The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-21
Special from United States.)

Schenectady, June 21.-A Chinaman,
 supposed to be William H. Leon, the
 suspected murderer of Elsie Sigel, and
 wanted by the New York police was
 caught here this morning about II 80
 o'clock in a Chinese restaurant in g
 South Center street In every way the
 man answers the description given by
 the New York police and although he
 denies he is the man who killed Elsie
 Sigel. the police believe they have
 made an important capture The cap
 tured man gave his name as Shu
 Hop. Detectives Van Dusen and Doty
 were sent out this morning with copies
 of the circulars issued by the New
 York police. with instructions to search
 every Chinese place in the city At 9
 South Center street they came upon
 an excited bunch of Chinese who acted
 suspiciously and a search of the prem
 ises revealed a Chinese in hiding. The
 prisoner at headduarters gave his name
 as Leon Ling and denied that he was
 William H. Leon He said that he had
 been in this city for days. this being
 his ninth and admitted he came here
 from New York He said he ran a place at 22 Pell street, New York city.
 'tShu was arrested simply because he fitted the description and we will hold him a suspect until the New York authorities can arrive here and sec him. added Chief Rynex thissaf- fernoon. 'T have the man in my pri- vate office and sweated him for some time. He speaks fairly good English and seems to be pretty smart Chi nese- He seemed to know nothing whatever about the mission work of the Chinese quarter, and denied any knowledge whatever of Elsie Sigel, the murdered girl From talking with him am not at all convinced that there is any strong ground for holding him. There are some details in which he does not ht the description sent out from New York. At the same time, I feel that am bround to hold him un- tn the New York authorities have an opportunity to see him.
 Amsterdam, June 2flAfter exam ing the Chinese under arrest here the chief of police this afternoon an- nounced that he was absolutely con- vinced that the prisoner was Gnu Sing, the roommate and intimate friend of William Leon, the alleged murderer of Elsie Sigel.
 The prisoner will be held until the New York authorities arrive to take charge of him.
 New York. June 21.-with the whole country aroused and searching eagerly for the Chinese who fled from New York after Elsie Sigel had been slain Inspector McCanerty to-day received word from West Galway. a hamlet near Amsterdam. N. r.. that Chung Sin. the roommate of Leon Ling, in whose room the body was found, and who fled with Leon. had been arrested there and had admitted his identity. but refused to talk of the affair. Mo Canerty immediately sent a squad of men to Amsterdam to investigate.
 The man arrested, according to the report. had been working as cook for the past days at the summer home of Barvey Kennedy at West Galway.
 The father of the girl to-day had the dead body removed to undertaking rooms near her home where the private funeral will be held tonight or to- morrow. The girls mother is in a serious condition at a. Connecticut sani- tarium and will not be able to attend her daughters funeral
 Elsie SigePs life was threatened by Leon the day before she disappeared according to Paul Sigel. the girls father. Chung were in love with Elsie." the father said. land that Leon was very jealous. Within 24 hours have learn ed that on June there was a party at my house attended by several | Chinamen. Leon came to the party drunk He called Elsie to one side and told her that if she had anything to i do with Chung again he would kill
 Washington. June 21-The Chinese Legation has wired to all Chinese Con- | suls and Consuls General in the United States instructing them to give | every possible assistance to the police authorities in running down Leon Ling | The Legation officials say it will be | particularly hard to find Leon as l Chinese stand together in protecting q | criminal of their country.
 It was stated Good Chinamen are | Just as eager to bring a Chinese crim- fnal to justice as are good Americans | to bring bad Americans to justice
 (hiCaU0- lime 21 -Tho ir, C2n- l ada of William Leon. alias Leon Ling, ! the Chinese wanted by the New York police charged with the murder of El- sic Sfgel, will be made in a few days fs the belief of the police here as a re- suit of a clue given by an employe of transfer company. The man stated that two Chinese, one man answering the description of Leon. passed Chicago with tickets to Van couver and acted very strangely in to have their baggage check ed- He said he believes they arrived in the city on the Baltimore & Ohio train from Washington and left a short time later over the Wisconsin Central for St. Paul
 :. The local police made a report to he New York authorities and the Van couver police will receive instructions from the New York police to carefully scrutinize all Chinese taking passage on steamships clearing from that port The two Chinamen had two trunks and they were billed from St. Paul west over the Canadian Central.
 New York. June 21-@The city agent for the Washington. Baltimore & An napolfs Electric line declared today shat he sold two round trip tickets to Baltimore yesterday afternoon about o'clock to a Chinaman about five feet 5ix inches high, dressed in American .1othes and stockily built. When ,hown a photograph of Chun with whom this description taIlfes he de- T. .lared that he was almost certain that hat was the man. In response to h nouiries from the men, the agent df- 1 ,ncfod them to a hotel in Baltimore. h