The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-23
TELLS HOW ELSIE
S|GEL met HER
SHOCKINGEND
Roomate of Murderer Gives
Details of Crime
CHLOROF ORMED AND CH0KED
Chung Sin Admits He Saw All Details
Except the Actual
Killing
;HLOROF ORMED AND CH0KED

New York, June 23.-Buiiied and in
undated by detectives, threatened
with prosecution and confused with
rapid fire questions, Chung Sin, one
time roommate of Leon Ling, tolo
Yesterday afternoon OF Elsie Sigel
murder. Under the terrific pressure
of the third degree" the little China
man admitted that he had seen the
body in Leon Ling's room over the Sth
avenue chop suey restaurant; that ne
had touched it while it was still warm,
that he had smelled drugs and had
watched Leon Ling's preparations for
placing the body in the trunk where II
was found horribly decomposed last
Friday night.
From the mans story it is apparent
That Elsie Sigel was first drugged with
chloroform and then choked to death
She was killed apparently on the night
of June 8, although Chung Sin appear
ed little mixed in his dates. But he
SAYS that early in the morning OF June
10 he heard strange noise In Leon $
room adjoining ais and, looking over
the transom, saw the girl lying on the
bed with a bloody towel over her
mouth. He passed through the room
he says. to go to wash his hands and
as he did so felt OF the body whicn
was still warm. Afterward he went
down to the chop suey restaurant be;
low. then returned to the room. 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. This trunk Leon was calmly
emptying preparatory TO placing the
body therein. The rope with which
the body was bound was lying on the
floor at the time, according to Chung
Sin. Once again he went downstairs
said Chung Sin, where he remained
until Leon called MIN. When he en-
tered the room the body was not Wis
ible, having been bound with the ropt
and placed in the trunk.
Denies That He Assisted
At this point of the story, the China
man was asked savagely if he had moi
assisted his pal in putting the body
in the trunk.
Cnung Sin started perceptibly, bu
said that he had no hand in 1t.
| Il didn't see her no more sale
Chung Sin, "and when | asked Leor
how she died he said she had bitter
her tongue and bled to death Leor
told him, Chung Sin added, That HI
was going to send the trunk to JERSEY
City, then to Europe. AS matter o
fact, it lay untouched in the stuffy lit
tie room until Sun Leung, proprietor
of the restaurant, below, noticed the
odor about the building and summon
ed the police.
Until Chung Sins complete account
is made public it will not be explain
ed why he saw the dead girl and the
preparations for the removal of the
body with such apparent unconcern al
the time. Despite repeated interroga
tons he declined to say just what hap
pened in the room when the girl was
murdered. He admitted having hearC
scuftie in the room during the nigh
and told of Elsie having arrived on tn,
previous afternoon.
| Did Leon take her there or did she
| go on her own accord?" he was asked
She went there alone" he replied
| Was she in love with Leon or Leor
in love with her"
| Neither Mr.. Jerome nor the coroner
would discuss Chung Sins confession
Il am aware of the nature of this ties
timony," said the coroner but | can
not make it public. The district at
torney has done efficient work in hand
ling this man and has learned man,
things which will undoubtedly assis
In the capture of the murderer" Tn,
confession in full will be placed be
fore the grand jury.