The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-20
ELSIE SIGEL HAD
A CHINESE LOVER
Continued from Page One

I seen the body OF the murdered girl as
serted that il is that of Miss Sgel and
z number of persons have been found
/ by the police who declare that ;he
young woman has been = friend of the
/ Chinaman. William J.. Leon, in whose
room the body was found.
notwithstanding these idcntificatons,
/ il was stated at tic home of Mr. Sigcl
today HAT Paul Sigcl. the girl S father.
had gone 10 Washington 80 bring
Elsie nome. -
Leon. who was also known by sew
cral Chinese names. was still unfound
today. as was also Chung Sin. who uc-
cupics room adjoining that of Leon.
Both rooms arc on the fourth floor Of
IN2 Eighth avenue. between Forty
seventh and Forty eighth streets, over
"a Chinese restaurant conducted by sun
Lcuug. The police are searching for
Leon, but with sraDt hope of finding
him, ms il is believed the murder was
committed possibly as early as Thurs
day Today the police gave ont a re
port that Leon and Ching Sin had
sailed last Friday for Vancouver. b.
G., on 4 steamer by the way of the
lsthmus of Panama. Precautions have
been taken 10 intercept them if pos
sible.
Outside Aid Asked.
The policc of Washington have been
asked 10 aid the New York police by
finding the original COPY Of tele-
gram, which was received by tho girl s
parents from that city last Saturday,
saying:
"f Will he home by the end of the
week Don { worry -
Ii was signed with the name Elsie
Sigcl. Miss Sigcl had been engaged
III missionary work among the Chinese
of the city for few years, having be-
come interested therein by the activity
Of her mother III behalf Of the Chris
tianzation of the Orientals. The young
woman was about 20 years of age. This
morning Florence Todd. one of the mis-
sionary workers in the Chinese sec
tion, who identified Miss Sigel's body,
told the police that the girl and the
Chinaman had been thrown much to
gcthcr for few years. and that Leon
was greatly cnamored OF the girl, that
he was intensely Jealous Of her and dis.
liked her to receive the attentions of
other men. This had caused Miss Sigel
TO fear Leon, Miss Todd SAID.
Many Letters From Women,
That Leon had other correspondents
than Miss Sigel was discovered when
between 1900 and 1000 letters, mainly
from Various women III New Ork and
other cities, were found in his room.
Among the number were number
signed "Elsic. which were described
by tho police as love letters. The con-
tents of most Of them was not re-
vealed by the police, but in one Of them
" Elsie rcproachcd Leon for causing
trouble between her father and her:
self. 'Just think Of the sacrifice L
have made for you, she wrote IN one
letter.
A notebook belonging TO Leon and
containing the names and addresses OF
hundreds Of women and girls was found
in Leon s room.
One of the discoveries regarded by
the police as significant is that MISS
SigeI's shoes and stockings were not
found in the room where the body was
discovered 1t is inferred from this
that she had been kept prisoner there
aud that her footwear was taken from
her 10 prevent her from leaving the
room,
Witnesses Held.
Several Chinese were examined by
Coroner Hamburger today at the pre-
liminarv inoucst of Elsie Sigels death.
and three OF them~wcre, IN default OF
$1,000 bail. held as material witnesses.
One of them was On Wing. who ac-
sun Lcung, the restaurant
when the latter went last
night TO notify the police of the mys-
terry I'm the rooms connected with ms
Sun Ieung is cousin
of Leon and could not be found by the !
police later when they wanted to ques-
ton him. He is still missing.
Nee KIM. waiter Ill the Eighth ave |
nue. restaurant, told the coroner that
he had never seen a white woman up |
stairs over the restaurant, He SAID |
thaf last Sunday evening Mrs. SlgeI, |
mother of tho murdered girl, called at
The restaurant and asked for Leon. but
eft, after being told Leon was out,
An autopsy performed by Coroner
Physician 0 Hanlon today brought the
from the physician that IN
iis opinion asphyXia had been the cause
IF Elsie Sigcl s death. The organs al
80 indicated that poison might have
oecn administered. The physician was
Unable 10 tell how long the girl had
oeen dead,
Some Queer Phases.
Ono Of the oucerest tanglcs Of the
.asc. the persistent refusal of the par
rnts 10 positively Identify tho body, |
Was unchanged late tonight. The mu-
Hated form lies unclaimed in the /
and if no action Is taken DN !
The family. Elsie Sigcl may be buried
in the .pottcr's field.
\ West Shore railroad cmploye told .
tho police tonight that he saw TWO OK
cited Cinnamon. garbed in American I
style. leaving tho city on ferry boat .
on Wednesday night.
Chu Gain, proprietor Of the Port AT !
thur restaurant in Mott street, was de
iaincd by the police tonight as ma
fcrial witness He admitted that he
knew Elsie Sigcl we'll and, because OF .
this. he incurred the cnrlty of Leon .
and received an anonymous letter say.
inn that if he did not "look out,
both he and the girl would he killed.
Chu Gam said he was aware of the
Girl s disappearance and has inserted ,
an advertisement in n New York paper
on Monday asking her to come back, /
Another thread was added TO the
clues in tho Sigcl murder case tonight f.
when The police learned that three days
after the disappearance of Elsie SigeI .
from New York young woman. ac-
by Il Chinaman answering .
Leon descriptions. and an I
other ghinaman and white woman |
registered Mt Il Pennsylvania avenue !
hotel.
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