The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-24
BODY IDENTIFIED
AS ELSIE S|GEL's
Victim Of Chinese Murderer Claimed
by Father.
SLAYER EvAOEs THE POLICE
Letters Sent TO Washington Gives q
Clew to Leon Ling for Whom
Nationwide Search III
Urged. s


New York, June 21--Leon Ling,
with his string of English Chinese
aliases and his American clothes. may
never be found, but the mutilated
body OF the New York girl left behind
In trunk in his room here will not
be buried in potter's field.
Paul Sigel, the father, claimed and
positively identified the body at the
morgue last night, admitting for the
first time that the victim was his
daughters Elsie, granddaughter of Gen.
Franz Sigel, hero of the civil war
The girls mother, now in SAM.
tarium, had previously identified the
jewelry; another woman had identi.
fed the underclothing and relatives
had said that the murdered girl was
Elsie Sigel. granddaughter of Gen.
Franz Siegel. Until last evening,
however, the fathfr had maintained
an attitude of silence. But after a
conference at police headquarters he
visited the morgue, accompanied by
Franz Sigel. a brother. and Reginald,
q son, and by Mabel Sigel. cousin of
the victim. 1t was almost dark when
the little party reached the silent
house Of the city's unclaimed dead
There were no tears but their faces
were strained and pale as they en-.
tered the gloomy morgue. First the
clothing on the body was examined
by Mabel Sigel. |
Elsie" said the girl, as she exam.
ined it, used to wear a peculiar white
headed pin"
A detective ran his fingers through
the clothing and in a moment held
UP white headed pin. Mabel Sigel
nodded. Elsie wore that" she said.
After a moment she was sure that the
clothing was that worn by her cousin.
The party passed into the dead
room where the body lay in a long
cof1n-like drawer. Amid silence the
compartment was drawn out. The
teeth examined. The father was ST.
lent but Mabel Sigel was quick to
hOlC NbC ltcIu. muse are Elsie
teeth" che said, land her hands, too"
Paul Sigel nodded his head af1rma.
lively as each new feature was
brought out to strengthen the identi-
fication. ~
Coroner Hamburger asked the father
II he was certain that the body was
that of his daughter Elsie. Are you
satisfied in every way of the accuracy
of the Identification he asked.
Il am satisfied" said the man in
broken voice, as he was led away.
Whole World on Watch.
The police believe the girls body
was lying bound in the trunk on the
night Of June IL, at the time when
her parents received telegram from
Washington stating that she was safe
and would soon be home.
At police headquarters it was stated
that every known port in the civil.
lied world had been notified to watch
for Icons arrival. II was said IL
would be difficult for him to leave this
country. IL he has not yet done so,
without being apprehended. Word
has been sent to every hamlet in the
United States where Chinese are
known to live for the arrest of the
fugitive on sight.
Washington, June .21.-Supplement
ing scores of clews bearing upon the
appearance in this city of Leung Ling,
alias William Leon, the Chinaman sus.
pected of the murder of Elsie Sigel,
and the events that TRANSFERRED during
the two or three days he is supposed
to have remained here about the
time of the murder, was the discov.
cry ehat on June IL. special delivery
letter addressed to William Lone,
care of c. r. Schutt. National Hotel,
Washington, D. c." was received here
from New York. The reverse side of
the envelope bore the name of Mr.
Sam Wing. IS Bayard street, New
York city"
Owing to the early departure on
June 70 of Ling for whom the letter
was evidently intended, t was not
delivered 1t was postmarked at New
York at six p, m, June IL. The pc
lice say the envelope has not been
broken open, and It is now in the
hands of the postal authorities. @
F. C. sehutt is proprietor of the Ma
tional hotel.
The local police after another days
unceasing labor in tracing down all
sorts Of runors, many Of which are
conflicting, are firm in the belief that
Elsie Sigel did not visit Washington
although young woman said to have
borne likeness TO the murdered girl
was seen about Pennsylvania ave
uue hotel, the capitol. and other pub
&c buildings in company with the mar
believed to be Leon. The stories o
the fhehi who saw Leon and the won
an on June IL and IL, are in SONS
particulars conflicting Attention wa
directed to the copule because OF thu
unusual sight Of pretty American
girl in company with Chinaman.
Was Not an Old Building.
The date nf tho Ia wing of the cOi