The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-22
CHINESE SUSPECT
IS NOT THE ONE WANTED
He Maintained a Fairly Strong Alibi and
Has Been Eliminated From
Sigel Case.

New York, June 22.--After bic oi
police furry yesterday, an hour or two
OF unverifed reports and telephoning be-
tween cities, the murder Of Elsie sigel
daughter Of Paul sigel Of this city, and
granddaughter Of Maior.Genertl Franz
sigel Of Civil War fame, resolved itself
into an unsolved crime again.
Chung Sin, who formerly occupied q
room adjoining that where the girls
body was found is held by the police at
the little city of Amsterdam, n. ", not
far from Schenectady, but what has been
learned from him has served TO clear up
the case little II any. At Schenectady
the Chinaman arrested yesterday at FIRST
thought to be Leon Ling or William i.
Leon, who Is sought as the girls MUIR
derer, has, according to ai indications,
pretty well established that he is an un-
offending celestial who formerly worked
in restaurant in New York and whose
arrest wns brought about through a
strikingly unfortunate resemblance 10
Leon Ling.
The disappearance Of Chung Sin about
the time the murder was discovered
here made the police eager for his appre-
hension which was considered second
in Importance to that Of Leon, but the
interview with him at Amsterdam yes
terday seems to have brought out moth
ing Of value TO the authorities. He main
tnins that he rarely associated with Leon
and while acquainted with Elsie SiQel
knows nothing Of the murder. Thus with
his arrest Of no great Importance, the
case aside from developments in New
York yesterday, Is about where II was
when Elsie sieel's body was found
erammed in the trunk in room over
the Eight avenue chop suey restaurant
on Friday night
Sun Leong Surrenders.
While the authorities upstate were
putting the two Cinnamon through an
inquisition, Sun Leong, keeper Of the
restaurant above which the body was
found, was being questioned az police
headquarters here, Sun Le0ng disappear
ed on the night the BODY was found, hui
quietly and calmly surrendered himself
carly Yesterday Ie is being detained
"a a material witness but his voluntary
surrender Is taken to mean that he Is
not implicated in anyway in the crime
Early IN the afternoon the New York
police had been in communication with
Schenectady and even before the final
decision was reached there last night
that the Chinaman held was innocent
had come 70 the conclusion that he was
not Leong Ling, Detective Forbes, who
hurried TO Amsterdam, however, tele-
graphed to headquarters last night that
there was no doubt about the identity
Of Chung Sin, generally referred to asI
Leon Ling's roommate.
In the midst Of al the police activity
the body Of Elsie Sigel was quietly bur-
ied yesterday afternoon ii Woodlawn
cemetery As the father had announced
last night that he wished 10 avoid any
more publicity, the coffin containing the
form was taken directly from
the morgue to the bnying ground in a
plain undertaking wagon.
The ceremony at the grave was strict
~ private and was attended only by
her father, two brothers, Reginald and
Theodore, and BY her uncle, Franz Sigel
Mrs sigel, II win BE- recalled, broke
down completely when she learned Of her
death and is now in sani-
tarium.