Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-02
Dead Chinaman Taken From
Hudson Answers Closely to
Description Of Missing Mur-
derer of Elsie SigeI,
BODY NUDE SAVE FOR
BLACK SILK UN0ERSHIRT
Police Incline to Theory That
Slayer Despail-ing Of Escape
Sought Death in Preference
to Capture,



New York, July Although COM
plcte Identification was impossible to-
night, there appeared 70 be strong
probability thar the body of China
man. found floating In the Hudson
river in the upper part OF the city
this evening, was that OF Leon Ling
or William l.. Leon. the murderer of
Elsie Sigel. The mans height, weight
and general appearance talles with
that Of Leon Ling, but as the body
was nude except for black silk un-
dershirt and had been under the
water for more than a week, a thor
ough examination viii be necessary.
Coroner Mcdonald who was the first
to Inspect the body, believes il II
Icons, as do a number Of police.
But until facial measures and weights
are carefully gone over, II will re-
main in doubt If II is that Of Leon,
the cause of his Death viii he an
other mystery, although the theory.
of suicide, would appear reasonable
The body was discovered by Claud
Bell resident of Harlem, who was
out on the river in q motor boat with
M young wninan 8oll secured The
body then communicated with the
police. Officers were Immediately dis
patched to the scene and the body
was taken to a morguo IN the Bronx
where the examination was begun
In salient features, there was a mark-
cd resemblance between the dead
Chinaman and the officials descrip-
tions of the missing Leon Ling. The
teeth We're good. as were 1.eon's the
height about feet inches. which
was Icons height and the weight 12h
pounds, which was about the figure AZ
which Leon tipped the scales when ha
The age OF the dean
man appeared to be about % or 30
years. Icons age was given out by
the police as 30.
The right arm OF the body was
greatly dscolored, but whether from
violence or from the effects of water.
could not be ascertained. The fact
that the clothes were missing makes
Identification more difficult The
coroner was unable tonight to arrive
it amy conclusion as to how the
'hiuaman met death
Captain Carey. of the homicidc
bureau, who has charge Of the lnves-
igation. started for the Bronx when
notified that the body had ben
'ound. prepared To make an examine
ion
Early this morning Ung. an In
conspicuous. hard working Chinese
Of the eastsde, was
ound by his nolghbors strung be-
ween two washtubs. with his head
,eneath the water Of one ana his feet
n the other There were bloody
niger marks on his neck. In the cash
lrawer the police found one cent
All attempts to connect the murder
# ing with the murder of Elsie Sleei
" Leon Ling have failed. There Is
iothing to show that the two men
yer knew each other. or ever had
riends in common. and they dld not
'elong to the same societies. Inves-
igations soon showed that Ting was
'eaten over the head with fiat irons.
'robably by more than one man. and
hen slung between the tubs. Hs
rohably died 10y drowning while un-
onscious To all appearances he
'as killed by thugs for money. His
olatives In Chinatown believe he was
HE'D ny white men and the police in
line to the same theory
Quon riek Nam, the local Chinese
1terpreter who will be replaced by
'rofessor ardner of San Jose, Cal.
Tho VIII endeaVor To unravel the Sigei
1ystery said he himself suggested
Professor Gardner of san Joe. Cal.
-ict attorneys office
II was angered," he said. "by the
lsnuations by certain police officials
hat might not be sincere I'm nv
'ork"