The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
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Gus. He kept edging toward the hail
door Paekwood let him slide out OF the
room. but he was night on the China
mans heeels going upstairs
Chung made for his suit case, fipped
the lid over. and snatcEed at something
Inside Packwood beat him to Il. and
grabbed a photograph. Chungs own. a
replica Of the photograph the police used
In preparing the circular that called on
the police Of the world TO arrest Leung
Lin for murder and Chung Sin as a
material witness. The Amsterdam chief
promptly slipped a pair Of bracelets on
Chung, hustled him out Of the house,
and around a corner and into an auto
mobile
Tells Truth Readily.
He was a badly scared Chinaman al
the start. n question about that, and he
didn't resort 90 lying or evasion. The
truth popped out OF him at the first oues-
ton. On the way 70 the Amsterdam Do
lice station Packwood asked the China
man If he knew Leung Lin. Chung said
he did. and that Leung was a friend OF
his in New York. He told his own name
without hesitation. He said he knew
Elsie sigel. and that she was Leung's
friend.
The news that Chung was in town had
spread all over Amsterdam, and by the
time Packwood got the Chinaman 20
the police station, there were a thousand
men and women around the building. gap
ing and curious. Packwood took Chung
Sing 10 his private office and questioned
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the man wanted by the New York police.
but he sad he did not know Elsie Sigel
was dead.
Leung LIN was his friend. ne said. but
he hadn't seen Leuug very often. He
thought he had not seen him since the
night Of June 7. McCanerty's detectipes
have evidence that Chung wasn't telling
the truth about that. He was with Leung
Lin in the house where Elsie was killed
on the morning OF Wednesday. June g
They wanted 10 know what he was
doing at West Galway. Chung said he
had come there 10 accept a fob at the
Kennedy house. He had left New York
on June 10, ne told Packwood, but he got
a BIT mixed Ia that part OF the story
There was a newspaper dated June ~ IN
Chung's suitcase When they asked him
where he got that, he said he bought Il
IN New York City just before he left town.
Knew sigeI Family
In answer 10 other questions, he told
Packwood that he had been al the Paul
SigeI home with Leung. and also alone.
that he knew Mrs Slgel. as well as
Elsie. and that he was acquainted with
Mabel Sigel. Elsies cousin The chief
wanted 20 know II Chung had an Ameri-
can girl, and the Chinaman was very
emphatic IN denying H.
After Packwood searched him and found
SO in his pockets. the chief kindly threw
open the door OF the private Office and
gave his fellow-citizens a chance They
had been piling up outside in their eager
ness TO see Chung Sing-workmen from
the carpet factories leaving their ma
chimes and hustling over to the police
station. When the chief had the little
show effectively staged, Chung sitting IN
chair and smoking a cigar. himself bv
Chung IN an attitude OF pain. the doors
were swung open, and in hocked the
natives.
They came in at one door. fled through
the hallway. taking a good luck az
the building. There were about as MANY
women in the crowd as men. Chung. who
had a pretty, good grip on himself.
smoked away impassively. never looking
al the crowd
Police Are Jubilant.
1t Is likely that Chung viii be brought
TO New York tomorrow morning bv a
pair Of detectives that Deputy Commis-
sioner Woods sent up TO Amsterdam IN a
hurry. Woods sent men 10 Schenectady
about the same time TO find Que whether
the Chinaman under arrest there was
Leung Lin. The first news received al
headquarters was quite positive on that
score The Schenectady police we're ex-
cited and jubilant They said their Chi
naman looked exactly Hike Leung's pic
ture. and that he had grown very ner-
vous under questioning. Later on in the
afternoon they lost confidence.
Deputy Commissioner Woods was skep-
teal from the start There was no doubt.
he said. that Leung Lin was in Wash
ington on the night OF June Q. and #
seemed ridiculous TO suppose that he
would travel back East after getting a
good start. The probability was that
while Leung and Chung may have fed
together. they separated near New York
City. Leung going to Washington and
Chung making for Amsterdam
When the Schenectady police arrested a
Chinaman strange TO them, they accused
him fatty Of the murder. He said in
imperfect Tnglish that a mistake had
been made. that he didn't know Elsie
Sigel and that he had come 10 Schenec-
tady on business for his cousin, Chu
Hong. manager OF the Tuxedo restaurant
at 4 Doyers street
Deduction Far-fetched.
The police up there thought it was sig
nihcent that the Chinaman got angry
when told that his trunk had been OPEN
ed. but at headquarters nobody took
much stock in that They thought that
a Chinaman or anybody else away from
home on business was apt TO get sore
II his belongings were mussed up IN
his absence. Chu Hong, the Tuxedo
manager. said that his cousin, Chu Hop
was really in Schnectady on business for
a firm OF Chinese merchants at 2Os5
Pell street The police verified that to
their satisfaction.
The police also saw Chu Joe, Of g
Mott street. another cousin. who assured
them that Chu Hop was upstate collect
ing bills for his employers. However.
Woods thought best to send . couple OF
detectives 10 Schenectady 10 AXE look