The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-25
.SIGEL GIRL WAS
KILLED BY LEON
IN JEALOUS RAGE
Police Are Confident Now This
Was Cause of Crime, Be-
cause of Finding Of Two
Love Letters.
LOVE FOR MURDERER
HAD GROWN FROSTY
Il Is Known That Chu Gain,
Chop Suey Proprietor, Had
Superceded Leon in Girls
Affections.


SOpVs VV0SO eOVu -
Affections.
New York. June 25.-The police
said today that the letters OF Elsie
SieeG one written to Chu Gain. the
rich proprietor of the Port Arthur
chopsuey restaurant in Chinatown. the
day before she was slain, In which she
told her love for him. and the otner
written to Leon Ling. her alleged
slayer. a short time before the trag-
edy, in which she declared she could
never give him up. have as much
bearing on the theory that jealousy
was the cause Of the crime as the
confession OF Chong Sing, the room
mate Of Leon.
These letters are the first actual
evidence of the romance which led to
the girls death. and they constitute
a confession that she loved Chu Gain
with as much ardor az IL he had been
a member Of her own race. But while
she made protestations OF her love TOR
him, she still felt kindly toward his
rival, the one she had first loved.
Threw New Light.
A new theory was put forward to-
day by Quan Yick Nam. the Chinese
merchant, who has acted as an inter-
prefer in questioning Chong Sing. He
threw a new light on the relations
Of the persons who have played the
prominent parts in this case. He re-
fuses to believe Chu Gain and Leon
are the enemies they are reported to
have been. and that sort OF triangu-
lar relationship existed between those
two men and Chong Sing, who was
the friend Of both. He made this sig
nificent statement:
when Leon is, caught, mark my
words, this will prove to be second
Guldensuppe case.
Just as Mrs. Augusta Mack and
Martin Thorne accused each other. 50
will Leon and Chong Sing each try
to lay the blame for this murder up
on each other"
Arc . Sensation.
The letters of the girl are the pre-
vailing sensation in the case. howev-
er On the day before she was slain
the girl wrote Chu Gain the following
telling Of her love for him:
"June s, 1909.
"Mr Chu Gain, Nos. 70 Mott street.
"My Dear Friend:I don't want
you to feel badly because Willie was
here tonight You. know that love
you, and you only. and always will.
Don't mind Willie. Although he is
nothing to me now. had to see him
last night. 1 didn't send for him.
"Your ever loving,
ELSIE"
This letter was written evidently
just after the quarrel over her be-
tween Chu and Leon at the girls
home on the evening Of <mne s. Leon
was intoxicated and, according to the
confession of Chong Sing. he later
swore that he would get revenge. The
letter was found in Chu's apartments
the day after he was arrested.
Letter to Leon.
The letter to Leon was found In
the room where the body was packed
in the trunk. It was not dated, but
the police think that it was written
only day or two before the girl was
slain. 1t read as follows:
my Dear Willie:I am writing
this brief while mother is away from
home. She would not let me II she
knew about it. Don't think, Willie,
that L will ever give you up. I win
always remember the good times we
have had together Please let me
know if can see you soon and how.
with love,
ELSIE"
A third letter given out by the M.
thorities contains a threat against
the life of Chu Gain It was evident
~ written by Leon Ling to his rival.
and is another link in the chain es.
tablishing jealously as the cause Of
the crime.
Through the letters the willingness
OF an American mother for her daugh.
ter to make an alliance with Q China.
man is shown with such clearness q
to leave no doubt about the social
basis upon which Orientals were re
ceived and entertained In the Sigel
household.
or Same Character.
II was said by the official Who gave
ont these letters that the other forty
odd found Ia Ling's room were OF the
same character, except that many d
them contained more extravagAni
AGAINST Chu Gains life reads:
You know what win happen Il
you IL you are seen With Elsie Sigel
again. You win be killed md thl
girl too. The word has been. sivea-
| '-AH LM (Chineoe f1F Chief
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