The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-24
JEALOUSY MOTIVE
OF SIGEL MURDER
Man Who Fled With Suspect
Arrested al Amsterdam, n. Y.
GIRL LOVED TWO CHINAMEN

Police Believe Leon Ling Killed Miss
eiseI eaeause Of Her Friendship
Por Gnu Gain-GirIs Body Quietly
Buried.
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 u Major Gen
eral Franz Sigel. OF Civil War fame.
resolved itself into an unsolved crime
again.
Chung Sin. who formerly occupied a
room adjoining that where the girls
body was found. Is held by the police
az Amsterdam. n Y. but what has
been learned from him has served to
clear up the case little. IL any. At
Schenectady the Chinaman arrested.
at first thought TO be Leon Ling or
William L. Leon who is sought as the
girls murderer. has. according to all
indications pretty we'll established
that he is an unonending Celestial.
who formerly worked in a restaurant
in New York. and whose arrest was
brought about merely through a srik-
ingly unfortunate resemblance TO Leon
Ling
The disappearance OF Chung Sin at
about the time the murder was dis
covered here made the police eager
for his apprehension. which was con
sidered second In importance to that
OF Leon. but the interview with him
al Amsterdam seems TO have brought
out nothing OF value TO the authorities
He maintains that be rarely associat-
ed with Leon. and while acquainted
with Elsie Sigel knows nothing OF the
murder. Thus. with his arrest OF no
great Import. the case. aside from de
velopments in New York. Is about
where It was when Elsie Sigers body
was found in the trunk in room over
the Eighth avenue chop suey restaur-
ant last Friday night.
Elsie Slgel Buried.
In the midst OF all the police activ.
ity the body Of Elsie Sigel was quietly
buried in Woodlawn cemetery. As the
father had announced that he wished
TO avoid any more publicity. the coffin
containing the mutilated form was
taken directly from the morgue 10 the
burying ground in a plain undertaking
wagon The ceremony at the grave
was strictly private and was attended
only by her father. two brothers, Regi-
maid and Theodore. and by her uncle.
Franz Sigel.
Mrs. Sigel broke down completely
when she learned of her daughters
death and is now in a sanitarium
Jealousy Motive Of Murder.
Theories as To the motive OF the
murder all coincide. as was indicated
on the jealousy of Leon Ling. That he
killed her because OF her apparent
friendship for Chu Gain. who is stin
detained as a 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: Il knew Chu Gain.
who is under arrest. very well. He is
one OF the few Cinnamon whom u
would trust with my life. Mrs. SigelI
and Elsie also knew him for many
years. They were introduced to him
through an uncle OF his
II believe that Elsie was in love
with Chu Gain. and would have mar
ried him. but that he would not marry
her"
Here Mrs. Todd went into the most
significant part of her statement. that
bearing on Leon Ling. She said:
Within the last year. despite her
love for Chu Gain. Elsie became ap-
parently infatuated with Leon Ling
But | think it was only a Irritation He.
| know. asked her TO marry him. but
she refused him. In fact. she told me
that she refused him. Her mother
knew all about IT,"
Although the mission in Chinatown
where Elsie Sigel formerly taught has
been closed. meeting OF Chinese who
have been converted to Christianity
was held In a Doyer street mission TO
discuss plans for raising a fund to be
offered as a reward for the capture OF
Elsie Sigels slayer No definite sum
was decided upon. but a committee
will go through Chinatown soliciting