Evening star., 1909-06-24
transfer companies have any record OF
hauling the baggage.
Suit Case Shipped From Syracuse.


Suit Case Shipped From Syracuse.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, June PA
Chinaman answering the general de-
| scription of Leon Ling went to the New
York Central railroad station in this city
about O'Clock last Saturday afternoon
and checked a suit case to Cleveland,
Ohio.
Three hours later the same man return
ed to the station. wearing a long quilted
silk cloak. The station employees say
that when he walked in the train shed
the wind blew his cloak aside and a
woman's dress was seen underneath.
He was further disguised, they say,
with tght-fitting skull-cap and pair
of heavy gold bowed spectacles. His
baggage was delayed here and he tele-
graphed Tuesday to have it sent on TO
him. No name was signed to the tele-
gram.
The valise was forwarded. The check
number is SJ4, 1862.
The report of Chinaman disguised as
a woman seems to agree with the
theory of Leon Ling's flight as advanced
by detectives in New York.
Five Chinese put up at hotel mere
late Saturday and disappeared early Sun
day, and while here borrowed $50 from
Chinese restauranr keeper to assist one
of their countrymen on journey. 1t is
now the theory of the schenectady police
that the suit case checked here was Tor
here for him, and that Chu Hop, arrested
here Monday and released today, dld
know something about the movements
of the murder suspect
Johnstown Suspect Released.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, June 23.-The
authorities last night released from Gus
| tody Wee King Song.
The Chinese established an alibi in the
form of papers showing he had been in
Altoona, Pa, at the time the murder
of Elsie Sgel was supposed to have taken
place. For three hours yesterday the
town was flooded with telegraphic and
telephone inquiries concerning the deten-
ton of Wee King Song. An erroneous
report had gained circulation that Leon
Ling, the much-wanted murderer, had
been arrested, positively Identified ana
had made a confession to the police.
Wee King Song was last night at work
on the job he came here to fill, that OF
cook in small restaurant.
No Track in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, June 24.-Detective Van
Wagner of the New York police depart
ment, who came to Baltimore from Wash
ington yesterday in search of clues as to
the whereabouts of Leon Ling and for
any other information having a possible
bearing on the Elsie Sgel murder case,
left last night for Philadelphia.
The Baltimore police officials said today
that absolutely nothing was learned
here regarding Lng's whereabouts. and
that every clue that would possibly lead
to his capture had been run out.
They repeated their conviction that Ling
is not and has not been in Baltimore
since the commission of the murder. He
was here, it was learned about three
years ago, when he delivered an address
before the Chinese Empire Reform Asso-
citation.
Van Wagner in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Detective
Van Wagner of New York who is search
ing for Leon Ling the suspected murderer
of Miss Elsie Sigel, arrived in this city
today from Baltimore. He says he came
here to await orders from his superiors
in New York.
He is of the opinion, he says. that the
suspected Chnaman is in the west. Ling
is well known in the Chinese quarter
here, but no clue as to his whereabouts
has been obtained.