The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-23
POLICE NAB SIGEL
MURDER SUSPECT IN FRISCO
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the top floor OF the tenement his
n Asiatic composure gave way tor I mo-
ment and he shivered violently. lie
A soon recovered. however, and entered
the musty. oriental roOm-tightly clos
ed since the discovery OF the body
with an air OF nonchalanco He was
h closely followed by the police and old
Quad Yick Nam. the wizenod interpre-
h ter
You killed Elsie Slgol." shouted
Carey as soon as the door was closed
me no kill You find Leon. he 90
II" snrieked Chung Sin In a rage. as
he covered in corner OF the room.
Then he took refuge behind his stock
answer mo understand English
Why do you lie like that" shouted
Carey jumping at the Cinnamon,
clutching his collar as II TO choke tho
life out of him. The Chung wilted.
Me tell truth. Me tell truth nov,
he squeaked.
Describes Revolving Tragedy.
Then in answer 10 question after
question he gave the minute details Of
the revolving tragedy which has shock.
ed the country.
The stolid yellow man calmly ad-
mitted he had seen Leon strange the
missionary girl TO death with her own
handkerchief as she lay on the bed
without raising a hand to help her or
- call for help.
Il heard scufiling,' related Chung,
as he pulled his cigarette. that mace
me wake up. The sound come from
Icons room and | get up and look
through the kcyhole"
Tell us exactly what YOU saw in
that room" yelled Carey.
Elsie Sigel. the girl. was on the
bed" stated Chung. quietly. Leon
was bending over her He seemed to
be fighting her or play-fghting her.
Saw handkerchief with blood on It
sticking in the girls mouth. When
saw the blood knew IL was real fight-
ing. She fought hard, and he was
pressing the handkerchief into her
mouth. Finally she didn't fight no
more. She lay still Then Leon stood
up, and looked around the room. Then
be look back at the girl"
Places Body In Trunk.
For a few moments no questions
were asked, as the hardened police Of
ficials tried 20 grasp the enormity of
the thing this yellow man was telling
them. Then go on" said Carey
quietly.
This was about half past twelve
knew because | soon go downstairs
and the cook is making meats. Always
half.past IL when cook make meats
Then Leon call TO me and | go 10
his room"
was the girl there, them" asked
Carey.
Il no see her. Before / go down
stairs | see Leon pull out his trunk
from corner OF room. and empty IT,
pulling out many boxes. when | go
Into his room after he call. | no see
Elsie. Only big trunk in room.
Before that, while he pulling out
trunk, Elsie lay stll--very still on the
led Only her face and hands and
feet could | see" and Chung walked
over TO the bed TO indicate how tho
sheet was drawn about the girls body
when | came into room after Leon
call. he ask me to help him tie trunk
and I tie many many knots In rope"
Gone, Me No Know Where"
Where was the body them"
me no know. II no in room. Gone
Me no know where"
|. Then what happened?"
"Me no know. Me go away. Me
cook Me go To restaurant"
With n bound Carey leaped for the
yellow man. where's Leon?" he
shouted.
For moment the stolid yellow face
turned slckly pale. Chung Sin falter.
ed, and then said: ME no know
You lie"
But Chung Sin only smiled at this.
He was taken back 10 police headquar
ters where he Identified the trunk In
which tho girls body was found as
Icons and also identified the canvas
blanket in which the body was wrap
ped
Detectives in search OF Icons
} room while Chung Sin was under ex-
animation there found ashes OF what
appeared to be cloth in the stove. This
gave rise TO the belief that Leon burn.
ed the girls missing clothing. Chung
Sin admitted he saw Leon tear the
girls waist off as she lay on the bed
When Chung Sin was taken back 90
headquarters he was at once put in
the hands OF a fresh shift OF detec.
tives for a continuation OF the third
degree