The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-30
HOW She Died
chinaman Tells OF Murder of
Elsie Seigls.
MUCH LIGHT THROWN


Countrymnn Of the Slayer Of
the Girl-She Went to the China
mans Room Alone and Was There
Murdered
That New York murder mystery
!las been solved Bai:e1 and !ntimi-
dated by detectives Chung Sin, one
time room mate OF Leon Ling, told
Tuesday afternoon OF Elsie Sigel's
murder. Under the terrific pressure
OF the third degree" the little Chi
aamaa admitted that Re had seen
the body in Leon Ling's room. that
be had touched &; while It vas still!
warm. that he had smelled drugs
and had watched Leon Ling's plans
to7 getting the body in the trunk,
where 1t vas found horribly decon-
posed.
Chung Sin IS IS years old. He was
arrested az West Walway. y. H.
and was brought 10 New York Tues
day morning. He was bulliad. per-
suaded and entangled in q mass OF
significant questions. It was not ua-
Il! late Tuesday. however, that lis
spirit was sufficiently broken or SUI
acien, !nduceuent were offered. as
the case may be, for him 70 cast
aside bis air Of stoi!dness and tell
Of the death OF the young missionary.
Then. smoking cigarette after cigar
cite to quie: his nerves. the China
man told brokealy but with brutal
bluntness OF the girls death.
From the mans story. Il is appar--
en-, that Elsie Sigel first was drug
ged with chloro.orm and then chok-
ed 70 death. She was killed appar-
entity on the night OF June 9. al
though Chung Sin appeared a little
mixed in his dates. But he says
that early in the morning Of June
10 he heard strange noise IN Icons
room adjoining his and looking over
the t-aosom saw the girl lying
OF the bed with bloody towel over
the rnoata. He passed through the
room. he says. 70 go out to wash
MS hands. and as he did SO felt the
body. which was still warm. He
went down to the chop suey restau-
rant below and then returned to the
room.
Leon. in the meantime. had cov~
ered the body with blanket up to
the chin and bad pulled trunk to
the middle Of the foo.. Tee trunk
Leon was calmly enptying. prepara-
,o!y 70 placing the body thereIc.
TIE rope with which ::le body was
bound was lying on the foor at the
time. according 70 Chung Sin. Once
again be went down stairs. said
Chung S:n. where he remained Until!
Leon called him. When he entered
the room the body was not visible.
having been bound with the rope and
placed Il the trunk.
4. this point OF the story the
Chinamaa was asked savaseiy II he
had not assisted Leon IN putting the
BODY in tae trunk. Chung stared
percep;ihly. but said that be had
10 hand IN *.
y did rot see her no more" said
Chung Sin. and when I asked Leon
how she died be said she had bitten
her tongue and b!ed to death" Leon
told him. Chung Sin added. that he
was going TO send the trunk to Jer-
sey City. thence TO Europe. AS .
matte. Of fact It lay untouched IN the
s,uTy little room until Sun Ling.
proprietor OF the restaurant below.
noticed tho oder about the building
and summoned the police.
Until Chung Sins complete &C
count Is made public It will not be
explained why he saw the dead CIR!
and the preparation for the removal
OF the body with such apparent un-
concern a. the time. Also, despite
repeated !aterrogat.ons he declined
10 say Just what happened IN the rear
room when the girl was murdered.
He admitted having heard q scuf-
ae the room during the night and
told OF Elsie having arrived on the
previous afternoon. the day when
she disappeared fror he, home.
Did Leon take her there or did
she 80 OF he, own accord" be was
asked.
She ~en, there alone." ne 7epli-
ed.
Was she IN love with Leon or
Leon in love with herr" was another
question.
Al this Chung Sin relapsed into
silence and then only smiled and
shoe. his head. Ee indicated. how
ever. that the girl had sought ous
the Ch:nanau. Incids2tal!y he said
tina, Leoa Ling and Chu Gain had
cone 20 blows over the girl in China
town some weeks ago. The police
theory is that Leon killed the girl
because OF her attention 20 Chu Gam
Sold His Wife.