Evening star., 1909-06-23
story Chung Sin was SO calmly relating.
But YOU looked into the room again.

story Chung Sin was SO calmly relating.
But you looked into the room again!
Yes
Now. tell us what you saw then
ME saw Elsie on the bed. She lay
down on her back.
Did she still have on her clothes?
Yes"
Did YOU see Leon take Elsie's clothes
offe''
Saw Leon take off this" replied
Chung, indicating what would be the
blouse or waist of woman.s costume
How did lie take 1t OFF,
Chung reached his hand up and caught
il in the collarband of his shirt. He
then made motion as though to draw
his hand downward and violently rip the
garment. sHe made on verbal reply to
the question.
In Room Later.
How does it happen that you are sc
sure that it was a handkerchief, when
you saw it only through keyhole from
the other side of the room?" asked Mr.
Ward, to test the reliability of the tale.
"Oh, | saw 1t on the floor afterward.
admitted the Chinaman.
Then you were in the room with the
girl and Leon?" demanded Capt. Carey.
YES. | was there" Chung Sin admit
ted 1t was his first acknowledgment
that he had had any direct connection
with the crime.
But that, he explained, was some time
afterward After spying his fill on
Leon. while the girl was being muir
stairs to the restaurant run by Son
I,eune. who gave himself up Monday,
after having disappeared soon after the
crime was discovered
Returning upstairs to wash his face
and hands. he said, he heard noises In
the room and took another look through
the keyhole. Then he saw Leon pulling
his trunk out of cupboard and throw
ing clothes from ii on the floor, while
the body of the girl, now still. lay or
the bed. sheet had been pulled over
the body covering it UP to the neck, but
leaving tire girls feet sticking out: they
were bare.
Went Back to Leon's Room.
once more Chung went down stairs to
the restaurant, but in a few minutes
he heard Leon calling to him. When he
went up stairs the door to Icons room
was open.
Where was the body then?" Mr.. Ward
asked him.
Me not know; me not see body then,
said the Chinaman.
Was the body in the trunk
Me not know Chung repeated, pun.
ing imperturbably.
What dld you 90 q
Leon. he ask me to help tie the trunk
he take one end of rope, take other
end: we tie it,
"Then what happened?''
Nothing happen.'' still putting at hi!
cigarette. Me go away: me cook: me 81
to restaurant"
And is that all you know about thu
case?'
Yes, all: me tell TRUTH
What became of I.eon?"
Me don't know" with another puff.
That is the last you saw of him.
Yes. me no see him after that"
Kept Little Of the $3.50.
How much of that $500 you got from
Chu Gain did you give to Leon?' Capt
| Carey sharply shot at Chung. The China
| man started visibly for the first time H,
seemed to be about to say something
and then relapsed into stolidity.
you've got to tell us, you know" re
minded Carey.
me don't remember" the Chinamai
Then YOU did give him some of it?'
asked Carey.
yes: give him most of it," Chung ad
pitted. this time without lifting his Gig
arctic 10 his lips. Chung had only 50
when he was arrested, and II Is believed
that almost if not all of the remaining
5000 was turned over to Leon to pay nj
expenses in fleeing from the city. althougl
no further admissions on this point coui'
be elected from his partner In crime
When you went into the room am
didn't see anything of the body, didn't
] make you suspicious-didn' you ask Leoi