The Washington herald., 1909-06-23
SAW ELSIE SIGEL DIE

bothered the Chinaman and when that
happened. AIr Ward got ouan Wick Nan
10 translate the question and Chung
Sings answer Qusn felt pretty impOrtan:
this afternoon. II was one OF the biggest
! cases he ever tackled. and IL was some
thing 20 see the old Chinaman fix his
spectacles over his nose, sTaighten the
! hang Of his coat and sail into Chung.
One Of the first questions Mr.. Ward
fired az Chung was:
When did you sec Elsie Sigel?"
That morning" said Chung without q
moments hesitation.
Morning OF Wednesday. June 81"
Yes" said Chung.
Where o. asked Ward
Up there" grunted Chung with a
wave Of his hand toward the north
What did You mean by Up ihereT "
''Leungs room" said Chung.
Were YOU in Leung's room when you
saw her?'
NO, no; said Chung sing nervously.
''Wen, whore were your"
I'm my room al time"
Occupied Rear Rooms.
There was some question as 10 the
floor OF 7S2 Eighth avenue. the rooms
above sun Leungs chop suey shop. II
viii be recalled that Sun Leung occupied
the front room. the largest. which was
a living room for the Chinese roomers.
and that Leung LIN and Chung Sing oc-
cupied adjoining rooms 10 the rear.
Chung's between Sun Leung's and I,etng
- q
AIr. Ward went after Chung again He
wanted TO know what time it was when
he saw Elsie
o" Bout twelve-thUlluty." said Chung.
He had the time fixed in his mind. be-
cause he knew the customs Of the chop
suey place. They shifted walters about
that time.
What were you doing in your room -
asked Mr.. Ward
Wash face, wash hands" answered
Chung He rubbed his palms together
and then moved both hands energeticaIly
up and down his cheeks 10 show Mr..
Ward exactly what he meant. That was
one OF Chung Sins tricks ali afternoon.
acting out his explanations. Some OF his
limitations were a bit grewsOme. They
were too realistic.
Memory Is Deceptive.
There was a string Of questions at this
point as 10 whether Chung Sing had seen
Elsie in Leung's rooms before that day.
but not much was got out OF the China
man on that point. His memory slipped
a cog or two.
he explained that he had been down
stairs In the chop-suey shop. and that he
had come back 10 his own room. adjoin-
ing Leungs. to wash his face and hands.
While he was splashing himself he heard
a noise in the other room that he didn't
like the sound OF. II was a noise Ike two
people scufhing. said Chung Sing. He
noticed that there was a hole IN the door
connecting the rooms. so he knelt down
and squinted through il.
How was Il you knew Elsie was IN the
next room?" he was asked
Il see" said Chung laconicaIy. He
turned and smiled out Of the window.
Was that door open or shtu?"
Shut said Chund. I loog over
Hanson"
Explains Patiently.
They turned on him sharply at that.
He had said he had got a glimpse Of the
Interior Of Leung's room through a hole
In the door; then he said he looked
through the transom, but Chung ex-
planned patiently that he had done both.
The first time curiosity impened him TO
ind out what queer thing was going on
next dor. and he peeked through the key
hole; the second time. IN order to get a
better view, he raised himself 10 the
ransom level He had heard noises that
frightened him. and he wanted to know
what the noises meant.
Well. what did you see?" said Ward
sharply
Elsie and Leung." said the Chinaman
salmly. They make row. 1 think"
Did you see any blood?"
"Oh. yes, said Chung pleasantly, grin
hing as wide as his tight face let him,
ma explained that the girls face was an
bloody and that there was blood around
Ter mouth. He secured the palm OF his
light hand ever his face and chin 10
ihow Ward and Carey how much blood !
here was.
When he had enacted that bit, he
cached into his trousers pocket, pulled /