Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-22
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Chinese Offer ReWard--The Oxford Murder.
THE POLICE BAFFLED.

New York. June Platter bit of
police furry, an hour or two of I'M
verified reports and telephoning be-
tween cities, the murder of Elsie Sigel,
daughter of Paul Sigel of this city and
granddaughter of Major Gen. Franz
Sigel of Civil War fame resolved it
self into an unsolved crime again to-
day.
Chung Sin, who formerly occupied a
room adjoining that where the girls
body was found, is held by the police at
Amsterdam. NJ y, but what has been
learned from him has served to clear
uD the case little if any. AT Science
tady the Chinaman arrested today, at
first thought to be Leon Ling, or Will
liam l.. Leon. who is sought as the
girls murderer, has according to all
Indications, pretty well that he is an
unoffending Celestial, who formerly
worked in a restaurant III New York
and whose arrest was brought about
merely by his striking resemblance to
Leon Ling.
The disappearance of Chung SIN
about the time the murder was dis
covered here made the police eager for
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second in Importance to that of Leon.
but the interview with him at Amster-
dam today seems to have brought out
nothing of value to the authorities. He
maintains that he rarely associated
with Leon and while acquainted with
Elsie Sigel knew nothing of the muir
der. Thus with his arrest OF no great
Importance the case, aside from de-
velopments in New York today is about
where it was when Elsie Sigers body
was found crammed into the trunk in
room over the Eighth avenue chop
suey restaurant, last Friday night
While the authorities UP state were
putting the two Cinnamon through an
inqusition. Sun Leong, keeper of the
restaurant above which the body was
found, was being questioned at police
headquarters here Sun Leong depart
ed on the night the body was found
but quietly and calmly surrendered
himself early today. He is being de-
tanned as material witness, but his
voluntary surrender is taken to mean
that he is not implicated in any way
in the crime.
In the midst of all the police activity
the body of Elsie Sigel was quietly
buried this afternoon in Woodlawn
cemetery. AS her father announced
last night that he wished no more
publicity, the coffin containing the mu-
tilnted form was takena directly from
the morgue to the burying ground in
a plain undertaking wagon. The cere,
mOny at the grave was strictly private
and was attended only by the girls
father. her brothers, Reginald and
Theodore. and her lie. Franz Sigel.
Mrs Sige. it will be recalled broke
down completely when she learned of
her daughters death and is now in q
sanitarium. Although the mission in
Chinatown where Elsie Sigel formerly
taught has been closed, a meeting of
Chinese who have been converted to
Christianity was held today to plan
fo~ a reward for the capture of Elsie
SiseTS slayer No definite sum was
decided upon, but a committee will go
through chinatown tomorrow soliciting
subscriptions Thirty Cinnamon, all
scholars in various Sunday schools in
the district. attended the meeting, and
the Rev Fung +. Now acted as chair
man
In discussing the case, the Rev. Now
said that Leon Ling was never con-
nected with the mission in any way and
50 far as he knew never attended any
school in Chinatown. Miss Sigel he
stated. taught him. The pupils, he con-
tinued. keerIy felt the disgrace that the
murder had brought upon the mission
schools and stood ready to aid the po-
lice iii every way in bringing about the
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Theories as to the motives of the
murder al coincide, as was indicated
last night, that the jealousy of Leon
Ling caused it. That he killed her be-
cause of her apparent friendship for
Chu Cain. who is still detained as a
witness, is still the predominant belief.
in support of this explanation, Mrs.
Florence Todd, one of the most promi-
nent woman workers in Chinatown,
VINO knew Elsie Sigel and her mother
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