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this loop-hole when they try 70 81
so specific about everything SIses
Thy had WI tear out the check
Tuesday. Did they do this because
they knew DR. Wong had tele.
| phoned to the police Wednesday
afternoon that there had been 4
signed check distracted from the
check-book? With the poiice already
informed, why would we not drop
the whole business2 And why
make out the check-stub at nIl7
Would the most amateur criminals
be so stupid?
The detectives have told us the
police We're already on Wu's trail
tsee section VI. For me TO do these
things, particularly under such cir.
cumstances, would be like putting
my head in the lions mouth. But
Kelly and Burlingame disregarded
their own alleged facts. They had
me make out the check stub up in
Hsie's Office. They had WI put
the date and stamp on It.
Then they have us both 20 to
the kitchen to finish Il. g why
such g senseless performances ex-
c'pt that the police theory" re-
CURED our presence in the kitchen
ultimately. But they have hurried
Us to the kitchen before we had
written the typewriter letter that
accompanied the check.
Then more nonsense: 1--WE wrote
the check on the. kitchen table
with q thinkl Mr.. Hsie.s
fountain pen. which II think Mr..
WI had In his pocket" Gould
anything be more incredible2
But why did the detectives not
have me specify who wrote the
check and tell just how it was
signed? Kelly and BurIingan1e ere
having everything their own way
In this confession, there was 10
stenographer present and I was
acquiescent in anything they want.
ca said. Why did they not FIX this
important matter Of signature more
definitely? Also, why did they spe-
city that the check was written
with Mr.. Hsiess fountain pen? qk
I had been there. Il would havs had
my own fountain pen, which
always carried with mel TestiA
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w A II
His Own Story
SeUen Years in Jail
TRIED THREE TIMES FOR KILLING
HIS FRIENDS
Freed By Government, Which Failed to
Convict Him
SeUen Years IN Jail

The Washington Times presents today another section
Of the amazing story 81 Ziong Sung Wa held IN 5dl for
than years tried three times for killing Of
members of the Chinese mission, and finally discharged
him.
Is remarkable commentary the methods employed
the United States to the gnOOs and u re-
ldtes for the first time the personal story Van
Barred IN the death CELL he planned has os0n fight Tor
freedom De others passed his door to pay the supreme
penalty for their crimes.
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Another section of Wan confess
sion and his analysis of it will be
published tomorrow.
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The Analysis

Nh brother VGn ae0s IN hotel. 4
Ieft him III hotel Mr.. Wu said he
tcoNId be back about 5 or o'clock,
|I think, aud he told mo to ac1it..
When 4 tons n the mission bctaceeM
4 and 3 o'clock, Mr. WI teIephoned.
He said he aCoHId be back after 8
o'clock. 7 don't like TO sr0ft 80 long,
and ! Dent d0tc1s to the hotel again.
This section ii also wrong and
was evidently fixed up by, the de-.
tectives before tracing Mr.. Wu,s.
wrong throughout. Mr.. WI left
the dinner table before s. and. az
cording to testimony, evidently vert
directly home. He must have ar
rived about $40 or before. If De-
tective Bradley actually did call on
this Wednesday evening az p. M.
and saw derby hat and dark NUT.
fler on the hat rack in place Of my
soft brown hat and white muffler
which Kang Ii testified he saw at
z p. M. the derby hat and muffier
Bradley saw probably belonged 10.
WI. But 1t has been asked: II
WI was in the house. why did he
not answer the door bell when De-
tective Bradley rang?
That I cannot answer. However.
someone familiar with the house
has suggested this very probable,
reason. The door-bell rings In the
basement II Mr.. WI was in the
bathroom or working at his type
writer, It is not unlikely that he
failed to hear the bell.
Certainly he did not telephone to
me between Z and 8 o'clock, and
If he had SO telephoned, why would
he say he would be home after 8
when the testimony at the first
trial showed that the two groups
who happened to meet at dinner
broke up before 8 p. M, because
Of other engagements.
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The Confession

30. Btrlingame: Where was your
brother Van?
Wan: Brother Van IN hotel.
Ud. Burlingame: Did yon leave him
in hotel or did he leave the
hotel with you?
Wan: This time / leave him n
hotel. Mr.. WI said he be
back about or 8 o'clock, ]
think. and he told ms to wait.
So. Burlingame: During that time
you were alone in the house?
Wan: Mr.. WI telephoned me to
mission when ] was In mis-
sion, between and O'Clock.
So. BurIinganne: What did he say!
Wan: He said he will be bark
after 8 o'clock. ! don't like to
wait SO long, and I went down
to the hotel again.
81. Burlingame: Did you see your
brother Van there?
Wan: fol. 1927 Yes.
IS. Burlinganle: What time did you
leave the hotel next timer
Wan: About o'clock.
SIS. HurIingame: Did your brother
Van go out with you?
Wan: Yes.
81. Burlingarne: Then where did
wan: went to the mission.
SIS. BurIingame: Did Van go to The
mission with you?
Wan: Z told him ] 80 to see my
4 friend.
30. Burlingame Where did you tell
him to 20?
Wan--EIe went to the moving
picture theater and wait for
me.
so. Burlinganae Did you ten him
who your friend was?
Wan--No. I didn't.
81. Burlingame-Well. after you left
your brother, Wan, you re.
turned to the mission house.
How long after you returned
to the mission house did Mr..
WI come in?
Wan--When I returned to the
mission WI was in.
81. Burlingame-What time do you
think 1t was that you re-
turned to the mission?
Wan-I say after o'clock.
SO. Burlingame-Then what did you
and Mr.. WI do?
Wan-We went upstairs.
81. Buriingame-Which room?
Wan-In Mr.. Hsie's room, Sec
ond floor back. Hsie's office
IS. Burlingame-What did you do
there?
Wan-Then took out the checl,
book stub, you know, and he
said you fill this stub.
90. Burlingame-And then, after
you filled the stub, put T. T..
Wong on the stub in the mis-
sion check book. what did you
do?
Wan-At the same time he
took out his check, which he
tore off on Tuesday.
%. BurHngame-Where did he have
1t, in his pocket?
- Wan-I think in his pocket.
os' BufLngame--What did he do?
Wan-de put the date and
stamp on the check.
%. Burlingame - Then, did you
make out the check In the
same room?
Wan-No.
70. Burlingame: Then where did YOU
Wan: We went downstairs In
u. Burlingame: Did you write the
check in the kitchen?
Wan: Yes; on the kitchen table.
u. Burlingame: What kind Of a
pen did you use?
Wan: Fountain pen.
10. Burlingame: Whose pen was It?
Wan: / think Mr.. Hsie's.
t4' Burllngame: Where did Mr.. WI
get the pen?
Wan: think in his pocket.
70. Burlingame: Mr.. WI took out
the fountain pen from his
pocket that you think be-
longed to Mr.. Hsie to write
the check with?
Wan: Yes.
70. Burlingame: Did you finish the
check then?
Wan: Yes.
Another section of Wan confess
sion and his 0uaIvsia ne ~ will ha
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-02
Two-Foot Black Bass Caught

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Aug. g..
Earl slider. Of Hazen. Md, caught
black bass measuring 26IS inches
long and Weighing five pounds.
The ''hig fellow was caught in an
old-time tannery vat run, which IS
fed by Bottle Run. on the Slider
farm. Members Of the Slider family
have been after the big fish for
some time.
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nacny later showed two fountain
pens taken from Mr.. Hsie's body.
Thus Kelly and Burlingamess state.
ment would make him the possessor
OF at least three fountain pens. Not
very probable.
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Child, Six, stenographer

PARIS, Aug. 2.-Paulette Leroy.
aged 8, is the youngest stenographer
in the world. After three lessons in
a new SYSTEM 1t is claimed that the
child can take dictation with con.
siderable speed.
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NIGHT PHOTOS TAKEN
BY ARMY'S AlRPLANES

Darkness. one Of the greatest
projections for the army, has at
last been penetrated by the air
planes and its vital and increas-
ingly important adjunct. the aerial
camera.
This is the accomplishment made
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aOVERTTsE1ENT

Prices realized on swift q Company
sales of carcass beef in washing ton.
D. CSsfor week ending Saturday. July 81.
1928. on shipments sold out. ranged from
100 cents TO 1880 cents per pound
and averaged 1888 cents per pound
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Z By zIANG SUNG WAN

copyreht WaahinEton IInes
Today take up important part Of the confession
alleged have made killing three members OF the
Chinese Mission The confession does not help clarity the
In fact it full of irregularities that police Of
fcal should have been able to shoot 1t full Of holes
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SECTION TX
Questions 63.76, Inclusive

We IVA and u qoent upstairs to
Mr.. Hsfe'S room, second floor back,
Hste's office room. Then took out
checEbook, stub, you kMou. and he
said you I'LL the stub. At the same
time he took out his check a0hieh
(hel tore oft on Tuesday. think
he had 1t H. Q. the blank cheek) tt
his pocket. He put the date and
the stamp on the check. Then aOe
acent downstairs in the kitchen and
10rote the check on the Kitchen table
Nth a fonntGtm pen. / think Mr..
HSte'S fountain pen, 4ohich I think
Mr.. Wa had IN his POCKET, and zoe
finish the check.
I admit that my brain was not
functioning during the questioning
out of which concocted this So
called confession. But were Kelly
and Burlingame's fun ctionin g
either? Notice the detailed steps
taken to get the check made out,
yet the detectives do not make me
specific about the signatures. Did
they know there had been a check
already signed and stolen from the
check book, and therefore purposely
kept quiet about the signatures?
Did they reason that the check
might show up some day and that
it would impeach this, their master
piece Confession" If said check
was found to have genuine sigma
tures2 WAY else did they leave
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-06

cier, Alberta Packard, Evelyn Dodge.
and the dean Of the girls division of
the high school. Mrs. Margaret Austin.
The menu for the delicious supper was
as follows: Cream salmon in pattie
shells, Saratoga chips, pickles, ice
cream, cake and coffee. The commit
tee in charge was made up of Zadie
Reynolds, Catherine Weeks. Aiinnia
Slower and Frances Taylor.
After the supper an impromptu pro-
gram took place, consisting of two
duets, Down by the Vinegar Woiks'
and Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary
Ann" sAdrienne DeLisle and Evange-
line Marquis; two piano solos, Do
lores Dignam. Favors were purple
and white caps, which everyone pres
ent wore.
At the business meeting 1t was de-
cided to omit the regular meeting OF
April 10 as this is Patriots Day, and
it was also voted to omit opening the
clubrooms Thursday night. Mary
Nash was elected to take charge OF
the annual May banquet. The local
club is to join with the other clubs OF
Kennebec Valley for a field day mex,
summer and Mary Hogan and Alice
Clarkin were appointed committee oil
two to make the necessary arrange.
ments. Mrs. Alice Osgood was ap.
pointed to confer with the chamber OF
commerce and the service clubs oil
Waterville in regard to Boom Maine
Night to be held sometime in the neal
future. The club was honored by the
presence of Miss Blanche Jewett. q
past president of the Skowhegan club
who gave brief talk.
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Regular Meeting
Of KiWanis Club

The regular meeting of the XII
wants club was held at the Efmwood
hotel last evening. the speaker being
Erven Richardson of Portland. an en-
gineer of the Vacuum Oil Company.
who talked on automobile fabrication.
Mr.. Richardson illustrated his talk
with interesting slides and told the
members much that was new re-
garding automobile fabrication. One
of the striking points in the talk was
his statement that leaving the old oil
in the crankcase when the car was
laid up for the winter would result in
corrosion, due to the presence of sui
phur in the gasoline, which united
with a part Of the oil and makes
sulphuric acid. He showed a number
of slides in which this was illustrated
and told how the failure of the en-
CINE perhaps in the late summer
might be due to this one thing. He
advised the placing of new oil in the
crankcase when the car was to be
laid up, running the engine just long
enough so that it would be we'll dis
tributed. He stressed strongly the
purchase Of proper oil. following the
charts of some well known manufac-
turer, and declared that new prob
lens were constantly being met by
the lubricating engineers and new
methods of producing oil of the pro-
per grade had to be devised.
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CHAPMAN HANGED
(roa%;nunl Ssa~. n..> r..,al

looked quickly around. His eyes
swept first the group in the wardens
corner. then the witnesses on the
benches and finally rested on the
right hand corner where the enclos-
ure which hides the hanging wind
lass is hidden. Those glances were
piercing. They suggested those Of a
wounded animal at bay. 1t was but
an instant, for the moose which was
and which he could not have seen,
was taken down by guard. Just as
the black cap was drawn over his
head from behind shutting out the
bright lights of the room and the
faces of those in front Of him, his
legs were strapped. Almost the same
instant, the guards stepped back and
the harsh rasp Of the plunger was
heard simultaneous with the whir or
the hanging machine. Chapman's
body was wisked upward as the
slack rope became taut.
Father Barry, who claimed the
body, ordered it. removed at once to
billions Mortuary Chapel on Maine
street.
Chapman's funeral will be held
from there this morning.
A guard on either side seized the
legs and steadied the body until it
became almost motionless. A nod
was given by Deputy Warden Starr
towards the windlass closet and inch
by inch the body was slowly lowered
until the feet were near, the floor.
The two guards held the body per-
fectly still. each grasping wrist.
The room was in absolute silence
for a minute and then the tension
was broken by a cough by one Ct the
witnesses. With this relief from
tension there was the faint sound Of
pencils scratching on paper as the
witnesses from the press made notes.
After the hanging it was stated by
authorities that to the prison officials
it was apparent that Chapman went
| to his death with the same tndiffer-
ence exhibited throughout his stay in
the prison. So far as could be OBJ
served by those of the prison admin
istration who saw him in the last
hours he was unperturbed. xIt was
the opinion also that he was as ply
! sically strong in his last hours as
when he was brought to the prison.
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PITTSFIELD

Harry Parker of Bangor was a
business caller in town Monday.
Frank Foster of Palmyra was
among the out-of-town people no
ticed on our streets Monday.
Mrs. Earl Pushor visited friends
in Bangor, Saturday.
Mrs. Edith Vining went to Water
vile, Saturday, to consult an eye
specialist
Members of the B. & p. w. Club
and their friends, who are giving so
much of their time and effort in the
preparations for the ladies' min
strels, which will be given in Union
hall, Pittsfeld, Tuesday evening of
this week, Apr. 6, feel very much
gratif1ed at the reserved seat sale
which occurred Saturday afternoon,
Apr. 3. Every seat that is usually
reserved for public affairs is sold and
1t is found necessary to reserve an
extra row in the center gallery. Ex-
ira settees from those usually held
for the holders of general admission
tickets will be placed under the GAL
lerys SO that all patrons may feel
assured that ample accommodations
will be provided for their comfort.
The curtain will rise at o'clock.
A large party from Newport have
secured seats for the ladies' min
strels, which will be presented in
Union hall Tuesday evening, Apr. 6,
and will be guests of the Lancey
House for supper.
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Long Trial List
For April Term Court

A particularly long trial list for the
April term of the Waterville NUM-
cipal court was announced yester-
day and it is as follows
Thursday. April SO A. NJ, Clark
V Flagg; Blackington Rogers: 10 A.
NJ, Dickinson Electrical Shop V
Baron; Crafty Weeks; II A. NJ, To-
ward Alexander: Levine Chapman;
P. NJ, Michaud Mason; Dubord-
Peacock; p. NJ. Maine Paper Co,
Rubbins; Peacock Gallert; P. NJ,
Poulin V Pooler; Levine Peacock.
Friday, April So A. NJ, Water
vile Sentinel Publishing Co. Rat
ty; Peacock Dubord; 10 A. NJ. Jor-
dan Stevens: Peacock Stevens pro
Sc; II A. NJ, Guaranty Nursery Co.
v Trehan; Perkins and Weeks-Du-
| bord 2 p. NJ, Ackley V Bogas; Lev
inc Boyle; P. M, Fish v Roberts:
Matthew Peacock; P. NJ. Morrison
v Toulouse; Peacock Crafty.
Saturday, April 10--9 A. NJ. New
England Tel & Tel. Co, V O'Neal
Peacock Hunton; 10 A. NJ, Meader
Stott: Peacock Chapman; II A. NJ,
Central Maine Power Co. v Pelletier ::
Peacock Dubord; 2 p. NJ, Robinson
V Wentworth; Peacock Blackington;
p. NJ. Robinson Goodale: Pea
cock Blackington; p. NJ. Thibo-
deau Dyer; Dubord- Blackington.
Monday, April 12-9 A. NJ Sinlp-
son V Pooler; Chapman Peacock; 10
A. NJ, Hutsteiner Stewart; Marden-
Peacock; IL A. NJ. Winters V VOL
man; Marden- Plumstead; 2 p. NJ.
Laverdiere and Son Violette; Lev
inc Boyle: p. NJ. Goodrich y Cook
son; Perkins and Weeks Levine; 4
P. NJ. Goodrich V Berdeen; Per-
kins and Weeks Blackington.
Tuesday, April 13.-9 A. NJ, Proc
tor and Bowie Co. V Fournier; Pea
cock Rogers; 10 A. NJ, Seekins V
Simpson,; Peacock Plumstead; II A
NJ. Faas Mckinney; Weeks Ash
worth 2 P. NJ, Decker Flood +;
V Violette; Chapman Boyle; p. NJ.
The Fashion. Inc, McKechnie;
Marden-Levine.
Wednesday, April IA A. NJ.
Steele Co., Drouin; Blackington-
Drouin pro Sc; 10 A. NJ. Blackington
V McKechnie; Blackington- Levine
II A. NJ, Kennison Co., V Bogas
Bros; Blackington- Boyle for Mich
olas and Theodore Bogas; ? P. NJ.
Durham Co, Simpson: Backing
ton Crafty: 8 P. NJ, Reynolds '
Morneau; Peacock Ma tthieu; P. NJ.
Morneau v Reynolds; Matthew
Peacock.
Thursday, April 15.-9 A. :. Her
som York alias Hall; Levine
Blackington: 10 A. NJ, Getchell '
Reynolds; Levine Hunton; IL A. NJ.
King V Trageny; Levine Peacock
2 P. NJ. Stevens and Co. Edes;
Levine Blackington.
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Tractor Industry
Ably Discussed at
Rotary Club Meeting

George E, Vose, general manager of
az I,on1bard Traction Engine Com
nanv of this city, occupied the floor
~ the regular meeting of the Water
s.;l,a Rotary Club at the Elmwood
snte, Yesterday noon and in a short
ta,k and in answering number OF
questions put to him by various
n,embers he gave his hearers a good
;dea of the present condition of the
tractor industry and plans that have
been made for the future.
In opening his talk M. Vose said
.bat the company of which he is the
head was confined to the manufac-
ture of the heavy crawler type of
tractor and in this field it is large in
rsIation to the industry as a whole.
The first patents taken out for
heavy tractor, he explained. We're
those of A. o. Lombard of this city
in Nav. 1901, although previous to
then there had been innumerabie
natents of a more or less hazy char
acter. At the present time there are
hnt four companies in the United
states making heavy crawler tractors
and one of them is in Waterville.
Mr.. Vose read at some length
from an interesting article published
in a recent issue of the magazine
nublshed by the Great Northern
PAPER Company which showed the
great improvements made during the
evolution of the numbering industry
and which told especially of the i'm
portant part that the tractor has
come to play in the long hauls.
In answering a question Mr.. Vose
declared that his company is now
making steam log haulers only on
orders as the gasolene tractors have
found to be much more efficient and
practical AS to the future of the
tractor industry he said that ne
thought it was today in much the
same position that the heavy truck
industry was ) years ago. the uses
to which a heavy duty tractor can
be put are many, he explained, and
he named the corners of the slope
where Lombard tractors may be
found today. ..,
Another question had to do with
the construction of tractors and Mr..
vose said that the traction depends
as much upon the weight OF the We
hicle as it does upon the power OF
the engine. 1t is the custom of MS
company, he said, to put as much
Of the weight into that actual con-
struction as Is possible.
The speaker said in closing that
the Lombard Company felt we'll sat
isfied with it's first winter of expert
mentation in keeping roads clear or
snow and he has much confidence. III
the heavy pillow that is now being
made at the local plant.
Resolutions on the death OF FRANK
Besse of Clinton, a member of the
club, were read by DIR. Arthur j.
Roberts president of Colby college,
in which he spoke of the fine example
and inspiration to be found in the
work that Mr.. Besse had done as a
Rotarian.
On a motion of Herbert L. Emery
a committee on diet was appointed
by the club president. A vocal solo,
Sleepy Time GAL" by Mr.. Dunn was
much enjoyed.
The following directors We're elect
ed: G. E. Glover, c. n. Perkins. l..
0. Tebbetts. L. E. Thayer. ii. -.
Emery, c. NJ. Jolly, T. B Ashcraft'
J. L. Boyle. D T. Harthorn. G; n.
MARI W. w. Quinton. From these
the officers for the coming year Will
be elected next week.
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Final Touches Being
Put on for the
Legion Pop Concert

Final touches have been put on the
plans Of the George N. Bouroue post
Of the American Legion's annual Pom
concert which is to be held in the
Armory tomorrow evening, it was an
nounced at the regular meeting of
the post last evening by Richard Bull.
the chairman of the committee in
charge. All but a very few of the r..
bles have been sold and those who
still care to go should communicates
Immediately with member of the
committee or call at the Choate Mu-
sic store for their reservations, The
| financial success of the affair has
Deen assured. Comrades Strout and
Eamlln have charge Of the decora-
tons and their artistic ability is to
work a transformation in the Armory
such as has seldom been seen there
in the past.
The vaudeville program is long and
full of variety. OF much interest will
be the appearance of Theodore Stew
ems OF Fairfield, an old time fiddler,
VINO last evening appeared at the in
i ternational fiddling contest in Lew
iston. Another act of unusual merit
is mat a number of the members of
~ uhipuli Id y CTS are TO stage, "A
delicious supper menu has been pre-
pared and the evening will in all
ways be one to be long remembered.
Comrade Bull reporting for the fin
ance committee said that the finances
OF the post at the present time are
In very good condition and If the con-
cert is the success which it now
seems sure to be they will be strong
err than they ever have been before,
A report on the Safety club which
the post is sponsoring was made by
II. c. Marden and he told the Legion
aires that an attempt was soon to be
| made to get at the motorists through
the various service clubs of the city
| so that they would at all times use
the utmost care when driving their
cars.
| Following the business meetine
there was an exhibition of strength
by G. Mayo who sustains an enviable
reputation through this part of the
state. His efforts last evening were
received with much applause by the
Legionaires. At the close of the
evening refreshments were served.