Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-01

1.-THE Sigel home and continued his
associations with the girl until his
love became violent. Then, from
what can be learned, the father for
babe the Chinese to visit the house.
1t was then that Elsie, although
afraid of her admirer, deserted her
home. That the girl cut her family
ties because of the Chinese is indi-
Gated In the following note, undated,
which was found in Icons effects:
| You seem to be growing cold to
me. Just think of the sacrifice
made for you, my family, my friends.
For Gods sake, don't forsake me.
ELSIE"
Story of Mission Worker.
! The young woman was about 20
years old. This morning Florence
Todd. one of the missionary workers
in the Chinese section, who identi-
! fled Miss Sigel's body. told the police
, that the girl and the Chinese had
been thrown much together for
few years and that Leon was greatly
enamored of the girl, that he was in
tensely jealous of her and disliked
her to receive the attentions of 9TH
er men. This had caused Miss Sigel
to fear Leon, Miss Todd said.
That Leon had other correspond
ents than Miss Sigel was discovered
when between l,5OO and 1000 let
tiers, mainly from various women in
New York and other cities, were
found in his room. Among the num-
Der were number signed Elsie"
which were described by the police
as love letters. The contents of
most OF them were not revealed by
the police.
A note book belonging to Leon and
containing the names and addresses
of hundreds of women was found In
Icons room One of the discoveries
regarded as significant by the police
is that Miss Sigel's shoes and stock
ings We're not found in the room
where her body was discovered. It is
inferred from this that she had been
kept prisoner there and that her
footwear was taken from her to pre-.
vent her from leaving the room.
Three Suspects Held.
Several Chinese were examined by
Coroner Hamburger today at the pre-
liminary inquest to Elsie Sigel's
death, and three of them were, In de-
fault of $1,000 bail, held as material
witnesses. One of them was On
Wing. who accompanied Sam Leung,
the restaurant proprietor, when the
latter went last night to notify the
police of the mystery In the rooms
Sam Leung Is q cousin of Leon and
could not be found by the police lat
or when they wanted to question
him. .r
An autopsy performed by Coron'
er's Physician O'Hanlon today
brought the statement from the ply
, stefan that In his opinion asphyxia
had been the cause of Elsie Sigcl''
death. The organs also indicated
; that poison might have been admin
=, istered. The physician was unable
to tell how long the girl had beer
| dead
! As to the motive for the murde
the police. are inclined to accept frs
; jealousy and then love mania.
letter to Leon threatening him II h
= persisted in his attentions to the cir
o was among the missives found. II
S Chinatown Celectial known a
l. Yung Bing Is known to have admired
I the girl
: One of the queerest tangles of tn
case, the persistent refusal of tn
= parents to positively identify tn
: body, was unchanged late tonight
r The mutilated form lies unclaime'
= In the Morgue, and II no action
4; taken by the family Elsie Sigel ma
! be buried in the potter's field.
& A West Shore Railway employ
told the police tonight that he say
two Chinese, CARRIED in America
J. clothes, leaving the city on a ferr
e beat on "wednesday night.
& -
d TWO MEN DROWNED-Vancou
Il yer, B. c., June G.--The bodies G
u two men, aged about Is and 2;