The Washington herald., 1909-06-25
ELSIE'S OWN ACT
LED TO MURDER
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LED TO MURDER
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The next morning. the morning OF the
day Chung Sin saw Leung over the girls
body, Chu got this letter:
My dear: ! don't want you TO feel bad because
willie vas here tonight You know that love
you. and you only and always Don't mind Willie.
Although he is nothing TO ne had 70 see him
to-night did not send for him.
Your ever loving ELSIE.
Her own Death Warrant.
The officials who are conducting the.l
investigation have concluded that II
Leang heard about this letter to Chu.
Elsie signed her own death warrant
The light Of the missions was already
half crazy from jealousy, and that let
ter TO Gnu would certainly have finished
him.
One OF the features they worked on to-
day was whether Leung got news OF the
letter from Yung Dat, a waiter in Chu
Gains place. or from Chung Sin. who
had been taking money from Chu Cain
while running errands for Leung- They
put that point up TO Chung Sin pretty
hard to-day when they went al MIN
again, but Chung denied consistently that
he had carried tales between Chu Gain
and Leung.
Along this line the police called atten-
ton 20 the two anonymous letters signed
"Ah Tar CThe ChieO that Chu received.
These letters were turned over 10 Assist
ant District Attorney Ward to-day by
Chu Gains counsel. N. Jesse Harvey, OF
l20 Center street.
Both were IN Chinese, and a rough
translation OF one OF them. furnished 70
a detective on Police Capt Galvan's stan,
ran like this:
You know what VIII happen to you you are
seen again WITH Elsie. You VII BE- killed and tbs
All TAI
Warning Not Needed.
The police theory is that after writing
these letters. Leung Lin found that Chu
hadn't paid any attention TO them. He
saw Chu afterward with Elsie al the
girls house.
Becoming convinced that EIsie's IA
vors had been transferred 10 Chu, Leung
planned the girls death swiftly. sending
her a message TO meet him in his room
az 7S2 Eighth avenue on the morning OF
Wednesday. June g. It is believed at
police headquarters that L.eung certainly
would have made an attempt 70 kin Cbu
Gain If he hadn't lost MS nerve, after
Elsie's body had been put In the trunk.
In support Of that conclusion. the fact
was made public that Leung asked Chu
70 call az IS2 Eighth avenue three DAYS
before Elsie was killed
Leung went down 20 the Port Arthur
restaurant all smiles. though he had
been there twice in the week past IN a
very different state OF mind
COOes Over Chu.
He cooed over Chu. said that he had
made a mistake. and that Chu was his
dear friend. and asked Chu 10 visit him
in his room. Chu was too downy a bird
10 be caught so easily. He pretended
friendship. said that he would call. and
then very carefully stayed by his own
little JOSS.
This, TOO, was after Leung had forced
a signed statement from Chu Gain that
Chu didn't believe II was Leung who
wrote the two threatening letters. Chu
admits he made a tactical error In tell
Ing Elsie Sigel Leung had threatened
him. Just like any other woman, SAID
Chu Gain 10 the police when they Ques-
toned him, Elsie went straight 10 the
other man and scolded him.
The idea that Elsie was protecting Chu
wetted Leung's anger % a keener edge.
the police think. and wes one OF the in
cidents that led TO the girls murder.
Somebody else knew about those let
ters-Chung Sin. Chu had been tndiscreet
enough 10 tell Chung Sin about them and
Chung. playing double. promptly warned
Leung that Chu suspected him.
Chung Grined Again.
They gave the brown Chinaman who
saw Elsie dead on Leung's bed his
seventh grilling to-day. going over the
whole ground with him.
For the most part. his story agreed
with what he had said before. although
there were several minor contradictions.
The most acute questioning could not
make Chung admit that he helped Leung
kin Elsie He varied his testimony
enough 10 say that he had not merely
touched her body. but had felt OF her
pulse % see whether she was dead or
alive. There was no heart beat. The body
was neither cold nor warm.
Alice samee lukewalm' said Chung
Sin.
Tells How He Got Money.
They wanted him 10 explain how II
came about that Chu Gain was willing
to lend money which Chd knew was
pretty apt 10 get into the hands OF the
man he hated most Leung Lin. This
time Chung explained that he had not
borrowed the money directly from the
manager Of the Port Arthur restaurant
There are several loan companies in
Chinatown controlled by the different in
luental mercantile associations They
are run something on the general plan
Of building associations. Every week,
through stated contributions Of members.
a company offers a certain sum OF money
TO prospective borrowers II a Chinaman
wants 70 start in business, II he wants to
visit friends In San Francisco. II he wants
TO make a sporty splurge with gambling
on the side, he goes TO one Of the loan
companies and makes a bid
The man who bids the highest interest
gets the loan. IL backet Up by proper
security. What happened in this case was
that Chung Sin got Chu Gain, a man Of
substance. to 20 security for him with
the loan company. Chung bid a high
rate Of interest and got the money.
What Assistant District Attorney Ward
and Capt. Carey couldn't get him 20 ad-
nit was that Leung asked him to procure
the cash. Chung keeps on saying that he
borrowed it to go into business with. but
when Leung got into rroupIe he felt he
ought to turn it over to Leung.
LeunG Sent Telegram.
II was established positivelv today that