New-York tribune., 1909-06-22
POLICE ALSO CAPTURE
SUN LEUNG.
Chung Sin, Taken Near amsterdam,
admits His Identity-His
Statements Conflict.

ten miles from Amsterdam. n Y. and will be
back in this city. in the custody Of Detective
Forbes of the Central Office at o'clock this
morning Sun Leung. the keeper Of the restau-
rant at No. 782 Eighth avenue. and the man
from whom Leon and Chung Sin rented their
rooms. vas arrested in this city and was com
mitted TO the House of Detention by Coroner
Hamburger yesterday afternoon.
Chung Sin arrested by the Amsterdam
police Yesterday morning. The police in this
city were informed of the arrest and Captain
Carev of the homicide bureau at once sent De-
tective Forbes to Amsterdam with a photo
graph Of Sin dispatch was received at Police
HEADQUARTERS from Detective Forbes at TO- 81
last night saving that Sin had been positively
identified and admitted his identity. and that
the detective would reach New YORK WIN LIS
prisoner at about a.
A third Chinaman is being held at 0chenec-
tadv until the police are satisfied that he is
not William Leon. The Schenectady prisoner
hears a striking resemblance 10 Leon, but the
Chinese of Schenectady and this city have been
making frantic efforts since early yesterday af-
ternoon to convince the police that he is not the
much wanted man
CONFIDENT OF Icons CAPTURE
The police still have their dragnet out for
Leon in all parts Of the country Philadelphia
Chicago. ST. Louis. San Francisco and all the
large cities are being watched. and steps have
been taken to capture him should he attempt TO
cross the boundary 10 Victoria. B. C. and take
n ship there for China Captain Carey is con-
fdent that the Chinaman cannot get away TO
China.
Chung Sin was found yesterday morning cook
ing for Harvey Kennedy Of this city, who has
summer home at West Galway. When he was
taken 10 Amsterdam he admitted his Identity
and said that he had rooned with Leon at NO.
7S2 Eighth avenue But he denied knowing
ANYTHING Of Icons vherea bouts. and said that
he had not seen Leon since June :. two days
before the murder. Sin said that he left this
city on June 10 and that Leon was here at
that time.
Sin denied that he was intimately acquainted
with Leon. and said that he only went to the
Eighth avenue rooms about once every two
weeks He said that he had cooked at Chi
nese restaurant at NO. 4s2 West Goth street
and that he generally slept in the restaurant
He admitted that he knew Mr. and Mrs. Paul
SiEel and Elsie and Mabel Sigel. but said that
he had not seen them for some time, although
he had been in the habit OF visiting at their
home He knew that Elsie sigel and Leon were
on friendly terms. but he had never seen the
girl in Icons room. He said that Leon did not
work and that he could talk English fuently
He said that he had no American girl
SINS STATEMENTS CONFLICTING.
Though Sin declared that he left this city on
1rne 10 to take the Job at West Galway.
New York newspaper was found on hiE. bear
inr the date Of June u. and this paper sin said
he had bought in this city. Many Of his state
ments we're conflicting. and he exhibited much
pneastness when talking He was particularly
nervous when pictures Of the Sigels were shown
to him, though he recognized them all
Sin said he was born in Canton, China thirty
l,I 70 in
Canton and that he had come 70 this country
about ten years ago He was cook, he said.
and had travelled about this country consider
ably, following that occupation. For the last
four or five months he had been cooking at the
restaurant in West 29th street
The police think that Sin was trying TO make
his way 10 Canada and that his money gave
out when he got as far Amsterdam. 1t Is
known that Leon had only few dollars at the
time Of the murder. He was known to China
town as a cheap Chinese gambler and confidence
man who seldom had any money and then only
in small sums It is known that Chung SIN got
$500 from Chu Gain about the time of the muir
der Chu Gains brother says that Sin got the
money from Chu Gain the day before the muir
der saying that he wanted to go into business
and that he would return it in a short time
on the day Of the murder. according to the
brother. Chu Gain received a message from
sin saying INdl he "dS BOlIS OuL VI tONA
tnat day and could not return the money.
THINK LEON TOOK SINS MONEY.
It is supposed that Leon worked his confidence
game Sin and left Sin without money 70 take
him beyond Amsterdam, while Leon took the
greater part of the money and started in an
other direction. 1t is thought that Leon first
went south and then west. making for the Pa
ciic Coast. probably Vancouver. B. c. The
police said yesterday afternoon that it would be
an easy thing for Leon TO fix himself up with a
queue and Chinese Clothes and remain con-
cealed. with the aid OF the Chinese Free Ma
sons. for many months. until it would be safe
for him to try to leave the country.
While Chung Sin says that he went to his
room Eighth at infrequent intervals |
the other tenants of the building say that they
often saw him going in and out The police |
believe that Chung Sin and Leon left the Eighth |
avenue house together the day OF the mur-
der. One of the men the West Shore ferry |
at West 42d street, reported to the police of the |
West 47th street station that on the night of |
the murder two Cinnamon dressed in American
clothes crossed the ferry to the Jersey side of |
the river. He said that the men seemed very |
nervous, that they paced up and down the for |
ward deck OF the boat and that they could hard |
ly wait for the gates to be opened before they |
rushed ashore The police have been unable |
since TO get any trace of the two Cinnamon ON |
the ferryboat. The who gave the informa-
tion at the West 47th street station will be asked
to try to identify Chung Sin one of the men |
NOTHING LEARNED FROM sun LEUNG |
Sun Leung, the man who IS held at the House |
of Detention, the proprietor Of the restau- |
rant at No. 1872 Eighth avenue and the man
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