The sun., 1909-06-22
Chen Yick. the fat Lee. said simply yes
terday that he didn't know, anything
about anything.

Chen Yick, the fat Lee said simply ;yea
terday that he didn't know, ,anythinf
about anything.
CHINESE MAsoNs A CHINESE WALL
The detectives were 'begihning TO fea,
Yesterday afternoon that the secret
society which goes under the name OF tn:
Chinese Masons may prove a sort oi
Chinese wall in this investigation. in th'
first place IL was ascertained that Leune
10 high up in the society, that Sun Leung
his cousin. belongs to 1t; that the Fou,
about all the Chinese the police have
tried to screw information from belong
to it. ...'"ii
One thing was certain. Chinatown was
more excited about the happenings oi
the last few days than at any time since
the tongs were fighting in the narrow
streets. Detectives have been in and oul
OF the dark and dingy tenements and the
appearance OF every detective is the sigma
for a crowd of ordinarily impassive anc
injurious Cinnamon TO flock on the side
walks staring at the house where the
detective entered and chattering at a
great rate.
MISSION CHINESE OFFER $500 REwAHD.
At the Morning Star Mission, II Doyer'
street. young Chonamen representing
thirty mission Sunday schools met yes
terday afternoon and subscribed to re-
ward for the apprehension OF Leung linn
Fung Y. Now. superintendent OF the
mission. said $500 had been raised as re-
ward and that $1,000 would be securee
within a day or two
WHY MOTHER ToDD's MISSION CLOSED.
An official at Police Headquarters had
something to say yesterday about the
downtown missions. He explained that
the Chinatown and Bowery Rescue Mis-
sion for Girls at 10 Mott street, where
mother, was closed because its hacker.
q well to do woman uptown. got pretty
well disgusted with the whole b,fsiness
and asked that 1t he shut up.
There in a misconception about mission
work among the Chinese said this off
oial. All the good that is done is accom-
plished in a proper way uptown az the
Of them. are run for revenue only. They
have runners out like t,oney Island
show. The runners bring in the sight,
seers. and IL the sightseers have money
they usually leave some behind. We have
always had an eye on these places. hut
II hasn't been easy to get anything on
them"
Among dozens Of persons who thought
they had information in connection with
the murder that might interest the police
was Capt. Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, who has
sailed toward the North Pole severa
times. Capt. Baldwin told Inspector
McCaherty yesterday that he as in Phila'
delphia on the afternoon OF Wednesday
June o, and that he saw two Chinamer
with young white woman in a street
car, He was sure the pair of Chinamer
resembled the pictures Of Chung Sing anc
Leung Linn. The next day he saw the
two Cinnamon again, this time without thu
woman.
The detectives accepted the Polarist's
story as interesting but not especially
important. They don't believe Chung
Sing ever was In Washington.
ELSIE sIGEL's FUNERAL.
Elsie Sigel's body was taken from the
Morgue at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoor
to an undertaking shop at 1850 Third
avenue. 1t was placed in q plain oah
casket and carried to Woodlawn Gene
terry. 1t was buried at o'clock. not in
the plot where Gen. Franz Sigel's body
lies
Coroner Hamburger set the inquest fol
clock this afternoon. There are eight
persons under arrest in connection with
the case. including Chung Sing, Leung'f
friend, and they will be taken before the
Coroner this afternoon.
Counsel for Ong Wing. friend Of Sun
Leung's. who was arrested the night
the body was found, applied to Supreme
Court Justice Giegerich yesterday Tor
writ OF habeas corpus. alleging that the
Chinaman was being unjustly detained
The Justice set the argument for this
afternoon.
OPIUM JOINT RAIDRD TO Oct POSSIBLE
wITNRss. nc
Capt. Post and several detectives from
West Forty-seventh street raided a place
in the cellar Of 800 West Forty second
street last night under chop suey restau'
rant. In the cellar they found Louis
Suey. his wife Josephine and another
white woman. Grace Hudson. The police
also found an opium layout. two NOR
charged with running an opium resort
the two women being held as witnesses.
A nearly as could be learned the raid
was made on information furnished to the
police by the District Attorneys office
Mrs Kee, the white wife OF the proprietor
OF the chop suey restaurant at 7S2 Eighth
avenue. the house where the Sigel girls
on Saturday by the District Attorney q
Office II Is said she told the District
Attorneys Office that I.onis Suey's white
wife. Josephine, was former Chinatown
missionary and an acquaintance Of Elsie
Sigel and could tell much concerning the
Sigel girls Chinatown career. When the
prisoners were landed in the West Forty
seventh street precinct last night Jose
phine was not questioned, but was held
as witness against her husband. SO
Capt Post said.
Assistant District Attorney. Ward said
last night that Josephine Suey was one
OF number Of women questioned by him.
'She told me she was friendly with Elsie
Sigel and had known her we'll Her
information was OF no particular value,
however aud Capt, Posts raid was a
police matter entirely
Later the police changed their blotter
entry and entered the prisoners as being
held as Witnesses in tho SiRel case