The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-23


rowed from Chu Gain 20 Leon Ling to
aid the latter in his fight from New
York.
New York, June 22.-Baited and in
timidated by detectives, threatened
with prosecution and confused with
rapid-flre questions. Chung Sin, one
time roommate of Leon Ling, told
them something or Elsie Sigel's mur.
der. Under the terrific pressure or
the third degree" the little China.
man admitted that he had seen the
body In Leon Ling's room. that he
had touched il while it was warm.
that he had smelled drugs. and had
watched Leon Lings preparations for
placing the body In the trunk where
il was found decomposed last Friday
night
Chung Sin. in fact, If what was
learned at the criminal courts build
ing is correct. described almost every
thing concerning the murder of Franz
SigelS granddaughter. He de-
MED completely in it, and protested
stoutly that he was ignorant of the
whereabouts OF Ling. tho supposed
murderer After the inquisition, he
was taken before Coroner Hamburger
and held in $4,000 bail to await the
inquest
Chung Sin is 35 years old and
native of Canton. He was arrested
yesterday at West Galway, N. Y, and
was brought to New York today I'm
mediately after his arrest. and during
nil he i1to
gated, bullied, persuaded and entan-
gled i'll mass OF questions. 1t was
not until late, however. that his spirit
was sufficiently broken or sufficient
inducements we're offered for him to
cast aside his air of stolidity and tell
OF the death Of the young missionary.
Then the ClInaman told brokenly, but
with brutal bluntness, of the girls
death
Assistant District Attorney Ward
and District Attorney jerome were
present, and from what can be learned
it was Mr.. Jerome himself who finally
drew the story from Chung Sins lips.
He was told that Leon Ling had been
captured and had laid the blame upon
his (Chung Sin's) shoulders. This.
together with the persistent hammer
ing at the prisoner, brought the con-
fession, No statement of the gist OF
his remarks was made public, but the
more salient facts of the confession
soon became known about the build
ing.
From the story it is apparent that
Elsie Slgel was first drugged with
chloroform and then choked to DEATH
She was killed apparently on the night
of June Q, although Chung Sin ap-
peared TO be a little mixed in his
dates. He says that early in the morn
ing of June 10 he heard a strange
noise In Icons room, adjoining his.
and, looking over the transom. he saw
the girl lying on the bed with a blood
stained towel over her mouth. He
passed through the room, he said, TO
go out and wash his hands, and as he
did so felt Of the body. which was
stu warm, Leon, in the meantime,
had covered the body with q blanket
up 10 the chin and had pulled a trunk
to the middle of the floor The trunk
Leon was calmly enlptying preparatory
to placing the body therein. The rope
with which tho body was bound was
lying on the floor at the time, accord
ing TO Chung Sin. He went down
stairs. said Chung Sin, where he re-
mained 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 Chinaman -lS
asked savagely If he had not assisted
in putting the body in the trunk.
Chung Sin started perceptibly. but
said he had no hand 1t it
u did not see her no more" said
Chung Sin, and when ] asked Leon
how she died. he said she had bitten
her tongue and bled to death"
Leon told him, Chung Sin added
that he was going TO send the trurT
to Jersey City and thence to Europe.
AS a matter of fact 1t lay untouched
in the stuffy little room until Sun
Leung, proprietor Of the restaurant
below, noticed the odor about the
building
Did Leon take her there, or did
she 20 OF her own accord?" he was
asked
She went there alone" he replied |
WAS she in love with Leon or Leon !
with herr"
AT this Chung Sin relapsed into ST.
lence and then only smiled and shook |
his head. He indicated. however that |
the girl had sought out the China
man.
Taking up his own case, Chung Sin |
explained his sudden disappearance !
after the murder by saying that he !
had been employed by New Yorker, 1
at whose country place near Amster-
dam he WAS arrested. He said he ac-
cepted this position in order TO get
out of town, having hurried from
the scene OF the murder in fear, and I
sought out his brother in Chinatown. !
who procured him the position. He
admitted having borrowed $3.50 from
Chu Gain, proprietor OF the Port Ar
thur restaurant in Chinatown. who is
also held in connection with the case
incidentally, he said that Leon Ling
and Chu Gain had come to blows over
the girl in Chinatown two weeks ago,
The police theory Is that Leon killed
the girl because of her attentions to
Cbu Gain.
Chu Gain, who was arrai9ned In
the Tombs police court this morning
and discharged by Magistrate Cornell.
was rearrested later at the instance
of Coroner Harburger and held in /
$1,000 bail as material witness. Dur
ing his examination by the coroner,
Chu Gain, who speaks English very |
well. throw some interesting sidelights I