The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
FATHER VISITS wAsHnNGToN

FATHER VISITS WASHINGTON
The father as far as can be learned,
hurried to Washington today to deter
mine whether the telegram was sent
by his daughter or as a blind. The
police maintain that it was sent by
Chinese soon after the murder. as
ruse
Leon or Lion and Chung Sin, investi-
CATION showed today, conducted four
restaurants in all, one near Fort
George, on the Hudson, not far from
the Sigel home in the Bronx; one at
Coney Island; another at Paterson, N.
J., and another at Norfolk, Va.
Elsie Sigers entry to the mysterious
ways of the Chinese came through her
mother, who was long identified with
Sunday schools and mission work in
Chinatown. In this way the girl came
to know various Chinese, and when
Leon. whom she met at the Fort George
resort became attentive he was re-
ceived in the Sigel home and continued
his associations with the girl until his
love became violent. Then from what
can be learned the father forbade the
Chinese to visit the house.
It was then that Elsie, although
afraid of her admirer, deserted her
home. That the girl cut her family
ties because of the Chinese is indicated
in the following note, undated, which
was found in Icons effects:
You seem to be growing cold to
me. Just think of the sacrifice l made
for YOU. my family, my friends. For
Gods sake, don't forsake nle.-Elsie
AS to the motive for the murder the
police are inclined to accept first
jealousy and then love mania A letter
to Leon threatening him if he per-
sisted in his attention to the girl was
among the missives found. In China
town a celestial known as Yunk Bing
is known TO have admired the girl.
FATHER FAILS TO IDENTIFY
One of the odd phases of the case is
the failure of the murdered girls faith
err. Paul Sigel, to identify the body as
that of his daughter, while the girls
mother has declared that the articles
of iewelry found in the room with the
body belonged to the daughter. Ac-
quaintances of Miss Sfgel who have
seen the> body of the murdered girl
assert that lit is that of Miss Sigel
Franz Sigel, an uncle of the murdered
girI has come to the aid of the stricken
family of his brother. For some time.
IT is said. he has been estranged from
them because of Miss Sigers activity
among the Chinese
Speaking as the uncle of Elsie
Sigel." he said, Il would warn all
women against ASSOCIATION with Chin
csc. either in church or otherwise.
do not believe one in a thousand of
the SO called conversions of Chinese
is genuine.
NV niece was an innocent girl. She
had few associates outside of those
chosen for her by her mother, and she
honestly believed it was her mission to
Christianize Chinese
LEON HAD MANY ADMIRERS
This morning Florence Todd. one of
tho missionary workers in the Chinese
section who identified Miss SigePs
bodv. told the police that Leon was
greatly enamored OF the girl, that he
was Intensely jealous of her and dis
liked her to receive the attentions of
other men This had caused Miss Sigel
to fear Leon, Miss Todd said
That Leon had other correspondents
than Miss Sigei was discovered when
between !. 800 and 1000 letters, mainly
from various women in New York and
other cities. were found in his room.
In one of them Elsie" reproache6
Leon for causing trouble between her
father and herself.
Miss Sigel's shoes and stockings were
mot found in the room where her body
was discovered. 1t was inferred from
this that she had been kept a prisoner
there and that her footwear was taken