Evening star., 1926-02-02
GOVERNMENT ENDS
CASE AGAINST WAN
Figures and "Wong' Sigma
ture on Check Stub Declared
Prisoners by Expert.

The Government rested it, case
against Ziang sun Wan, charged with
first degree murder of Ben Sun WI
at the Chinese Educational Mission
House here January %, 1919, At 1870
o'clock today and Criminal Division
recessed until - O'Clock, when the
second fight for Vans life will be
begun by his counsel.
The final move Of the prosecution
To lock q chain of circumstantial ev!
dence about the young Chinese CANE.
unexpectedly after the session had
moved slowly for more than an hour.
II came with the testimony Of Il New
York banker and handwriting expert.
who gave the opinion that the sigma
ture Of IT. T. Wong" tone Of three
murdered ChineSel and the figures
50 900" on Il stub on the mission
house check book We're in the hand
writing Of the defendant. The pur-
pose OF this testimony was 10 come ct
that which previously had been given
to the effect that on the morning fol
lowing the crime VANS brother Van
attempted 20 cash a check FOR $1,000
at the Riggs National Bank.
Connects Handwriting.
The handwriting expert was Charles
Diehl, vice president Of the United
States Mortgage and Trust Co. of New
York, and who had testified on mat
ters of signatures several times be
fore New York courts. Assistant
United States Attorney George u.
Horning, jr.. laid before Mr Diehl sew
eral specimens Of VANS handwriting
which the court had characterized rs
standard. These included two tele-
CRANE, Il signature on a lease for i
Brooklyn moving picture theater, q
signature on a hotel register and a
signature and address taken from a
notebook belonging 10 DIR. Kang Ii.
Mr.. Diehl studied the various speci-
mems for a few moments and then
presented the checkbook, directing his
attention TO stub No. a.
State whether or not, In Your opin-
ion. the man who wrote the standards
wrote check stub No. a." said Mr..
Horning
Tn my opinion. yes" replied Mr..
Diehl
The Government then turned the
witness over to the defense for cross
examination. and Wilton J. Lambert,
chief counsel, asked this question:
Mr.. Diehl, your opinion was made
from an examination OF the writing
since you have been on the stand. was
it not?"
Examined Oh Stand
Yes, sir" replied the witness.
Mr.. Lambert then announced he had
no further cross sS-examination.
At this point the Government was
ready to rest its case hut for one
obstacle, which bobbed up in the
form of a missing paper bearing the
name and address of Wan and which
Capt. Guy E. Burlingame testified yes
terday gave him definite information
on the location of Wan in New York
\ thorough search was made among
the mass of papers before the prose,
cution, and finally hurried cali was
sent out for Capt. Burlingame. He
was located in Police Court. returned
Immediately and was placed on the
stand.
He testified he received the paper
at the Union Station on the early
morning Of February I. 1919, and that
the handwriting was that of the now
Inspector Evans. From that paper
he said, he was able to verify the
New York address of Wan. All OF
this trouble was the outgrowth Of q
statement made on the stand several
days ago by Capt. Burlingame that
Vans New York address was fur
nished by Kang Ii. The latter pre-.
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