The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19
VICTIM is GRANDDAUGHTER
or GEN. FRANZ SIGEL
simultaneously With Discovery
Of The Murder Chinese
Suspect Disappears


New York, janc l9-At 1880
o'clock this morning Mrs, Paul sigel
when shown the iewelry found IN a
trunk containing the body Of a girl
thought to be Elizabeth Slgel, grand
daughter OF General Franz slgel
identified q AZ that worn by hes
daughter.
Elizabeth slgel daughter OF Paul
sigel o. tlis city. and granddaughter
of the llluslrlous Franz slgel, the
ierman warrior Wio served with the
Union army during the Civil war, Is,
according 70 all sadications, the vie
tim OF one Of the greatest mystery
murders IN the history Of New York.
Taken from q trunk in q room Of
chlnamen above q chop suey restau-
rant IN tho Teaderloin, the body, in
state of decomposition which
makes Identification difficult is IN
the mo. que, while detectives are
conducting the threads OF q tangled
story involving the girl and her work
with Chinese.
Clues Obtained.
An envelope addressed 10 tho girl
found IN the room where the body
lay, a locket bearing her initials, her
disappearance on June 10. and a
uute found tn inc room. signed
Elsie all seem to indicate that
Franz slgel's granddaughter was
murdered.
The body wes partially stripped Of
Is clothing tied With ropes. wrap.
ned IN a faded blue blanket and
,rammed into q dilapidaled old
trunk. where II lay for week at
least before the odor crept through
The building, arouslng The suspicious
Of the proprlet0rs Of the restaurant
below who summoned tie police and
instituted an investigation.
chlnamah Disappears.
Sun Leongi proprietor Of Bae res
.aurant. who also conducted the
rapmlng house above. disappeared
shortly after the discovery OF the
Murder adding further mystery The
ase has many unusual features,
notably among which IS Uho fact that
q Chnaman has been known Go call
Il the Sige mousse, presumably with
he sanction 81 the parents, Iiza.
beth, or elsie, was 20 years old and
gas greatly Interested In work
among Chinese. Calls Of the China.
nan at the Sigel house ceased more
han year ago
AT the morgue Mr.. sigei would moi
ay that the body was that Of his
laughter. IN fact the police say
ie declared positively that II was not,
hut he declined 20 look at various
etters and bits OF evidence which
would tend to indicate that It was
he.
Three chnke Arrested.
Three Chinamen were arrested rs
Material witnesses. T'hey gave The
names Of Yee kim, manager Uf sun
Jeong's restaurant: Gong Wing
alesman for chop sucY supply
house, and Chin Sum. cook who
lived ii tho rear Of the restaurant.
The man most wanted however
Is the former occupant Of the room
where The body WINS found evident
IS an English sneaking Celestial whe
alther knew Miss sigel. or knew ol
her mother, and Judging from the
letters, this individual Is Leong Loo
Tim, known among his English
friends as William II Lion.
Body Identified
Shortly after midnight Mrs. Flor
ence NJ Todd one ef the resident
workers In the Chinatown and Row.
ay settlement. who = y friend oI
slgel's family. called al lhe morgue
and after viewing the hcdY idcntl
fled the underclothing that was
worn By the sigel girl.
According to Mr. slgel, hts daugh
Ter disappeared from her home june
10. 1ixo dags later TIC family goi
word from her IN Washington. say
ing she was safe and would ho home
tho Following day, or Juno H. Moth
Inc, her father said. had ever been
henrd ol her since
Ono letter written IN Euglsh. ad
| drrssed 10 the missing Chlnamau
| wa0 0eeunled tine room. but unsigned
warned hIm that Il he did moi stnr
paying attention 10 Elsie Sigcl he
would meet terrible fate, The
| other lefiera found were written D.
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