The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-22
Long Arm Of the Police Is
Stretching All Over Coun-
try to Get Murderer Of Miss
Elsie sioeI.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
IN CASE REPORTED
One Fleeing chinaman Arrest
ed on Train Near vancouv-
n and Sings Capture Quite
important.

n and Sings Capture Cutie
important.
New York. June 22.-With whole
sale arrests Of Cinnamon going on IN
America In the hunt for Leon Ling.
or William L. Leon. suspected OF the
murder OF Elsie Sigel. granddaughter
OF General Franz Sigel, the civil war
hero, these important developments
stand out:
First. Detective Forbes. Of Central
office, brought back to this city Chong
Sing, roommate Of Leon Ling. the
supposed SLAYER of Elsie Sigel. and he
was locked up as material witness
The police are certain that under the
third degree" he will reveal some
thing 40 to the movements OF Ling.
Second. The arrest of Chinaman,
believed to be Leon Ling. on west
bound Canadian Pacific train. at Rev
elstoke. about 800 miles east of Van
couver, by order OF the New York au-
thorities.
Letter u Important.
Third The translation Of the let
ter sent BY "Sam Wing" Of IS Bay
ard street to William L. Leon." at
Washington. which discloses plot
against white women and fixes the
murder of Elsie Sigel. the police say.
upon Leon Ling.
Chong Sing, who was arrested at
West Galway, N. r.. by the police Of
Amsterdam, admitted having roomed
next to Leon In the Eighth avenue
house whore Elsie sigel's dead body
was found In q trunk. but he says he
raw Leon only once every two weeks.
because most OF the time he slept in q
restaurant at 4S2 Twenty-ninth street.
where he had been employed for the
last five months as cook.
He talked glibly enough, but he
soon involved himself in contradic.
lions. First he said he had left New
York june 10th to GO to the Kennedy
summer home. having been engaged
IN New York; but when he was shown
. New York paper Of June 18th he
said he had bought that Ia New York.
Denied seeing Him.
Asked about his roommate, Leon,
he said he did not see him for several
days before he left New York. He
thought It was June z. but moment
later he said he knew Leon was In the
city when he left here, on June 10.
While he said he always worked. he
admitted Leon did not, but always
seemed to have plenty Of money. He
admitted knowing the Sigel family
Elsie. her mother and her cousin. Ma,
bel, and said he had been at their
home, but he asserted that he had not
seen any OF them In a long time. He
acknowledged that Leon and Elsie
had been friends, but said he never
saw the girl In Icons room.
Dispatches from Vancouver, B. C..
today declare that the police Of Revel
stoke are confident that they have
Leon Ling. They say that he was
concealed aboard Canadian Pacific
train enroute for Vancouver, and did
not make his appearance until Revel
stoke was reached.
Promptly Arrested.
Word that he was on board the
train had been sent ahead and tele
gram ordering his arrest was receiv
ed from the New York police was re
ceived. When the train reached Rev
elstoke which Is 900 miles east o1
Vancouver. the Chinaman was prompt
" arrested.
He answers In every way the de
scription Of Leon Ling. He wore good
American clothes. talked good Eng
lish, but was unable to give satisfac
tory explanation OF his business.
The Chinaman arrested at Schenec
tady will probably be released today
He 10 Chu Hop. New York China
man.
Il Was Translated.
The letter sent to william L
Leon" the name Leon used while ii
Washington to which city he fled OF
the day Of the murder. was brough
here BY Detective Sergeant Hewlett
Deputy Commissioner Woods at ono,
sent for q reliable Chinaman and ha,
the letter translated. The letter, &C
cording to one who read the transls
tion laid bare q skilfully planned plo
TO evade the authorities when tn,
body Of Elsie Sigel should be discover
Cd. Il also fastens the crime upol
Leon Ling. Among others 4 contain
this sentence:
Everything fine-we will fool tn
white people-a good turn
Chen Yung. believed to be autho
Of this letter. and who fled when
reporter caVed at his laundry, IN,
who disappeared IN Chinatown, coul,
not b located today. He lived witt
=. white wife and child On the fourtl
floor Of IS Pell street. The wis IN,
child also disappeared yesterday. Oh
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