Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-22
SUSPECT CAUGHT AT scHENEc-
TADY, N. ", ANSWERS pEscRlP.
TIoN OF MAN WANTED FOR
sLAYING ELSIE sIGEL.
GIRLS MOTHER is
CRAZED BY TRAGEDY
SHE RLAMEs SELF FOR DEATH
OF WAR HERo's aRANpDAueH.
TER AND is REMOVED TO A
PRIVATE sANlTARluM.

schenectady, NJ. Y, June 21.--
q Chinaman giving his name as
Leon Ling, but meeting In every
way the description of William n.
Leon, wanted for the Siael mur-
DER IN New York, was taken Into
custody here at noon. He came
hero from New York with Chunu
Sin who was arrested at West
Galway this morning.
Amsterdam, NJ. ", June 21.--
Chung Sin, wanted In New York
as material witness in the muir
der of Elsie Sisel, was arrested
today at West Galway, ten miles
distant. The Chinese admitted his
Identity and acknowledged he was
personal friend of Leon Limo.
but he declared he has no knowl.
edge of his whereabouts.
New York, June 81. - The brutal
murder of Elsie sigel, granddaughter
OF Gen. Franz Sigel, and a Chinese
Sunday school teacher and mission
worker, by William Leon, a Christian.
lied Chinaman, has driven the moth.
er OF the girl insane. Mrs. Sigel has
been removed to sanitarium shout
Ing reproaches at herself for having
Interested her daughter in the Chinese
mission work.
Poor little Elsie Sigel, whose BODY
was found in trunk in the rooms Of
Leon whose Chinese name is Leong
Lin was the victim Of the method Of
teaching Cinnamon Christianity by an
individual teacher in the Sunday
school system.
EnIlnu1n1x hn - I. .-
who long has been identified with the,
Chlnese Sunday school missions, in.
Guiding that of the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian church, the girl believed 1t to
be her mission to save Chinese souls
Relatives Protests In Vain.
This was done In the face of obiec-
tion made by the father of Elsie. first
to the part her mother took in the miss
sion and then more particularly tol
the interest his daughter took In the
slum work. He could not dissuade his
Wife from her purpose, however, even
when the family was forced to changed
their place of residence because theI
neighbors objected to the number OF
Chinese entertained there.
Other relatives also protested in,
vain against the work Of the two wom-
en- among the yellow men Of New Yorld
city. Franz Sfgel, an uncle Of the mur-
dered girl, and one of four sons who
survive Gen. Franz Sigel, has been
estranged from his brothers. family be.
cause Of Mrs. Sige's activity among
the Chinese. In this time of trouble.
he put aside his resentment and
called at the Sigel home yesterday,
He said that he warned Mrs. SigeI
many times against associating with
Chinese in the hope Of converting
them to Christianity.
Speaking as the uncle of Elsie
Sigel," he said, II would warn all
women against association with China
men, either in church or otherwise. II
do not believe one in a thousand ofI
the so-called conversions OF Chinamenl
is genuine"
Suspects are TraIied.
Chicago, June 81. ~ Information,
was given the police here yesterday
which may result in the capaure OF
the two New York Cinnamon who are
wanted in connection with the murS
der of Elsie Sigel, the missionary
worker.
w. ]. Conley the employe Of a bags
gage transfer company Of this city.
said that two Cinnamon answering tho
description of tho two New York Chit
namen arrived at his house last Fri-
day morning. They left, Conley said,
almost Immediately for St Paul.
Conley told the police that they had
tickets over the Canadian Pacific rails
way for Vancouver, b. c., but that
they refused to allow him to checla
their baggage, which consisted Of two
trunks.
One of the Cinnamon. who was
well dressed. Travelled first class, whila
his companion travelled second class.
Detectives were assigned to gathef
further details and the New York po
lice were notified.