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fat ft Weather, SECOND EDITION Washington, June -23.--Forecast (or N. C. for tonight and Thursday: i' Local rains tonight or Thursday. ESTABLISHED 1871. RALEIGH, N. C , WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1909. PKICE 5 CENTS LEON LING STILL ELUDES EFFORTS OF THE OFFICERS Many Suspects Have Been Arrested But None Is Man Wanted SING'S CONFESSION Chong Sing, Roommate of' Leon Ling, Was Taken to tho Scene of the Sigel Girl's Murder Today and Retold His Story of Seeing I'ing Kill the Girl Said Jl-alousy Was the Cause of the Crime Police Believe That Sine Has Not Yet Given All the Information He Pos- scsses and That They Will Get It Vet Jeroiri.- Very Well Pleased Other Clews as to Line. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, June 23. Chong Sing, the roommate of Leon Ling, who, after one of the severest applications of tho "third degree" ever admin istered by the criminal authorities, confessed that he saw Leon kill Elsie Sigel. granddaughter of General Frana Sigel, and place her body in the trunk, -was taken early today to tile scene of the crime, at No. 7N2 Eighth avenue, where he repeated his istory and re-enacted the tragedy the cause for which he declared was Jealousy on. the part of Leon toward Chit Gairr, another .Chinese convert. It was only after an ordeal of thirty-four hours, during which time he had neither food nor sleep, that Chong Sing broke down and con fessed. Ha insisted that he bad taken no part In the crime and that Leon Ling killed the girl. It was believed today that Chong in his talk gave the police and the district attorney a clue that will lcac to the capture of Leon Ling within the next 24 hours. "1 think we shall hear more from Mr. Chong," said District Attorney Jerome today. "He has done very well up to date. If he talks a little morn I think we will have all we want to know about both him and Leon Ling." Tho police'"' thought they had promising clue when they got word from Johnston, Pa., shortly after midnight that a Chlnamau answering the description of Leon had been seen here. The tip was given to the Johnstown police by two American lzed Chinese who conduct a laundry The authorities thought he had come from Altoona and a hunt was taken up there." Chong Sing, when he was taken to the rooms he and Leon occupied, was accompanied by Police Captain Carey, half a dozen shrewd detectives and Assistant District Attorney Ward, and was made to repeat the confession wrung from him yester day when he told how he had seen Leon murder Miss Sigel. As he Btood In tho dimly lighted room, almost on the spot where tho trunk with its ghastly contents was found, Chong Sing calmly smoked a cigarette. Sometimes he laughed at the ques lions put to him; at other times when efforts were made to get him to confess he had a hand in tho mur der, he raved in anger. Nor would he admit that he had assisted Leon in tying ropes about the body ana jamming It in the trunk. He de clared ho had not touched the body but said that when bis friend had roped the trunk he had assisted him The .police believe Chong bing is no telling all he knows. In fact they are not at all certain the wily China man did not take actual part In. the murder. It was hoped by the police that the "third degree" on tho scene of the murder would squeeze the truth from him. When Carey and his detectives, with Chong Sing Bhacklod to one of the men. followed by Mr. Ward, en tered the room, it was dimly lighted "You got the girl's ring?" was the first question hurled at Chong Sing by Captain Carey, tho Jailer s voice ruins as If In anger, and he stuck his face close to the slant-eyed Chinaman V "Kni Mn Me have no ring. Leon have ring." screamed Chong "Ring. Then he seemed to forget all th English be had learned In the pant eleven years, nine of which he has " spent about the missions, where he mlnsled with young wnite gins, Question after question was hurled at the Chinaman. He puffed at his elearstts and remained mute, , ! no undaritanfl," he ' managed. to Bay, as his facial muscles twitched in rage. "I no understand." -...-..'. But old Quan Wyck Nam, the in terpreter, made him understand. The decrepit old Chinaman rattled off the questions In his ' native language, and Chong Sing found, his tongue and the language of tho country of his adoption before many seconds. "Why .have you lied so persistent ly." yelled Carey, as he clutched the Chinaman's collar and made as if he meant to choke the life out of him. The feeling of a strong man's hand so close to his throat made the tight leave Chong Sing. Me tell truth now," he begged. When did you see Elsie Sigel?" asked Mr. Ward. "That morning," Chong answered, referring to the morning of Wednes day, June 9, when it is now known absolutely that the girl was mur dered. "Where did you see her?" "There," with a "puff cm a cigar ette, and a motion with his hands toward the bed. x In repeating the rest of his story the Chinaman used his hands with all the expression of a Frenchman. After several hours spent in the room wnere Elsie sigei was mur dered, Chong Sing was taken back to police headquarters. It was then more than 36 hours since he had been permitted to close an eyelid. But even then he was not allowed to go to sleep. Ho was plied with more questions by relays of detectives and he was told that this would be kept up until ho told where Leon had gone, The detectives were con vinced that he knows the where abouts of the fugitive. TWO KILLED IN (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Indianapolis, Ind., June 23. The second explosion ever recorded In Indiana county occurred this morning at the Lackawanna Coal & Coke Couiuany's mines at W'ehrum. - Two art- dead and a half-dozen burned, About 100 men were in the mine when the exnlosion occurred. The men coming out say the shock was felt all over the mine and they seemed dazed and incompetent to give a very clear account of the ac- cident. Smoke is issuing from the mouth of the mine. John A. Scott, Indiana counsel for the comimnv. declares that a tall or rock caused the accident. Another th.-ory Is that gas ignition caused the blast. The full force of miners did not go to work today but the sur vivors claim that the death list will grow and that some of the mine offi cials arc yet In the mine, Fire broke out shortly after noon in the Lackawanna coal mine at Wehrum, where an explosion occurred earlier In the day. It was feared that there was no chance for the 65 men then entombed to escape death from the flames. Black damp is increasing in the mine and the work of rescuers is seriously hampered. Over 100 men are known to have entered the mine shortly before the catastrophe happened, and only a few of them had reached the surface at noon. The few men who had escaped from the mine were burned and blackened. None of them was in condition to give details, but from one it was learned, that the explosion seemed to strike every portion of the mine simultaneously. Rescuing parties made little head way, owing to the great confusion at the mine. Work Is also seriously re tarded by smoke from the pit mouth and traces of the lire damp. Throe bodies, .terribly mangled have been recovered from the mine, The Injured men, gome of them mor tally hurt, woro also brought to the surface. The first report that came to the anxious watchers at the mouth of the mine was that two or threo men hud been injured and that the accident might not turn out so sort ously as such accidents generally do, but as tho minutes sped by and only few minors reached the surface, burned or seriously Injured, dospalr settled on the watchers. When Thompson and the Burns brothers succeeded In escaping from the pit they stated, brokonly, while suffering great agony from burns, that the ex plosion bad taken place through the entire mine and that everyone seemed to be paralyzed. Pitiful calls for help and groans were heard by the three men as they made their way to the entrance, stag gering and falling over' the bodies of comrades. Superintendent W. N. Johnson, of the mine, said: "Tho explosion, from some tin known cause, occurred a little be fore H o'clock this morning, and seems to have been worse In a por tton of the mine we recently opened We don't yet know the extent ot the accident, but we think the death-list will be long, the list of those Injured MINE EXPLOSION much Urger." ...- RESSMAKERM HEGOMOMAN DRINKING WATER But Never Saw Her Take Whiskey or Under Its Influence MRS. GOULD WEEPS lilward Roman, Dressmaker, Form erly Employed by the Laic Madame Oslxti-ne, Tells of Mrs. Gould's Vis its to the Establishment Says She Came Almost - livery : Day Mrs, Sells, Cousin of the riiiltitilt, Makes a Good Witness For Sirs, (iould Had Visited Her Several Times and Never Saw Her Intox icated or Behaving Other Than Ladylike. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June 23 To complete the'-rebuttal testimony for Mrs. Katherlno Cleniinons Gould in her suit for separation against Howard Gould, Clarence J. Shearn today be gan to call 50 witnesses before Jus tice Dowling. Edward Roman, a dressmaker formerly employed by the late Mad ame Osborn, was the first one to tes tify. He said that it was .Mrs, Gould'ts custom to visit the estab lishment nearly every day during the fall of 1906. After saying that he never saw Mrs. Gould under .the' In fluence of liquor, Mr. Nicoll took up his cross-examination. - r "I have seen Mrs:'-. Gould drink water." he said, to Mcolls first query..' The witness said that it was his custom to engage waiting customers In conversation to while away the time. - Mrs. Mabel Ei Sells, wife of Elijah Sells, cousin of the plaintiff, was then lied. She said she frequently visi ted Mrs. Gould, accompanied her lo theatres and visited abroad with her "With my two daughters and Mr. Sells I cruised on the yacht Niagara several times," Mrs. Sells went on. The witness said that Iter daugh ters, Dorothy, '20 years old, and Mar- jorie, a year older, were frequently allowed to spend days "with- M Gould. "I bought a country place at North Castlo in 1903, and Mrs. Gould visi ted our homo," she added. The witness said that she was one of the party on tho much-talKed-of Orniond Beach trip, In 1005. She denied that Mrs. Gould, before the trio becan. threatened to have her former secretary, Tom Jones, thrown out of the St. Regis beeuuse he in sisted on receiving his wages. This testimony further riddles the testimony offered by Chauffeur Flynn' for 'the defense. He had de clnred that Mrs. Sells was present and witnessed the scene between tho millionaire's wife and her employe. This Jones also denied. Mrs. Gould was not intoxicated nor did she give tho slightest intima tion of being under tho Influence of liquor, Mrs. Sells testified, on the ar rival of the party at Ormond. Mrs. Sells proceeded to niuke spe cific denial of the ninny charges made by witnesses for Gould. - Mrs Gould .watched the witness for a time and' then covered her eyes with a black bordered handkerchief and showed signs of crying. Although tho testimony was mos favorable to her, Mrs. Gould's weep ing was caused by her having to sub Jcct her friend to the ordeal of ap pearing In court. For some minutes the nlalntlff continued to weep. She finally recovered her composure and offered suggestions to Lawyer Shearn as he examined Mrs. Sells. "Mrs. Gould was never undor the Influence of liquor while I was at Castle Gould In 1905," the witness said. I OLD OPERATOR DEAD. Orrln 8. Wood, One of First Tele, graph Operators in the Country. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, June 23 Orrln 8. Wood, one of the first telegraph ope rators In Washington and a pioneer constructor of telegraph lines In this country, Is dead at his home In Turner, N. Y., at the age of 91 years. He was Intimately associated with the Inventor, F. B. Morse, study- lug the science of telegraphy under him, and was an operator on the original wire between Baltimore and Washington tor several toontUn. v"-V.:- .'".' '"' 'Vv l- -4 " MERCHANTS ARE INTERESTED NEW RAILROAD Appoint Committee to Con fer With Officials of the Montgomery Lumber Co. PLANS FOR NEW ROAD Merchants Association Takes Steps to Have the Montgomery Lumber Company Road KxtVmded From Spring Hope to This City Will Take About JlO Miles of New Track anil Will Open up a Fine Section of Country Managers of Road Interested in Italeigh and it is Relieved Will be Glad to Come Here if tlw.' People of Raleigh Want Them to Come- l'resident Peurce Talks. The merchants association held an enthusiastic meeting m their rooms in the Holleinan building last night and some matters of vast Importance to Raleigh were under consideration A very large crowd was present and the meeting might be termed a rail road meeting as it was called to con sider some railway matters affecting this city. President. Pearca called the meeting to order and stated the object of the meeting as follows: 'Gentlemen: You have been called toget her tonight to consider some important matters of interest to all the .merchants and people in this city. As you all know it has been reported for a long time that the Montgomery Lumber Company was anxious to extend its line from Spring Hope into Raleigh, and during the past few days we have made some investigations along this line and we believe mat u tne proper sieps were taken, and the proper induce ments made just at this tim-v the big lumber company would gladly extend its line into Raleigh, as this would give them a fine outlet and open up a fine section of lumber country for them. They have a good road from Kocky Mount to Spring Hope , and have extended this road across the river and are -.within about thirty miles of this city, It is possible that they will either come on to Raleigh or turn north toward Louisburg,. and if the business-- in terests of this city will get busy we can get them to come to Riiki,;h -as we are Informed they are very anx ious to come to Raleigh provided they can get a good location for their freight depot. 'I have talked with President Guy Buel, of the Montgomery Lumber Company, own ers of the railroad, and he is of the opinion that his company will gladly take uu the proposition if the busi ness interests here are interested. I had a talk with him over the long distance telephone this afternoon and he was very anxious to come here tonight and discuss the matter with us but. it was impossible for him to make connection so as to get here in time. It seems to nie that this is tiie greatest opportunity Ralejgh has had in a long time and that we as a bust liess organization should take action in this matter; hence I have called this moeting for you to consider the matter and decide what steps you thought best to take lri tho matter If we can secure this new road it will clvo Raleigh a direct line to Rocky Mount and Norfolk, and bring Norfolk 30 mllps nearer Raleigh, be sides opening up n splendid new sec tion of trade for this city." Mr. E. E. Broughton also spoke on tho obeet of -the meeting and the need of tho association taking some decided action regarding this mat ter. Mr. E. L. Harris and Mr. J. G Ball and many others spoke on tho subject, and the unanimous opinion was that we should use every pos sible means to Induce this road to extend Us line from Its present point Into this city. Mr. E. L. Harris off ered the following resolution, which was adopted unanimously: Whereas, the members of the re tall merchants association are del-ply Interested in all enterprises that, benefit our city, and believing the extension of the Montgomery Lum ber Company Railroad to Raleigh would develop new trade and afford greater facilities for transportation proving profitable both to the rail road and the city, therefore be it Resolved, That a committee of five bo appointed to represent this association, with Instructions to nego tiate with the proper authorities, looking to the extension of said rail road to Raleigh. President Pearce appointed the following committee to take up the matter- with the officials of tne road and report fully to the association: J. V. Slmms, chairman; Dr. Chas. Lee Smith, J. G. Ball, W. A. Myatt, Jas. A. Briggs, Sr. After a discussion of some other matters of importance to the associ ation and this city the association adjourned. This action on the part of the mer chants association is one that will interest every person in this city. While there is nothing definite in the matter yet, still there is a great op portunity before this city to get a new road and one that would open up a new field of trade and one that would undoubtedly bring much busi ness to this city besides giving us a quicker outlet to the north. The as sociation feels certain that If the proper inducements are offered th-J Montgomery- Lumber Company Rail road that they will extend their line into this city.-.' They are within thirty miles now and it would be quite an easy matter for them to extend their line into this city, and it is certain that the business Interests here will assist them in every way possible. This 'line would open up fine timber lands and would certainly be a bless ing to all the farms along the line as it would put them within a few minutes ride of the capital. The matter will be taken up at once, and if it is possible to induce this com pany to build into Raleigh the mer chants will do all in their power to bring the road on to Raleigh. Governor Kitchin today made equisition on the governor of Ohio or Solomon Shcppard alias William nomas, a negro under arrest on his own -'confession lor tne murder, or Engineer Holt at Durham, December 1 litis. It will be remembered that Reu ben Barboe was arrested for this crime, freed by the coroner's jury and later arrested by order of the Durham county grand : jury, which found a true bill against Barhee. Barbee was to have been tried at the recent term of criminal court, but the case went over because of the re ported arrest of the' negro, who was it the time of the murder a citizen of Durham. What the negro's connection with he crime cannot, be imagined by the eople of Durham, and his arrival is waited with great Interest. WRIGHTS GET MORE TIME. Time for' 'Delivery of Aeroplaite to Government Extended :( Duys. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, June 2:.---TIic Wright brothers today asked 30 clays extension of time from the war department in which to fulfill their government contract. It was granted Their contract called for delivery of the aeroplane by next Monday. At the signal corps office it was said the Wrights only asked an ex tension of 10 days, but to be on the safe, side 30 days was granted. This does not mean that flights will not be made before ten days, 1'lie aeroplane is nearly ready now and It Is probable the first unofficial flight will be made from Fort Myer Saturdny, or Monday at the latest. MEN FIND FOHTIXE. Pick, t'p Dig Lump of Ambergris While at Sea. (By Leased Wire to' The .Times) Atlantic City, N. .1., June 23 Be lieving they have found a fortune In a big lump of ambergris caught white trolling for blue fish far at sea, Cap tain Walter Larson and his crew of three men are carefully guarding their treasure here. Only the best friends of the captain and crew ar allowed neons at the big lump o dull .gray matter weighing L pounds which Hie fishermen declar to be real ambergris, worth mor than $200 a pound. Experts will -ap praise the find shortly. I'nder agree ment with (ho owner of the sloop, S J. Moffat!. In which tho men made their fish ing trip, they are entitle to half of what they find. INCREASE IX WAGES. Steel Company Makes An Increase of 1 Per Cent. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) AllentJwn, Pa!. June 33 Notices were posted at all plants of the Em plre Steel und Iron Company last night announcing a 10 per cent, wage Increase. Tho rates will be the same as before tho reduction last April and apply to the company's furnaces at Cntnsaqua. Topton,; and Macungie, and the ore mines at Oxford and Mount Hope, in New Jersey. The largest stockholder In the Em plre Compnny Is said to be the Duchess of Manchester, who acquired her interest through her father, Eu gene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, The duchess opposed the cut last spring. ' REQU ITION FOR WILLIAM THOMAS LUMBER AGAIN DISCUSSED SENATE TODAY Many Democrats Yote Against Any Reduction of the Duty on Lumber HE DUTY ON HIDES i t ion of Senate in Keeping n Duty on Hides is Regarded as a Duty For Aldi-icli. As it is in Line With His Policy of Pacilieation In sures tlx- Adoption of the Tariff 'Bill as Amended by the .Finance Committee Cliuiriiian Payne Will F.giit the Duly on Hides When the I' ll Reaches Conference, and It Is Expected That a SliiiKf-le Will Re sult Duty Will be Retained. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Juno 23 Tbe action f the senate in retaining the duty on hides was in keeping with bena- oi- Ahlrich's program of pacification nd insures the adoption of the schedules in the tariff bill as amend ed by the finance ..committee'. The enl fight for free hides, it was said oday, will be made in conference. Representative Payne, of New York, who Is to be chairman of the house conferees, and who is an advocate f free hides and is backed by alnilst he solid, eastern republican vote in the house,-' will hold out for free hides. This means a fight -between he house and senate on this one item, it was said today, and will be , repetition of the struggle of 12 ears ago, when the Dingley bill was n conference. The opinion of the leaders is that the duty on hides will remain in the bill. The senate met at 10 o'clock. The amendment of the finance committee o the lumber schedule was taken up. t fixes a duty of $1.50 per thousand eet on rough lumber as against $1 n the house bill, and $2 in the ex isting law. '':', Senator MeCuniber of North Da kota offered an amendment to restore lie house rate. This was defeated. 41 to 21, many democrats voting against the reduction. : Senator MeCuniber offered a series of amendments reducing the duty on various grades of lumber. Senator Tillman explained his vote against the MeCuniber amendments tor free lumber several weeks ago on the ground that it still left some grades on tne dutiable list. He had voted for the $2 rate in the Dingley bill twelve years rfgo because, he said, if there was stealing to be done e wanted to be In on it, but he had found the south did not get its share of the tariff plunder, and he now favored free Juinber. The MeCuniber amendments were defeated 49 to 30. This Is the first time that as many as 7!) senators have voted on any proposition of the tariff bill. FORGER ESCAPES. Took Sleeping Officers' Money and Departed For Mexico. Phoenix, Ariz., June 23 Police man Ben S. Winchester, of Lnrned, KaB., started home in charge of Lewis A. Marks, otherwise known as Gustave L. Henderson, and as Gor don L. Harrison, wanted in New York, Kansas, and Missouri, for forgeries of cashier's checks. Marks had just been discharged from a five years sentence in Arizona peniten tiary for Issuing a bad check at BIs bee. - As the prisoner waived extradition proceedings Winchester allowed him some hit til tide. As a result Marks escaped from the train at Benson, All.., taking with him $140 In cash belonging to the sleeping officer, as well as his watch and handcuffs. It is presumed that lio-hus started for Mexico, which lu only 50 miles dis tant. Want to Disqualify Heney. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) , San Francisco, Cal., June 23. De spite the ruling of Judge Lawlor that he will entertain no such mo tion, the Calhoun defense experts to ask. next Monday that Francis J. Heney be disqualified as an assistant United States district attorney On the ground that he Is a federal office holder and should not, uqder section 19 of the state constitution, hold both positions. j '-- ' ' I : ' ". ' ',- ' '' ; J'.''-. .'
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