Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-24
Police, Unable to Find Trace of
Slayer Take Refuge on Sill
ence; District Attorneys Of
flee Likewise Mute,
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
MAY OFFER REWARD
ConsuIs Throughout Country
Ordered to Look Out For Leon
Ling Who Has Placed Stigma
on His RaSe They Are Told.


IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
New York. June 23-After day
of conflicting statements The district
attorneys office acting under in
structions from Mr.. Jerome. and the
police department. under orders from
Commissioner Bingham. refused to-
night to discuss further what prog
rcss had been made in the search for
Leon Ling, the Chinaman wanted for
the murder OF Elsie Sigel, whose body
was found in a trunk in room over
an Eighth avenue chop sueN restau-
rant last Friday night
Neither would they discuss the re-
suits of the examination of Chung
Sin, Len Ling's former room mate
who had been varously reported 70
have witnessed the crime, to have
aided in roping the trunk and finally
merely to have seen the girls body
There have been hourly reports Of
.elews from all parts OF the country
but none brings the authorities any
nearer to the murderer
What progress has been made with
Chung Sin, who underwent this after
noon another four hours of cross
questioning at the hands of Captain
Carey and his men of the homicide
bureau and Mr. Ward OF the district
attorneys nffict q. duo a. iauch as
anything to the offices of Quon YiclS
Nam, a Chinese merchant who vol
untcered as an Interpreter and IN
whom the police have every conf
dence. 1t is said that he told Chung
Sin with an carnestness that carried
conviction that no Chinese society
would aid him in suppressing the
facts or in concealing Leon Ling.
that on the contrary, every Chinaman
of influence and responsibility i'm the
country felt tha the case was bring
ing disrepute on their race and all
were united with the police in efforts
to run down the murderer With
more to gain than to lose by the truth
Chung Sin then talked freely if not
frankly That he has not been actually
implicated in the crime itself, how
ever. is Indicated by the fact that to-
night he was held in the house OF de-
tention for witnesses, ana not IN the
Tombs, charged with being an access
sorry in the murder.
Whatever be the whole truth con-
cerning the information. Chung Sin
gives it is practically all the police
have to go on Chu Gain the res
taurant proprietor and admirer OF the
dead girl of whom Leon Ling was
Jealous is out on $1,000 bail; pumped
dry, the other restaurant keeper sun
Leung and his walters and cook,
above whose place the body was
found, also are out on bail Of 800
Thus the case resolves around
Chung sin at first thought to have
told SO much. but whose alleged CON
fcssion became far less sensational
upon further investigation.
To all questions he reiterates he oc-
cupied the room next TO Leon ana on
the afternoon of June 3, the day or
the murder. he awakened early after
a natural sleep to find Leon stand
ing beside him. Leon was in trouble
and wanted help. Chung Sin soon
understood why. when he saw the
body lying across the bed. There was
blood on the mouth and stained
handkerchief was stuffed between
the lips. Leon explained to him that
the girl had bitter her tongue and
bled to death
Asked if that seemed plausible L"
him, Chung Sin admitted that he felt
terrified and. that his first impulse
was to get out Of the house as soon
as he could
Before he left however. Leon hor-
rowed s200 from him, he said.
They both belonged to the same
secret society and he fet bound by
his oath to do that much for fellow
member Then he had hurried TO
the rooms of his cousin with the in
tention of passing the night, hut his
curiosity got the better of him. ana
after two uneasy hours he soon went
back To the house, climbed the stairs,
lifted himself to where he could peer
through the transom and saw the
room empty save for the trunk. That
was enough for him. he hurried
back to his cousins and slept there
that night.
Next day he left for Amsterdam,
y Y. to work near where he was
arrested.
saw and did is as given out by Assist
ant District Attorney Ward. Whether
Chung Sin is telling the truth re-
mains to be seen. but of all the wide
" varying accounts. this version
seems to be conservative.
Assistant District Attorney Ward