Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-28
WAN MURDER TRIAL
IS IN MYSTERY FOG
How Detectives Card Seem
ingIy "Wa|ked," Puz-
zIe to Court.

Some of the mysterious aspects of
the famous Chinese murder case en-
tered. into testimony offered for. the
prosecution at the second trial OF
Ziang Sun Wan today when two wit
nesses told of a visiting card having
been deposited through the door slot
of the Chinese Educational Mission
on the evening of January 90. 1919.
and of its having been found two
days later on a table In the rear
room of the first floor.
Charles H. Bradley a detective.
assigned to the tenth precinct at
that time, testified he called at the
Mission House about 9 o'clock the
evening of the 10Th and was unable
to get a response to the door bell.
Although no reason was stated by
the witness for visiting the house.
he said he left his visiting card after
several attempts to get in.
About $50 pm. on January 81
Thomas Judge of Atlantic City, y. j..
and at that time captain Of the tenth
precinct. testified he found Mr.. Brad
ley's card on a table in the rear room
of the first floor.
Saw Light Burning.
Bradley made several efforts to get
into the mission house on the night
the prosecution claims the triple
murder took place; and even made
an examination of the rear. He said
he saw a light burning in the back
room of the third floor at that time.
Looking through the door into the
hall, Bradley said he saw a derby hat
and a light colored mufier on the hat
rack On q chair nearby was an
overcoat. he added.
Mr.. Bra ley said, after he gave up
hopes of seeing any one connected
with the mission. he wrote. "1-2S-19-
9 pm" and put the card through
the mail slot. AS he left the place
he remembered he had put the wrong
date on the card, explaining 1t should
have been 20, as that was the day
he called.
Neither the prosecution nor the de-
Tense. on cross examination, brought
out the purpose Of Bradley's visit tC
the mission house which, according to
testimony offered to date, showed he
was the last man to seek entrance
before the crime was discovered
Likewise, no light was shed on who
removed the visiting card from the
inside hall back to the rear room be-
tween Q pm, January 30. and g.: sc
pm, January 81. the time 1t was
found by Capt. Judge.
Bullets in Evidence.
The closing hours of the morning
session were occupied with testimony
of Detective Sergeant Fred Sandberg
finser-print expert Of police headquar
tiers, who Identified numerous photo
graphs of the interior Of the mission
house showing the positions Of the
three bodies and general condition OF
furniture. These and photographs OF
check stub were admitted in evi
dence along with .32-caliber revolver
two empty shells, a garter found lying
on the floor near the body of DR.. I
r.. Wong; two empty shells at the door
between the parlor and the hall; Is
cartridges and three empty shells
found in a drawer in the kitchen cab
met: one shell found in a drawer OF
the kitchen table; one cartridge on the
floor of the office and under the desk
two bullets, one In the floor and the
other imbedded in the wall of the
kitchen, and a box of rs cartridges
found in a desk on the third floor near
the back window.
Star Witness on Stand.
Detective Sergt. Harry Evans testi
fed to his searching the bodies OF DIR
Wong, Ben Sen WI. for whose death
Wan Is charged, and c. II. Hsie fol-
yaluables. He said he removed e
watch, chain, ring and bill fold and
letter from the body OF DR.. Wong; OF
finding the right trousers pocket o.
the second body pulled out and g
piece of money spotted with blood ly
ing beside it, and of nothing on the
third body.
DIR. kang Lii, the Government star
witness. identified a book bearing thu