The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-28
Detectives Await Word
from New York to Nab
Supposed Confederate.
SEEK COMPLIES
IN SIGEL GIRLS MURDER
Body in Trunk Said to Have
Been Brought to Newark
in Red Taxicab.

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the investigation which is being made
by the police Of the country, directed
from New York, to determine the true
circumstances of the death of Elsie
sigel on June 9 and capture her mur-
derer, Leon Ling. or William Leon. An
arrest here is expected at any time.
1t has been positively established BY
the local detective bureau that Leon
brought the trunk containing the body
of tKe murdered girl to Newark early
IN the morning of the day following the
one son which she was slain, and at
tempted to leave it with his friend Ii
Sing, who keeps restaurant at 81 Mar
ket street; that upon Ii Sings refusal
to keep the trunk possibly because he
knew or suspected its gruesome con-
tents-took Il back to New York.
James u. Halstead. who drove Leon
ana Ills trunk from the Market street
restaurant TO his rooms, at 1872 Eighth
avenue. Manhattan. has positively ideri-
tined the trunk in which Elsie sikels
body was found as the one he took
from Newark with Leon.
The Newark end Of the tragedy,
which, though almost three weeks old.
Is. focusing the attention Of the entire,
country, was uncovered by Sergeants
Ryan and Farrell of the detective
bureau. who were working under the
direction of Captain Carroll and De-
tective Miller. of the homicide bureau
Of the New York department.
Ready to Make Arrest.
The local bureau is awaiting re-
quest from Captain Carey. of the New
York detective bureau, to make an i'm
portant arrest in this city. Detective
Miller is expected here again today,
and 1t is believed he will ask Captain
Carroll that the arrest be made.
The police are now seeking four accom-
pIices. who aided Leon in his attempt
to dispose Of the body and in his flight.
It IL known that he is being aided with
money by the High Treason Society, Of
which he Is a member and that he
was plentifuily equipped with funds
through a swindling game by which
he cheated many Of his countrymen out
Of several thousand dollars short
time before the murder.
That Leon before bringing the trunk
which contained the body OF his VIC
tim to Newark attempted to leave it
with friend who conducts laundry
In Harlem has been demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the police. Chung
gin, the witness who has amended his
story In the light OF every new de-
velopment, admits now that the trunk
was taken away from the house In
Eighth avenue in big red touring
car TO the laundry in Harlem; that the
car was engaged by another Of Icons
accomplices and that the girls cloth
ing, which has since been missing. was
a part OF the contents of three dress
suit cases which the laundryman friend
Of Icons consented to keep when he
REUSED to harbor the trunk.
pIysterious Red Taxi.
Another point which has been puz>
zling the police has been cleared
through information to the effect that
the telegram written in Icons hand
writing and sent from washington
June Q. when the police had every rea-
son to believe Leon was in New York.
was written by Leon in New York pos
sibly before the murder, and taken to
Washington by a confederate.
Many theories have been advanced to
show that Elsie sigel was not MUIR
defed in the house at 1872 Eighth ave-
nut, but that the trunk was finally
Brought there as last resort. The po-
lice have nothing as yet to give any
such theory any strength.
Accounts Of the manner in which the
trunk was brought from New York by
Leon to Newark differ radically Ii
Sing is reported to have testified that
Leon drove up to his restaurant about
l.: M with the trunk on cab which
was drawn by team of horses which
were weary and blown. Sergeant Ryan,
81 the detective bureau, Is in possession
e information to the effect that cabI