The Washington times., 1909-06-22
DECLARES He NEVER
MADE LOVE TO GIRL

NEW YORK, June 22.-'Elsie never
made love TO me except in letters. and
I never made love TO her at ALL, said
Chu Gain, proprietor Of the Port Arthur
restaurant, when presented before Cor
oner Hamburger today as a witness in
the inquest on the case OF Elsie SigeI.
the murdered missionary Chu was held
under 81 .oOo bond.
The Chinese said that he was on close
terms of friendship with Mrs. Sigel and
Elsie and calmly made the statement
that she wrote him love letters. He
apparently thought this was nothing
extraordinary.
'.She always called me 'Chu Gain in
speaking 10 me-" ne said, but in let
tiers she always addressed me as My
Dear Friend The girl and her mother
came frequently TO my restaurant and
] became well acquainted with them.
Since February, they had come to my
restaurant not less than once a week
] have visited them al their home.
have known them for two years.
He said he received the last letter
from Elsie on June and he could not
remember what IL contained. This let
ter Is now IN the hands of the police.
The witness said that he was Chris
tan, but that he had not been taught
Christianity by Mrs. Sigel or by Elsie
He said he went TO school in Hacketts-
town, n J.. before he attended Column
bia University.
With Chung Sing. room mate and
room Elsie sigel's body was found
packed in a trunk, under arrest,
The police today are more confident
than they have been since the dis
coVery OF the body that they will uiti-
mately succeed In apprehendi.g the
girls murderer.
They expect Chung Sing to prove val
liable as sour e II information con-
corning Leong and as soon as he ar
F1Ved here this morning from West Cal
way, n. Y. where ne was arrested
Captain Carey, began a close exanina-
ton which may last throughout the day
Up &c that point Chung Sing had con-
EiEtentIy denied that he knew ANYTHING
Of the whereabouts Of T1eong, or that
he knew anything Of the death of Elsie
but later admitted he was the man
wanted When arrested ne had about
- IN his pockets, supposed 10 be the
remainder Of The $3.50 given hiin BY Chu
Gain, the Chinese restaurateur. In his
suit case was found a police circular
-k@aring his picture and that OF Leong.
Wife In China.
Chung Sing said he was thirtv-five
gears old and had been IN the country
ter years. He admitted having a wife
IN Canton. China. HIS native home but
denied that be had more than a passing
acquaintance with American women
Sing said he knew the Sigel family and
had called at the Sigel home. but had
not seen any or them for a long time
The police OF Revelstoke. about 300
miles east Of Vancouver. have under ar
rest Chinese whom they think is Leon
ling, according 70 dispatches received
~ me police. The Chinese was arrested
- q westbound train, and answers the
police description OF the fugitive From
All oves the country the police are re-
celving news Of arrests, thought 10 be
the man wanted. The widespread in
rgIF
has aroused every police force between
the Two coasts, and race feeling against
the Chinese Is running very high
In the Eastern cities. especially, every
Mongolian resident is under close sur
veilance. Every Chinaman whom the
police suspect of consorting with white
girls Is being locked up. largely as a
matter Of precaution, as in several 81
stances excited citizens have threatened
summary violence in such cases.
Girls Funeral Held.
From the undertaking rooms where
the body had been taken from the
morgue, the funeral OF Elsie SigeI was
held last night. Only her father. and
brothers. and a few of her near rela-
tives saw the ceremony. Meantime. the
girls mother is in a serious condition
IN sanitarium in Connecticut,
Gradually as they round up the deni-
zens OF the narrow lanes of Chinatown,
the police are uncOvering the details Of
the sordid affair of Elsie Sigel, and her
Chinese friends, and stripping IL OF the
poor glamour OF romance which had
been woven about II.
Caught when but a little child, in the
net Of Oriental splendor that fills the
balconied houses in Mott, Pell. and Doy-
er streets. where she had been taken
By her mother. fred by a religious fer
vor, the development Of the little mis-
sionary girl into the sweetheart OF Gnu
Cain and Leon Ling, is now coming 10
light