The Washington herald., 1909-06-23

detectives. had the killing OF Elsie IN
mind when the borrowed from Chung
Sin.
Chung insisted that he did not see
Isung after he LEFT the house on Wednes-
day afternoon, and that he didn't know
when Lsung left New York or where he
went he admitted that he was pretty
/ eonversant with the love AFFAIR between
I Ieung and Elsie Slgel. and that he knew
! Leung was savagely jealous because the
| girl had been riendly with Gnu Gain, OF
! Chinatown.
Assistant District Attorneys Ward and
/ Marshall. and Capt Carey. took Chung
10 Coroner Harburger's Office, where the
/ Chinaman was held IN $1,000 10 await the
[ action of the corOner's inquest
! The coroner had questioned Chu Gain.
70 whom Elsie had written a number Of
I love letters. earlier in the day. and ad-
mitted Chu 20 bail IN the sum Of S1000.
I Gnu found that easily and was back IN
/ Chinatown by afternoon
Girl Did the LovemakIng.
I Chu said he wanted TO be frank abou1
the case. Elsie SiseI had run after him
I fer a year, he declared. and had written
I him many love letters. but he had not
made love 10 her and had not written
anything but the most ordinary letters
70 the girl
He said that Mrs Sige sent for him
four weeks before EIsis's disappearance.
and when he went 10 The house. he found
Leuns there with Elsie. LeUng wanted
10 make trouble there, and 10 avoid Il.
Chu Gain left the house Elsie wanted
10 go with him. he said. but Mrs. sigel
said she had better not. However Elsie.
with Leung. Joined him IN the subway
Leung frOwned az hin and threatened
him. said Chu, So he got cfI az the next
stop
Three days later ne got the letter.
which warned him thar he Would be killed
II he did not stop paying attentions TO
Elsie He ignored the letter. Another
came 10 him. and he E0t scared He
showed the letters 70 Elsie. and said he
believed Leung had written them. She
taxed Leung with IL and demanded an
explanation. Leung went straight down
70 the Port Arthur restaurant
why did you tell Miss Sieel 7 wrote
those letters he demanded. DO YOU
pig?"
Wanted TO See Letters.
Chu smoothed Leung down. but the
jealous missioner was back again in
few days. this time with Henry G. Bun
nell a friend.
Leung wanted 20 see the letters
said Chu, so I got them out and let AIr.
B'.2.sn reea them Mr.. Bunnen ropied
them down IN English. He told me I
ought 20 be ashamed OF myself for max
ing trouble AIr- Bunnell wrote q state
ment that Leung had not written the let
tiers and asked me 10 sign il. I didn't
want any more trouble. so signed"
Chu said that he had known Elsie
Eigtl about two years She came often
10 the Port Arthur restaurant, he said,
but always with her mother He 6enitd
that he had ever been familiar with the
girl lie hadn't known Leung very well.
and wouldn't have known him al all II Il
hadn't been that the girl was invited 10
show him more favor than she did 10
Leung.
The last letter he had from Elsie was
on June s the day before she was mur-
dered- Chu insisted that she prefxed
II with nothing more afTeCtionate than
My dear friend" Chu said he was q
Christian, a statement that Chung Sing
worked into his record when he was
examined by Ward.
Hope TO Catch Leung.
After Chung Sings confession Deputy
Commissioner Woods and District Attor- /
ney Ward became pretty sure that they
would be able 10 catch Leuug Lin with |
in the next few days. They belived that !
Chung knows a good deal more than he /
has told He conTadicted himself IN 4
Important particulars during the examina-
ton. and gave the officials q pretty def /
mite idea that he saw. not merely part /
OF the tragedy. but the whole wretched /
business from beginning 10 end. His 4
admission that he gave LRung Lin the
money to get away on. convinced AIr.
Ward that he knew where Leung IN
tended 70 seek safety and they think too 4
that they can make Chung own Cp.