Evening journal., 1909-06-23
Saw SIGEL
GIRI 81 AIM
Chindman Who Saw Murder
by Leon Ling. But Didn't
Interfere
STRANGLEO, THEN PUT
BODY IN A TRUNK

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, June 23.--ln the dim close
room OF Leon Ling with It's scarlet satin
bed canopy. It's grinnlng green and gold
iosses and is picture Of the Madonna
gazing down on the scene where the dead
body Of Elsie Sgel was found packed IN
a trunk last Friday Chung Sin. room
mate OF Leon. to-day re-enacted the bru-.
tai murder OF the girl by Leon as he
claims he saw It through the key hole OF
his room adjoining stordly smoking a
cigarette. and occasionally cracking his
yellow vlsage into a sardonic smile. he
described the strangling OF the girl. as
she lay on the bed IN the shadow Of tho
red canopy. but denied that he had any
thing to do with the killing, or that he
had any knowledge OF the whereabouts OF
his missing countryman. District Attorney
Jerome and the police are confident, how
ever that Chung has not told all he
knows. and they announce their intention
to keep at him with the third degree grind
until he tells ALL
After his partial confession to District
Attorney Jerome yesterday afternoon.
Chung was kept under a cross FIRE Of ques-
tlons all through the night Early to-day
with Captain Carey OF the Homicide
Bureau. half dozen OF his detectives. and
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney Ward, the
badeered Chinese was led to the house in
Eighth avenue.
As he was led. shackled to a detective
up the long rickety stairs TO the top floor
Of the tenement his Asiatic composure
gave way for a moment and he shiyered
violently. He soon recovered, however.
and entered the musty. oriental room.
tightly closed since the discovery OF the
body, with an air Of nonchalance. He was
closely followed by the policemen and old
Il Ouan Yick Nam. the wizzened interpreter.
you killed Elsie sisel" shouted Carey,
as soon as the room door was closed.
Given Third Degree.
"Me no Kill You nnd Leon He do it,
shrieked Chung Sin in a rage, as he cow
cred IN corner Of the room. Then he
took refuge behind his stock answer.
mo unlestand English"
why do you lie like that" shouted
Carey and he jumped for Chung, ciutchinl
his collar as IL to choke the life out o
him, Then Chung wilted.
Me tell truth. Me ten truth now h'
squeaked.
q Then In answer to question after ques
tion he gave the minute details OF The re-
i voting tragedy which has shocked the
country.
d The stold yellow man calmly admitted
that he had seen Leon strangle the mis-
sionary girl TO death with her own hand.
: kerchief as she lay on the bed, without
( raising a hand to help her or to call for
p help.
II heard scufhins." related Chung. az
he puffed his cigarette. "That made me
? wake up The sound come from Leons
room. and / got up and look through the
keyhole."
r "Ten us exactly what you saw in that
/ ROOM" yelled Carey.
, Described the Murder.
''Eisle sigei. the girl was on the bed,
y stated Chung. quietly Leon was bend
2 ing over her. He seemed to be lighting her
J. or play nghting her I saw a handker-
chief with blood ON II sticking in the
girls mouth When I saw the blood
e knew It was real fighting. She fought hard
Z and he was pressing the handkerchief
= into her mouth. Finally she didn't fight
4 no more She lay stiil. Then Leon stood
q up. and looked around the room. Then
he looked back at the girl"
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