The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
ELSIE DUPED BY CHINAMAN

sembIanee OF the tattered thing IN the
morgue to Elsie as they had seen her
last. Carey detailed Detectives Wood and
Fogarty TO accompany them TO the
morgue for another examination OF the
body.
Paul sigeI and his brother sent for
Elsie's brother Reginald and for Mabel.
the cousin. who knew her better. perhaps.
than any member OF the family.
Sigel forced himself to scruunize the
body after a great deal OF effort. He
remembered that Elsie had a defective
molar In her left upper jaw, the only bad
tooth she had so far as he could recall.
The teeth OF the dead girl were white and
perfect with one exception. a mOlar in
the left upper jaw. Mr.. Sigel remembered
that there were several marks on Elsle's
body which were well known TO the fam
ily. On the corpse he found these pc
culiarities. For the first time he brought
himself TO examine the hands They were
Elsie's as he remembered them.
Identifies Cousins Clothes.
The detectives brought the lawn waist.
the corset cover and corset. all the
clothing on the body when the police
found Il. and showed them 10 Mabel
Sigel. she had stayed over night with
Elsie frequently, and was familiar with
every article OF her cousins wardrobe.
She identified the waist. the corset. and
the corset cover absolutely. There could
be no question about II.
With the detectives they went up TO
the West Forty-seventh street station.
where Elsie's few trinkets had been left
behind In the litter OF the room by the
Cinnamon in their headlOng rusa 10 get
away. There was pince-nez, a BIT OF
sold ct-in with gold balls attached a
silver-bangled bracelet and the pin
marked ''P. s. c.
Mr.. Sigel said without any further hes
itati0n that the eyeglasses were his
daughters. and that there could be no
mistake about the bangles. ne knew
them too well. Mabel Sigel remembered
the gold chain with SIS gold ornaments.
and had already identified the pin as one
she received from the Packard CONNER
cial School and gave Elsie because her
cousin liked g.
Must Call This Morning.
Mr.. Sigel got Coroner Harburger on the
telephone promptly and asked the coroner
70 give him a permit to take the body
Of his daughter from the morgue. He
was complete. Hamburger told Mr. Sigel
20 appear at the morgue tomorrow morn
ing al II O'Clock and identity the body
IN the presence Of Coroner's Physician
O'Hanlon. who had performed the au-
topsy, and whose presence would be nee
essary.
The body VIII be taken % Erdenbacher's
undertaking establishment. at 18th street
and Third avenue. the Bronx. II is prob
able that the funeral viii be held pri-
vately tomorrow afternoon from the un-
dertaker's. and that Elsie Sigel win be
buried in WoOdlawn Cemetery.
The post-oflce authorities have the let
ter sent 20 the National Hotel in Wash
ington. and addressed 10 william Lone
The letter was written on the stationery
OF the Sam Wing Company, a laundry
concern at s. Bayard street Wing either
died or went 70 California several years
ago, and since that time the business has
been run by six Cinnamon.
Two of these left the place the day fol-
lowing the murder. To-day the remain
ing four locked Up the laundry and left.
Neighbors say that they first took down
several pictures which had been on the
walls Of the place.