Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-23
He TOUCHED STILL WARM BODY
Elsie Siqel Was ChIoroformed and Then
Choked to Death in Chinaman's
Room Before Being Placed in
Trunk-Prsoner Makes no ExpIana-
ton Of His Own Silence.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW VIM, $500
intimated by detectives, threatened
with prosecution and confused with
rapid fire questions, Chung Sin, one
time roommate of Leon Ling. told this
afternoon Of Elsie Sigcrs murder. IN
der the terrific pressure of the third
degree" the little Chinaman admitted
that he had seen the body in Leon
Lings rom, that he had touched 1t
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 it was found
horribly decomposed last Friday night
Chung Sn, in fact. described almost
everything concerning the murder OF
Major General Franz Sigel's grand
daughter, except the actual commits
mission of the crime. He denied any
implication in it and proter'ed stoutiy
that he was ignorant of t.. where
ebouts of Ling. the supposed lurderer
After the inquisition he was taken
before Coroner Hamburger and held IN
$4,000 bail to await the inquest.
Chung Sin is 30 years old. He was
arrested yesterday at West Galway,
~ Y. and was brought here this
morning. He was piled with Ques-
tons, bullied, persuaded and entanglHd
in mass of significant questions. 1t
was not until late today, however. that
his spirit was sufficiently broken or
sufficient inducements were offered, as
the case may be, for him to cast aside
his air of stolidness and tell of the
death of the young missionary.
Then, smoking cigarette after cigar
cite to quiet his nerves, the China
man told brOkenly. but with brutal
bluntness of the girls death. He was
surrounded at the time in the Office
of Assistant District Attorney Ward
by detectives from police headquarters
who previously had put him through
a grilling.
Jerome Drew Story Out.
Mr.. Ward and District Attorney Je-
rome. also were present and from what
can sbe learned it was Mr.. Jerome him
seaftw hoe finally: drew the story from
! CtHg 4Sih' 5 iiiiS:i
: &He z Vvsaisk a:d Ithat Leon Ling had
bsen.scars kfssds q lshsd ! Iaidshe blame
upsrS MS Y dsbdh fs:ns) jshsJdsrsl
Tbisssf osstas :rE Z, q sas. 5tigc persistent
hsssjsierings at the z.Er!sopfr = brought
the confession. II was made partly
in English and partly in Chinese, for
there was an interpreter present. ana
was taken down by stenographers.
The more salient facts of the confess
son soon become known about the
building.
Girl Dragged and Choked.
From the mans story IL is apparent
that Elsie SigcI first was druggsd Win
cbIoroform and then chokcd to death
She WAS killed apparently en- the
night Of June .. although Chung On
appearcd little mixed in his dates
Hrt 10 SAYS that carly in the morn
inc of Junc,~TO he heard a strange
noise in Icons room adjoining MS.
and. looking over the transom saw the
Girl living on the bed with bloody
towel over her mouth.
Elsie Sigcl. the girl. was on inc
he'd said the Chinsman. while MS
hearers drew closer in Mortified suS-
pense. "and Leon he was bending over
b.r handkerchief was sticking on
Of her mouth and : saw The biocd on
II Shc was fighting with him oul
no ouIv pressed the handkerchief
bsr5er into her mouth Finally she
s,rurrIed no more and iay still and
gron stood up and looked down ~
her
30 rsssed through the room. nc
s,ve. 40 20 on; 20 wash his hands
"a a. nc did % felt cf the body
vn,ch was stI warm. Hc went GOV"
:, tho chon sucv restaurant bclo"'
"a ,hen returned to the room. Icon
n mo meantimc had covered the oony
IN a blanket M ~ the cnin sn1
so pulled = trunk 20 the middle ~
o.. scor The trunk Leon was calm
= empsvinE preparatory 70 placins
,hs hcdy therein. The rope WITH