The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-23

"What did you see?'
81 had heard some noise and then
when 1 look 1 see Elsie lying on the
bed
"You wanted to see what was going
on?'
.eWhat was it you saw them"
ST see Elsie lying there and she
was scuff1ing with Leon. He lie with
his hands on Elsie, like on her neck,
and she try to get away"
what did you do then?"
st get up on a chair and look over
the transom SO I see better.
What happened ??
elsie try to cry, I guess. Leon
had a handkerchief in her mouth = l
see blood on the handkerchief"
Chung was told to show how Leon
held the handkerchief to the girls
mouth. He placed his hand at his
mouth as though jamming something
in it.
"It was all in her mouth he said.
"Did you see her clothes?'
Took OF Her Clothes.
81 see Leon take off her clothes,
her waist, this way" replied Chung
Juggling at his coat lapel.
How do you know 1t was Elsie
handkerchief that Lean used ~
Chung hesitated and finally replied
that he "iust knew it,
Did you see it after that?,'
Yes, on the floor. 1t had blood on
it,
WAS all this while you were look
ing over the transom ?"
No. I go down stairs to the res
taurant when / see Elsie there first.
Then I soon come up. When l get up
[ look in Icons room and see Elsie
lying there. She are on the bed all
still"
What did you do next?"
II get up on the transom again ana
I see Leon go to the closet and go in
to his trunk He pull boxes and other
things from the trunk. / knew 1t was
Icons trunk. 1t was there all the
time since Leon had the room, about
boxes over the floor and clear out the
trunk. I saw it empty then and he
took the trunk and pull 1t INTO the
middle of the room. Then get
scared and go down stairs. WASH
my hands down stairs.
Pretty soon I hear Leon call me,
Chung continued. Il go up and see
what he want me for. I see Elsie ly-
ing on the bed on her back. she does
not speak I couldn't see if she was
dressed. Leon had pulled the pee, pea
clothes up over her to her neck, ike
this. said Chung, indicating.
WAS the rope around her neck
them
Saw Him Get a Rope.
.T don't know. 1 saw before that
Leon take rope out of his closet l
don't know then what it is for
Gould you see Elsie Ieel peio"
the bed clothes2"
"Oh, yes, see them. They did not
have stockings on them. Elsie,s rect
were bare. No shoes or stockings
"Did YOU see the handkerchief
then" 80, zoe
blood on the floor. 1 ask Leon what
it is. and he say: Elsie bit her
Didn't that make you suspicious
that something had happened to Ell
sic" .h,n he 70
,,1;ed : Chung told them that he left
fhe room and went to his own room
where he stayed short while.
when 1 come back there is no
more. Elsie, said ohnng' she Is and 7
don't ask. see trunk there and it
have rope on lit. Leon is tying the
rope and he ask me help him. l don
know what is in the trunk and help
him tie. oh, SO many. knots
"Do YOU mean to say that you did
not know Elsie was in that trunk %
demanded Mr.. Ward
Met With a Grin.
"Chung not know. it, replied the
Chinaman The assistant district at
torney leaned over and stared Chung
in the face. The Chinaman met his
gaze for a moment, and then his face
broke into grin. mo; CHUNG tens
the TRUTH said the Chinaman- HE
would not lie
Didn't you help put Elsie in that
trunk?'
"Chung did not; Leon must have
put Elsie in the trunk
Nov. 1 want you to tell me the
truth" roared Captain Carey, turning
suddenly upon Chung. "You helped