Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-23
an lina's Roommate, Put
Through Third Degree,
Gives Details.
looked THROUGH TRANsoM.
Saw the Girl Lying on the Bed,
scuffling With the
Chinaman.

10 iElf r. l. l.
4 Evidently sTanglc,l Hcr--Botly Placed
1nTr,,nls--sin VIII be Subjected
To Another Sweating.
New York. june "Details OF Just
bow5 Elsie sigel granddaughter of Gen.
eseI, a Chinese missionary, was brutal:
IL s,ain in the room of Leon Ling came
todav after Chung Sin, his roommate,
Mad been subjected to 30 hours of the
.tbirl degree. inspector McCafferty
If ti,e detective bureau, Capt Carey Of
his homicide. bureau and a half dozen
detectives who had been working on
me case, surrounded the tired China
men in the office Of Asst. Dist. Atty.
ward at the time the greWsome tales
Mere revealed, srdd enly Mr.. Ward
startled Chung BY pointing his finger at
him and crying in a loud voice:
YOU Killed Elsie sigel.., ,z & 4.
II did not"
you've got her ring" exclaimed
Capt. Carr s
Il rot no ring of Elsie" replied the
Chnanan.
Then Mr.. Ward fired one question aft
ar another at the Chinaman, going into
the murder ii, every phase,
When did you last see Elsie?" asked
Mr.: Ward. an ..G
VI seeler that morning
''Wherea" W E4.:l q
I'm Icons ROOM. y. 55 t1iEl.st $
Were you in the room ~" Il. II.
mo- 81 = III
.Where were you?"
Jimmy own room. next to Icons.
"Nvhat time was this ~
ut was about half past IL, noon"
How do you know that?" i
BECAUSE I went down to the restau-
rant and i know II was the time
What were you doing in your room.
when you first found out Elsie was in
Leon S room z
q vas rubbing my hands, washing
the mud
tWhat day was this?
"Wednesday, June .. 5
When had You seen Elsie before,
= that day."
1T was the night before
"On that night Chung Sin and Leon
Ling were vt a party given at the
girls home. I'll IN 3si@S E
How did YOU know Elsie was in.
4 & Icons room ~ pursued Mr. Ward
4 heard a noise. "
What did you do?n 81
Il 80 to the keyhole and see her
there"
Through the keyhole?,
That's it,,
What did you see?,
had heard some noise then when
Hook ] see Elsie lying on the bed" &
You wanted to see What was going
Sure,
What was it you saw then"
Il see Elsie lying there and she was
A rcuffling with Leon. He lie with his
hands OH Elsie, like on her neck, and
y s'le! Try to getaway.
81 What did you do them?"
get up on a chair and look over
The transom SO i see better
What happened?''
Elsie try to cry. / guess. Leon had
handkerchief in hei, mouth. 1 see
blood on the handkerchief
Chung was told to show how Leon
he!d the handkerchief to the girls
mouth. He placed his hand at his
mouth as though jamming something
In it, @
Y was all in her mouth" he said.
Did You see her clothes ~
saw Leon take Off her clothes.
her waist, this way replied Chung,
Hssgihs at his coat lapels.
How do you know it was Elsie's
hatndkerchiefs that Leon used 90
Chung ilesitated ana finally replied
mat he Just knew Il. Il
y, Did you see it after that.
4 KS fontsStne floor. 1T had blood
WAS, u. all this While YOU were look
llis over the #transon 81 !l
NO, so down stairs to the res
3 y, aauraIt when see Elsie there first.
Then soon come up. When%I get I'm
look in Icons room and see elsie
ENG there. She was on the bed all
What did YOU do next p.
get up on the transom again and
see Leon go to The closet ana 20
n l,lto ms trunk. He pull boxes and
olller things from the trunk. I knew
was Icons trunk. 1T was there ali
s n,s aalne1 since Leon had the room,
4 ,h six months, i guess. Leon threw
ny w boxes over the floor and clear out
~ Ne lf9ilk ] asawliit empty then and
MI tnok the trunk and pull 1t to the
sn ..uuie Of the room. Then GET
M. is s ana 80 down stairs. II wash
3 ~ hands down stairs.'
81 rfetty soon l hear Leon cell me. .
Snoilg continued.
IN. 80 p andase what he wants mo
hn. see Elsie lying on the bed on
-. pack. She does not speak. I
~ see ii she WAS dressed. Leon
ba aa pulled the bed clothes up over
III III 70 her neck, like this said
Snuns, Indicating.
then WAS 81 the rope around her neck
= don't know. saw. before that
= III take a rope out of his clothes.
g3 . ION ! Know then what ii is for.
he'd lug o,a YOU see Elsic's feet below the
NM oi / yes, could see them. They Gid
NOV NOV have stockings on them. EIsie.s
ssoekings..,' s ~ y
M, Did you see the handkerchief then q.
H. ~. II islon the floor then. see
i, ~ on tho floor l ask Leon what
- rs. Is. and he say Elsie bit her tonriie
1h.s pant that make you suspicious
Fis;a a.! something had happened to
.l didn't know anything, he replied.
ana ing Told them that he left the room
s,,, Went to his own room where he
~! ed a shp while.
P,,; neg, zen come back there is no more
NJ SAID Chung Il don't know
fha as Isl. she Is and don't ask / see
-, .r'ihk there and it. has ropes on it.
3 -ss0a Is tying the ropes and he asks