Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

two Chinese is found the motive for
the grewsome murder of Gen. Franz
Sigels granddaughter.
The night the body was discovered
wedged into the old trunk of Leon Ling
i'm Eighth avenue the police round a
score or more of letters Wlllch the Slrl
had addressed to them.
They were endearing in tone and III
dieated a friendship more than pla-
tonic.
Find Two Hundred Letters
In searching Chinatown last night
the detectives raded the private rooms
of Chu Gain, owner of the famous Port
Arthur Chinese restaurant, and there
thev found about 200 letters which had
been addressed to him by Elsie Sigel
These letters were even more endear-
ing in tone than those found in Leon
Tdng's room. In these she addressed
him as MY own Dearest BELOVED,
MY own Dear Chu." and she frequent
ly signed herself Ever Your Loving
Elsie
The Chu Gain letters gave the first
information as to the motive or the
murder. Miss Sigel told Chu Gain IN
some of these letters of her conduct
with Leon Ling told him not to be
Jealous and explained her object IN
maintaining her friendship for Ling.
The police will not give out the fuli
contents of these letters. 1t is now
sunnosed that Leon Ling decided to
tragically end the romance of the Slrl
he loved and his rival. Her afectlon
for Chu Gain was known as is SHOWN
bv the letters received by Chu Gain IN
which he and the girl are threatened
with death unless their relations ceased
Threat Executed
The murder apparently was the exc
cution of that threat.
The Chinatown mission populariy
known as the Girls recreation rooms,
was closed last night for the first time
since it was opened eighhyears ago.
No explanation was given for TINS
action. but il was supposed the murder
of Elsie Sigel was responsible. 1t Was
i'm these rooms that Miss Stgel tir5t
undertook missionary work IN emma
town. and it was here that she was
brought in contact with many OF the
residents of that section.
The Young girl missionaries of
Chinatown. like Elsie Sigel, use these
rooms in which to meet the unfortunate
women of Chinatown and there talk
religion with them on stated occa-
sions chinese were invited to the rooms
and there they met the young girl
missionaries.
In that manner many Chinese were
1n0uCGfl TO dlt6ili III l9NA'tih
schools in different parts of the city
and from these first meetings many
ronances have developed, the Chinese
marrying white women. The first oil
these weddings. which occurred eight
years ago. created much comment hut
recently there have been so many such
alliances that little attention is paid
to them.
TeIeqrams Confusing
kilograms from various cities of the
country relative to the supposed move
ments Of Leon Ling and his missing
room mate. Chong Sing, have only
served to confuse the police in thelr
search for the man wanted.
But the information from Chicago
that two such men passed through
there en- route to Vancouver, b. c. Is
considered of importance and points
west of Chicago have been notified TO
be on the lookout for them.
Leon Ling is reported to have been
in washington last Wednesday and
Thursday. in company with his room
mate, Chung Sing and white woman
whose identity is not known.
The woman. is is said, lodged two
nights with family in c street, north
west, near Third street, and left there
last Thursday night at I o'clock in
company with two Chinese.
Members of the family at washing
ton today identified photographs of
Leon Ling and Chung Sing as like
nesses of the men who called on her,
Occupants of the house declared the
woman had said she was a trained
nurse and was going to Baltimore TO
attend a patient.
She remained at the house from
Wednesday afternoon until the two
Chinese called for her Thursday night,
without giving any reason for not
hurrying to the patient.
The woman who rented the room
declared the visitor was pale and much
excited.