The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-23
third Degree" Forces Chung Sin, FOR
mer Roommate of leon Ling, to Re-
veal Guilty knowledge of
Most Bruta! Crime.
GIRL EVIDENTLY CHLOROFORMED
AND THEN CHOKED TO DEATH
Denies Any Completely in the Murder, but Ad-
mts Touching Body While 1t
Was Still Warm.

OUT Oh low H. having HuIIIeu lIpIh 'u'
scene of the murder in fear, and sought
out his brother in Chinatown. who pro
cured him the position. lie admitted
having borrowed $3.50 from Chu Gain.
proprietor of the Port Arthur rcstau
rant in Chinatown. who Is also held
in connection with the case, Incident
ally. he said that Leon and Chm Gain
had come TO blows over the girl in
Chinatown some weeks ago. The po
lice theory is that Leon killed the girl
because Of hcr attentions to Chu Gain.
Interesting sidelights.
Chu Gain, tho Chinamau. who was
arraigned in the Tombs police
court this morning and discharged
by Magistrate Cornell. was rcarrosted
iator al The instance of Coroner Hsr
burger and held in $1,000 bail rs ma
torial witness. During his cXamiua
tiop bv tho coroner Chun Gain. who
speaks English very well, threw some
interesting sidelights on the case.
Three other Cinnamon are held a.
important witnesses. Thcr arc Sun lie
uug. proprietor of the Eighth avenue
restaurant; Voc Kim. the cook, and
Chin Song. n waiter, With the impor-
tant disclosures given by Chung sin.
their bail was reduced 70 500.
Neither Mr. Jerome nor the coroner
~ am aware of the nature of tins
testimony said the coroner tonight
.'bui | cannot make ii public. The
district attorney has done efficient
worI, in handling this man and has
learned many things which will uu-
doubicdiy assist in the capture of the
murderer.
The confession win he placed before
the grand jury.
10. .nt1s In
Chinaman. who was mvSteriouslv
skulking about the Eighth avenue res
taurant. which has been closed since
the discovery of the murder. was cap
tuTrd hv policeman on special duty
there The man had a key 10 the place
but he declined 10 explain his mission.
He gave the name Of Joe Kay,
Chinatown is deeply stirred by the
murder and those among the China
men who have been converted 10 Chris
tiapitv profess to be operating with
the police The Oriental club an or
ganizatior posed Of number Of
leading Chinese has offered a $500 re
ward for the arrest and conviction Of
th" murderer.
More of Chung Sin s confession be.
came known late tonight, giving thC
actual demonstration of how the muir
der was committed
- Elsie Slgcl WAS on IN" h"b. Salu
the Chinaman, while his hclrcrs drew
closer in horri6ed suspense, "and Leon
was bending over her. \ handkerchief
WAS sticking out Of her mouth. and J
saw the blood on it, She WIS fighting
him. but he only pressed the hHnikcr-
chief harder into her mouth. Finally
she struggled no more, but lay Sill and
Leon stood up and Looked down AT
her.
Those who heard this recital were nj.
most overcome with nc thought that
Chung Sin could have stood in :ho ad-
Joining room without raising hand 10
prevent II.
IN ono version of The Cinnamon 5
confession. it was said he admi,ted
helping Leon tie the trunk, all rhough
DENYING that he aided iim IN placing
the body in il. He also rdmIttcd Civ
ing most OF the money waIch he Dor
rowed from Chu Cain 20 Leon Ling 10
ala the latter in his 1igirt iion New
! York