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Evening star., 1909-06-22

in the house Of detention. where he will
be held rs a witness.
The Oriental Club Of this city. an or
ganization Of Chinese. today offered a
reward OF $500 for the arrest of the
murderer Of Elsie Sigel.
Chu Gain was taken before Coroner
Hamburger and closely questioned as to
his acquaintance with both the Sigel girl
and Leon Ling.
Denies Making Love to Elsie.
He said that he knew Elsie Sigel. at
whose home he said he visited on an
average of once every two weeks. but
denied that any engagement of marriage
had ever existed between them. He de-
MED that he had ever made love TO the
young woman. and declared that only in
her letters to him had she ever dis
played affection toward him.
Miss Sigel often visited his restaurant,
but always accompanied by her mother
Her last visit. as far as he could recall
was two days before her disappearance
at which time Mrs. Sigel and Mrs. Flor
ence Todd. a Chinatown missionary. were
in the party
AS to Leon Ling. Chu said he knew
him. but the relations existing between
them were OF the most formal character
He had never loaned him money nor ex-
changed condolences with him, and die
not know whether or not he had been
engaged to marry Miss Sige.
After his examination by the coroner
Chu Gain was released in $1,000 bail.
SCHENECTADY MAN NOT LEON
Evening star., 1909-06-22
CHUNG SIN TELLS LITTLE.
Questioned by Police, He Throws No
Light on Tragedy.

NEW YORK. June 22.-With one China
man in custody in this city and another
detained in Schenectady and a report that
third was held under suspicion in Rev
estoke, British Columbia. the mystery of
the murder of Elsie Sigel was still un-
solved today
All the evidence obtainable by the New
York and Schenectady authorities indi-
Gated that the man under arrest in Sche-
nectady was not Leon Ling, in whose
room the body of Elsie Sigel was found
Reginald Sigel. the brother of the MUIR
dered girl. was in Schenectady today He
saw the Chinaman under arrest there and
said positively the prisoner is not Leon.
The Chinaman asserts he is Chu Hop. a
Chinese business man.
The New York police stated today that
they have received no official notice of
an arrest at Revelstoke, B. C..
Chung Sin. associate of Leon Ling. who
occupied a room adjoining that in which
Miss Sigels body was found was brought
TO this city today from West Galway,
N Y He asserted that he did not know
where Leon Ling is and had not seen
him for three weeks.
Asked why he left New York In a hurry.
he said he had been engaged to go to
West Galway and work for Harvey Ken
nedy. and that he left New York WED
nesday, June H.
Wednesday was the day on which Miss
Sisei disappeared. June II was Friday,
two days later.
Questioned about this discrepancy. the
Chinaman took refuge In the stereotyped
answer. Don't know" Thereafter he
gave that response to all questions, in
Guiding one as TO whether or not he was
in the room when the murder was COM
mitted.
He will be more closely questioned.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
WEATHER MAN GENEROUS.
Lops OF Two Points From Yester.
days Maximum Heat.

On the principle that small favors
should be thankfully received Washing
ton owes a debt of gratitude to the
weather man. He has Topped OF two
points from the maximum temperature Of
yesterday, which was 91. Today 1t was
only So Those of us who have not suf-
ticient perception to appreciate the differ
ence between two degrees Fahrenheit will
simply have to take the weather man s
word for it that today is not as hot as il
was yesterday.
to bring some slight relief from the
sweltering heat. but up to the middle
of the afternoon 1t had not put in an
appearance. But this relief, il 1t
comes. will be only temporary, as the
official forecaster says there is no
prospect of any general letting up in
the heat.
Yesterday was the longest and SO far
the hottest day of the year. The first
distinction 1t will retain, but indications
is concerned it will soon have to yield
first and probably second, third and
fourth places to days that are still to
come.
Today followed June q as a very close
second, only two points behind. and the
chances are that one day of this week
may yet win the laurels of first place.
Miss Salie Reynolds, seventy-two years
of age, of 6O5 H street northwest was
prostrated by the heat about noon today
at the corner of 7th and H streets north
west She was removed to her home by
friends.
The temperature as recorded by the
thermograph on Pennsylvania avenue op-
posite the Municipal building was as fol-
lows:
Yesterday-o pm. 100; pm. 101; 8
p. M. 30; s pm, 81; 10 pm. s4; midnight,
SO.
Today am, IS; a. h.. IS; 8 am. "A;
8 am, 80; 10 am. o. noon. "a; .. m,
96.
The thermogra2h is protected from the
direct rays of the sun, but is Influenced
by the reflected heat from the surround
ing street and pavement.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
POLICE RESERVES KEPT BUSY
TWO DETACHMENTS IN NEW
YORK OUT TO oUELL RIOTS.
Colored Man Jostles italian or Vice
Versa and Trouble Follows.
Another Scrap.

NEW YORK, June 2o-Whether a ne
gro jostled an Italian first or whether 1t
was the other way nobody apparently
knows. But somebody jostled somebody
and they were of different races. 1t was
on hot morning, and riot was the
quick result The negroes. about ffty~in
number. sounded a call for help. and
others came quickly. while the Italians,
about 100 in number. mixed things from
the start and gave the police reserves OF
the West 3Oth street station hard hours
work.
While the reserves OF the West Both
street station were battling with the
people of the two races rioting on 7th
avenue. reserves Of the West 1o5th street
station were just returning there from
brisk encounter with mob of negroes
engaged i'm rioting on 126th street and
Amsterdam avenue. In both cases the
negroes used guns and inflicted serious
wounds on others than those mixed up
in the fight.
coored emerged from the Olympic Ath-
letic Club shortly before midnight and
went after Joseph Hughes, shooting at
him with q revolver. AS Hughes fled he
was struck by a bullet in the right
ankle.
Severely Beaten by Crowd.
In the meanwhile the crowd was leav-
ing the Olympic Athletic Club and heard
the revolver shot. The negroes are
out" was the shout that wen up. and
everybody took after Ashforth and a
companion named William Simmons. Two
policemen caught Ashforh, while Sim
mons fell into the hands of the crowd
and was severely beaten before he could
be rescued
After the reserves got Ashforth safely
to the station house they learned that the
men from the Athletic Club were march
ing through Harlem. daring negroes to
show themselves.
The fght on 7th avenue was a more Sc
rious affair. There the negroes were gath
cred at saloon about l o'clock this
morning. when Italians from the Pennsyl-
vania railroad yards filed in to drink.
The row started and a bartender. who is
q scrapper OF reputation. waded in to
enliven things on his own account. Shout
ing to other huskies in the place to hedp
him clear the saloon. he started the
struggling mass of negroes and Italians
through the door. A revolver shot fired
by Peter Jackson came back through the
plate-glass window. and then a man
named Barberon fell to the pavement
shot through the shoulder. Police reserves
ended the general mix-up by fast club
work
Evening star., 1909-06-22
MILLIONS TO BEAuT1FY PARIS.
Municipality to Vote $3.50, 900, 900
for Establishment Of City.

PARIS. June 2o-Within the next few
days the municipality Of Paris will prob
ably vote a sum of $16O,OO0,OO0 for the
establishment of the city. The COM
mittee has agreed upon this amount. and
the council is expected to ratify its de-
cision.
The greater part of this sum is to be
raised by a loan. Among the items of
proposed expenditure are $16.00O00O for
new schools. $25.OOO,O 900 for water supply
and drainage, $J,5OO.O0O for slaughter
houses, s1,OO0.GoO for repairs to existing
schools $5,0O0.O0O for municipal buildings
$1,O0O.OOO for the Bois de Boulogne. 3d.
O0O,0O0 for opening up new public
squares and chilaren's Fairgrounds,
about s12.OcO,O00 for the upkeep and
cleaning of streets and a sum not yet set
tied for building new swimming baths.
Finally something like 500, 100000 will
remain for the actual establishment of
the city; that is to say. for the opening
up and laying out Of new streets. ave-
nues and boulevards. This great scheme
of city Improvement is to extend over
forty years.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Arrests at Many Places, Followed by
Release Of SUSPECTS.

SCHENECTADY, n. Y. June 2e.-Regi-
nald Sigel. brother Of Elsie Sigel. the girl
victim Of the trunk murder mystery in
New York, arrived here early today for
the purpose OF Identifying the Chinaman
arrested here yesterday and determining
whether or not he Is Leon Ling. in whose
room Elsie Sigels body was found.
Sigel was accompanied by New York
detective.
When the prisoner was brought before
Mr.. Sigel the latter declared that the
Chinaman was not William II. Leon, or
Leon Ling, the alleged murderer of Miss
Sigel. and that he had never seen the
prisoner before.
CHICAGO, June 22.-The Chicago police
today arrested a Chinaman giving his
name as Joe Moy, who came from New
York last Wednesday.
The police do not think that he Is Leon
Ling, who is charged with killing Elsie
Sigel, but believe he may know something
of the whereabouts Of Ling. Moy will be
closely questioned before he Is released
Special Dispatch to The Star
REVELSTOKE, British Columbia. June
22.-Revelstoke police last night. on New
York advices. took from a west-bound
Canadian Pacific train a Chinaman an
swering the description Of Leon Ling,
wanted in connection with the murder of
Elsie Sigel.
The man talks good English. Is well
dressed and gives an unsatisfactory ex-
planation Of his business He was con-
cealed aboard the train until 1t reached
Revelstoke, which is $50 miles east Of
Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, B. c.. June 2o.-The
reported arrest of Chinaman sup
posed to be Leon Ling at Revelstoke, b
c., Is erroneous.
1t is believed. however. that Leon
may be one of a carload of Cinnamon
who will arrive at Vancouver today or
tomorrow. These Cinnamon are COM
ing from the east In bond and are
bound for China.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 22.-GeorGe
Lee Kin, Chinaman, arrested at Misha-
waka, Ind. yesterday on suspicion that
he knew something of the murder Of Elsie
Sigel in New York. was released oday.
PITTSBURG, June 22-A Chinaman ar
rested today on suspicion of being Leon
Ling has been released. He Is from New
York. answers the description, but Is ap-
parently not Leon Ling.
Evening star., 1909-06-22

had lived for a time at several houses
on Josephine street and had married a
Chinaman. now supposed to be. in Chi
cago.
Ruth Westerly stated that she had
often heard Dorothy Martin, who, she
says. is now living in Washington. speak
OF George Lee as Linn. name by which
Leon Ling was also known. When the
case came up in the papers she had en-
tertained the thought that the Lee in
volved might be the man who Is the
husband of Dorothy Martin.
She also said that Dorothy had lived
for some time with her Chinese husband
in a house on Race street. 1t was her
impression that Lee was now in Chicago
Ruth said she was sure that Dorothy
was in Baltimore last week Several
Chinatown residents had telephoned that
fact to her and had said she was accom-
panied by strange Chnaman. Ruth
also said she thought that Dorothy's right
uame was Helen Herkman.
Fred Derling, proprietor of the Manda-
rim lunch room on West Lexington street
knows Dorothy Martin and also her hus
band. George Lee. Derling says he Is
positive that Lee is not Leon, for he has
been known as Lee for over five years.
He did not know of Lee serving my term
in the Washington prison.
Dering was able to trace the move
ments of Lee to five different localities
in this city and says he Is positive that
Lee - now III IHicaSo. ne Is also posi-
tive that he never lived in New York for
any length of time. He recalled that Lee
had taken his wife Dorothy to New York
on one occasion on a visit.
Derltng also recalled that Dorothy was
in Baltimore last week Who she was
with he did not know
From information he received he was
under the impression that she was coming
back to Baltimore to take up her resi-
dence here. He expected that she would
once more locate on Josephine street, as
Lee was now in Chicago.
Girl May Help Polic.
Detective Dougherty told Capt. Pun
phrey what he had learned. The chief OF
ngton. The Washington police are trying
TO run down the girl. Dorothy Martin.
The following description of Dorothy
Martin was furnished the Washington po-
lice: Fairly good looking girl, small In
stature, with dark hair worn in large
puff; large dark eyes. large white teeth
that protrude slightly.
In Dorothy Martin the police may be
able to get down to some facts regarding
the strange Chinaman who was he com
panion last week that may be of service
to the New York authorities.
Capt Humphrey received letter from
Harry G. Hardesty of 1901 North Chester
street this morning, in which the writer
says he is under the impression from pic
lures that he has seen in the newspapers
that the missing New York Chinaman
and a woman companion were seen on the
street by him June II.
While this may possibly be true, the
police of this city do not believe Leon
was here at any time since the murder
I heir investigation has failed to reveal
that such is a fact.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL.
New British Battleships to Carry
13.5-Inch Guns.
Idence of The Star.


LONDON, June 15 1909.
There is much speculation as to the
lines on which the new Dreadnoushts are
to be built. Details, as usual. are being
kept secret. but 1t is generally accepted
that the primary armament OF these yes
sells will be ten 13 5-inch guns. mounted
In the same fashion as the l2-inch guns
on the Indomitable.
These huge guns will replace the IT,
Inch weapons Of the existing Dread
noughts and will make them easily the
most powerful vessels afloat. The second
ary armament also is likely TO be raised
from 9-inch to 1O-inch guns and the new
ships will carry remarkably heavy anti
torpedo battery.
The plans for the gun mounting of the
135-inch gums, ii is believed. have been
approved and their manufacture will be
taken in hand almost Immediately. The
length OF the new ships will be somewhat
greater than that Of the original Dread
nought
Evening star., 1909-06-22
CHUNG UNDER FIRE.
Sticks to Discrepancy and Has Nc
Information to Give.

Information to Give.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 22.-When Chung
Ling, the roommate OF the fugitive Chi
naman, William L. Leon, wanted for the
murder of Elsie Sigel, was marched into
police headquarters this morning the po-
lice felt almost as If they had one hand
already on the shoulder of the missing
Leon.
Chung reached headquarters a little
after q o'clock, after travelling all nigh,
in the custody of Detective Forbes. who
brought him down from Amsterdam.
"Why did you go away from New
York;" was one of the questions that the
detective put to Chung in examining him
on the way down from Amsterdam.
Got job, cook out in country was his
reply:
Want work, want money. Get job to
make money Get good job this time
Job out In country
Employed in New York.
How did you get the job that yor
had with Mr.. Harvey Kennedy in West
Galway when they caught you? Did you
go up there and ask for it,"
mo, no. Me go employment agency
Mr.. Kennedy. he go employment agency
We get together"
What employment agency?
My cousin-him name Chung. too. kee.
same kind chop suey house by 10Th stree'
-3S West 10Th street.
When was that"
'Oh, maybe two weeks ago, maybe MOI
more
When did you leave the city,"
"Oh, maybe two weeks ago, maybe mo-
more before. Don't remember very well.
Sticks to Discrepancy.
After a lot of urging and after he hac
suggested various impossible dates Chung
finally settled on Wednesday, June IL.
But Wednesday was not June II. i
was June o. suggested the detective.
same" replied the Chinaman, and stuci
to 1t.
You know Elsie Sigel?"
Yes, yes, know Miss Elsie. know hel
mother. Went sometimes to Sigel house
just the same Leon. Know EN- nine
tian.'
when did you see Leon last?"
Don't know; may be long time ago
may be four, five, SIX weeks ago"
Chung denied all knowledge of the Elsie
Sigel murder.
Two strange dreams.
The Chinese are always superstitinus
ana there is no end of superstitions that
are being passed around
1t seems that after Elsie disappeared
Chu Gain had a dream, which he related
to Mrs. Todd. a Chinatown missionary
In this dream the figure of Elsie appeared
to him walking past his bed. AS Chu
Gain looked upon the apparition he heard
the words Save me, save mel"
This dream impressed Chu so much that
he was doWncaSt and declined to attend
d picnic that had been planned.
Mrs. Todd had striking experience of
her own according to her own account
One night while Elsie was being searched
for high and low Mrs. Todd fixed her
mind upon the Twenty-third Psalm as she
was about to retire.
Suddenly she seemed to see the words
Eliza beth Sigel is no longer in this
world. She came into God S kingdom last
night by her own hand
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Fort Severn to 60.

Historic Fort Severn, located within
the Naval Academy grounds at Annap-
Oils is TO be removed. despite the efforts
OF patriotic societies for its restoration
and preservation. That is clearly indi-
Gated In letter sent by the Secretary
OF the Navy a few days ago to Mr..
Claude. mayor Of Annapolis. In his let
ter Secretary Meyer said that he had
taken up the matter with the President
and the conclusion was reached that, con :
sidering the condition and location Of the
old fort, II was deemed inadvisable to
restore the fort and abandon existing
projects.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Japan Yields Island Ownership.

to believe that the disputed ownership of
Pratas Island, a cluster of rocks lying in
the China sea OF the Philippine group.
has been amicably adjusted between
China and Japan. The basis of the agree
ment Is thought to be that Japan yields
all claims to ownership and in return
China agrees to purchase the interests of
Nishizawa, a Japanese settler on the is
land. commission will be appointed to
FIX the value of Nishixawa holdings
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Oldest Schoo Teacher Retires.

BOSTON. June 22.-Charles j. Capen.
said to be the oldest school teacher in the
United States and connected with the
Boston Latin School for more than sixty
years, was retired from active service by
the school board last nigh. Mr. Capen
will be given a years leave of absence
on three e-quarters pay. He Is eighty-six
years OF age and an alumnus of Harvard
College.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
BALTIMORE WORKS ON CLUE.
Chinatown Doubtful If George Lee Is
Fugitive Leon.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. June 2o-Chinamen
in Baltimore do not think that George
Lee said to be the husband Of Dorothy
Martin, Is Leon. the missing murderer of
the granddaughter of Gen. Sigel.
Information came from Washington
this morning that Leon Ling served a
term in a Washington prison under the
name of George Lee after arrest with a
as Emma Akers. Detective Capt Pumph-
rey Immediately dispatched plain clothes
men into the Chinatown district and to
quarters where women are known to re-
ceive attention from Cinnamon.
The information which was telephoned
to Baltimore stated that the woman
wanted at one time lived at No. 116
North Liberty street While this infor-
nation proved incorrect the Baltimore
police were able to hit a clue that may
throw some light on the movement of a
strange Chinaman. supposed to have
been seen on the streets of Baltimore
last week.
Headquarters Detectives Pohler and
Dougherty were among the men sent out
this morning Pohier learned that. there
has not been q place of residence at the
Liberty street address for years. accord
ing to one of the oldest Cinnamon in
Baltimore celestial quarters
Trace Of Chinese Wife.
Detective Dougherty visited a number
OF houses In the western district to fur
ther search for white woman who was
companion of Chinaman named
George Lee. Several houses remember a
gill by the name OF Dorothy Martin. who
Evening star., 1909-06-22
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.
President Taft Commutes Sentence
Imposed on "Ducky" Holmes.

President Taft today commuted 10 life
imprisonment the sentence of death i'm
posed on Henry l.. Schrifogle, alias
Ducky Holmes. convicted of the murder
of Mrs. Mary A. Hamilton November rs.
1907 The execution was to take place
Thursday. \ respite of thirty days al
lowed by the President from the date set
by the court would expire then
Attorney j. S. Easby-Snith who de-
Tended Holmes. at once telephoned the
news of the Communication to Warden Nc
kee Capt Mckee took the td!ngs 10
the condemned man. Holmes, the warden
declared. showed no signs of emotion and
received the information with the same
caImness he has displayed throughout the
case. Holmes said he had not given up
hope
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Trial Set for October 10.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Judge Holt, in
the criminal branch of the United States
circuit court. today put over until
October 10 the trial of the weighers en-
ployed by the American Sugar Refining
Company charged with defrauding the
government of duties through false
weighing of sugar imports
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Turkish Mission to London.
NJ Cab.esram TO The Star

SpeCial 1hDesIah I'D 1 ne sur
LONDON. June 2o.-Mukhtar Pasha.
head OF the Turkish mission appointed to
notify the British sovereign of the access
sion Of Mehmed TO the sultanate. was re
ceived by the king at 30 O'Clock this
afternoon. After the formalities attend
ant upon the announcement the MEM
bers OF the mission had luncheon with
the king in Buckingham Palace.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
vanderbilt's Chandos Wins.

Special 'Cablegram 10 The Star.
PARIS, June 2o.-W. X. Vanderbilt g
Chandos won the Prix de la Neva. 10000
francs. at the Bots de Boulogne course
today. Veil Picard's Frere Luce was
second and Brosette's Maurienne third.
Six horses ran. The Jockeys were Belt
house, Barat and Childs, respectively.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Gentry Gets a Pardon.

HARRISBURG. Pa. June .o2-Gov
Stuart today approved the action Of the
state board Of psrdons which last week
recommended that q pardon be granted
to James b. Gentry. the actor who
killed Madge Yorke of the "BaRea9e
Check" company here in 1895.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Former Chicago City Clerk Dies.

CHICAGO. June 22.-William Loeffler,
former city clerk and for many years
prominent In democratic city. county and
state politics. died today in the Henrotin
Memorial Hospital. where he had been Ill
for several weeks.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
First Hanging In Three Years.

HONOLULU. June 22-The nrst execu-
tion in Hawaiian territory In three years
occurred here yesterday. when vi Hal
Dam, Korean. was hanged for murder.
Evening star., 1909-06-22
Washington Letter in Code.

The Washington letter to Leon. now
in the hands of the detective bureau.
has proved battling. Evidently 1t was
in some sort of cipher The belief is
that this is the cipher of the Hip Sing
Tong. one of the two powerful secret
societies of the Cinnamon in New York.
Leon is said to- have been prominent
Hip Sing, well up in. its councils. The
Sam Wing laundry, al S5 Bayard street,
from which the letter was sant. Is re-
puted a sort of information bureau and
post office of the Hip Sings. 1t Is the
Hip Sings, so the police believe, who put
up the money for their comrades escape.
Chu Gain Released and Rearrested.
Chu Gain. manager of the Port Arthur
restaurant, in Mott street, arrested Sat
urday. charged with aiding and abetting
In the escape of Leon Ling and Chung
Sin. was discharged in the Tombs court
today by Magistrate Cornell.
In the belief tnat his testimony might
be of help in unraveling the mystery of
the killing. of the Sigei girl. with whom
he maintained correspondence, Chu
Gain was rearrested at once and placed
Evening star., 1909-06-22

SCHENECTADY MAN NOT LEON