New-York tribune., 1909-07-01
SAY LEON HIDES HERE
POLICE HOT ON SCENT.
Elsie SigeFs Murderer Traced an
.Jfrseu Cities.

The police established to their satisfaction yester
day the fact that William Leon Is in hiding In tfhs
city or in its immediate neighborhood Ihey nave
learned that when he took the trunk with Elsie
sieers hodv hack to the Eighth avenue house after
the fruitless trip Newark he returned TO newark
and went into hiding in a Chinese laundry in that
city He remained there quietly, at his ease lausl-
ing at the police, until the story of his taxing the
trunk 10 Newark published.
Leon is an intelligent and a crafty Chinan1an'
and he read the papers with great regularity to
keep informed the progress Of the search for him
It the large number of papers that went 10 'ne
Newark laundry that attracted the attention OF the
police 10 the place But when they made their
search the bird had flown. Leon they say, mad
been warned that they were his trail, both by
the papers and by q white woman a Chila'o"l
missionary. who kept Leon supplied with news.
From Newark Leon went to Passaic and stayed
IN a laundry in that place for two DAYS The pro
prietor Of the Passaic laundry made convenient
visit this city during Icons stay. ostensloly 10
buy supplies When he returned Leon was once
more gone and the place was deserted, but carefully
locked and everything intact According TO the po-
lice information Leon went from the Passaio laun-
dry 10 similar place in Jersey City.
Since the discovery Of the mgrations Of the trunk
Leon has made Il a practice to stay in one place
only day or two. ana then move on 10 some other
laundry kept by a member of his society.
In the endeavor 10 find Leon the police are keep
ing close watch all Chinese laundrtes and
especially they watching to see which laundr'es
usual for Chinese laundryrnen 10 buy great num-
ber of American papers.
The police also watching closely the mis-
sionaries" " A Chinaman and woman were taken
70 Police Headquarters Yesterday and examined
by Captain Carey, of the homicide bureau, 1or
more than an hour. The man Americanized
laundryman and the woman was missionary
The police have positive information, they say. that
the missionaries" helping Leon. Two in par
| ticulsr are being closely watched
~ Latte
ir Icons room and the writers of these have been
hunted down by the police The two who are kept
under particularly close surveillance are the ones
the police investigation showed TO be most friendly
with Leon
The nolice have also Identified two Of the accom-
plices OF Leon in addition Chung Sin, Yung' Nah
and Yung Dat They are a Chinaman who cans
himself Tom Wsh and member Of the Yung fam
iIv who spells his in the American style with
an co wah Is small weighing only about
10 rounds IS Eve feet tall and dresses in American
style Young IS the man who went for the express
man when the trunk was taken to Harlem while
Chung Sin mas beer identified being on the land
ing % meet Logan. the expressn1an, and show him
where tie trunk
Chung Sin hurried out at Icons order, and called
up the other four Cinnamon by telephone and tele-
graph Yung Dat and Leon went in the automobile
10 Harlem with the suit case and were at Yung
Wah's laundry 10 meet the trunk.
Yung Kee the present owner Of the laundry ct
No. $40 West 125th street, where the trunk was
first taken. bought the shop from unR W an on
June IS According the story told ny Yung kee
he bought the laundry S2l5 paying $50 cash and
500 on June p. The remainder Of the money, he
said yesterday was 70 be paid on July b He said
that he saw YunR Wah in Chinatown four or hve
davs ago Yung Kee says that YunE Wah told
him that he was anxious sell as he was going to
open a chop suey restaurant with Leon
'Yune Wah IS a sport said Kee he wears
American clothes and on Sunday he puts on golo
watch ana chain and lots of rings. when h@ goes
out 70 see the white girls.
According to the residents in the nelgheoFhooq
the laundry during Yung Wah's regime was Nls''eu
At all hours Of the day ard night by white women
Elsie sigel. 81 saId, was frequent VISITOR AZ
the place.
WiUian, = Moran. Of No. 3s4 West l16th stree.
the agent for the building said Yesterday that fnhs
Wah saw him on June IS and said that ne wanted
70 sell the laundry a friend Wan, MT. moran
said had been tenant Of his for more nan a year
and had lease on the place for two years ir-
Moran asked 81 the tenant ct I'D bring rtfer-
ences Wan said that he could sno pTonilsea 70
come the next day with friends OF Hung Kse- re
i did not appear again but at noon on June u huhs
Kee appeared with woman whom Mr. Moran uh-
5ersood vas Mrs Lincoln. who vouched for Fuhs
Mrs 1trccIn'' was Identified Miss s,owell W
Lincoln. teacher in the First chureh OF Iii'S'
Disciples at 32S West 5eth street she said yes
t4rdav that she had vouched for Yung kee TO 9tr
Moran She said that Kee was one Of her pnphs
and was an honorable Chrisrianized Chinaman he
was a good student good Christian ana she "aS
sure she said that he was in no way implicated IN
the murder OF Elsie igel the endeavor to conceal
the body
Mrs L H Brown. Of No. 5l2 West l22d street
who was thought be one Of those "ho Vouched
for Yung Kee 70 MIR. Moran, denied yesterday that
either she or her daughter had had anything 10 90
with either Kee or Mr.. Moran. She saic tnat as
far as she knew, her daughter, Dr.. Mary H Grown
did not know Kee But she made strong defence
Of Ctinarrer in general and said that she and her
daughter had been teaching them in Sunday school
for three wears She added that she dd not receive
Cinnamon in her home and said that she never Wis
tied them alone.
Shortly after o'clock this morning the police or
the Oak street station requested Lieutenant Fun
ston in charge OF the Detective Bureau az Police
Headquarters night 10 send some one from
the Detective Bureau down 10 the station house o
identify if possible. Chinese prisoner lodged there
on charge Of being suspicious person. The Oak
street police say the prisoner described himself as
Wong Sing. but that he resembles the picture or
Leon on the police circular closely enough TO have
warranted his arrest and his being held to await
positive Identification