Evening star., 1909-06-23

Then he came down to my restaurant
on a Saturday night and raised an awful
fuss because l had suspected him. He
pounded on the table and swore that l
would never leave the place alive.
Fearing he would kill be, 1. told him
wasn't sure he wrote the letters, but
on account of his jealousy l had reason
to suspect, he did. He insisted that We
straighten the matter out then and there.
Il told him as long as he said he didn' I
write them ! would drop the entire bust
ness. That didn't seem to satisfy him,
however. and he continued TO talk In a
loud tone and shout that he would fix me
for trying to knock him with Elsie.
"a few nights after he came down with
Mr.. Bunnell, who wrote out a statement
in English, which Leon translated into
Chinese. 1t said that i, Chu Gain, did
not believe that Leon had written the
letters threatening death to myself and
Elsie Sigel. and that hereafter I would
never make such accusation.
While / had every reason to believe
that Leon did write them~ and l still be-
lieve he did. I signed the statement to
statement and he went off to show it to
Elsie.
1T is true she wrote me many endear-
ing letters, but l knew she was young
girl and gave them little thought. l don't
believe In marriages between Chinese and
marriage, l gave her-to understand. tndi-
rectly, that / would never marry white
girl.
LAS for Leon wanting to marry her, |
know nothing about 1T. From what | saw
of him in her presence / knew well he was
much in love with her, and l guess he
would have married her if she would
have had him.
The letters l wrote her we're short.
and l can't recall ever having said any
thing about loving her
She Was His Good Friend.
she was a good friend to me, and 1
often felt sorry that she cared for me
when l only thought Of her as a friend.
But there are lots of cases just like that.
'Of course it was jealousy that caused
Leon to murder her. But If he had asked
me about II / could have told him truth
fully that | didn't love Elsie, and that l
wasn't standing in his way.
1T mattered nothing to me whether he
won her or not.
.True. he wasn't good friend of mine.
but, Just the same, | would have done
nothing to prevent Elsie for caring for
him. l often wished that she would love
Leon, because l was chased by her too
much when l had no deep feeling for her.
The 500 Chung Sin received from me
was not blackmail money, as many be-
lieve Down in Chinatown We have an
association for borrowing money. All
the members put In SO much and each
week those who want loans bid for
them.
For instance. the man who bids the
highest-that is, promises to pay the
biggest interest-gets the pool-thats s
what you call it in English. Chung was
anxious to get $3.50 and got the bid. Then
he came to me for an Endorsement and
/ went on his note. as is customary when
the loans are made.
What he did with the money l don't
know l supposed he divided it with
Leon or else gave all OF it to him."
Chu Gain Held in 81, 900 Bail.
Chu Gain was remanded to Coroner
Hamburger yesterday by Magistrate Cor
nell, in the Tombs police court, and after
lengthy examination was released In
$1,000 bail.
Born In Canton. China. he came to the
United States in 1901 and has since been
living in Chinatown. He testified that he
knew Elsie Sigel and her mother and
father about two years and had been
guest at their home many times.
He assured the coroner that he was
never engaged to Elsie and had no in
tention of marrying her. Furthermore,
he testified he was never alone with the
girl, and whenever he called at her home
one OF her parents was always In the
room.
She called at my restaurant two days