The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-23

NEW 1phhs June ZZ.-balJeu anu
iDtimidated by detectives. threatened
with prosecution and confused with
Tapid.fre questions, Chung Sin. ono
time roommate of Leon Ling. told this
afternoon Of Elsie Sigel S murder.
Under the terrific pressure of the
"ihird degree the little Chnaman
admitted that he had seen the body in
Leon Ling S room. that he had touched
j, while it was stiu warm, that he had
smcllcd drugs and had watched Leon
Ling's preparations for placing the
BODY in the trunk where il was found
lcco,nposcd last Friday night
Chung Sin. in fact. if what was
learned at the criminal courts build
inc IS correct described almost every
thing concerning tho murder Of Maj
General Franz Sigel,s granddaughter.
Ho denied completely IN 1t aud
protested stcutly that he was ignor-
ant OF the whereabouts of Ling, the
supposed murderer.
Held Under $4,000 Bail.
After The inqusition. be was taken
before Coroner Hamburger and held in
$4,000 bail 10 await the inquest
Chung Sin is 50 years old and ma
tive of Canton, He was arrested yes.
tcrday at West Galway. X. y. and
was brought To New York today
Immediately after his arrest and
during the "trip 10 this city. he was IN
icrrngsteJ. bulIied. persuaded aud en-
dugied 5p 4 mass o. diiestions. II was
e.tstliti& tote, however. that his spirit
was sufficiently broken or sufficient in
dncemepts werc offered for him 10 cast
aside ms air Of stolidness and tell Of
fhe death Of The young missionary.
Then tho Chnaman told hrokenlv. but
with brutal bIuntness, of the girl 5
death
Confession Extorted.
Assistant District Attorney Ward
md District Attorney Jerome were
present ard from what can he learned
il was Mr.. Jerome himself who finally
drew the story from Ching SIN : lips.
lie was told That Leon Ling had been
rapturcd and had laid the blame upon
his Chung Sin - shoulders. This. to-
gethcr with the persistent hammorng
al the prisoner. brought the ccntesslon-
No statement Of the gist OF ms re-
marks was made public. hrt IN" more
salient facts Of The confession soon be-
came known about tho building.
From inc story IL IS apparent that
Elsie Sigcl was first drnggcd with
chlorofOrm aud then chokod 10 death.
She was killed apparently on the night
of .junc 9 although Chung sin an
pca-cd little mixed in his dates, lie
ssys that carly in the morning OF
June IU he heard Il strange noise IN
Icon 5 room, adjoining his, and. look
ing over the transnm. saw the girl ~,
Ing on the bed. with bloodstaiued
towel over her mouth He passed
through the room he said, 10 60 ont
80 wash his hands and. rs he did so.
felt OF the body. which was etlll warm.
Murderer Was Unmoved.
Leon. in the meantime. bad covered
The body with blanket mp 10 th"
chin and had pulled 4 trunk TO the
middle Of the floor. The trunk Leon
was calmly cmptying. preparatory 10
placing the body therein, The rope
with which The body was bound was
lying on the floor al The tmc, accor"-
ing TO Ching Sin. He went down
stairs. said Chung Sin; where ne ,,,,M re, re
mained until Leon called him. hen
he entered the room the body was not
visible, having been bound with the
rope and placed in the trunk,
At this point the Chinaman was
asked s9vagclv If he had not assisted
In putting thc body in the trunk
Chung Sin started pcrccptibly: but ne
said hc had had no band IN IT,,
81 did not see her no more sald
Chung. land when | asked Leon how
she died he said she had bitten her
tongue and bled 10 death
Declares Leon Lied TO Hin
Leon told him, Chung Sin added, that
ne was going 10 send the trunk 10 Jcr-
scy City, and thence To Europe as
matter of fact. il lay untouched
IN the little s,ulfy room until Sun Lc-
ung, proprietor Of the restaurant be
low, noticed the odor about the Duild-
ing and summoned the police.
Despite repeated intcrrogal lIonS
Chung Sin declined TO say Just whaj
happened in the room when the gir'
WAS murdered.
'Did Icon take her there. or dld
she 90 of her own accord - he was
asked
''Shc went there alone, he replied
Was She in love with Leon o'
Leon in love with hcr?' was another
question
At this, Chung Sin rclarscd INTO $,
lcDce and then ouly smiled ana sh9oh
his head, He indicated, however, tha'
the girl had sought out The ChInathan
Explains His Flight,
Taking mp his own case. Chung o'I
explained bis sudden disappearance
after the murder by saying that h'
had been employed by "A New YORKER
NJ whose country place, near Alnster
dam. he was arrested. He said ne ac
cePted this position in order 10 &c