Tns at the snission. Mr..
WI said he 4Unnted to get some Of
the mission money. He said CORN
act some Of this money on mis-
mon check. At that time he did not
snH scHO auould cash II.
Mr.. WI wanting money II police
theory" Mr.. WI was not ct all
hard up. Quite the contrary. At
the time of the tragedy his bank
balance was over $500, according 70
testimony at one Of the trials. Fur
fhermore, IL Mr.. WI had wanted
to get monek from the mission by
Illegal means, forged check would
be the last thing to attempt. In the
first place, he had access to the
safe, which contained large sum
OF money and negotiable securities
at that time. In the second place,
1t would be a comparatively simple
thing for him, as secretary, to Sc
cure q, properly signed check which
he scould I'LL in or raise to any
amount he might desire.
SCTION III
Questions 2O-27 Inclusive
After / cent to the Harris Hotel
sent q telegram to my brOther
Van askin0 him to come to Wash
ington. He did not come so I sent
another the merit day, Tuesday, JGNH-
drU 2S. saying Gust come iDI-
nbedidteIu Throao dacGy g0Ar t1orE.
Nh brother Won came IN reply to
this, Grriving late Tuesday night and
staying at the hotel toith me until
ige left fer Netc York I thought
Van might help US. Wa had ntesl-
toned his helping as get the nro1scy.
Immediately after getting to my
room in the Hotel Harris. ! felt
so i'll thought should send for
my brother who had been nursing
me and was accustomed to giving
me my treatments. So I tele-
graphed him to come at once.
This telegram was sent openly
through the hotel bell-boy and was
signed with my full name. There
was absolutely no attempt at con-
cealment. My brother did not req
pond 0or reasons explained else
N.vlAa q
urgent telegram saying, Just come
Immediately. Throw away your
work" The District attorney thinks
these kilograms most peculiar. /
did not, and still do not, think so.
No one wanted influenza victims
around lit was during the second
wave of the epldemic) and ]
thought it wise not to say was
sick. Also, Van would know this
and know did not SO urgently
send for him for any other rea-
son. This second telegram was
also sent openly through the hotel
hell-boy with no attempt at con.
cealment, l again signing my full
name.
That Mr.. WI and would want
Van to come and help us. is too
absurd. II we were truly in a for
gerry conspiracy, the few ar persons
involved, the less the linger. II
desirable to send an unknown per-
| son to the bank, was as much a
stranger at the Riggs Bank as my
brother. However, such plot
would logically have demanded that
| WI go to the bank where they
were accustomed to cashing checks