Evening star., 1909-06-23

ing did Chung lose the least of his
nerve. When Capt. Carey shot a saw
age question at him to the effect that
he knew where Leon was and had bet
ter tell to save himself, Chung jumped
from his chair and took a seat on
steam radiator, lighting another cigar
cite to quiet his nerves. A moment later
the Chinaman jumped up again and re-
| turned to his chair when Capt. Carey
told him he had indsputable proof that
he had helped Leon to place the body in
the trunk. but beyond displaying agita-
ton, Chung persisted in his statement
that he had already told all that he knew
| of the crime.
Chungs statement that lie went to the
place of his cousin. Chung Pi Sing, at
| No. 6S West 29th street, the night after
the murder, was later verified by the
! police. 1t was to this cousin that Chung
| tried to telegraph from Amsterdam when
he was arrested, but the message was
not transmitted. Chung said that he at
once sought employment through an
agency and was hired by Mr.. Kennedy,
leaving town the next day.
lie was held in $1,000 bail on a short
affidavit made by Assistant District At
torney Ward as more than material
house of detention by Coroner Har-
burger.
Rivals Fought Over sigel Girl.
III HIS talk carrier III the udy Will III
| spector McCafferty Chung Sin declared
! fought over Elsie Sigel.
"They come to blows once-more than
once" he said. They always fight,
| fight, fight
Leon tell me he hate Chu Gain Chu
| Gain tell me he hate Leon Ling, and
| Chung Sin broke into a SOU ,aky laugh.
| Chung with perfectly straight face.
| told the inspector that he had not seen
Leon Ling in three. four or five weeks
| ferty that he had been with Leon the
day before the murder.
AS to Elsie Sigel. the Chinaman said
that he had called at her house. but that
''he no like Elsie like Leon and Chu
| Gain"
He supplied some entirely new informa-
| ton when he told the inspector that
| Miss Sigel had visited Leon Ling quite
J often at the Sth avenue house.
| 4 see Elsie In the house, but l no see
Elsie in Leon's room." added Chung.
when pressed to tell more of Miss Sigel s
| visits.
He said he thought Miss sigel and
| Leon Ling met in the chop suey restau-
rant at one time. Then he changed this
! and declared he did not know where
| they had met.
story when before the inspector, but he
| was plainly wearied when he was
! through. and it was this that caused the
district attorney to have the Chinaman
go through the siege in his Office.
Knew of Leon's Jealousy.
| Guam Wick Nam, the Chinese inter-
prefer. said after the examination of
Chung Sin that Chung had said that he
and Leon had been living at No. 1S2 sth
avenue for about six months. He knew
| that Leon and Chu Gain were both in love
| with Elsie Sigel, and also knew that Leon
| was Jealous Of Chu Gain.
He did not know that the girl came into
| the house at what time. At 1880
O'clock Chung said. according to the in
| terpreter, Leon raped on his door and
asked Chung to come into Icons room
| Chung went In without knowing that any
| thing was the matter, and saw Elsie's
| body lying on the bed. Leon said:
/ "Elsie is dead or dying
| Chung said that he looked at the body
and said that he was sure the girl was
dead Leon asked Chung to help put the
| body in the trunk. but Chung would not
do it. as he was afraid
Guam Wick Nam said he knew that
| Leon had in his room hundreds of letters
| from Chinese mission school teachers all
over the country. and especially from
teachers in Baltimore, Philadelphia. Bos-
ton and Washington.
Nam said that Leon was a member of
the Gee Kong Tong, a secret organization
and very strong in this country. 1t was,
he said, high treason society and op-
posed to the present government in China
There were branches of the society in