Evening star., 1909-06-19
WASHINGTON CLUE
TO CHINESE SLAYER

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shoes and stockings were not found In
the room where her body was discovered.
1t is inferred from this that she had been
kept a prisoner there and that her foot
wear was taken from her TO prevent her
from leaving the room.
Telegram From Washington.
To find Leon. the missing Chinaman,
the police have but one clue \ telegram
was received by the Sige girls parents
from Washington late in the evening on
June 8.
II was as follows.
"Will be home SUNDAY evening. Don't
worry. (Signed) ELSIE.
This message. the police believe. was
never sent by the girl At the time when
It was filed in Washington they believe
she was already dead and her body
slowed away in the trunk in Icons sth
avenue room
They believe that the message from
Washington was sent by her murderer.
Its purpose was apparently to aiiay anN-
ety over the girls disappearance and give
her murderer time to put many days
journey between himself and New York.
The apartment where Miss SiXeiS BODY
was found is little two-room AFFAIR at
the rear Of the top floor of cnop Suey
restaurant. II was occupied Jointly by
Leon and a Chnaman friend of his called
Chung Sing.
AS Chung Sing has also been missing
for the past ten days or so. the police
have sent out an alarm for him as We'll
His picture like that of Leon, has. been
printed on circular to be sent around
the continent.
Body Found in Trunk.
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ropes and left in the stuffy little room IN
house occupied principally by Chinese
the body of the young woman was dis-
covered last night. All indications are
that it was murder by stranguiation.
The house in which the body was dis
covered is at 7S2 Sth avenue, in the Ten
derlon district. Sun Lenng. the proprie-
tor, brought about the revelation OF the
crime.
He noted a peculiar odor, and. fearing
that some one had committed suicide
notiaed the Police They ascended to the
top floor, entered q small room ana prleo
open a steamer trunk.
There lay the body. cramped and partly
decomposed with rope wound tightiy
about the throat and also tied ABOUT the
knees and arms.
The body was covered with blood and
the clothing was torn. indicating there
was struggle. The man who had occu-
pied the room evidently had left hastliy,
for there had been no effort to remove
anything.
Things Found in Room.
There were about the room Bibles and
prayer books containing names. written
In both English and in Chinese, which
gave the Information that the owner
was known in English as William IL.
Leon.
Scrawled on card in fairly good Eng
lish was an unsigned note which read:
Il hope YOU do not get mad at.me be-
cause all the trouble come from me. Hope
some day the happiness come to us both.
Examination showed that the body was
first wrapped in blue blanket. although
the outer clothing was removed. The feet
We're bare.
Decomposition had progressed so far
that except for the Whiteness Of the feet
it would have been difficult TO ascertain
whether il was the body of white
woman
In the room the police found a butchers
cleaver 1t is believed the murder was
committed possibly as early as last Thurs
day.
sigel Tells of Girls Disappearance.
Paul Sigel, the father. said his daugh-
ter had been missing from home since
June 10. Mr.. SigeI went to the house
and examined the clothing, but would not
identify any of the things as having be-
longed to his missing daughter.
The police today gave out a report that
Leon and Chung Sng had sailed last
ing by the way of the Isthmus Of Pan
anna Precautions have been taken to
intercept the steamer at an intermediate
port If possible.
Maj. Sylvester, the chief OF police IN
Washington. has been requested to look
up the writing on the original OF the
telegram filed ten days ago in the WASH
ington telegraph office.
A description of Leon has been fele-
graphed all over the country with espe-
cial a. itention to the southern routes lead
ing to Mexico. the paradise of Cinnamon
The Mexican authorities have been posted
as to the possible arrival of the China
man over the border.
Description of Chinaman.
A likeness of William l.. Leon, supple
menting the first hasty alarm for him.
will be sent out broadcast in circular
form to the police in this country. Mexico
and Canada today On the circular under
the picture is printed the following de-
scription:
Leon Ling. thirty years old. feet 8
inches tall, weight 20 pounds, smooth
face dark eyes. dark hair cut American
style, dress American. Also known as
William L. Leon.
When Mr.. and Mrs sigel were called
in to Identify their daughter they both
denied the remains were those of their
daughter. Mr.. Sigel betrayed himself by
a precipitate exit to the outer air. where
he hastily brushed away a tear. Mrs.
Sigel. following him. exclaimed:
My God! Elsie!'
Some time later when a detective went
to 2O9 Wadsworth avenue and laid be-
fore Mrs. Sigel bracelet. locket and
the high school pin with The initials P.
c. S. engraved upon it. Mrs. Sigel tainted.
When she came to she made no pretense
that the articles were any other than the
well known trinkets of her daughter Ell
sic.
Father Will Not Identify Body.
One of the odd phases Of the case is
the failure of the murdered girls father,
Paul Sigel, to identify the body as that
of his daughter. while the girls mother
has declared that the articles of jewelry
found in the room with her body belonged
to Elsie Sige.
Acquaintance of Miss Sigel who have
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