The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19

New York. June 1o.-The murder
of Miss Elsie Sigel. granddaughter
of General Franz Sigel, whose body
was found last night crowded into a
trunk in the room OF Chlnaman, af-
ter she had been strangled with a
curtain cord, appears to be the most
remarkable case the police have had
10 Investigate in many years.
One OF the odd phases of the case Is
the failure OF the murdered girls faith
er, Paul Sigel. to identify the body as
that of his daughter. while the girls
mother has declared that the articles
found In the room, where the body
was. belong to her daughter Ac-
quaintances OF Miss Slgel, who have
seen the body of the murdered girl.
assert that It Is that of Miss Sigel
and number of persons have been
found by the police who declare that
the Young woman has been friend of
the Chinaman, william J.. Leon, for
years. 1t was stated today that the
girls father had gone TO Washington
TO bring Elsie home"
Leon. who was also known by sew
eral Chinese names, was still unbound
today as was also Chung Sin, who oc
cupied room adjoining that OF Leon.
Both rooms are on the fourth floor OF
$50 Eighth avenue, between Forty
seventh and Forty-elghth streets, over
Chinese restaurant conducted by
Sun Leung The police are search
ing for Leon, but with scant hope Of
finding him, as it is believed the mur.
der was committed possibly as early
as Thursday.
Today. the police gave out a report
that Leon and Chung Sin had sailed
last Friday for Vancouver, B. c., on
steamer going by the way OF the 18TH
mus OF Panama. Precautions have
been taken to intercept the steamer
at an intermediate point, If possible.
The police Of Washington have been
asked to aid the New York police, by
finding the original copy Of telegram
received by the girls parents from
that city last Saturday, saying:
81 will be home by the end of the
week. Don't worry"
1t was signed with the name Of
Elsie Sigel Miss Sigel had been en-.
gagged in missionary work among the
Chinese of the city for a few years. in
behalf OF the christianization Of the
oll6uldlos Uc SOulS WOUdH Wdo
about twenty years of age. This morn,
ing, Florence Todd, one Of the mis-.
sionary workers in the Chinese Sec
ton, who identified Miss Sigels body,
told tho police that the girl and the
Chinaman had been thrown much to-
gcthcr for a few years and that Leon
was greatly enamorcd OF the girl. that
he was intensely Jealous of her aad
dislilSed her TO receive the attentions
OF other men This had caused Miss
Sicel TO fear Leon, Miss Todd said.
That Leon had other correspondents
than MISS SIgel WAS discovered, when
between 500 and 1000 letters. main
~ from various women In New York
and other cities, were found In his
room. Among the number were many
signed Elsie" which woro described
By the police as love letters. The con-
tents OF most of them were not reveal
cd by the police, but in one of them
"Elsic" reproached Leon for causing
trouble between her father and her.
self. Just think of the sacrifice I
have made for you" she wrote i'll one
letter
A note book. belonging to Leon. and
containing the names and addresses
Of hundreds of women and girls was
found
Miss Sigel's shoes and stockings