The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-22
Unknown Chinaman Tele-
phoned to New York Early
Saturday Morning.
INFORMATION GIVEN
BY MAN NOW IN JAIL
May Have Been Work of Friends
of Much Wanted Leong
Ling.

That a Chinaman. probably Leong
Ling, alias William L. aeon, now being
sought in connection with the murder
of Elsie Sigel. telephoned from this city
TO q Pell street, New York shortly
after midnight Saturday morning to Mon
Roy Won and Sing Choy. who were 10
Gated after considerable difficulty BY
Cinnamon at the Pell street address. IS
another clue developed by reporters OF
The Times today that may mem that
Leon and his compa MON did no. leave
Washington on Thursday as originally
believed.
Adding value to this latest telephone
clue is the statement made BY Chu Hop,
the Chinaman now being held in Sehe-
nectsdy. y. Y, that he resided at .
Pell street. in the house adjoir ing that
one with which the Chinaman here was
anxious to obtain connection.
The record of the local telephone
company shows that at 12.O4 Saturday
morning Chinamap from Main S340.
the Fritz Reuter- Hotel, asked 10 be
connected with "A PelI street. Franklin
459, New York. There was some diff
Guilty in getting the number and after
it was obtained there was a controversy
between central and the Chinaman
over the amount of toll.
Men Located.
At 1880 the New York number was
obtained. but Roy Won and Sing Choy
were not then at the address. and some
one. evidently a Chinese strkche of the
place. was dispatched for them. At
1880 they were located and brought to
the telephone, according to the COM
pany's records. and three-minute con-
. in, fEr5,as1
The Chinaman dropped 125 in thia slot
The Washington caller declined to
give his name in requesting connection
with New York. and no word was said
in English that might lead TO his
identity.
There is but one missing link in the
newly discovered record. this being that
none of the Fritz Reuter- Hotel en-
ployes recall seeing tie Chinaman early
Saturday. The visit of two Celes-
tails who telephoned early Friday morn
ing, or past midnight Thursday night.
as told in the Sunday evening edition
of The Times. is vividIy recalled and
photographs of Leon and his roommate
have been identified.
Has No Record.
The telephone company, on the other
hand, profess TO have no record of a
Thursday night call for a Chinaman.
James Merchant. head barkeeper az the
hotel. assisted in getting the Eumber
Thursday night. but does not recall thsz
it was to the Peu street address. IN
stead, he believes il to have been the
establishment of Sam Wing, from which
a letter was sent TO Leon on June 9.
Those about the hotel recall seeing
a carriage standing at the door while
the Cinnamon were talking Thursday
night. Whether the two Orientais left
in this vehicle Is not known
The telephone company Is positive
that there is no mistake about the ,
early Saturday morning call from the
Fritz Reuter- pay station, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the Cinnamon. so Tar
as could be learned today were not
seen in the hotel. The company records
tell OF the difficulty OF getting Sing
Choy and Mon Roy Won TO the tele-
phone. During the twenty-minu-e lapse
IL is evident that a search or the chi
nese quarters in Peli street was made
for them. The number called IS re-
garded as the Chinese Delmonico.
Thedeclination of the man at the wash
ington end of the wire to furnish his
name TO central, as is usual in suCn
cases, leads to the belief that even II
il should prove true that Leon and his
companion left Washington early Friday
morning, mysterious messages were pc
ing conveyed between the two cities
presumably fro n and TO friends or the
involved Orientals.
A clerk at a Pell street this after
noon confirmed the fact that the estab-
lishment had been called by WashlaE-
ton.
Detective Van Wagner, Of New York.
arrived in Washir gton this morning 70
so over the information which the local
police have obtained in the case, and II
possible TO get possession Of the two
kilograms which were sent from this
city to William L. Leon.
Van Wagner is accompanied BY
young man whose identity the police
decline TO make known but who is re-
ported to be q brother OF the Slgel girl
Central Office Detective Hewlett and
the New York officer went 10 the city
Hall AMI requested District Attorney
Baker to make formal request or the
Postal Telegraph Company for the dis
patches, or else summon the manager
OF the company before the grand Jury
and compel him to turn over the tele-
grams.
withhold Messages.
The telegraph company. it Is said, is
willing TO aid the police in whatever
wav il can, but there is an iron
clad rule that no information regarding
the contents of messages be given out
unless proper legal steps are taken.
The police say they are absolutely GER
tain Leon was in Washington some time
within the last two weeks When he
arrived, the day he left, and how long
he STAYED have not been fully estab-
iished No definite information has been
obtained by the detectives.
Van Wagner, who has had consider
able experience in handling Chinese
cases in the metropolis, will stay n
Washington long enough 10 visit most
of the esta bljshments here and endeavor
to CLEAN some Information from the
Ceiestials. So far the detectives have
been unable TO get any Chinaman TO
admit he ever knew Leon.
No New Developments.
Inspector Boardman. chief OF detec-
tiYss, said this morning, there are no