The Washington times., 1909-06-20

and was almost positive that he had
seen Leon about Wings place.
Thanks The Times.
Captain Calvin, who last night ar
rested Chug Gain, mas been assigned to
Investigate the report that Wing has
been in touch with Leon. He thanked
The washington Times for the infor-
nation, which first came TO him through
the Munsey News correspondent here
this morning.
There is no telephone in Wing 5
laundry, so it was probably not Wing
whom Leon called up on the telephone
from Washington when he was there.
There Is a phone at 7S2 Eighth avenue.
1t Is 1856 Bryant. The telephone is in
the bicycle store underneath the chop
suey place and the furnished room of
Wing, in which the girl was found. II
Leon was in the habit of calling up On
the phone from the city and Out-of-town
points. and talking with his room mate.
row missing and with other people who
lived IN the by1ildjng.
Theory of Police.
The Theory advanced by the police
that the body might have been packed
in the trunk at Washington, from which
the telegraph message was sent to the
family or some other out-of-town point
and shipped to New York, has its ad-
vocates. Detectives from the Fourth
branch detective bureau this morning
resumed their search along Eighth ave-
nue. and vicinity for expressmen who
might have delivered a trunk at the
7s2 Eighth avenue address.
The detectives refused to give out the
results of their quest, but it was learned
that the search had extended to railroad
terminals and the big railroad baggage
carriers. a business man in the vicinity
of 7S2 Eighth avenue is reported to have
told the detectives that he saw a trunk
being delivered to the room over the
chop suey restaurant.
Chase a Suspect.
The widespread publicity given the
case and the publication of pictures of
the missing Leon resulted this morning
in the chase of a suspect on Bayard
street and much attendant excitement.
A Chinaman passing through that
street was ste pped and asked if he was
Leon. a crowd quickly gathered and
then the Chinaman. frightened, started
to run. Imueditely there was a crowd
after him and the chase led over to the
Bowery There a policeman interfered
and after the Chinaman had produced
friends TO show his identity he was al
lowed to go.
As a result OF the unfavora Bile com
ments made about the association Of
white women and Cinnamon in the mis-
sions OF Chinatown, there was marked
absence of white women at the Doyer
Street Mission and the Girls Recreation
Mission in Chinatown all day.
Discuss Mystery.
There was large crowd Of Cinnamon
present and they were discussing the
alleged murder with interest. The fail
ure of teachers TO appear did not seem
TO please the Orientals and they had
msledictions % offer for Leon. Leon
was never lsksd IN Chinatown because
OF his Rffect2tion OF American ways
and now he is In greater disfavor than
ever. Captain Calvin, of the Elizabeth
street station, in. whose precinct China
town is, was in Doyer, Pell and Mott
streets during the day. He has hopes
that the anin1osfty against Leon will
result in bringing some evidence from
his enemies.
Scores Gotham Police.
The police investigation Of the Elsie
Sigel case has brought out strongly the
fact tina. the New York police do not
know how to hsndle a murder mystery.
There is no rule OF plan apparently for
handling cases Of this kind and the po-
lice so at It in hUnd cropping fashion.
That this is true : evidenced by the
facts In the present mystery. The in
vestigation started out with a grave
error and was followed by succession