New-York tribune., 1909-06-21
NOT IN HALL WITH LEON.
Hiss Mabel SigeI Denies Story
Her COpsin Elsie Vas Engaged.

Aside from the belated Identification cf Elsie
SigeTs body. there WAS little information given out
by any member Of the Sigel family which tended to
clear up the events Of the last few months or
weeks. Miss Mabel sigel cousin OF the mur-
dcr>d girl, was not communicative early in the
day she had been the night before. until II was
brought her attention that neghbor had said
she had seen her with Leon the Chinaman, last
Monday night in the hallway Of her home This
statement made by Mrs. May F. Church Who
lives the hall from The SiPeis She told a
reporter that last Monday night she saw Ma bel
Sigel 60 cautiously through the hall with Leon
She asaid that she sure that she hal made no
mistake. for she knew them both well.
Miss slgel, before this was said talked through
closed door TO the reporters and this time was
that the body not FssieS. although she
had previously Identified it as such. When she was
Informed Of the story told by Mrs Church she ex-
claimed Indignantly:
THAT is not so! I have not him for a long
time; not since three days before Elsie isap-
peared."
In common with the other members Of the fam
lily. Mabel Sieel would not say much at first about
a wyoming sweetheart, to whom IL said. Elsie
was engaged. II 1t be true that she enga ged
to man described .ariously as an engineer or an
army officer the motive FOR her murder by an
Oriental would appear be jealousy. Mrs Mary
@. SgeI. mother OF Mabel and her aunt Mrs r.
Smyth, both confirmed the existence Of the en-
gagement.
Letters. which Miss Mabel Sige said were from
this Wyoming sweetheart. describing him this time
a lieutenant stationed in Wyoming were pro
ducei to show that he and the slain girl were on
gagged. Extracts from the letters which she read
expressed great affection for Elsie Sigel These
all signed Your old sweetheart Howard :"
and were addressed to "My dearest Elsie"
When Miss Sigel brought these letters into the
room to talk to the reporters she wore as gorgeous
q kimono. all pink and blue and gold al ever came
from the Middle Kingdom. Mrs. SgeI as soon as
she the garment ordered her to take II off and
never wear 1t again. When Miss Sigel returned she
had plain and simple kimono as any one could
wish for.
Two Cinnamon tried to see Mrs Paul sIeel earI,
IN the afternoon. OF them being Chu San, a
brother of Chu Gain, manager OF the Port Arthur
restaurant, who arrested Saturday night chm
Sam accompanied by another Chinaman cslI.i
Team Chu. Both said they wished TO see Mrs sigeI
whom they called Our Angel Mother" name that
they said most OF the Cinnamon who knew ber
called her by. They were told that Mrs SiueI was
in sanstorium. and went away.
Neither would say much about any phase Of the
ChL Sam said that Chcng Sin who was a
roommate OF Leon and disappeared a. the same
time. had borrowed $50 from Chu Gain who Is also
gave him the money week ago last Tuesday but
on the following day. the on which Elsie sise
disappeared, Sin wrote to Chu Gain that he was 90
ing out OF town and would return for long
time. Chu Sam said that It was his broth.r nrho
inserted the advertisement in morning paper ask
Ing the missing girl TO return home