Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
CHINESE SLAYER
HELPED BY LOAN
MURDERER OF ELSIE SlGEL
BORROWED $3.50
CHUNG SING ALLOWED TO REST
AFTER oRlLLlNG
Many Theories Tend to Confuse the
Pollce-Threefold Investigation
Continued by offlcers-New
Evidence Scarce
AN Assoelatea Press.l

NEW YORK, June 24.-With all
tangible indications of an approach
to solution of the murder of Elsie
Sigel narrowing to the vanishing
point, another day of the threefold
investigation by police, detectives and
district attorney ended tonight.
Chung Sin, after thirty-four hours
of steady grilling, with but one inter-
mission for sleep, had day of rest at
last. The same stream of unsatisfac-
tory clews kept pouring in from
Chinatown, from Newark and the
suburbs, and even from the cities OF
the Pacific coast, but SO far as the
police could determine tonight, not
one has any substantial basis.
The one bit of authentic information
which turned UP today did not greatly
forward the search for Leon Ling.
This information came from Chu Gain,
who explained that the $3.50 advanced
to Chung Sin, Leon Ling's roommate,
did not come out of his private purse.
Chu Gain explained today that the
money was part of loan fund be-
longing to the Chinese Empire Reform
association, of which he is treasurer.
Rumors and conjectures as to the
whereabouts of Leon Ling, the young
Chinaman who is sought by the de-
tectives in charge of the Elsie Sigel
case, continued in abundance today.
There also was a fresh crop of the
ories as to the motives which had
prompted the crime, and as to the
exact manner of its commission, but
in. spite of almost hourly rumors of
the capture of the missing Chinaman
in almost every quarter of the United
States, there was nothing tangible up
on which to base a elew of use in
tracing down the murderer,
Autopsy Not Possible
The advanced state of decomposition
of the body when found precluded any
autopsy or examination to show what
the cause of death had been.
The theory of Quon Yick Nam that
the girl had died from an overdose of
chloroform administered by Leon can
not be confirmed as the handkerchief
which his roommate, Chung Sin, de-
clares he saw over her mouth has dis
appeared.
The finding of the two letters written
by Leon to Chu GAIN whom he regard
ed as his rival in the affections of the
Sigel girl, in which Leon threatens the
life of both Chu and the young woman,
is the evidence obtained yesterday to
show the motive of the case.
Both these letters, which are in Chit
nese and signed "The Chief" were to-
day shown to Chung Sin and readily
identified by him as having been writ
ten by the fugitive.
The text of these letters has not been
revealed, but it is known that in them
Chu Gain is threatened with death
unless he discontinues his attentions to
Miss Sigel.
Gain has already said that his own
brother brought himb oral warning
emanating from Leon that he must
cease his visits to the Sigel woman and
that upon one occasion when he called
at the home of the young woman, Leon,
who was already there, left the house
in a passion.
Letters Surrendered
The two threatening letters received
by Chu Gain, warning him to pay no
attentions to Elsie Sigel on penalty of
death, were surrendered by Chu Gain to
Assistant District Attorney Ward to-
day The letters We're signed 'the
chief and were written in Chinese
characters. Other than that they con-
tained terrible threats against Chu
Gain, the contents have, not been made
known.
The possibility that Leon Ling has
fled to Cuba was brought to the atte1-
tion of the police today by a white
woman living in Chinatown.
The woman told the police that she
had heard two Cinnamon discussing The
Sigel case and heard them express the
belief that Leon was now in Cuba.