The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-25
AFTER so HOURS GRiLLING LEON
LikC'S PAL is BREAKING
DOWN. ~
EVIDENTLY HE WAS
PRESENT AT CRIME
Chung Says Girl Told Leon She Loved
Chu Gain--RivaI Societies Is
sue Statementsconcer
Assassin.

| New York, June 2i-There is 10
tangible indication tonight of any ap-
proach to a solution of the Sigal MUIR
der There are all kinds Of rumors,
but none lead TO the discovery Of tha
much wanted Leon. nor even traea
OF him
| Two statements came today fr0m
| rival societies in which Leon hal
membership. The Chimes masons say
that Leon was a member Of the Chi
nese Empire Reform association as.l
that they have no interest In him
whatever, other than to aid in his cap
tCre.
On the other hand, the Chinese En-.
pire Reform Association, which nrm-
bers in its rolls most of the wealth
and brains of Chinatown has sent
circular letter to its no branches
throughout the United States instruct
ing all members to keep an eye open
for Leon. 'whs. Is said. has deserted
the society for the fnasons
| n, so Hours GriIiinu.
H. New York. June 24.-Choag Sing,
under The straing of the helrt.break-
ing third degrees method applied by
his captors, almost constantly during
! the fifty hours which have elapsed
since his arrest. today supplemented
his previous confession. Sing, who
was Leon Ling's roommate, now adj
mits that his hands were ON the.
pulse of Elsie sigei when the last
sign Of life fliekered out. Quan Wick
Nam. the Chinese interpreter who
wrung from Chong Sing the first
known details of how Gen. Franz
Sigers granddaughter was murdered.
informed Chong Sing that he could
not expect the aid of his countrymeu
unless he told the whole truth The
fact that his own countrymen had de-
serted him, greatly disturbed Chong
| Sing.
| For more than an hour before this
| information was reported TO him, the
willy prisoner had told a dozen lies
| about what transpired on the morning
of June g.
| you know you have not told the
| ruth about this matter" shouted the
old Chinese Interpreter in the Ian
| guage of the Orient. Neither the
police nor the district attorney be-
lieye ali that you have said today
am here to tell YOU that no Chimes
| organization in the United States
will aid you until you have con-
vinced the authorities of the accuracy
Of your statement"
ME tell all" replied Chong Sing
in English.
DO you mean that YOU have al
ready told everything or that YOU are
going to tell more now?"
Held Her Hand.
Me know more: me tell more now.
Me feel girl hand before die"
Then YOU were in the room when
she was killed." thundered Assistant
District Attorney Ward who had con-
Quoted the examination on the pre-
yious day. p
No" replied Chong Sing. rising
from his chair as though to emphasize
what he said
Before saving more Chong Sing
hesitatei and uttered one or two ia
audible words. hat even the inter-
prefer was unable to translate to ,he
f, ,tenographer Beds Of perspirtIou
stood out on his brow The cunning
Oriental now seemed thoroughly
broken in spirit
| "Me not in room when Leon kill
| girl. but me go there a few minutes
later" he said.
Just at this time a diagram of the
| floor where Leon Ling and Chong
Sing had their apartments in the
house OF death was laid before ChOng
Sing II was pointed out 70 him that
IL would have been impossible for
him to have witnessed anything that
| took place in the room from a key
hole or knot in the door. He was
also told that there was no transom
over the door
Me no look through door" said
Chong. Door open all time"
Then where were YOU when Elsie
Sigel was strangied?T
''Me no know she strangle,i." said
Chong Sing. still evasive.
Where were yOu. them"
Down stairs, maybe"
Remained unshaken.
The Chinaman could not be shaken
from this point He repeated his pre-
vious statement that he\ \~as down
stairs in Sung Icons restaurant