The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-21
Y. w. G. A. for a room, and was told
they had none, and was recommended
to the house on .'Cp street.

Y. w. C. A. for room, and was told
they had none, and was recommended
to the house on &c" street.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The ticket
agent of the Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Line declared today that he
sold two round trip tickets to Balti-.
more yesterday afternoon to a China
man five feet six inches tall, dressed
in American clothes, and stockily
built. He says he is almost certain II
was Ling. He says the Chinaman was
anxious to get out OF the city In
hurry and asked numerous questions
City ticket agent Howson. Of the Balti-
more and Ohio road, says he sold
tickets to two Cinnamon through to
Hong Kong June 15, and two others
June 49, He declares their papers"
were all right. He thinks the Chicago
police may have seen these two men.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, June 21.-A
Chinaman supposed to be William H.
Leon, the alleged murderer Of Elsie
.Sigel, was caught here at ten tlS
this morning in Chinese restaS
In South Centre Street. In everS A
the prisoner answers the descs
sent out by the police Of NewS
He denies he is murderer.
lice believe the have made
capture. The captured manS g
name Of Leon Ling.
Detectives vandusen aIy 4ey
sent out this morning with c6ri of
the circulars issued by the New York
police, with instructions to search
every Chinese place In the CITY, On
South Centre street they came upon
an excited bunch of Chinese, who act
ed suspiciously. A search OF the
/ premises revealed the Chinaman hid
/ ing. The prisoner at the police sta
tion gave the name Of Leon Ling, but
denied it was William H. Leon. He
said he had been her, eight days, ad-
mitted that he came from New York,
| where he for1nrly rar a place at 4
| Doyers street. The police are CONT
| dent he is the murderer.
4 WASHINGTON, June 21. The Chin
ese legation wired all the Chinese
consuls and consul generals In the
Unittd States, instructing them to give
every possible assistance in locating
Leon Ling. The legation today said
that none of the officials were ac-
quainted with Ling or had knowledge
!, of him. He has never been at the
llegation nor communicated with it.
| CHICAGO, Ill, June 21.That the
non-christian Chinese Tongs propose
to unite with the police to capture
4 Leon was indicated today when the
Headers asked Captain Detective
IO'Brien to send a representative tc
them for conference. 1t was init
mated that they might be able to
throw some light on the mans where
abouts. A rich Chinaman named
Toms said his Tong would furnish un-
Limited funds for the pursuit of Leon
and that his associates in China
would also aid. The bitter feeling ex-
listing between the christianized
Chinese and the "pig-tail" variety is
Irresponsible for their eagerness to as
sist in the search.
4 SCHENECTADY, June 21.-After
sweating the Chinaman under arrest
here this afternoon, tie police say they
are not certain they have captured the
right man They say he fits the des
cription but they have nothing else
against him.
The man seems to be perfectly calm
and they are unable to get any state
ment from him to confirm their sus
picions. He gave the name Shu Hop
instead of Leon Ling. He said he
was store-keeper in New York and
had been here eight days on business
He will be held until the New York
authorities see him.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Chung Sin
the roommate of Leon Ling, who fled
4 with Leon, and was arrested at West
Galway, hamlet near Amsterdam
/ N. Y, today, admitted his identity, but
refused to talk about the affair ac
cording to information received here
| a squad of men have been sent to in
yestigate. The man when arrested
Z had been working as cook the pasl
eight days at the summer home OF
Harvey Kennedy. West Galway Il
the man proves to be Chung the police
will be confident that Leon has moi
left the country but that he is conceal
ed near
The father of the girl had her bod,
removed to an undertaking room neal
his home where private funeral vii
be held tonight or tomorrow
The girls mother is in a critica
condition in Connecticut sanitariun
and is not able to attend the funeral
Keokuk Product Licensed to Preach
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, June 21.-Mon
mouth Presbytery of the United Pres
bterian church had a special session a
the First church for the purpose o