Evening star., 1909-06-22
however. The police still hope to obtain
some useful information from him.
Brought From Amsterdam.

Brought From Amsterdam.
Chung Sin. on his arrest at Amster-
dam, protested vigorously that he knew
| nothing about the murder. He was ac-
quainted with Elsie Sigel. he said. and
| knew of her work among the Chinese.
After being questioned practically all
day by the Amsterdam police, he was
| taken in custody last night by Detective
John Forbes. from New York head
quarters who started for the city with
his prisoner late last night.
The prisoner asserts that he saw Leon
Ling rarely during several months pre-
ceding the murder. For at least three
| weeks. he says, he has had no knowledge
| whatever OF his whereabouts.
| Although having room next TO Leon 5,
| he said that his night work as waiter
| kept him away sreat deal. otten he
did not sleep in his room.
| When Leon's association with the g,rl
| was suggested Chung Sin would shake
! his head and reply, emphatically:
She not my friend; she his friend.
! Why should / be in jail?
Employer Causes Arrest.
| The Chinaman's arrest came about
! through his employer. Harvey Kennedy
a well-to-do New Yorker and summer
resident of West Galway He noticed
Chung Sins likeness to published pho-
! tographs of him in New York news
papers and notified the police.
! Chung Sin readily admitted his name
! and identity From the first he stub
! bornly maintained that he was ignorant
| of any detail of the murder.
| Chung Sin reached Amsterdam FRIDAY
| afternoon, June IL, two days after Eisle
Sigel disappeared in New York. and the
day on which she is supposed 10 nave
in New York by Mr.. kennedy as
| servant. -
This is some respects is favorable to
the Chinaman 1t indicates that ne ala
not flee from the city.
He worked on quietly until the poilte
| learned of his recent arrival ana ms
supposed connection with the murder
case. His arrest followed.
Money in Suit Case.
| search OF q suit case carried by
| Chung Sin disclosed one of the ponce
photographs of himself which have been
sent broadcast through the country he
had $50 in his pockets. supposed TO oe
what is left of his share OF the WV
obtained a short time ago by him ana
| Leon from Chu Gain. through jealousy
of whom Leon is believed to have MUIR
| dered the girl. e;
In thus describing himself. Chung Sin
talked glibly enough. but he soon IN.
volved himself in contradictions. Flfs,
| he said he had left New York sJune IL
| to go to the Kennedy home. having oeeh
engaged in New York; but when ne was as
| shown New York paper or June il
he said he had bought that In Ne"
| York.
Leon Lived With sigels.
While the police were searching the en-
tire country for Leon the startling 1acl
was learned yesterday that the emma
man was not only close frieno OF ELSIE
sigel and her mother. but had actuaiiS
lived at their house and had loaned elthei
the girl or her mother $500
This was disclosed by Police Lieut.
ton. He said that June l; aoou.
| 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he was
| at the desk when Leon came 10
the station and demanded that the ponce
| at the Sigel house, 2o9 Wads"orth
II lived with them when they were at
| No $50 West 1SSth street. ne sald
while 1 was running game d. 1oi. I'll.
George; and when they moved they TOOK
my clothes with them. They owe me
$500 which / loaned to them, and I'm
afraid they'll put up job on me If l 60
| there alone after my clothes
Lieut.. McGrath told Leon that, while
| he was undoubtedly entitled to his
clothes. it was not the province or the
police to break into a private mouse
| without a warrant and get them Tor MIN
All he could do, he told Leon. was to
send a policeman with him to pro1ect
| him if there was trouble.
Bicycle Policeman Won Barthold was
| assigned to the case, and went with
Leon to the Wadsworth avenue house.
Leon entered alone, and soon came out
| with a bundle under his arm, presum-
| ably the clothes he sought. He thanked
Barthold, and that ended the incident.
| Love Letters to Chu Gain.
Not only was Elsie Sigel infatuated
with Chu Gain, as her letters clearly in
dicate, but numerous other white women
openly confessed their love for him.
Among them is a girl who signed herself
Mabel" three of whose letters were
found. Miss Mabel Sigel. cousin of
the murdered girl, denies she ever wrote
to Gain or had anything to do with him.
Gain, it is known, had been a close
friend of Elsie Sigel and of her mother
| for long time but 1t is not believed he
had any motive for wishing her out of
the way or for seeking revenge on Leon
or anybody else.
Father Tells Of Love Affair.
Now that 1 am convinced that 1t was
my Elsie who was the victim Of thti
murder, l am able to look back over tt.
past and recall incidents that account for
| the CCiTnt, Sdlu hi SiS0l. hiio" ~
must have been jealousy between the two
| Cinnamon.
| II knew that Elsie cared for Leon Ling.
She spoke to me about him several times.
| limiting that she would like to marry him.
| told her that II was bad enough to nave
| a Chinaman calling at the house. but
that l would never consent to marriage
with one of them.
Elsie was careful after that about
what she said to me about Leon Ling or
any other Chinaman.
Il have good reason to believe that
Leon Ling and Chong Sing were hanging
| around the apartment house where we
| live on the morning OF June 0. when Elsie
disappeared.
1T looks now as though they inter
cepted her as she was on her way to her
| grandmother's home. and that on some
| pretext she was induced to go to Leon
| Ling's den in Sth avenue. l have made
| inquiries. and from what l am able to
| learn. Elsie was never in that house until
the day she was lured there and killed
Elsie Sigel Buried.
The body of Elsie Sigel was buried yes
| terday afternoon in Woodlawn cemetery
| from an undertaking establishment on Sd
| avenue There were no services. The
dead girls father. her two brothers and
an uncle. Franz Sigel, went with the body
| to the cemetery.
While the burial was taking place there
was a meeting of Chinese converts at the