The sun., 1909-06-23

went downstairs second time and waited
in the restaurant for something to happen.
There wasn't n, sound. and presently
his curiosity pulled him upstairs again
to the transoin. He saw Leung 60 to
the closet, pull the trunk out, throw on
OF il several cardboard boxes that had
lain there, kick the lid up and begin to
fish clothes out. he saw Leung he said,
take the clothes and hang them up neatly
In the closet. He noticed also that u
length Of thick cord was hanging from
what did Leung do with the boxes''
asked Mr.. Ward.
Kick 'em on 40 said Chung Sing.
grinning easily.
Well, Elsie must have been there then.
What about herr
WHIP OF THE THIRD DEGREE.
sChung Sing hesitSted there, stopped
longer between question and answer than
he had done at any time. He seemed to
be afraid he was getting into deep winter.
Finally he said that the girls body was
still lying on the bed. but he couldn't
see much Of it. Mr. Ward wanted to
know why he couldn't Chung explained
that the body had been covered since he
looked last by bedolothes that were drawn
clear up to the chin. He drew his hand
across the point OF his jaw to show what
he meant by -up to the chin.
Gould you see the rope around her
NO see,- cried Chung. losing his amia-
Carey lowered over the little Chinaman
suddenly.
you helped put the rope around her
necki. he shouted. You did it and we
know you did it Why don't you tell the
truth?'
Chung Sing was out Of his chair like a
jack in the box suddenly run to nerves.
fu snl. Ill
pacing back and forth between the win
dow and his big chair He insisted that
he couldn't see the rope II one was there,
because the bedcothes were in the way.
Could you see Elste's feet?" Mr.. Ward
YES said Chung Sing slowly.
did she have stockings on?"
NO he replied
.No shoes said Chung Sing.
Then her feet were sticking out bare,
Chung Sing nodded. That was the way
he had seen Il through the transom.
HEIpED LEUNG STRAP THE TRUNE.
He Raid he had enough OF looking
through the transom by that time and
went downstairs once more. He hadn't
been long in the restaurant. he said, when
Leung called to him down the stairway
and asked him 10 come up quick. Chung
obeved and found the door Of Leung' 4
room that led to the hall wide open. He
looked around, he said. but be couldn't
see the body.
Where was Elsie'- asked Mr.. Ward.
, NO can tell. ss,,I said Chung Sing n, bobbihs
The trunk had been dragged out from
the closet and was closed tight. There
was a length OF cord on the floor. the same
cord, Chung thought. he had seen hang
ing in the closet. He questioned leupg
about the blood on the floor and l,eung
replied that Elsie had bitten her tongue.
Then Leung asked him to help tie the
do that as a favor to his friend and he
assisted Leung in knotting the cord
strongly about the trunk.
Was Elsie in t he trunk?' Ward per
sisted.
Me not KIN ow,' said Chung rather
sullenly. His answers came slowly at
this point, The Chinaman was getting
him commit himself. He said he asked
Leung what he was going to do with the
trunk and Leung said he intended ship.
ping it to Europe. First he would send
1t over to Jersey City. then make arrange
ments to get it across the ocean.
They asked Chung what he did i'm
mediately afterward. He told them that
uc az So SNulVu ttint ho eoe
out of the house as soon as he had helped
Leung rope the trunk. He did not re-
turn that afternoon and slept that night
at the house Of his cousin, Chung r.
Sing. who lives at 6S West Twenty ninth
street The cousin backs Chung up in
that statement
The following day. Chung said. he made
up his mind to get out Of town. lie
didn't know what might happen. 80 he
slipped around to 1872 Eighth avenue and
went to his room to get his satchel. He
saw the trunk standing there, roped as
1t had been left the previous afternoon.
and the sight Of 1t sent chills scurryin &
down his backbone. He grabbed the
suit case and got out as quickly as he
at the country home OF Harvey Kennedy
at West Galway near Amsterdam and he
left for West Galway that evening. Thurs
day. June 10.
HE KNEW LEUN0 WAS JEALOUS OF CHU GAIN.
He admitted that he had given 32eO to
Leubg two weeks before the murder,
the money that he bad borrowed from
Chu Gain, manager Of the Port Arthur
restaurant Lenng ,n IN the oPlniES,n E, Of ; the
in mind when he borrowed from Chung
Sing Chung insisted that he did not see
Leung after he left the house on Wednes-
day afternoon and that he didn't know
when Leung left New York or where he
went. lie admitted that he was pretty
conversant with the love affair OF leung
and Elsie Sgel and that he knew Leung
was savagcly jealous because the girl
had been friendly with Chu Gain OF China
town.
Assistant District Attorneys Ward and
Marshall and Capt Carey took Chung
to Coroner Harb,irger's office,
where Coroner Julius was waiting i'm
patiently TO examine Chung Sing on his
own account.
HARBURoER's QUIZ HEADED OFF.
There were easily 100 reporters and
waiting with Harburger
to hear what Chung would have to say.
because Julius had made a point OF 1t
that his investigation would be as pub
lie as a sidewalk Once downstairs with
the prisoner, the assistants and Carey
hustled Coroner Hamburger on to one
side and told him that plan wou ldn't
do at all. They patted him on the back
and said that all that Sas necessary was
for him TO hold Chung on short AFFIDAVIT.
Coroner julius frowned at that, He had
a number Of fine quest tons he wanted TO
put to Chung Sing; but he gave in. After
Lieut.. Burke had stated that he believed
Chung Sing was more than material
witness In the case the Coroner held Chung
Sing in bonds Of $40 900 to await the action
Of the Coroner's inquest
{ HUs STORY OF THR VIOLENT LETTERS
Mr., Hamburger had questioned Chu
Gain, TO whom Elsie had written number
Of love letters, earlier in the day. and ad-
mitted Chu to 81 900 bail.
Chu found that easily and was back in
Chinatown by afternoon. He said he
wanted TO he frank about the case. Elsie
Sigcl had run after him for year, he
declared, and had written him many love
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