The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
Foyced "a Make statement.

Forced TO Make Statement
New York, June 23.-Baited and in
Inundated by detectives, threatened
with prosecution and confused with
rapid fire questions, Chung Sin, one
time roommate Of Leon Ling, told
Tuesday afternoon Of Elsie Sigel's
murder. Under the terrific pressure of
the third degree" the little China
man admitted that he had seen the
body in Leon Ling's room. that he had
touched 1t while It was still warm,
that he had smelled drugs and had
watched Leon Ling's preparations for
placing the body in tn trunk where it
was found horribly decomposed last
Friday night.
Chung Sin in fact Of what is learned
II correct, described almost everything
concerning the murder of Major
Franz Sigels grand daughter. He
denied completely in It and protested
stoutly that he was ignorant Of the
whereabouts of Ling, the supposed
murderer. After the inquisition he was
taken before Coroner Hamburger and
held in $4,000 bail in the house of
detention to await the inquest.
Toll Jerome of Crime.
Chung Sin is So years old and a
native OF Canton. He was arrested at
West Galway, N. Y, and was brought
to New York. Immediately after his
arrest and during the trip to this city,
he was APPLIED with questions, bullied,
persuaded and tangled in mass Of
questions, until his spirit was suf
ficiently broken or sufficient induce
ments we're made as the case may be
10 cast aside his aid of stolidness and
tell of the death Of the young mission
airy Then, smoking cigarette after
cigarette to quite his nerves, the
Chinaman told briefly but with brutal
bluntness Of the deed. He was sur
rounded at the time in the office, by
detectives from police headquarters,
who previously had put him through
a grliling. Mr. Ward and District At
torney Jerome also we're present, and
from what can be learned it was Mr.
Jerome himself who finally drew the
story from Ginning Sins lips. He was
told that Len Ling had been captured
and had laid the blame upon his
Chung Sin's) shoulders. This to-
gether with the persistent hammering
At the prisoner, brought the confes-
zion. II was made partly in English
and partly in Chinese, for there was an
interpreter present, and was taken
down by stenographers. No statement
Of the gist of his remarks was made
public, but the more salient facts OF
the confession soon became known
about the building.
From the mans story it is apparent
that Elsie Sigel first was drugged with
chloroform and then choked to death.
She was killed apparently on the night
Of June 9th, although Chung Sin APP
peared little mixed in his dates But
ne says that early In the morning of
June 10th he heard a strange noise in
Icons room adjoining his and looking
over the transon. saw the girl lying on
the bed with a bloody towel over her
mouth.
Elsie sigel, the girl, was on the
bed" said the Ghinaman while his
hearers drew closer in Mortified sus-
pense, land Leon he was bending over
her. A handkerchief was sticking out
Of her mouth and | saw the blood on
II, She was fighting with him but he
only pressed the handkerchief harder
into her mouth. Finally she struggled
no more and lay still and Leon stood
up and looked down at her"
He passed through the room, he said,
20 go out to wash his hands and as he
did SO felt Of the body which was still
warm. After he went down to the chop
suey restaurant below, then returned
20 the room. Leon in the meantime
had covered the body with blanket
mp TO the chin and had pulled a trunk
to the middle Of the floor. The trunk
Leon was calmly emptying prepare
tory 10 placing the body therein. The
rope With which the body was bound
was lying on the floor at the time, ac-
c0rding TO Chung Sin Once again he
vent Down stars, said Chung Sin,
where he remained until Leon called
him. When he entered the room the
body WAS not Visible. having been
hovri with the rope and placed In the
trunk l,1 ga