Show MURDER BEGINS TODAY In Whan Chang Who Killed Durham White Stevens is the Defendant MOTIVES OF PATRIOTISM KOREAN EXPRESSES NO SORROW FOR HIS DEED San Francisco July Jul 26 A trial for mur murder murder der of oC International Interest will be called In the superior court In this city tomor tomorrow tomorrow row morning before Judge Carroll Carrol Cook when In Whan Chang the Korean who on March arch 23 shot and fatally wounded Durham White Stevens diplomatic ad advisor visor to the Korean emperor at Seoul Mr Stevens was shot as he was about to board a ferryboat In this city en route to Washington The bullet passed through his abdomen and he died on March 26 6 after atter the most hopeful reports of ot his physicians for Cor his recovery At his bed bedside bedside side were the Japanese consul General Chozo Koike a number of prominent phy physicians ph and friends Chang the assassin whose first shots had seriously wounded M I W Chun one of his associates who lay la In walt wait for tOI Mr Ir Stevens Steens was captured on the spot and has since been held In jail awaiting trial Carefully Planned The shooting of o Mr Stevens was care carefully fully planned and carried out In a II sen sensational sensational manner Accompanied by the Japanese consul general the diplomat had arrived at the ferry in an automobile on his way wa to take a train for the east on ona ona a vacation from his long service in the orient Chang Chun and It is believed two other Koreans who have never been apprehended lay In walt wait for Cor Mr Ir Stevens and as he alighted from an automobile at the ferry err one of oC the Koreans walked up and struck him a vicious blow In the face tace Korean Not Sorry Mr Ir Stevens started In pursuit of ot his assailant when Chang who held a re revolver volver In his hand covered by b a hand handkerchief handkerchief kerchief began firing His first shot struck Chun his associate and seriously wounded him Two other shots were fired Ired both striking Mr Stevens Steens one in inthe Inthe the back near the right shoulder and andI the other several Inches lower the bullet deflecting and passing through the ab abdomen abdomen I domen Japanese Consul General Koike came cameto cameI to th of o Mr r Stevens Steens placed him himI I I j mr V ll him to the Harbor Emergency hospital Subsequent Subsequently ly he was taken to St Francis hospital her h r lit lie died three laier laler I Chang Chans who Is a diminutive Korean Kor an 30 years old and who looks like a boy of at 13 15 declared he acted from patriotic mo motives I tives believing with a certain number of ot othis his countrymen in this city that Mr Stev Stevens Stevens ens had been Instrumental In giving Japan control In Korea II He has never expressed any an regret for his act and believes he has done his country a great service Ample funds for his defense have been provided by b Koreans in this country as aswell aswell well as lu In Korea and he will be represented r pre presented In court by b able counsel Career of Stevens Durham White Stevens had long been prominent In oriental public life He was secretary of 01 the United States legation at In 1873 subsequently becoming counsellor to the Japanese legation at Washington Thence he went to where after atter service in the foreign office he became a member of ot the commission sent by b Japan to Korea to adjust difficulties cui ties which threatened to Involve Japan and China in 1887 1881 Afterwards he helu various posts under the Japanese gov government government and enjoyed enjo the confidence of or orthe the emperor and the highest government officials He was sent to Korea by b the emperor of Japan after atter the ese war and became the confidential ad adviser adviser of oC the Korean emperor a post which he filled to the highest satisfaction or both the Korean emperor and the Japan Japanese ese government He was several times decorated by b the emperor of or Japan |