The Washington herald., 1909-06-24
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Right here Mr.. Ward pressed Chung TO
tell more about how the body looked when
he first saw it. Chung studied over this a
few minutes. and Quan put the question
clearly in Chinese.
Chung said that the part Of the face
not covered by the REDEEMED handkerchief
seemed 10 be discolored. he thought il
looked much darker than the girls feet.
which were bare and protruded from the
sheet.
They went at him hard about the rope
with which It is believed Elsie was
strangled. but Chung stuck at that They
couldn't make him admit that he had
seen the cord around the girls neck, but
Chun went much farther Jhan he did the
day before. when they couldn't get him 10
say that he was within ten feet OF the
body al any time.
This afternoon Chung said that he
touched Elsies body after he had talked
TO Leung q few minutes, and found tnat
It was still warm Leung pleaded with
Chung 20 help him get rid OF the body.
\ He told Chung he had found out from
NElsle herself that the girl did not love
him She said 10 Leung;
I don't love you any more. Let me
alone"
Watched Body Packed.
Leung wanted Chung 10 help lift the
body of the bed and put It in the trunk.
but Chung was afraid. and wouldn't He
! stood there. though. and watched Leuns
pun the trunk out OF a closet kick the
lid open ana throw out clothing until
the trunk was empty
Leung then asked Chung for money.
and Chung gave him 500 Of the amount
that he got from Chu Cain. When Chung
saw the trunk standing empty and Leung
ready 10 handle the body. he lost his
nerve completely. he said. and ran out
of the room.
nc didn't stop for anything then. He
denied this time that he helped tie the
trunk fiat contradiction OF his story
/ the day before. He insisted. however. in
answer 70 repeated questions. that he did
not help Leung Lin kin the girl: that
he did not help 70 put the body in the
trunk, and that he did not see the body
/ after II was in the trunk. Chung per-
/ sisted in that, despite the most deter
/ mined efforts 70 break him down and
make him admit that he had a hand in
/ the whole business from first 20 last
/ Chung stayed away from the house
/ only two hours, he told Alr. Ward Tues
I day. in Mr.. Wards Office, he said he re-
mained away until the next day Some
I thing drew him back 70 Leungs room.
said Chung. When he got there he found
| Leung's door open and Leung gone. The
trunk was there. closed and roped, and
he repeated what he said yesterday, that
the sight Of il made him cold with fear.
Made HaSty Retreat.
Re had just one idea. 70 get away as
quickly as he could He grabbed his
satchel. stuffed a few things in it. and
ran out into the street again. making
for his cousins. Chung P Sings place
IN East Twenty-eighth street. His cousin
put him I'D for the night and sent him
10 West Galway. where he got the lob
as cook for the Kennedy family.
Chung looked better to-day than on
the day before. As a reward for his
taIkatveness they had let him get a few
hours Of sleep. With the characteristic
neatness Of his people, he had freshened
up his clothes. cleaned his shoes, and got
a change OF shirts. Chung is a pretty
good dresser, as was Leung. and be was
rather pleasanter 70 look at than some
of the detectives heretofore found him
investigation would make statement
tonight as TO its progress.
The district attorneys office had agreed
with the police commissioner office that
Chung sins revelations were so tmpor-
taut that all news should be suppressed.
but before they clapped the lid on one
Of the officials who had studied the tran
script made Of Chung Sins confession
said they were proceeding on the theory
that Chung knew about four times as
much as he had yet to!S.
The police have evidence TO show that
Chung was wide Of the truth when he
said he did not see Leung the day Of the
murder until Leung came 10 his room
and told him Elsie was dead or dying
Seen Talking with Leon.
There are two OF three witnesses who
will testify when they are called that
Chung Sin and Leung were seen talking
in the chop suey place the morning Of
Wednesday. June 9.
The police have learned also that some
body took message from Leung 70 FL
sic early that morning. and they are
trying TO find out If Chung Sin was the
messenger. He had been the go-between
a number OF times before.
At the examination in Mr.. Wards Office
Tuesday afternoon and during the in
QUESTION to-day. Chung said he knew all
about Elsie's affair with Leung. that
Leung was jealous because the girl had
been preferring Chu Gain. and that Leung
had made threats against the manager
OF the Port Arthur restaurant
Chung said several things under pres
sure which made the police believe that
he knew Of Leung's intention 20 kin the
girl. From Chung's statement and other
information gathered from ChU Gain and
the Sigel family the police heads have
worked out fairly satisfactory story Of
the murder.
Planned the killing.
They believe now that Leung planned
to kin Elsie two weeks before he got her
to go to his room at 7S2 Eighth avenue,
and that Chung Sin was perfectly con-
versant with Leungs plans.
The girl was induced to 90 TO Leung's
room by note sent 10 her about 9
o'clock the morning Of Wednesday. June
g. Several persons living in the neighbor-
hood Of the apartment house where the
Sigels live have reported TO the police
that a Chinaman was seen to enter the
apartment house about o'clock that
morning. The Sigels have denied that
Elsie had a Chinese caller that morning.
It is believed very little time was vast
ed in killing the girl. and that Leung did
not do the Job by himself One Of the
officials who has spent much time in
working on the case pointed out to-day
that Leung was too small and thin too
much weakened by disease, TO have over
come strong, stout girl. as Elsie was.
II was pointed out, too. that II Chung