New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

son, Tenn, tonight
ouan Yick Nam, the Chinese interpreter who
has been employed by the police in the Sisei
murder case. told The Tribune last night Of his
visit yesterday to Newark, where he discovered
that William Leon had taken the body Of Elsie
Sigel in an attempt to dispose Of il Nam SAID
that he and another Chinaman had been sent 10
Newark by the police to learn if the trunk con-
tanning Elsie Sigers body had been taken 70 that
city. He said
I knew that Lai Sing, Who keeps restau-
rant at No 81 Market street. Newark was a
friend Of Leon. and I thought that that vas the
most likely place for Leon to visit went there
and found that Leon had been there"
Did he go there frequently"
Nan, laughed gently. That was what asked
Sing" he said. and az first Sing said that &c
had not seen Leon for TWO months But per
sisted. and sing admitted that Leon was at the
restaurant on June : I asked II Leon mace a
long visit and Sing said
Only five minutes
ct seemed strange TO ne that Leon should 90
all the way TO Newark from New York and stay
ONLY five minutes continued the shrewd Old
nan. and I pressed him hard AT last Sing ad-
roi+tA5 that Leon had stayed from neon to 8
o'clock
HELPED Hin WITH BILL OF FARE
He was verv friendly Sing said He satd
ard he showed ne several things that might
do He made me change ny whole bin Of fa-e
r. get one up that would be more pleasing TO tne
public
..rhis made ne suspicious again Nan said
and asked him If Leon did not have an n
tArest in the business, but Sing denied this Hse
safd that Leon was onlv friend. and tnat ne
had given Leon his dinner for helping h'rn WIN
the hill of fare
u think the police might find out more a0oU1
this" the old nan suggested
Well I said TO sing. was tnls t"e la@'
time you saw Leon?
Z. YES sa.1 Sing 7 have rot seen ht-- since
s..Ah.1 said is that so7 Then. Who brought
Icons trunk 70 you
Sing faItered He saw that had hin re
nIAaded with me not to ask him any more ques-
tons, and then he tried TO get me not 70 zen
the police what he had told ne would not
promise told him that Leon must De 1ouHo-
and that al good Chtnarnen must help to hnd
hin, said. IF YOU know anything about
william Leon or this crime you must tel T. e
tras our people viii aot be d,sgraced rerore 'ne
American people and the world
Then sing told ne that Leon returned ou the
morning Of June 10 win trunk He said that
leon said that he wanted 10 leave the trunk for
few hours. and sing let him leave the trunk
was it heavy trunk?' asked
i
Leon and the hackman could rot carry II al the
vav upstairs I had to help them
PUT TRUNK IN BEDROOM
Z" where did YOU put it, asked
In the sleeping room Sing said
How long did It stay there
Until Il. so O'Clock that night
and what became OF IL them
Leon came back and got IT.
What did he do with IL
81 7 think he took II back TO New York
heIped htr, and the hacknan carry II down
stairs and put st in the hack
What kind Of trunk was IT, asked
..Ir vas medium sized trunk Sing sa.d;
the kind that Cinnamon use TO carry their
clothes IN back TO China
"I then asked him II il was bound with rope.
and sing said that IL vas
was II 4 new or an old rope I asked
An old rope Sing said
Il described the rope around the trunk IN
which Elsie SigeIs body was found and sing
said that it was the same rope
Nam said that he returned TO this city then
and made his report to the police
I->uas said last night at Police Headquarters
that Iai sing would probably be wanted as 3
witness. Nam was conpItrented highly for his
efficient work
RETURNED HERE WITH TRUNK
The police are able to add to Mans story tAae
7 con returned TO this city with the trunk a-d
took it back t. the house IN Eighth avenue
He. they say. is the man who got the note Iect
under the door BY Sing P Lee. who first made Il
certain that the rooms had been visited after the
murder by one of those concerned in the crirae-
James Halstead. the hackman who drove Leon
around Newark on June II and brought hin,
back here with the trunk containing Elsie SigeFs
body. was found by Captain Carey. ot the
homicide bureau. yesterday and taken 20 Police
peadouarters He identified the trunk as the
one which he had helped Leon carry up and
down stairs at Laf Sings restaurant and Tire
one which he had brought back TO the Eighth
avenue house on the night OF June II OF the
morning Of June p
Leon has been traced 20 Washington On ths
night Of June q - is now known that he re-
turned 10 this city at once. and a neighbor o,
the SigeIs has said that he was seen near the
sigeI home on the Monday following the mur-
der This neighbor has added II information
that Leon was in the company of a member oe
the family when he was seen near the house on
that Monday
At the coroners inquest, asphyXiatiOn will be
given as the cause OF the death OF Elsie Siret
Assistant District Attorney Ward and DR.
O-HanIon. coroner's physician. held a eonsulra
ton yesterday about the inquest. After il s1~
Ward said.
We now have sufficient evidence 10 intict
Leon and convict him Of murder in the hrst
degree We think The motive was jealousy and.
that the crime was long premeditated
Sing P. Lee said yesterday that Icons uncle
in Philadelphia was Lee Hes Chok a Chinese
merchant OF that city. and a reputable man
Ong Fong. a weIl known member OF the EItp
Sing Tong, was called TO the District Attorneys