Evening star., 1926-02-09
Money Claimed Motive.

covered to bear out his contention.
Money Claimed Motive.
Money was the motive. Mai. Gordon
said.
Maj. Gordon emphatically pointed
out 20 the jury that the handwriting
on the stub of the Mission House
checkbook, which bore the purported
signature of 1T. r. Wong" was that
of the defendant, in spite of defense
testimony by a handwriting expert
that the prisoner did not write it.
Maj. Gordon also charged that Wan
conspired TO forge the check for 81. 900
and use his brother as a blind" in
cashing it
rs there any doubt in your mind"
asked the District Attorney. that
they planned to get $1,000 from the
Educa tional Mission. and, to keep
from getting caught, to seal the lips
Of those who could tell the reason
why the check was not given them?"
Maj. Gordon, in closing his argu-
ment. asked the jury to render a
verdict so that the public in this Dis
trict can be safe and sound from
criminals without" A luncheon re-
cess until o'clock was taken, at
which time Justice Stafford an.
nounced he would give the case to
the jury.
The courtroom was crowded TO ca
pacity, long lines having formed out
side waiting for a chance to get q
seat. Crowds also formed in the rear
of the room, and United States Mar
sha1 Edgar c. Snyder was forced to
station several marshals to the rear
entrance to facilitate the movement
to and from the room Of court re-
porters and newspaper men.
Counsel Open Pleas.
The walls of the courtroom rang
with oratory yesterday afternoon as
Assistant District Attorney George D.
Horning, jr.. and former Senator A
Owsley Stanley of Kentucky deliv-
cred their opening arguments to the
Jury for the prosecution and defense,
respectively.
Mr. Horning employed the full force
Of his deep voice in declaring Wan had
conspired to commit the crime for
which he is charged and that he
forged the names of DR.. T. T. Wong
and c. H. Hsie to a check for S., 600
on the Mission House fund, which his
brother attempted to cash the day
after the crime was committed. Mr..
Horning declared six minutes after
Wan registered at the Harris Hotel,
at noon January 27, he sent a tele.
gram to his brother in New York,
urging him to come to Washington.
Isn't it significant? Doesn't 1t show
a plan of action?" asked Mr.. Horning.
He said he was sick and needed his
brother. There was telephone in the
room and he didn't walk across the
room and call doctor or the house
physician
Mr.. Stanley injected a new angle
into the case which had been but
lightly touched upon during the TAX
ing of evidence. 1t was to this effect:
Wu killed DR.. wong and Hsie at the
that DR.. Wong finished a dinner at
the Nankin restaurant at 10 o'clock
on the night of January 80, 1919,
and, as an autopsy showed, his
stomach contained only liquid and his
meal had been digested. Citing medi-
cal testimony that three hours is
required to digest a meal, this would
place DR.. Wong alive at 1890 or
O'Clock. at which time, Government
evidence showed, Wan and his
brother were In the Harris Hotel
Further, DR.. Wong, who weighed 180
pounds, was killed after mighty
struggle in the house. which resulted
in the breaking Of furniture and
general disarrangement OF the rooms,
and Wan at that time was physically
unable to have engaged in the fight
The murderer, his hands covered with
DR.. Wong's blood, left the house by
the basement door. as q smudge
against the casing reveals, Mr.. Stan
ley declared