Show I Third Degree I Extorts Extort a aStory d Story of ot Horror NEW YORK June 23 Details Details of just how Elsie Sigel granddaughter of General Sigel a Chin Chinese se missionary was brutally slain in the room of Leon Ling became known today after ChunChing Chun C Ching ing his roommate had been subjected to thirty hours of the third degree Inspector McCafferty of the detective bureau Captain Carey Cuey of the homicide bureau and a a. half dozen detectives who had been leen working on en the case surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded the tired Chinaman in the office oce of Assistant District Attorney Ward at atthe atthe atthe the time the gruesome tale talo was revealed Suddenly Mr Ward startled Chun by bv pointing his fin finger er at him and crying In a a. loud voice voice youa You killed Elsie Sigel I did not Youve You've got ot her ring exclaimed Captain Carr v M I I got no rin ring of Elsie replied the hinaman Chinaman Then Theu Mr 11 Ward fired one question after af at- ter tr another at the Chinaman going into the murder in every ever phase When did you last see Elsie asked Mr WardI Ward I 1 see sec her that mornin morning Where I In Leons Leon's room Were you in the room room Xo ico Where 1 were you youlIn youl In next to Leons my own room What time was this It It was about half past put 12 noon How do you know that Because I J went down to the Tea res- aurant and I know it was tho the time What were you doin doing in your room when hon you first found out oat Elsie was in Leon Leons Leon's a room room I I I was rubbing rubbing- my hands bands washing off the mud What day was this Wednesday Juno June 9 Day Following Party When had you seen Elsio Elsie before that day dav It was as the ni night ht before belore On that night ht Chung Sin and ana Leon Lin Ling at a party given en at the tho girls girl's irl's home How flow did you know Elsie was in Leons Leon's room f pursued d 1 Mr fr WardI WardI Ward I I heard beard a a. noise DOlee What did you do dot dotI I go o to the keyhole and I see her there Through h the tho keyhole keyhoe T Tha ts t's it What did you vou see t Saw Elsie Struggling I had heard beard some noise then when I look I see EI Elsie io lying on the bed You wanted to see what was going oin on 7 Sure What was it you saw raw then I see sep Elsie Ellie lying yin there and she was s scuffling with Leon He lie ne with his hands on Elsie like on her neck and she try to get away what did you do then I get et up on a Ii chair and look ook over the transom so I f see FM e better W What at happened Elsie try to cry I guess ue s Leon hada had hada a handkerchief f in her lIeI mouth I see blood on the handkerchief Chung was told to show how Leon held tho handkerchief to the girls girl's irl s 's mouth He placed his bis hand band at his mouth though jamming something in in it as It Tt was all all in her mouth he be Did you vou see her clothes I HI saw saw Leon take off her lIeI clothes clothes- her waist this way replied Chung tU tugging l in at his bis coat lapels How i do you know it was Elsio's handkerchief that Leon used Chun hesitated and finally replied that he just just knew it Did you rou see Iee it after that Yes Tes on tho the floor It had bad blood blood on onit it it Was Was all this while you were looking over the tho transom Went Vent to Restaurant No I go o down stairs to the restaurant restaurant res res- res when hen I see Elsie there first Then I soon come como sip up When I get et up upI upI upI I look look in Leons Leon's room an and see ste Elsie Elsi lying there She Sho was on the tao bee bed ali aU still What did you do next t. t I get up on the tran transom om again and andI I see Leon go o to the closet and go o into his trunk He pull boxes and other things from the the trunk It knew it was Leons Leon's trunk It It-a-as It was there there- all the tho time since Leon had had the room abon six months I guess Leon threw throw the tho boxes over the floor arid and clear cler put nt the trunk I saw it empt empty then and he took the trunk cud and pull it into the middie middie mid mid- die of tho the room Then I get scared seared am amI and andI I go down stairs I wash my hands downstairs Pretty soon I hear L Leon eon on call me ChuD Chung continued Goes Goos When Called I Hl go o up and sec see what he be wants met mo me t I- ft for or I see Elsie lying on the bed on her back Sho She does not speak T I couldn't see if she was dressed Leon had lad pulled the bc bed l clothes up over her hero herto herto to o her bel neck Tik this said stid hung Clung indicating J Was the rope around her neck tn nl I dont don't know I saw before that Leon jeon take a rope out of his clothes I dont don't know then what it is is for Could you see eee Elsie Elsie's a 5 feet below the bed jed clothes clothes clothes' r rOh Oh yes I see them Ulem They did not have bave lave stockings l on them Elsie's feet were just bare No shoes or stockings Did you see the tho handkerchief then I Yes Yes it if is on the floor then I see blood lood on on the floor I ask Leon what it itis itis its is s and he say Elsie bit her ber ton tongue e. e that tha t make you s suspicious that something had happened to Elsie I t didn know anything he be re reo re- re plied Chun Chung told then that lie he left the tho room oom and went to his own room where he be IB stayed a short while Tie Many Knots When I come com back there is no more Elsie said Chung I dont don't know where she is and I dont don't ask I Isee see the trunk runk there and it has ropes on it Leon Leonis Leons is s tying the ropes and ho lie asks me help him lim I dont don't know what is in the trunk and I help him tie oh ob so 50 many knots 1 Do you yon mean to say you did not know Elsie was in that trunk de demanded de- de m Mr Ward Chun Chung not know it replied replica the Chinaman The assistant district attorney leaned over and stared Chung Clung in the face The met his gaze for a a. moment and then his broke into a grin No Chun Chung tells tens the truth said slid the tho Chinaman He He would not lie Did not you help belp put Elsie Elsio in that trunk Chung Cluing did not Leon must have put Elsie in in the tru trunk t Gets Third rd Degree Now I you want to tell me truth retorted Captain Carr barr turning suddenly upon Chung You helped put that around Elsie's rope neck f Chun Clung Chung leaped from his chair and dashed to the radiator at the window of Mr Wards Ward's office where he sat glaring wildly at Captain CarrI CarrI Carr I I did not put Elsie in the trunk tt screamed creamed the Chinaman It was Leon Deon You find him Mm lIe He will tell you what I say I see her on the tho bed heit and when I come come back hack she is as gone I do not nol know where Chun Chum Sin then told of becoming frightened and to Chinatown irn to see his brother who obtained for him tho the position as cook at a country estate near Amsterdam N. N Y where ho he was arrested Still Seek Leon Part of the statement by Chun Sin I was not divulged by the tho police and it itis itis itis I is understood that this deals deal with the tho possible flight ht of Leon During the questioning of Chung hurried messages I were sent Rent to several cities and it was believed that Chung had told where Leon Ling lAng might be found Inspector admitted that an important arrest 1 was expected today |