Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-06-24
ELSIE SIGEL WAS
VICTIM OF LING
CHUN SIN cONFESSES THAT HE
SAW THE GIRL AFTER
DEATH.
WAS cHLoRoFoRMED, THEN
CHOKED TO DEATH AND
BODY PLACED IN TRUNK.
POLICE BELIEVE THE GIRL WAS
KILLED BECAUSE OF AT
TENTIoN TO CHU GAIN

New York, June 23.-Baited ana
inundated by detectives, threatened
with prosecution and confused with
rapid fire questions, Chun Sin, one
time roommate Of Leon Ling, told
yesterday afternoon Of Elsie SigeIs
murder. Under the terrific pressure
Of the third degree, the Chinaman
admitted he had seen the body in
Icons room, that he had touched it
while it was still warm, that he had
smeIled drugs and had watched
Icons preparations for placing the
body in a trunk where it was found
horribly decomposed last Friday
night
Chung in fact, if what was learned
at the criminal courts building IS
correct, described almost everything
concerning the murder Of Major Gen
eraI Franz SigeI's granddaughter, cx-
cept the actual commission Of the
crime. After he inquisition, he was
held in $4,000 bail in the house Of de-
tcntiou to await the inquest.
Chung was arrested Monday at
West Galway, New York, near Am
sterdam, and was brought to New
York yesterday morning. 1t was not
until lat yesterday that he told the
story OF The death of the missionary.
He was surrounded at the time in the
office of Assistant District Attorney
Ward by detectives from the police
headquarters. Ward and District At
tornoy jerome also were present,
and from what can be learned, it was
jerome himself who finally drew the
story from Chung's lips He was
told that Leon had been captured
aud had laid the blame upon his
lChung's) shoulders. This, together
with persistent hammering at the
prisoner, brought the confession.
From the mans story, it is appar-
cuU that Elsie Sigcl first was drugged
with chIoroform, then choked to
death. She was killed apparently on
he night of June 9. Chung says that
carly i'm the morning of June 10 he
heard strange noise in Icons room
adjoining his and, looking over the
transom. saw the girl lying on the
bed with a bloody towel over her
mouth. He passed through the room,
ho said to get out to wash his hands,
ana as he did so felt of the body
which was still warm. He went dowu
to the restaurant below, then re-
turned to- the room. Leon, meantime.
had covered he body with blanket
up to the chin and had pulled the
trunk to the middle of the room The
trunk Leon was emptying preparatory
to placing the body therein The
rope with which the body was bound
was lying on the floor at the time. ac-
oordiug to Chung. Once again he
went down stairs where he remained
until Leon called him. When he en-
tered the room the body was not
visible, having been bound with the
rope and placed in the trunk.
At this point of the story. the
Chinaman was asked savageIy if he
had not assisted in putting the body
i'm the trunk. Chunk started percept-
IDLY but said that H. had no hand in
f.
81 did not see her no more, said
Chung when asked Leon how
she died. he said she had bitten sher
tongue and bIed to death"
Leon told him. Chung added that
he was going to send the trunk to
Jersey City. thence to Furope As 2
matter of fact it Law untouched in
The room until Sun Teong nroprie+or
or the restaurant below noriced an
rdov about the building and sun7.
-.,re5 the notice
Until Chung's compIete account Is
made nubIfc it will not he exDIained
vnr he saw the dead Girl and the nre.
variations for the removal Of the bodv
with such aDparent unconcern at The
fine Also desDite reneated in+arro-
cations he declined to saw inst wbar
hammered in tho room, whom tho oir1
was murdered He admitted having
heard a .scnffIa in tho room during the
nigbr ana +o,d Of Elsie HAVING ar
lived ON the nrayfous afternoon the
dav when she disannearad from her
home. He insisted that She went 70
the room alone. was She =, love
with himo" was another onas+ioD A.
this. Chung reIansed fn-o siIanca and
hen only smile6 and shook his head
He indicated. however thar tho oirI
had souchr ONT the Cinnamon