The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-03
The Analysis
QuestiOns 49, Inclusive

After We finish check, Mr.. Hsie
came in-lOng time quite long
time after about an hour think
~ cannot teII--lOng time Il seems
to me-sOmething as late as 1880.
No. Mr.. WI did not say anything
about killing these men before MIR.
Hsie came In. He did not say
anything. You see, we are at
this house and he lie the fire In
teh kitchen because / was feeling
cold.
Here Kelly and Burlingame give
us about an hours time to sit in
the kitchen and do nothing. In this
long interval between finishing the
check and killing Mr.. Hsie, they
do not allow WI to even show me
his pistol or tell me that he is going
to kill Hsie.
Thus Kelly and Burlingame de-
liLerately stage for us murder
without motive, plan or provoca.
ton. is there anything like this
in the whole history Of crime2 81
Later they make an effort to-
bring in d weak hate" motive
see Section xIV-but as far az I
knew there was nothing but good
feeling between these two men.
Actually Mr.. WI had "a happy
temperament much like my own,
and "flatredsD did not go very
deep-certainly never deep enough
to make him want to murder any
one. The murder OF Hsie by WI.
II erefore, would be not only futile
and purposeless. but psychological
impossible.
Questions S3-92 Inclusive
No, MIR. WI had not said any
thing to me at the hotel about
killing this man. When Mr.. HsIe
came i'm this house about 1880
/ did not hear him. WI heard
him first. He said someone =
coming and MIR. Hsie came down 20
the kitchen. No, up to this time
L did not see MIR. WI have .
revolver. MIR. Hsie did not say
| anything to me or Mr.. WI when
| he walked into the kitchen. Wa
was walking-never sitting. He
was near the kitchen sink when
| Mr.. Hsie came into the room and
he (Hsie) walked past him tWu).
This Is also illogical. Hsie would
not join US in the kitchen without
addressing us in some way or
starting a conversation. Notice how
| the detectives have WI walking -
never sitting" Later, after they
have had him accomplish his two
murders, they have him sit quietly
while l do the walking! More "po.
lice theory" / presume.
Questions s3-1O4 Inclusive
L think WI got out revolver
from right hand side Of pocket
and he shot think about one
or two tirnes-I don't remember.
| No, MIR. Hsie did not fall, he
walked to the furnace heat room
partly run. Mr.. WI fired at
Mr.. HSie'S back, then he (Hsiel
partly ran to the furnace room.
| Mr.. WI follow him-ran I'm the
furnace.rOOm behind Mr.. Hsie.
did not see what was done there.
believe heard some more
| (shOts)-I think about one.
This section contains the grossest
and most inexcusable inaccuracies
OF the entire confession" First,
it is incredible that Mr.. WI would
kill Hsie without generalization,
or warning of any sort. Notice the
description of the shooting. From
the rear, and more than once.
Actually, Mr.. Hsie, was shot but
once. from the front, with a fatal
shot that would have felled him
instantly. He could not have
''walked-partly run" anywhere az
ter, receiving it.
The coroner's testimony on the
witness stand is as follows: tine
one more fully dressed Of the two
de, Mr.. Hsie) had pillow cover
| ing the head with a gun shot
wound in the head in front where
the bullet was found; no other
wounds and no powder marks on
the body"
If the coroner is to be believed,
the story the detectives have me
tell is worse than incredible. Inas'
much as I was hopelessly incrimi-
mating myself, there would be no
reason for me not to tell the truth
/ II 1 knew 1t. But every detail in
this section shows guess work, and
bad guess work, at that.