New-York tribune., 1909-06-22

language. but that toward the end of their cor
respondence her letters became colder and more
formal With the letters to Chu Gain it was the
other way about They began coldly, but the
later letters were written in the fondest and
most endearng terms.
The police have under surveillance man who
saws that he vent r. the Sigel home one day IN
search Of Leon and found him alone with her in
the paror. the other members Of the family be
ing away from home. This man, according TO
the police. was one of those to whom Leon
cwed money. He followed Leon To the Sigel
house and walked in without announcing him
self
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin the Arctic explorer
brought further evidence yesterday that Leon
had been in Washington after the murder. MT
Baldwin. who has been in Washington to atteno
the reception for the Wright brothers ana the
presentation of medals TO the aeronauts' re-
turned TO this city yesterday morning, and went
At once 10 Police Headquarters. where he saw
Inspector McCaferty head Of the detective ou-
reau He told Inspector MCCaferty that on
June 10 he saw two well dressed Amerlcanized
Cinnamon walking up Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington. with handsome American girl
He was attracted by the sight, which was an
unusual one in Washington. and when he saw
the three next day in a Pennsylvania avenue
car he took particular note of them and was
sure that one of the men was Leon. He tried
to identify the girl as Elsie sigel. but when
photograph of her shown to him he SAID
that he could not he sure of the girl
LETTER HARD TO TRANSLATE.
The special delivery letter sent to Leon in
Washington on June Il from Sam Wing. of No.
So Bayard street. this city. was returned here
yesterday. but the police have not yet been able
to translate it The letter is written in ido-
matte Chinese that makes the translation espe-
cialy difficult. The signature also is puzzling
the police and they not yet certain Of the
name of the writer. 1t is believed that when
the translation is completed considerable light
will be thrown on the means BY which 1t was
expected to dispose of the body.
The trunk in which the body was placed is at
Police Headquarters. It is not such one as
would ordinarily be found in a Chinamans
rooms and it is thought that it may have been
specially bought for the purpose for which it
was used. The police are seeking to trace tho
maker and seller of the trunk.
It was learned yesterday that Elsie Sigel was
in the employ Of The Christian Herald" from
October l. 1905 20 February 10. 1903. She
opened letters and distributed them among the
various departments Of the paper. and ran er-
rands. Her pay Was IS a week. She was con-
sidered intelligent girl. and was especially
noted for her happy disposition. II ne thIlNlidl
Herald" staff did not consider her in any way
a pretty girl She was nearsighted and frowned
almost constantly until she got a pair OF glasses
She went 10 the office alone and went home
alone Some OF the employees OF the paper often
rode up or down town in the same train with
Elsie, but she had intimates in the office and
they said that she had no companions either In
going to or from the office. She did no; dress
in a striking manner. Her only jewelry were
the gold watch and pin that her father said
Sunday had been stolen after her death.
AGAIN IDENTIFY BODY.
Franz SigeI and the father Of the girl "ent to
the Morgue again yesterday morning and once
more identified the body for the benefit II Dr.
O'Hanlon. coroner's physician, who made out the
death certificate The burial permit issued by
Coroner Hamburger fixes June the date Of
the murder The body was taken from the
Morgue yesterday afternoon and buried in
Woodlawn Cemetery. Four OF the dead girls
relatives attended the funeral-her father. two
brothers Reginald and Theodore. and her uncle,
Franz Sieel.
The Sigel family had arranged for new
burial plot. which is at considerable distance
from the vault wherein lies the body Of General
Franz Sigel Eisie's grandfather. and her body
was placed in this newly acquired plot. The
plot where the body OF the famous Civil War
leader is buried, it explained, is reserved
for the children Of the general
No flowers Of any description were i'm evi-
dence and the services were finished as quickly
possible.
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