Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-22
suspect Not Leon Lima

new YORK, June 22.-After a bit OF
police furry, an hour or two Of un-
verified reports and telephoning be-
tween cities, the murder of Elsie Sigel,
daughter Of Paul Sigel, of this city,
and granddaughter Of Maj. Gen. Franz
Sigel, OF civil war fame, resolved itself
into an unsolved crime again.
Chung Sin, who formerly occupied a
room adjoining that in which the girls
body was found, is held by the police
at the little upstate village of Amster-
dam, N. T., but what has been learned
from him has served to clear up the
case little, If any. At Schenectady a
Chinaman was arrested yesterday, who
at first was thought to be Leon Ling
or William L. Leon, who Is sought as
the girls murderer. He has. however,
according to all indications, pretty
we'll established that he is an unof-
Tending celestial, who formerly wokred
in a restaurant in New York, and
whose arrest was brought about mere
ly thru strikingly unfortunate re-
semblance to Leon Ling.
Learn Little From Chung.
The disappearance OF Chung Sin
about the time the murder was dis
covered here made the public eager for
his apprehension, which was consid-
cred second in importance to that Of
Leon. but the interview with him at
Amsterdam yesterday seems to. have
brought out nothing Of value to the au-
thorities. He maintains that he rarely
associated with Leon, and, while ac-
quainted with Elsie Sigel, knows moth
ing Of the murder. Thus, with his ar
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from developments in New York yes
terday, is about where it was when
Elsie Sigels body was found in the
trunk in a room over the Eighth av
enue chop suey restaurant last Fri
day night.
While the authorities. upstate were
putting the two Cinnamon thru an in
QUESTION. Sun Leong, keeper Of the res
taurant above which the body was
found, was being questioned at police
headquarters here. Sun Leong disap-
peared on the night the body was
found, but calmly surrendered himself
early yesterday. He is being detained
as a material Witness but his volun-
tary surrender is taken to mean that
he is not implicated in any way in the
crime.
Back Up Jealousy Theory.
Developments as to the motive for
the murder all go to show, as was indi-
Gated last night, that it was jealousy
on the part Of Leon Ling. That he
friendship for Chu Gain, who Is still
detained as q material witness. is still
the predominant belief.
In support Of this explanation Mrs.
Florence Todd, one Of the most promi-
nent women workers in Chinatown,
who knew Elsie Sigel and her mother
intimately, said this afternoon: II
knew Chu Gain, who is under arrest,
very well. He is one Of the few China
men whom j would trust with my life.
Mrs. Sigel and Elsie also knew him for
many years. They were introduced to
him thru an uncle Of his.
Il believe that Elsie was in love with
Chu Gain, and would have married
him but that he would not marry her"
Here Mrs. Todd went into the most
Significant part Of her statement, tha.
bearing on Leon Ling. She said:
within the last year. despite her
love for Chu Gain, Elsie became APP
parently infatuated with Leon Ling.
But think It was only q fiirtation. He,
I know, asked her to marry him, but
she had refused him. IN fact she told
me that she had refused him. Her
mother knew all about IT,
Despite her statement, Mrs. Todd
said she was not Inclined to believe
that Leon committed the murder and
she went on to relate that she had
q dream that Elsie Sigel had COM
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