Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
WANPR0SECUT|ON
. BEGINS REBUTTAl
End of Trial Apparently
Near-Oetective Contra.
diets Defense Witness.

Counsel for Eiane Sun Wan.
charged with first degree murder nf
Ben Sen WI 1T the Chinese Educa-
tional Mission here. january 20. 1919,
rested their case this afternoon. ana
Indications we're that the second trial
in seven wears Of the young Chinese
would come to close Tuesday or
Wednesday.
immediately after court convened
for the afternoon session Wilton j.
Lambert chief defense counsel. an
nounced the move. and the Govern
ment called its first witness in re
buttal
Detective Serct. Edward j. Kelly
was called ny the prosecution 10 give
testimony in contradiction to tho
statements made by 4. l.. Greedy.
defense witness. and also the test
mony of T. 7. Nan. tbs defenda M
brother Kelly declared that The late
Maj RAYMOND w. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police. owned and operated
ar automobile in 1917. CreecN. who de
scribed himself - personal friend
of long STANDING II the late police
chief had testified thai Mai. Pullman
neither owned nor operate led an auto
mobile in January. l9l'. reflective
Eellv also said that Van told him he
had never been in Washington before
as the two were ri'iinc on train To
this city from New NHrk February J,
1919
Van had testified he made several
false statements to the police AT the
time of his examination here in 1919.
because. he said. ne WAS suspected "t
the crime.
Left House Twice.
Kelley also testified that Maj. Pun
man left the mission house on the
night of January 81 on two dlHefen'
occa sions and was AT Police Head
Quarters at midnight whereas Creecy
had declared on the stand the police
chief was Al the mission house con
tinuously from $50 pm. 10 1880 a m.
with the exception Of half hours
trip 10 Police Headquarters around 10
o'clock.
The defense today introduced evil
dence by nationally known hand
writing expert that Wan did not write
the notation on the check stub Of the
chinese Educational Mission which
the Government declares was filled in
hv the defendant.
The Government holds that on the
morning following the triple murder
Wan and his brother Van attempted
to have check for IS 600 cashed al
- the Riggs National Bank. and that the
check which is missing. bore the sig
nature of DR.. r. r. Wong. head of
the mission and one of the three muir
dered Chinese.
The handwriting expert. James b.
Green. was brought 10 the stand after
Wan had been subjected to one and
half hours croSs-eXamination by
United States Attorney Peyton Cor
don Maj. Gordon was unable TO
shake Wan from his original stocf.
and the defendant when presented
with evidence given by prosecution
witnesses either empha tically denied
Il or declared he was unable to recall
the facts.
Writing Exhibited.
The defense 10 combat the testi-
nlony of New York banker. who de-
clared. in his opinion. the handwrit
ing on the stub was Vans. brought
to the stand several enlarged photo
graphs of VANS writing. 4 photo
graph Of the writing in the check
stub. IT. 7. Wong" was pla ced be
side that of the signature Of 81. s. |
Wan. taken from the register of
the Harris Hotel.
Mr.. Green declared he was posi-
lively unable To find anything to CON
meet the defendants handwriting
with the handwriting on the stub
He also added: Il have come to the
opinion that the defendant did not
write it. ard there is not enough there
To show that he did write It"
Mr.. Green analyZed the signature
on the check stub. pointing out that
the only clue he had was in the letter
g. the last In the name 1T T.
Wong" However, Mr.. Green COM
pared the capital W. in the sigma
ture Of the defenda Mt taken from the
botel register with that of the W. in
Wong" This showed 4 wide differ
ence in formation.
Wan Tells Story.
Wan Yesterday told the story of his
movements and activities from the
time he landed AT Vancouver British
Columbia. in 1915. in company with
DIR. 7. 7. Wong and Ben Sen WI two
of the murdered Chinese. up to his
return to Washington. February l. in
company with the police, to assist in
solving the crime.
He accepted an invitation from Or.
Wong to visit The mission. the wit
ness testified. and arrived here Jan
uary %. Becoming i'll again and not
wishing to burden the three members
Of rhe mission. he decided to take a
room al hotel and about noon Mon
day. January -. he. in compa ny with
WI. Went TO The Harris Hotel After
the arrival Of his brother. he said. he
went To the mission house between S
and o'clock the night Of the 29th.
and found no one Al home
II was while he was in The house
alone. Wan said. that kanG Ii. the
Government star witness against
him. called and he admitted informing
the young student that all Of the oc-
cupantS were ont. He emphatically
denied that on the afternoon Of the
9th. the day he said he went to the
Harris Hotel, he told lanes r. Snead.
a furnace man. not To nix the furnace
for three or four days as All were
going away" Snead had testified Wan
told him this.
Went to BED at 3.
After his return from the mission
at s o'clock. he testified. he was ex-
hausted from the trip and went to
bed His brother Van returned from
moving picture theater about II
o'clock and they both took p short
walk. The next day they returned
10 New York and Wan said his
brother made no mention OF attempt
Ing to cash a check for an unknown
chinese. The first he heard of it was
from the police in Washington after
his return here he explained.
Maj Gordon began rross-eXam nina
ton Of the witness. but was unable to
shake him from his original stand.
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