Evening star., 1926-01-27
WAN CASE WITNESS
EXCITED ON STAND
Brands as Gle" Statement
Defense Attorney Asks
Him About.

day by Attorney Wilton J. Lambert of
hal, China, who is chief Government
witness at the second trial of Ziang
Sun Wan, the young Chimes" student
on trial before Justice Stafford and
jury in Criminal Division on a
charge of murder in the first degree,
the witness became excited, and, cast
ing aside the even tones in which
he had been responding to lueSti"nSr
exclaimed: It's a lie. Produce that
witness challenge anybody To say
| said that. | swear on the bible.
He took the Bible in his hand anu
held 1t up.
Later, when Mr.. Lambert asked the
witness not to hook 1t the oroseru' ors
when answering. kane Ii retorted: l
look at you. You are making ms
quotations from the testimony.
The trial was resumed today alter
recess since last Thursday. Juror
Robert l.. Bradshaw was in his seat.
A recess had been taken from Ihurs'
dav until Monday and When MI.
Bradshaw was reported SICK luftnet
recess was ordered United states ~ !.
torney Gordon had been reported III
Yesterday. hrt WAS present In court
this morning.
Asks About Statements.
The inquiries from Mr.. Lambert
which drew the fire of the witness
came after searching investigation
Of the movements Of kang Ii for the
few DAYS preceding and following the
homicide which occurred January ~.
1919 Mr. Lambert asked If the Wit
ness was acquainted with man
named \. l.. Creecy and. when an
swered in the negative. then asked
the witness IL he did not make certain
statements in the presence OF MAJ.
Raymond Pullman, Inspector Clifford
l.. Grant and Mr.. Creecy. Pullman
and Grant are both dead.
Did YOU not say then. inquired
Mr. Lambert. that you came TO the
mission house about O'Clock pm.
January 81 and tried the door which
YOU found locked. that you went to
the side window. which was slightly
opened, and peeped in; that while YOU
were looking into the window you
heard shot and that YOU got all
nervous and ran back TO your room"
When the witness had characterized
the statement as lie" and had is
sued his challenge 10 the lawyer TO
show him the person that said II. Mr..
Lambert then asked if kang Ii had
not told the same persons in answer
to a question from Maj. Pullman
whether the shot appeared 10 come
from upstairs or down that he was
so nervous he could not tell" The
witness excitedly branded such a
statement as false.
Denies Borrowing.
A.. Jo,,ho,, r.su,,a3 ,ba crossey-
animation of kang Ii. which had been
interrupted with the adjournment OF
court lasr Thursday. by asking how
the witness received his money at OF
about the time of the tragedy. Ii
said he was paid monthly by check
from the mission. He denied he ever
borrowed money from DIR. 7. T. Wong,
head. of the mission, or from Ben Sen
Wu. the undersecretary. for whose
death Wan is being tried. The wit
ness explained in response to ques-
tons from Mr.. Lambert that the mis-
sion sent out checks TO the students
around the last days of the month,
with direction not to present them
for payment until the first day of the
ensuing month. Sometimes when he
happened 10 he visiting at the mis-
sion around the last of the month,
witness said, he would he given his
check.
Counsel for the defense drew from
the witness An admission that he had
not mentioned at the former trial any
thing about tea party being given
by Mrs. Kelly. at whose home he
roOmed. on the evening when the
bodies were found. Il forgot to men
ton that" sai id the witness. The law
Yer pressed the witness TO tell a an
other time just what he said at the
former trial about being warned not
to touch the pistol by detectives The
witness had said he was told there
might be fingerprints on it," and
Mr.. Lambert urged that he had said
at the other trial because of finger
prints on it..
Il don't remember the exact words
| used at the former trial. testify
declared the witness, but the impress
sion will live with me forever"
Mr.. Lambert laid stress on the fact
that kang Ii wore to New York. when
ne accompanied the detectives. a heavy
overcoat belonging TO c. n. Hsie one
of the victims of the triple murder.
The witness admitted it, sa wing one OF
the detectives picked the coat from a
chair and suggested that he wear it,
as the night was very cold.
Tell Of Bank Visit.
The Government followed the testi-
mony of kang Ii with statements of
Henry F. HALEY. a cab driver. and
Bennett G.. Dent, George o. Vass and
Robert V. Fleming. officers and en-
ployes of the Riggs National Bank.
These witnesses told of visit by Van.
the brother of the accused, to the la nix
on the morning of January 30. 1919.
for the purpose of cashing "A check of
$4,000 purporting to be signed by DR.
Wong and Secretary Hsie, two of the
victims. The bank officials were sus-
picious and after some delay told
Van he would have to be identified
Van then left the bank with the check
Henry F. HALEY. the cab driver, tes-
tihed that he saw the prisoner at
Union Station about 9 o'clock in the
morning in company with Van, who
asked him TO drive them To Riggs
Bank. Wan STAYED in the cab, he
said, while Van went into the bank
where he remained about 80 minutes
He then drove both to Union Station
Bennett G. Dent, paying teller at the
bank at the time and now an assistant