New-York tribune., 1909-06-20


claimed before that time.
Mr. sTGEL WILL co TO THE MORGUE
The jer-elry that was found with the body has
beer identihed by several persons who knew
Miss Sigel as belonging her. and Mrs. Todl
q missionary. who knew the girl. said she be
Nev@d ths body was that Of General SigeTs
Granddaughter. il was learned last night that
zrr sigeI and other members Of the family
~-ould GO 10 the Morgue this morning to see II
they could identify the body
Scrne Of the detectives last night expressed
she idea thai the murder might have been com
r1itted IN Chinatown and the body taken 70 the
Eighth avenue room. They evolved this thenry
30 account for the absence OF any struggle in
rhe rooms Of Leon.
The autopsy. however. showed evidences Of
esph7xia. and the Coroner's physician believes
poison nav have teen administered 10 the
woman The cord around her neck did not
cause strang1Iation. as ahrasions we're
shown From the contorted condition OF the
body il Is thought that the girl may have been
unconscious when put into the trunk and hav-
revived somewhat later and struggled there
untii she was gradually smothered.
Friends Of the Sigel family shocked by the
suggestion that she could have had any i'm
proper relations with the Chinaman- They say
size vas a syiri of a beautiful disposition. who
.sRRy from IL a night prior To her disappear
Fsnce. week before last. She graduated
Fron the wadleigh High School several years
ago being one OF the most popular girls in the
school.
MISSION WORK BEGAN Al FIFTEEN.
Mrs. Psul sise1. the mother has been inter
lested in doing missionary work among Chi
sssse for fifteen years. and it is said she started
making Elsie to the missions when the latter
was scarcely fifteen years old
Mrs. Sigel WIS IN the habit OF entertaining
ssome Of her Chinese pupils at her home, and
Neon was frequent visitor there. 1t is said
Ishst he boarded with the family for short
itine when they lived at No. $50 West Ssth
sxt-eef The friends Of the family we're aware
s<f the irfatuation OF the good looking China
knsn for the fair haired American girl
Kosule Rannato, japanese cook. Of No. 33S
t~vest 9th street, was the victim Of some
ss1ysterical person who thought he resembled
tshe printed pictures Of Leon. Just al the rush
tl,our al 59tia street and Second avenue. an eK-
k<ited individual rushed I'D 10 Patroiman Appel
s.nf the Traffic Squad. and told him man who
slooked Ike Leon was walking NJ Second ave-
niue Appel took the TO the Greensboro
i1Br1dEe station. where Lieutenant MCCOY, real
iszing that mistake had been made. ordered the
lsnsn's release.
.,7ot been well for more than a year Some
asnonths ago an operation was performed on her
ssnd recently she has not been active in her
Emission work as formerly. She Frustrated
sfy the circumstances following the finding Of
iShe body believed by the police 10 be that Of
t1ler daughter and yesterday afternoon she was
51zken to Waterbury. Conn, bv Franz sgel, her
ssorother-in-lsv.
Early yesterday morning the police we're un-
sble 70 ind sun Tteung. proprietor Of the res,
lsaursut at Nc. 50 Eighth avenue. hut he turned
I NJ later saving he had been in Chinatown IN
IN effort 10 get trace Of the movements Of Leon
end Chung Sin He tells the police he has not
seen either Of the men for tTo weeks and that
when the odor was noticed coming from Icons
room he thought that Leon might have died
while asleep.
I.EUN1f NAV KNOW WHERE LEON Is.
coroner Harburger is Of the opinion thai
Lcung knows more about the movements of
Leon han he is willing &c tell
IN addition 70 the restaurant At Amsterdam
syeuue snd Ieed street. near Fort George. Leon
Is said 10 have been interested in restaurants
Coney Island. Norfolk. Va and Paterson. y. J.
a clerk in store in Broadway. n'sr 1S5d
street r-as responsible last night for tie asser-
7ton that Elsie SigeI was IN the habit of calling
N Leon the telephone almost every morning.
Sometimes il was said. Leon was in the habit
Of meeting her II the subway station near her
Mr. Florence n. Todd. one Of the working
missionaries in charge Of the Chinatown and
] Boue-v Rescue settlement and Recreation Room
scT Girls. at 10 "a Mott street 1ho close
Friend Of the dead girl and her mother. and who
$d4ntihed the bo6y AT the Baorgue. was overcome
yesterday by the tragedy- During the day she
trenie5 herself TO all visitors with the exception
acf y fer Of those connected With the mission.
saster she consented 10 tell what she knew Of the
! Sigels and their connection with the work in
is-hinstov6-
1 According - Mrs Todd she has knozn the
.Eigels. mother and daughter. since the mission
has been situated At its present address. She
said that she saw the dead girl last on June in
- Chinese theatre in company with a number Of
.s1sr friends
: sATS GIRL DIDN'T LOVE LEON.
. = have known Mrs. SiEel and Elsie for the
k7sst fourteen months" said Mrs Todd as she
eat IN the dainty mission rooms on the second
hoor Of No, 10 Mott street. but have done little
zork IL missionary Vsy with either Of them
Mrs Siges frequently came in to see me about
fzhe varioHs girls in the district in whom I was
interested. and ne discussed matters Elsie very
seldom came here, and II she vas interested in
-hs work II was in connection with some church
and not with this mission ] understand that
Mrs. sigel and Elsie have been coming into
Chinatown in their work for some years. but l
never met them until as I said. few months
ego Elsie was g sweet. Iovable girl, and ex-
sreraeiy devoted 10 her mother She was AL
Ways anxious 20 save ono any work or trouble
snd was liked BY ali with whom she came in
contact. do not believe that she was in love
With Leon, but she may have liked him to some
extent She probably was interested in him be-
n r-cEfa