Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-24
EXPECT
SOON 10 IKACE
GIRLS SLAYER
MYSTERY OF ELSIE SIGEL'S
DEATH ILLUMINATED
LEON LlNG's ROOMMATE AGAIN
CROSS EXAMINED
Officers Suddenly Decline to Discuss
Progress, but Quick Developments
Are cipated-Details of
Crime Rapidly Linked
ff.nntinreh from rnre one,

| in that city Saturday AFTERNOON anu
checked a suit case to Cleveland, Ohio'
/ Three hours later the same man re-
turned to the station wearing d long
quilted silk cloak.
The station employees say that when
ne walked in the train shed the wind
blew his cloak aside and woman
dress was seen underneath.
His baggage was delayed here and
7o telegraphed yesterday to have II
sent on to him.
No name was signed to the telegram.
The suit case was forwarded
The report of a Chinese disguised as
a woman seems to agree with one
theory of Icons flight as advanced IN
New York today.
Details of Murder
Details of just how Elsie Sigel, the
Chinese missionary. was brutally SIAM
i'm the room of Leon Ling. became
known today after Chung Sin. his
roommate had been subjected to
thirty hours of the third degree.
Inspector McCafferty of the detective
bureau. Captain Carey of the homl-
cre bureau and a half dozen de-
tectives who had been working on
the case surrounded the tired Chl-
nese in the office OF Assistant District
Attorney Ward at the time the grew
some tale was revealed.
Suddenly Mr.. Ward startled Chung
Sin by pointing his finger at him ana
crying in a loud tone:
"You killed Elsie Sigell''
"I did not kill" snapped Chung.
"Youve got her ring, exclaimed
Captain Carey.
q got no ring of Elsie" replied the
Then Mr.. Ward fired one question
after another at the Chinese, going into
the murder in every phase,
"When did you last see Elsie?' asked
Mr. Ward.
"I see her that morning"
"Where?"
"In Leon's ROOM"
"Were you in the room?"
"No."
"Where were you?"
"In my own room, next to Icons s.
"What time was thatH'
at was about half-past II, noon"
"How do you know that?"
because / went down to the restau~
rant, and l know it was the time"
Washed His Hands
"What were you doing in your room
when you found out Elsie was in
Leon's room?"
"I was rubbing my hands-washing
them"
What day was this"
"wednesday, June 9.9
when had you seen Elsie before that
day?"
at was the night before"
On that night Chung Sin and Leon
Ling were at a party given at the girls
home.
How did you know Elsie was in
Leon's room?" pursued Mr. Ward.
"I heard a noise"
What did you do?"
"I go to the keyhole in the door be-
tween Leon's room and mine and I see
there"
Through the keyhole?"
That's it."
What did you see?"
II had heard some noise and when
look l see Elsie lying on the bed"
you wanted to see what was going
on?"
Sure"
What was it you saw then?"
Scuffled with Murderer
'I saw Elsie lying there and she
was scufhing with Leon. He lie with
his hands on Elsie, like on her neck
and she try to get away"
what did you do then?"
"I get up on a chair and look over
what hapepned?"
"Elsie try to cry, I guess. Leon had
handkerchief in her mouth. l see
blood on the handkerchief"
Chung was told to show how Leon
held the handkerchief to the girls
mouth. He placed his hand at his
mouth as though jamming something
in it.
at was all in her mouth" he said.
did you see her clothes?"
"I saw Leon take off her clothes, her
waist this way" replied Chung, tug
ging at his coat lapels.
How do you know it was Elsie's
handkerchief that Leon used?"
Chung hesitated and finally replied
that he Just knew it,"
did you see 1t after that?"
Eyes, on the floor 1t had blood on
it."
WAS all this while you were look
ing over the transom?"
mo I go down stairs to the res
taurant when l see Elsie there first.
Then I soon come up. When l get
up [ look in Leon's room and I see
Elsie lying there. She on the bed, all
still"
What did you do pext?'
Returns to Transom
"I get up on the transom again and
I see Leon so to the closet and go
into his trunk. He pull boxes and
other things from the trunk I knew
it was Icons trunk 1t was there all
the time since Leon had the room,
about six months, l guess. Leon threw
the boxes over the floor and clear out
the trunk. / saw it empty then and
he took the trunk and pull it into the
middle of the room. Then I get scared
and / go down stairs. | wash my
hands down stairs"
Pretty soon l hear Leon call me"
Chung continued. 81 go up and see
what he want me for. l see Elsie ly-
ing on the bed on her back. She does
not speak. l couldn't see if she was
dressed. Leon had pulled the bed
clothes up over her to her neck like
this" said Chung, indicating.
Was the rope around her neck
then?"
Il don't know. I saw before that
Leon take a rope out of his closet.
! don't know then what 1t is for"
could you see Elsie's feet below ths
bed clothes?"
"Oh, yes; I see them. They did not
have stockings on them. Elsie's feet
were just bare-no shoes or stockings. =
did you see the handkerchief th9n?
Blood on Handkerchief
yes 1t is on the floor, I see blood
on the floor. | ask Leon what 1t is, and
he say: Elsie bit her tongue
aJDidu'f that make Won SuSDiciOus