Evening star., 1909-07-10
GEE GONG 1ONGS AID LEON
MEssAGEsc FROM FUGITIVE TO
HIGH TREASON SOCIETY.
Planned to Go to Panama by Way OF
New Orlenas-He Pawned
Watch to Escape.

NEW YORK: July 1o.-One of the GEN.
trail telegraph companies in this city has
unearthed a telegram showing that aid
was asked of the Chinese High Treason
Society by William l.. Leon, the fugitive
Chinese. whom the police charge with
having had a hand in the death Of Elsie
Sigel
Leon. since his flight. sent two tele-
graphic messages TO friends in this city
for aid. the latest having been sent TO
No. Il Doyers street To his intimate
friend Yung- Dat.
1t was learned yesterday that Leon sent
telegram to the Chinese High Treason
Society. that branch of il known as the
Gee Gong Tong. OH the Top floor of No.
IS PeIl street. in which he asked the
members Of his order 10 help him escape.
The head off ers Of this society are not in
command of the English language. and all
letters and kilograms sent there are ham
died by members who can speak and
write English.
Icons friend, YunS Dat who holds a
second degree in this society. has had
charge OF all the communications sent
there III English. 1t was he who received
Icons message. The telegram was in
tended for him primarily.
" ANS TO OO 10 1dudud.
According to members Of the High Trea-
son Society. the admission fea is from S11
to $40 and the yearly dues are made up
by assessments. 1t is known in China
town that these members have been meet
ing additional assessments recently.
I.eonS plan, it Is said. is to reach New
Orleans and to go from that city to Pan
anna where the High Treason Society has
an important branch.
Chinese who are placing means at the
disposal of Leon do not view Leon in the
that Elsie Sige died from an overdose of
medicine. in the administration of which
Leon had hand, and they do not want
to see him fall victim to an accusation of
murder. of which they believe he is inno-
cent.
Yung Wah. brother of Yung Dat. who
owned the laundry in West 126th street
to which Elsie Sigers body was taken on
the day of her death in an attempt to
bury it in the cellar. has been located In
Baltimore. Yung Dat himself is still be-
lieved to be hiding in this city.
Leon is still trying to make his way to
New Orleans by gradual stages, travel
ing al night. going from town to town,
hiding in the homes of his Chinese friends
and exposing himself as little as possible.
The Chinese High Treason Society,
which was organized primarily for the
purpose of freeing the Chinese emperor
press, has changed its complexion since
that time, and also its name. Up to the
death of the emperor and the doWager
empress 1t bore the name of the Bow
Wing Woy, but after the death of the
young emperor 1t has been incorporated
as the Hing Cling Woy.
There also have been several splits in
the society. the Hing Cling Woy, at No.
9 Mott street. better known as the Chi
nese Reform Association. still support
ing the imperial cause. while the Gee
Gong Tong, on the top floor of No. is
Pell street is in favor of a Chinese re-
public Aside from this, however, the
two organizations are both identified with
the High Treason Society.
Have Branches Everywhere.
Thus in appealing to the Gee Gong
Tong, at No. IS Pell street, Leon. an
Americanized Chinese, still maintains the
support of the High Treason Society in
its entirety and which has branches all
over the country and through South
America. South Africa and other coun-
tries where Chinese congregate.
After he had made the unavailing eff
forts to dispose of the gir'S body and
was compelled to return it to his room
on the top floor of No. 49, Sth avenue,
and was preparing for his long flight,
Leon found himself in possession of only
$50. He pawned his watch. The police
have located the pawnshop where it was
pledged.
After leaving this city Leon was COM
PEELED to make the two appeals to the
members of his society for financial aid
Both of which were sent here from out of
town. and both reached the hands of his
personal friend, Yung Dat.