The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-06-20
MURDER MYSTERY
STILL UNS0LVED
Chinese Lover of Elsie SigeI En-
Route to Vancouver Via
Panama
Uncle Comes to Aid of Stricken
Family-Warns White Women
Against Chinamen.

Against Chinamen.
New York. June 19.-UntiI dapper
stockily built Chinese. we'll educated
and when last seen dressed in a black
suit of American cut Is under arrest
and put through the police inouisition
known as the Third Degree it is
likely that the murder of Elsie Sigel
granddaughter of General Franz SigeI
civil war nero, will remain unsoved.
Leon Ling. alias Leong Lee Lin,
alias VIM. J.. Leeon, alias VIM. NJ.
Lion, converted Mongolian restaurant
proprietor. admirer OF white women
and lover of Elsie Sigel is the man.
But when or now he left New York
while the girls body lay cramped and
decomposing in battered trunk in the
stuffy little room he formerly occu.
pied remains TO be learned With him
is supposed to be HIS companion and
crstwhile roommate. Chung Sin, who
alike may be able TO throw some light
upon tne murder
Some reports say both Cinnamon arc
on their way To Vancouver via Pana-
ma. but this rumor is only one of
many,
Few murder cases In New York
have developed more rapidly and at
the same time come no nearer TO soIu-
tion than the Sigel mystery. The mys-
terious phases OF the girls life were
brought out today; her apparent craze
for mission work among tae Chinese;
her associations with the man who is
supposed TO have killed her. and last
ly the fact that 1t was on his account
that, she left home on Wednesday,
June 0
II has also come out that the girls
mother, now prostrated, according to
reports, and In hospital. had been
fearful of her daughters safety ever
since the girls disappearance, and had
searched Chinatown day after day
without success. The another and
Paul Sigel, tae fathc6 are hoping,
however, against hope. Slinging 70 the
evasive clue that a-Is2ieSram signed
"E s." was sent from Washington. D.
c.. on the fateful Wednesday. This
message read:
"WIll be homo Sunday or soon, Don't
worry
The father. as far as can be learned,
hurried TO Washington today to deter
mine whether the telegram was sent
by his daughter or as a blind. The
police maintain that IL was sent by n
Chinaman quickly after The murder as
ruSe.
Leon or Lion and Chung Sin, 1nvestiga
tion showed today. conducted four res
taurants In all. one near Fort George
ON the Hudson, not far from the Sigel
home in the Bronx one ut Coney ISL
and; another at Patterson, n. j.. and
another at Norfolk, Va.
Elsie Sieel's entry into the mysteri-
GUS ways of the Chinese came through
her mother. who was long identified
with Sunday schools and mission work
in Chinatown In this way the girl
came TO know various Cinnamon, and
when Leon. whom she met at the Fort
George resort, bbecame attentive he
was received in the Sigel home and
continued his associations with the girl
until his love became violent Then.
from what can be learned, the father
forbid the Chinaman 10 visit the house.
1t WAS then that Elsie. although
afraid OF her admircr, deserted her
home. That the girl cut her family
ties because Of the ChinamaD Is indi.
Gated by the following note
You seem 10 be growing cold TO
me. Just think of the sacrifice made
for you-my family. my friends For
Gods sake, don't forsake me.
tSigned)) ELSIE"
AS to the motive for the murder. the
police are inclined 10 accept first jeal-
ousy and then love mania. a letter 10
Leon. threatening him If he persisted
In his attentions to the girl. was among
the missives found. In Chinatown n
Celestial known as Yum Bling is said
TO have admired the girl.
Police activity here has brought
about the arrest of three Cinnamon
who were associated with the restaur-
ant keeper. Sun Leung. above whose
place the body was found, but they arc
held only as material witnesses. Sam
Loung is missing
An autopsy held this afternoon de-
termlned that the victim died from
asphyxia, but since there were indica.
lionS vi poiSpu pltScilt, ClcmlCal
analysis will be necessary
Franz Sigel. an uncle of the muir
dered girl. has come TO the aid of the
family Of his brother. For
some time. it IS said, he has been
from them because of Miss !
Sigels activity among the Chinese. He
said that he had warned Miss Sigel
many times against associating with
Chinese. Speaking as the uncle of |
Elsie Sigel. "Ohe said, Il would warn
all women against association with
either In church or other
wise. | do not believe one in a thou
sand Of the so-called conversions OF |
Cinnamon is genuine,
MY niece was an innocent girl She
had few associations outside of those
chosen for her by her mother. and she /
believed 1t was her mission |
to ChrIstianize Cinnamon.
Too late she realized that the feel. |
ing Of the MoDeolian toward white !
women Is animal feeling. | believe !
this Chinaman, Leon killed Elsie I'm !
spirit of animal revenge"
Cbu Gain, proprietor OF the Port |
Arthur restaurant In Mott street, was
detained by the police tonight as |
material witness. He admitted that he
knew Elsie Sigel well. and because of !
his he Incurred the enmitv of Leon
and received an anonymous letter say.
ing that II he did not look ont" both
nc and the girl would be Killed.
Chu Gain said nc wa awnre Of he
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