The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-24

! rounded the tired Chinaman in the of
! lice of Assistant District Attorney
Ward AT the time tho gruesomc tales
were revealed. Suddenly Mr.. Ward
startled Chung by pointing his finger
AT nm and CRYING in Il loud voice:
You killed Elsie Sigel. -
81 did not -
4" You 've got her ring" exclaimed
Captain Carr.
II got no ring of Elsie, - replied the
I.Chinaman.
Then Mr.. Ward fired one cuestion
after another at the Chinaman. goinq
into the murder in every phase.
When did You last see EIsico''
asked Mr.. Ward
SEQ her that morning.
"Where?''
In Leon s room -
We're You in the room?''
"No. -
Where were vou?'
In my own room next to Leon -
What time was this2''
1T was about half-past twelve,
How do YOU know that7''
Because / went down TO the restaur-
ant, and L know it was the time
Fixes the Date.
"What were you doing in your room
when you first found out Elsie was in
Leon s room?''
81 was rubbing my hands, washing
tho mud -
''What day was this7''
Wednesday, June 90
When had you seen Elsie before
that dayiP
'sIt vas the night BEFORE
On that night Chung Sin and Leon
Lang were at party given at the girl s
home.
Glow did YOU know Elsie was in
Leon S room7' pursued Mr.. Ward.
81 heard a noise. -
FWhat did you do7''
''G go to the keyhole and I see her
there, -
"Tbrough tho heyhole9'!
''That s it.
81 had heard some noise. then when
l look ! see Elsie lying on the bed"
'You wanted to see what was
going on'"
Sure, 81
What was II YOU saw then2''
Saw Girl Struggling.
81 see Elsie lying there, and she
was scufflng with Leon. He lie with
his hands on Elsie, like on her neck,
and she try TO get away
''What did You do then?'
81 get up on chair and look over
the transom so ] see better
What happened?'
Elsie try TO cry, I guess. Leon had
4 handkerchief In her mouth. l see
blood on the handkerchief. -
Chung was told to show how Leon
held the handkerchief to the girl s
mouth, He placed his hand at his
mouth as though jammlng something III
"It was all in her mouth. - he said.
"Did YOU sec her clothes 30
81 saw Leon take off her clothes, her
waist, this way" replied Chung, tug
ying at his coat lapels.
How do you know it was Elsie s
that Leon used?,
Chun besitated and finally replied
hat he ''iust knew IT..
So Did you see it after thatP'
eyes, on the floor, IT had blood
IN it.''
"Was all this while YOU were looking
,yer the transom.'
ono; ! GO down stairs to the restau-
'ant when / see Elsie there first. Then
soon como up. When / get up ]
ook in Leon S room and see Elsie lying
here. She are on the bed all still. -
"What did YOU do next?'
Too Scared to Remain.
"I get up on the transom again and
see Leon go to the closet and go INTO
lis llHlF- Ib' phI! bpSCS anu ptu'l
hings from the trunk, | knew it was
Leon s trunk. II was there all the time
since Leon had the room, about six
months, ] guess Leon throw the boxes
,ver the floor and clear out the trunk.
saw il empty then and he took the
runk and pull it into the middle of the
-oom. Then | get scared and / go down
stairs. | wash my hands down stairs.
"Pretty soon / hear Leon call me, -
.nptippnI
ct 20 up and see what he wants
ne for. 7 see Elsie lying on the bed
IN her back She does not speak. |
,ouldn Z see if she was dressed, Leon
lad pulled the bedclothes up over her
% her neck, like this, said Chung, in
licating.
"Was the rope around her neck
hen?'
''I don't know. I saw before that
,eon take rope out of his clothes ]
lon L know then what II is for.
'|Could you sec Elsie S feet below the
bed clothes9'
"Oh. yes. see them, They did not
AVE stockings OH them. ElsIe's feet
we're just bare. No shoes or stock
?sDid you see the handkerchief ;
"'Yes. it is on the floor then. | see
flood on the floor. / ask Leon what II
s. and he say, Elsie bit her tongue: .
T" Didn't that make you suspicious
hat something had happened 10 FL
ie?' >.
.,T didn't know anything he re. {
,lied. Chung told them that he left the
,oom and went 10 his own room, where
,e stayed n short while,
Body Had Disappeared.
FsWhen J. come back there is no more
Elsie. - said Chung. u don't know
yherc she is and ] don t ask, see
he trunk there and it has ropes on It,
Leon is tying the ropes aud he asks
ne 10 help him, [ don Z know what is
in the trunk, and l help him tie, oh,
80 many knots
'EDo YOU mean to say You did not
Know Elsie was in that trunk - de
uandod Mr.. Ward,
NChung not know il, replied the
1hinamap.
The assistant district attorney leaned
over and stared Chung in the face. The
Ghinaman met his gaze for a moment
and then his broke into n grim:
"No, Chung tells the truth said