The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-23
CHUNG SIN TELLS
OF SIGEL MURDER
Saw Girl on Leon Ling's Bed in
Morning on Looking
Over Transome
Says He Was Told She Had
Bitten Her Tongue and
BIed TO Death
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felt the body which was still warm
Leon. in the meantime had covered the
body with a blanket up to the chin
and had pulled a trunk to the middle
OF the floor.
The trunk Leon was calmly empty
ing, preparatory 10 placing the body
therein. The rope with which the
body was bound was wing on the floor
al the time.
Body Placed in Trunk
Chung Sin says he went downstairs.
where he remained until Leon called
him. When he entered the room the
body was not visible having been
bound with the rope and placed in
the trunk.
AT this point the Chinese was asked
savagely IL he had not assisted in put
ting the body in the trunk. Chung
Sin started perceptibly. but said he
had no hand in IT,
Il did not see her no more, said
Chung Sin. and when I asked Leon
how she died he said she had bitten
her tongue and bleo TO DEATH
Leon told him. Chung Sin added
that he was going 10 send the trunk
10 Jersey City and thence 10 Europe.
As a matter of fact. It lay untouched
in the stuffy little room until sun
Leung, proprietor OF the restaurant
below. noticed the odor about the
building and summoned the police
Chinese Sought by Girl
Despite repeated interrogations.
Chung Sin declined TO say just what
happened in the room when the girl
was murdered
she 20 Of her own aocord?" he was
asked.
she went there alone" he replied.
Was she in love with Leon or Leon
I'm love with her?" was another ques-
ton
Al this chung Sin relapsed into
silence and then oniy smiled and shook
his head He Indicated. however. that
the girl had sought out the Chinese
Chung Sin explained his sudden dis
appearance after the murder by say
ing that he had bee> employed BY a
New Yorker, al whose country place
near Amsterdam he was arrested. He
said he accepted this post on in order
10 Get ont or town. having hurried
from The scene OF tie murder in fear
and sought out his brother in China
town. who procured him the position
Fight Over Elsie SigeI
Chung sin admitted having Dor
rowed $3.50 from Chu Cain. proprietor
OF the Port Arthur restaurant in
chinatown. VINO IS also held in con
nection with the case Incidentally
he said that Leon Ling and Chu Gain
rad come TO blows over the girl in
chinatown some weeks go. The DO
lice theory is that Leon killed the girl
because OF her attention 20 Chu Gain
The Oriental club OF this city an
organization OF Chinese. today offered
reward Of $500 70, the arrest Of the
murderer Of Elsie Sigel
Police Inspector MeCanertv said
early today that he had great conf
dence that Leon Ling had been ar
rested at Revelstoke. B. G The tele-
gram received by the police said there
was no doubt that the prisoner was
Leon Ling. but did aot furnish proofs
The man was taken from a Canada n
Pacific train bound Tor Vancouver. and
appeared TO be q modernfzed Chinese.
who spoke English huently.
Chu Gain Is Rearrested
Chu Gain. who was arraigned in the
Tombs police court this morning and
discharged by Magistrate Cornell. was
rearrested later at the instance of Cor
oner Hamburger and held in $1,000
bail as a material witness During his
examination by the coroner Chu Gain.
who speaks English very well, threw
some interesting sidelights on the
case.
Three other chinese are held as i'm
portant witnesses. They are sun
Leung. proprietor OF the Eighth ave
nue. restaurant; zoe Kim, the cook
and Chin Song. a waiter. With the
important disclosures given by Chung
sin their bail was reduced to 800
Chu Gain, being closely questioned.
said that he knew Elsie Sisel at
whose home he had visite don an
average or once every two weeks but
denied that any engagement OF mar
rage had ever been suggested be-
tween them
Chu said ne knew Leon Ling. but the
relations existing between them were
Of the most formal character. He had
never lent him money nor exchanged
condolences with him.
Leon Ling's Arrest Denied
VANCOUVER, B. c. June 2s.-The
reported arrest of a Chinese supposed
10 be Leon Ling at Reyelstoke, B. c.
is erroneous. II is believed however.
that Leon may be one of a carload Of
Chinese who viii arrive at Vancouver
today or tomorrow. These Cinnamon
are coming from the east in bond and
are bound for China
Chinese MaSOns Aid Search
TNDIANAP POLLS. Ind. June 22.-The
Hoon Soon tong. known among Eng
Iish speaking people as the Chinese
Masons with headquarters in this
city. began q systematic search today
FOR Leon Ling. accused or the murder
Of Elsie Sigel. according TO the an
nouncement Of Chin Gum Sing, the su-
prene officer Of the society.
Minister WI Denounces Leon
WASHINGTON. June 22.-Minister
W.. China's representative here. made
= personal appeaIsto his countrymen in
this city today TO aid in capturing
Leon Ling.
As poster written in Chinese char
scters. this appeal was scattered
through Washington's Chinatown. 1t
follows:
-Ali Cinnamon are hidden to give no
succor to Leon Ling. and 10 direct
their best efforts TO bringing him to
inStice as an unworthy man who has
brought disgrace upon his countrymen