New-York tribune., 1909-06-22
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nation Of the murder to the police at the West
47th street station and then disappeared. He
turned up again Saturday for a few minutes
and once more disappeared before he could be
taken into custody. He vas arrested at Police
Headquarters yesterday when he appeared there
at , 3 m and was turned over to Detectives
Reich and Larboa. who out with him all
day. making a tour of the Chinese districts of
Manhattan. Brooklyn and Jersey City
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the man was
taken before Coroner hamburger and remanded
to the House Of Detention 5 a material witness.
The all-day search had been frutless and Leuns
told Coroner Hamburger that he knew nothing
about the case. He was taken to Police Head
quarters later and put through a searching
animation. but with no better results
When news came of the arrest in Scherec
tady. il was at first supposed that Leon had
been captured hut hardly had word of the
rest reached Police Headquarters when Chm
Jok Chinese merchant at No. 33 Mott street,
hurried TO Headquarters and said that the man
under arrest in Schenectady was Chu Hop. his
brother Jok had received dispatch from his
brother saving Am arrested. In great trouble,
Come and help me"
Chu Jok told the police officials that his
brother had gone 70 Schenectady about ten davs
ago to visit relatives and friends. This tailed
with the story told by the prisoner to the police
in Schenectady. Chu Hop is we'll known in
Chinatown. He has been employed as d book
keeper in the Tuxedo restaurant, at Nos. and
Doyers street. which is owned by his cousin,
Chu Hung
on behalf of on Wing, one of the Chinese
committed to the House of Detention by Coroner
Hamburger in default of $1,000 bail, as witness
in the Sigel case. Chin Yok. a PeI street mer-
chant. through his counsel. Nathaniel Cohen and
Moses D Moss. secured rom Justice Giegerich.
in Part H. Special Term Supreme Court yes
terday writ of habeas corpus, alleging that on
Wing is unlawfully detained The writ is re
/ turnable TO-DAY. and is addressed to the keeper
Of the House of Detention. on Wing was an
employe of the company headed by Chin Iok.
LEON a sIGEL BOARDER.
Lieutenant McGrath. of the West 152d street
police station. said last night that on June he
was on the desk at the station house, when
! Chinaman entered and asked that a policeman
/ be sent with him TO the home of Mrs Paul SigeL
I at No 209 Wadsworth avenue He declared that
/ he had formerly lived with the Sigel family as
+ q boarder at No. $50 West 1S2d street and that
! when they moved TO Wadsworth avenue he left
them. Mrs Sigel. he said. refused to give him
! some clothing Of his which was in the house
/ The Chinaman gave his name as William Leon
Leon said that he had 'roly-poly" game at
! Fort George and that he had been boarding with
! the Si-eIs for some months. MCGrath asked the
/ Chinanan why it was that he wanted police
1 man to go to the house with him. and Leon said
/ he was afraid Mrs Sigel might play trick on
/ him or set trap for him. He denied that he
! owed the SiCeIs any money.
/ Lieutenant McGrath told the Chinaman that
! he would send Bicycle Patroman Won Bartheld
/ to the house with him. but that the officer could
not enter the premises This was satisfactory
to the Oriental and Won Bartheld and the
! Chinaman went TO the Sigel home, on Wads-
worth avenue. While the policeman waited out
/ side. Leon entered the house and returned in
/ about fifteen minutes with a bundle of clothing
under his arm.