The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-23

(CONTIN JED FROM PAGE l.) and then only smiled and shook his head He indicated. however, that the girl had sought out the Chinaman.
 Explains His Flight.
 Chung Sin explained his sudden disap- pearance after the murder by saying he had been employed by a well-to-do New Yorker, at whose country place near Amsterdam he was arrested yesterday Chung says that he accepted this posi- tion in order to get out of town, hay ing hurried from the scene more in fear and sought out his brother in China town, who procured him the position.
 He admitted having borrowed SSO from Gnu Gain, proprietor of the Port Arthur restaurant in Chinatown. who is also held in connection with the case. h. cidentally, he said that Leon Ling and Gnu Gain had come to blows over the girl in Chinatown some weeks ago. The police theory Is that Leon killed the girl because of her attentions to Gnu Gain.
 The confession today serves but to clinch the already prevalent belief that Leon Ling killed the N-year girl, who became initiated into the ways the Chinese live through her mother who now has been taken to sanitorium. crazed with grief. It does not, however, so far as can be learned, throw any light as to where the murdered Is at present. or the route which he took nj his flight from the city.
 Chu> Gains Knowledge.
 Gnu Gain, who was arraigned in the Tombs police court this morning and dis charged by Magistrate Cornell, was re- arrested later at the instance of Coroner Hamburger and held in sl0O0 bail as material witness. During his examination by the coroner Gnu Gain, who speaks English very well, threw some interesting side lights on the case. He readily fur nished bail after the examination.
 Three other Chinamen are still held as important witnesses. They are Sun Lung proprietor of the Eighth avenue restau- rant To Kim, the cook and Chin Song. a waiter. With the important disclos- ures given by Chung Sin today their bail was reduced to S100
 Neither MT. Jerome nor the coroner would discuss Chung Sins confession. ''I am aware of the nature of this testi- mony," said the coroner tonight; "but I cannot make it public. The district attorney has done efficient work in hand ling this man and has learned many things which undoubtedly will assist in the capture of the murderer"
 One other arrest was made in the case tonight A Chinaman who was mys- IeTlOuSly dDOut tut EfiSuln dN- enue restaurant, which has been closed since the discovery of the murder. was captured by a policeman. The man had a key to the place, but declined to ex- plain his mission. He gave the name of Joe Kay.
 Chinatown is stirred to it's depths by the murder, and those among the China men who have been converted to Chris tianity profess to be cooperating with the police in every possible manner The Oriental club In Mott street, an organiza- tion composed of number of leading Chinese, has offered a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the mur- derer
 More of the Confession.
 More of Chung Sins confession became Snown late tonight giving the actual description of how the murder was com nitted.
 'Elsie Sigel," the girl, "was on the hearers drew closer in mortified suspense. and Leon, he was bending over her A handkerchief was sticking out of her mouth, and l saw the blood on 1t. She was fighting with him, but he only pressed the handkerchief harder into her mouth. Finally she struggled no more and lay still and Leon stood up and looked down at her"
 Those who heard this recital were al- most overcome with the thought that Chung Sin could have stood by in an ad- Joining room without raising a hand to prevent it.
 In one version of the Chinamans con-