New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
WON'T ADMIT IDENTITY.
ReIatiucs Of Miss Sigel Reticent
Mother Taken to SdndtOr7um.

| admit Yesterday that she the slain girl, but
| were reticent IN telling anything about her con-
nection with Leon Ling or the 'Chr!stianizing
of any other Cinnamon Her father. Paul Sigel
| all through the afternoon would not say in so
| many words that he believed the body at the
| Morgue to be that of his daughter and his wife
! WAS TOO shaken up 10 say anything at all. In
| id-afternoon her condition became such that
| ARRANGEMENTS had to be made to have her taken
/ to a sana torium.
! Paul Sigel appeared to wish 20 say only one
thing, and that about the telegram sent
| from Washington on June and signed "E. s.
| As published early in the day, the telegram
| read: "T'H be home Sunday night Don't
worry" This vas not quite correct. Mr.. Slgel
said the telegram really reading: III be home
soon Sunday night Don't worry The use Of
| the word soon Mr.. Sigel said. showed that
some other hand than his daughters wrote the
message and that it probably written by
| foreigner This change works In with the idea
| Of the police. for II Miss Sigei was murdered on
the day that she left home her murderer could
have reached Washington in time to have sent
the telegram.
According to those who have the body. the
only trustworthy ways in which It could he iden-
tihed were through the teeth and the hair. Mr.
SgeI insists that the hair Of the slain girl was
not that Of his daughter being dark brown
| and not the yellow color of Miss sigers.
DIDN'T INTEND BEING CONE LONG.
Miss Mabel Sigei daughter Of Rudolph Siss
| and cousin Of Miss Elsie Sgel. spent yesterday
at Paul Sgers house She said that she
sure Elsie SieeI left her home with no idea that
she would not he back in P short time
Why" said the girl. Elsie Went ont IN
| old gray suit and old shoes and rubhers She
| did not even put on q nice hat. but uore an old
LeRhorn. with pink roses. She never went out
that way - che were going downtown or eT-
pected 70 he gone sny length Of time.
she went out last wednesday because she
got a postcard from grandmother asking her 20
| come to see her She told that she was GO
| ing 70 see grandmother. and would h" home
early. and before she went sh" ordered some
things at the Erocer's for dinner.
What started you searching for your cousin? p
Miss Stgel asked
Elsie never stayed out late" she replied
"she ALWAYS home very early. and when
she dId not rome by o'clock 1t began 70 get
worried But the telegram came at 10 o'clock.
saying that Elsie was IN Washington and would
he home Sunday. and then we we're All satisfied.
We supposed she had gone TO Washington on
some work for the missionary society in Mott
street
Didn't IL worry you 10 have your cousin 80
intimate with those Chinamen?'
IT did me- ! warned her against Il often.
was always afraid that something awful would
happen and I told her So She vas perfectly
infatuated with Leon and spent great deal Of
her time with him. Elsie very confidinS
girl and believed thoroughly in the conversion
OF Leon She would have long conversations
with him. comparing the sayings of Christ and
Confucius. She absorbed in her missionary
work. you know. Why. just look at this
Miss sigel produced a sheet of letter paper If
the Chinese and Bowery Settlement for Girls.
at No 10 Mott street, which was written
the following prayer in Miss Elsie Sigers writ
ing. Miss Mabel SigeI said;
30. thank Thee Father. that Thou hast given
me power fashion my thoughts according
the pattern that Thou hast set before me. In
spire and empower always 10 my gifts
worthily, that I may giorify Thee and bless my
brothers. Through Thy power I can accom-
plish all things"
Miss SigeI was interrupted frequently by
calls TO the telephone. When she returned after
one call she said:
That one Of my American sweethearts
who wanted TO me-
DO you have Chinese sweethearts. also?" she
asked.
'Oh. no." she answered. Il never go out with
Cinnamon have been to Oriental dinners, Of
course. but don't go out with Cinnamon"
"Chinamen TO your uncle's house
though?"
Yes Chinamen were always coming here
1heY wanted my aunt 10 help them. They would
get into trouble about their rent something
like that. and then they would come to my aunt
to help them out"
Did they ever stay at the house? 1t has
been reported that your aunt often had Chinese
for house guests"
NO CHINESE AS HOUSE GUESTS
NO that is not true. My aunt never had
Chinese stay at her house. They would come
to see her. and go away after short call"
Miss Sigel said that the pin marked 'P G s."
found on the dead girl, had formerly belonged
to young student at the Packard Com
mercal School. who had given it to Miss Mabel
Sigel.
Elsie liked the PIN" she said and / let her
She said that Mrs. Sigel went to Waterbury
Conn. at 2:57 p. m. yesterday, with Franz Sgel
Cd.
Franz Si6el, her uncle. who is a lawyer, said
that he had not seen his niece for a year or So
i never liked what I considered my sister-in-
laws misguided enthusiasm in trying to Chris
tianize Cinnamon" he said Il warned her
that trouble might develop She has been very
nocent of all wrnn gdoine. and later develop
ments viii prove this"
Mrs Leila schehl. Paul sigets sister. who
lives with the WIDOW Of General sigel, now sew
enty-sx years old. has kept the news Of the
tragedy from her mother. who is in feeble |
health.
Il have not Elsie sigel for about three !
weeks" she said. II have written to her three |
times since then, but got answer. This was |
unusual for when | have written 10 her before |
that her grandmothfr. whose favorite she was |
wished TO see her, she has always come right
away