The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-24
ELUSIVE LING.
Whereabouts of Elsie Sigel's
Slayer Still Unknown.
False Reports of His Capture
Come in Almost Hourly.
MOTIVE SEEMS CLEAR
The Murderer Was Jealous of
His Rival, Chu Gain.
Restaurant Man Often Warned
of Impending Trouble.

New York, June 24.-Rumors and con-
lectures as to the whereabouts of Leon
Ling, the young Chinaman, who is
sought by the detectives in charge of
the Elsie Sigel case, continued in abund-
ance today. There was also a fresh
crop of theories as to the motives which
had prompted the crime and as to the
exact manner of it's commission; but in
spite of almost hourly rumors of the
capture of the missing Chinaman in al
most every quarter of the United States
there was nothing tangible upon which
to base a clue of use in tracing down
the murderer
The advanced state of decomposition
OF the body when found precluded any
autopsy or examination to show what
the cause of death had been.
The theory of Quon Yick Nam that
the girl had died from an overdose OF
chloroform administered by Leon, can
not be confirmed. as the handkerchief
which his roommate. Chung Sin declar-
ed he saw over her mouth has disap-
IPeared.
The finding of the two letters writ
ten by Leon to Chu Gain, whom he
regarded as his rival in the affections
of the Sigel girl, in which Leon
threatens the life of both Chu Gain
and the young woman, is the best evil
dence obtained yet to show the mo-
| tive of the case. Both these letters,
which are in Chinese and signed THE
chief were today shown to Chung
Sin and readily identified by him as
having been written by the fugitive.
The text of these letters has not yet
been revealed but it is known that in
them Chu Gain is threatened with
death unless he discontinues his at
tentions to Miss Sigel.
Chu Gain has also said that his
1,r
| ing emanating from Leon, that he
must cease his visits to the Sigel
home and that on one occasion. when
he called at the home of the young
woman, Leon who was already there
| left the house In a passion.
The two threatening letters received
by Chu GAIN warning him to pay no
attentions to Elsie Sigel on pain of
death. were surrendered by Chu Gain
TO Assistant District Attorney Ward
today. The letters were signed ''The
Chief and were written In Chinese
characters. other than that they
contained terrible threats against Chu
Gain, their contents have not been
made known.
The possibility that Leon Ling has
fled to cuba was brought to the atten-
ton of the police today by white
woman living in Chinatown. The
woman told the police that she had
heard two Cinnamon discussing the
Sigel case and heard them express the
belief that Leon was now in Cuba
Further indication that some of the
Chinese organizations of this country
desire to aid the authorities in appre-
Ihending the missing Leon Ling was
given today when the Chinese Empire
Reform association sent out letter to
its ITO branches throughout the coun-
try calling upon them to give aid IN
finding Leon A detailed description of
the missing man was appended to the
letter. At a meeting of the Christian
Cinnamon of this city and their teach
ers tonight, called today by Rev. Fung
Now, superintendent of the Morning
star mission, an effort will be made to
raise a fund for the arrest of the slayer
of Miss Sigel and to express indlgna-
ton at the atrocious murder.