The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-02
New York Police Believe They
 Have Found Murderer
IDENTIFICATION NOT SURE
No Marks on the Body Give Positive Proof of Identity of Ling But Meas urements and Other Points
 Seem Satisfactory.

New York, July 1.-Although complete Identification was impossible tonight there appeared to be a strong probability that the body of Chinaman which was found floating in the Hudson river in the upper part Of the city today was that of Leon Ling, or William L. Leon, the mur- derer of Elsie Slgel. The mans height. weight and general appearance tallies with that of Leon Ling, but as the bodv was nude. except for a silk undershirt and had been In the water for more than week, thorough examination will be necessary Coroner Mcdonald, who was the nrst to inspect the body, believes that It Is Leon, as do a number of mo- hcemen, but until measurements and facial characteristics are carefully gone over, the Identification will remain in doubt.
 II It Is Leon the cause of his death will be another mystery, although tbe theory of suicide would appear to he reasonable The body was discovered hv Clinton w.. Bell, a resident of Harlem Wno was out in the river in motor- boat with young woman. Bell secured the body and then communicated with the police. Officers were Immediately
 v was taken to morgue in the Bronx. where the examination was begun.
 In salient features there was a marked resemblance between the dead China
 man and the official descriptions of the missing Leon Ling. The teeth were good.
 as were Leon's, the height about five feet. TOUT inches. which was Leon height and the weight 125 pounds, which was about the figure at which Leon tipped the scales when he disappeared. The age of the dead man appeared to be about 25 or 3O years. Leon's age was given out by the { police as 30.
 The right arm of the body was greatly discolored, but whether from violence or
 from the effects of the water could not
 be ascertainedi tonight. The fact that the clothes were missing makes identifl- cation more difficult. The coroner was 1 unable today to arrive at any conclusion as to how the Chinaman met his death.
 Early this morning Ung Vow a Chi nese laundryman of the Eastsde was found by his neighbors slung between two wash tubs. with his head beneath the water Of one and his feet in the other There were bloody finger marks on his neck and a knotted cord about the mans neck. In the cash drawer tle police found 1 cent.
 !, All attempts to connect the murder of Ung with the murier of Elsie Sigel bv Leon Ling have failed. There Is nothing to show that the two men ever knew each other, or had ever had friends in common and they did not belong to the same society.
 Investigation soon showed that Ung was beaten over the head with flat irons. probably by more than one man. and
 then slung between the tubs. He prob ably died by drowning while unconscious. To all appearances he was killed by thugs for money
 His relations in Chinatown believe he
 was killed by white men and the police are inclined to the same theory. Ouon Tick Nam, the loCLl Chinese interpreter, who will be replaced by Professor Gard
 ner of San Jose, Cal, in an endeavor to
 unravel the Sigel mystery said today i that he himself suggested Professor Gardner's name to the district attorneys
 office.
 q was angered," he said, "by the in-
 situations of certain police officers that might not be sincere in my work" |