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Miss Sigel Thought TO Have Be
come Interested in Celestial as
Settlement Worker.
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csc tenement-to the room of her Chin
csc pupil and there garroted.
While the police have taken every
possible precautien to locate the miss
ing Leon. and his roommate, Chung Sin,
their capture is a remote possibility.
They left the tenement ten days ago.
and it is generally recognized that TO
overtake them is almost impossible.
Parents Hopeful.
= Although the parents of the girl have
faint hope that the BODY found In the
trunk is not that of Elsie sigel. the iden-
tihcation established BY the police is so
complete that there. Is little doubt. The
theory OF the police is that Jealousy was
The motive behind the killing It was
backed Up this afternoon by Mabel
Sigel. first cousin of the murdered girl.
who established the fact that the kill
ing undoubtedly took place on June 9;
that Elsie had become acquainted with
Leon through her missionary efforts IN
Chinatown. and that the girls parents
had frowned upon the attachment
which they saw developing between
their daughter and the Asiatic.
Elsie left her home" said Miss Sigel.
ION the morning Of June 9. She started
for her grandmother's. she said, but did
not 90 there. Her parents grew anxious
and thinking that she might have gone
10 the mission in Mott street, where she
often visited. they telephoned there.
F2ut she had NOT been there
4 knew about Elsie's getting fond OF
some Of the Chinese with whom she
came in contact at the mission.
warned her that some day her acquaint-
anee with them would get her into
trouble"
Woman Explains.
Mrs Florence NJ. Todd. a resident
worker in Chinatown, who had known
Elsie and Leon for years. bears out
this theory in her story Of their &C
quaintance.
Elsie and Leon have been thrown to-
gether for years" said Mrs. Todd.
Leon was greatly in love with her.
Some time ago he went 10 Philadelphia,
but returned and sought out the girl.
He disliked her to receive attentions
from other men and his jealousy had
begun 10 make Elsie afraid OF him.
The romance between the pious white
girl and the man she sought 10 save
spiritually was the cause of this terrible
tragedy. believe.
Members Of the Sigel family said TO-
day that the girl had met Leon al Fort
George. where Elsie's brother says the
Lhlnaman ran a chop Suey joint.
A detailed examination of the letters
found IN the Chinaman'S room show
that he was a Don Juan among Celes-
Iials- There were in ali about 2095
a rearH Fff~ asrf4 n OH ri
N various parts Of the cOuntry-New
York Brooklyn. Philadelphia. Chicago,
ana some small cities in Illinois. Every
missiVe was a love letter. cOuChed in
terms Of endearment.
Leon prided himself on his letters. IT
appears. Tor they were carefully placed
in drawers about the room. done up IA
9ittle packets Of fifty OF more tied with
white strings
Love Letters.
Numerous among the letters were mis-
sives signed nellie" and Elsie" Botn
Of these names were appended TO letters
IN the same handwriting. The police
conclude that these were from the Sigel
girl.
Detectives at work on the case. as
founded by the revelations in the let
tiers Of white women willing to forego
race and reputation for this Chinese
Lotharlo. declare that Leon used the
f'naisslonary game" as his countrymen
express II. to cloak bis real occupation,
which, they say, was the seduction Of
white women
They declare that while young white
women were teaching this converted
Chlnaman. he occupied him time iu ln-
sidious love making
The crime was discovered yesterday
afternoon through Leuug. an aged
AnluaTuau. who runs restaurant the
ground floor Of the fOur-story tenement
e. ~ Eighth avenue, on the top floor
81 which the body was found
Leung told the police that Leon Ling
and MS cousin. who occupied the two
rear rooms, had not been ln the place
since last Sunday. Both were employed
IN the restaurant, and Leuug grew sus-
picious at their absence.
Saw Blood Trail
Yesterday afternoon. he says, he saw
= tricIse OF Llooo flow from under the
door OF Icons room. and he immediate
3 notified the police.
The body was found la q black. broad
steamer trunk, that stood in the cor
ner Of the luzuriously furnished Orient
81 room
In one corner stood huge, red sIked
tapestry canopy bed.
The entire room was neat and well
4 glance at the body as II was jam
med In tie trunk partially wrapped in
a sheet. showed that the girl had been
garrOted.
About the neck was a loop Of light
rope, 70 which was affixed "A long strand
that had been used 70 bind the limbs
close 70 the body, with the chin under
the knees
Dead for Week.
= The body was in a terrible condition.
and the girl had evidently been dead
for week. The body was dressed in
light Undertaking, and only part OF
the girls outer garments could be found
Ia the room.
8 Miss Sigel left her parents home on
June 8. Her Whereabouts from that
time until the finding of her body ia
4Se trunk are unknown. Her father
Paul Sigei, was worried about her. and
WAS relieved on June y BY the receipt