The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-21

llOu OF lne mystery OIL the QeatD o
Elsie Sigel is looked for as result o
the arrest Of two Cinnamon. believed
10 he Leon Ling, or VIM. Leon, as he
was known also, and Chung Sin, his
associate. the first at Schnectady, ant
the other near Amsterdam, n Y.
Police officials, having the case II
charge. said, after communicating with
the Schenectady police, that they were
sure that the man arrested In that city
was Leon Ling. in whose room the
body of Miss Sigel was found The
description Of the man was stated Il
coincide in every particular with thai
cf Leon, except that he was a few
pounds less in weight. AS TO the 9th
er Chnaman. under arrest at West
Galway, the New York authorities die
not feel so positive.
The New York authorities will have
Leon brought TO this city.
Schenectady, N. Y, June 21.-S
Chlnaman, giving his name as Leon
Ling. but meeting In every way the
description OF William H. Leon, want.
e1 for the Sigel murder in New York
was taken into custody here this noon.
lie came here nine days ago, and has
been cooking in chop suey place.
The police are positive that he is
the man wanted He came here from
New York. with Chun Sin, arrested
this morning.
Amsterdam, n. Y. June 21.-Chung
Sin wanted in New York as material
witness In the murder of Elsie Sigel,
was arrested today at West Galway.
ten miles distant.
The Chinaman admitted his identity
and acknowledged that he was per-
a sonal friend of Leon Ling. Chung
Sin has been at West Galway for eight
days. being employed as a cook by
Harvey Kennedy OF New York, who
has summer residence there. He ad
mitted having roomed with Leon Ling
but declares he has not knowledge OF
his whereabouts.
\ New York, June 21.-The fact that
Leon Ling called at the Sigel home on
Tuesday, June S. the day before Miss
Sigels disappearance. and threatened
TO Kill Chu Gain, unless Elsie stop.
ped going with him" was made known
today by Paul Sigel. the father of the
murdered girl
Mr.. Slgel said also he believed Elsie
was induced to visit Icons room, un-
der tho representation that Leon was
Ill. that she was killed on the day she
left her home. and that she did not go
II Washington. Mr.. Sigel said Leon
was urder tic influence of liquor when
h. called and Elsie told him she
would have nothing to do with him
while he was in that condition.
III YOU don't stop going with Chu
Gain, | will kill him and do something
else too Mr.. Sigel quoted Leon as
saying.
When first interviewed in his cell,
after being examined by the detect.
ives, Leon showed not the slightest
concern, but when the Associated
Press correspondent intimated that
his trunk had been found and opened,
he became excited. and Indignantly
demanded by what right his trunk had
been opened. Up to that time. he had
firmly denied that he had trunk
with him. Asked when he left Wash
iDgton. he assumed an unconcerned
air. and in broken English. said:
mo Washington"
AS the questioning continued. he
found II very difficult TO understand
When asked about the Elsie Sigel
murder, he kept repeating nervously.
Mistake. mistake"
New York, June 21-In the love let
tiers of Elsie Sigel to two Cinnamon
is found the motive for the grewsome
murder of General Franz SigeIs
granddaughter. The night the body
was discovered wedgcd into the old
trunk in the room Of Leon Ling in
Eighth avenue..the police found
score or more1of letters which the
girl had addressed TO him They
were endearIng in tone and indicated
a friendship more than platonic In
searching Chinatown last night. the
detectives raided the private rooms OF
Chu Gain. owner Of the famous Port
Arthur Chinese restaurant, and there
they found about two hundred letters
which had been addressed 10 him by
Elsie Sigel These letters were even
more endearing In tone than those
found In Leon Lings room In these
she addressed him as "My own dear
est beloved" and my own dear Chu."
and Ever your loving Elsie" she fire.
quently signed herself
The Chn Gain letters gave the first
Information as to the motive for the
murder. Miss Sigel told Chu Gain In
some OF these letters OF her conduct
with Leon Ling, told him not be jeal
Gus. and explained her object In main
taining her friendship for Ling. The
police will not give out the full con-
tents Of these letters.
II Is now supposed that Leon Ling
decided 10 tragically end the romance
OF the girl he loved. and his rival Her
affection for Chu Gain was known, as
shown by the letters received by Chu
Gain, in which he and the girl are
threatened with death unless their re
lationsnip ceased. The murder was
aprarently the execution of that
threat.
The Chinatown mission ponularly
X Vn as the Girls recreation room.
woT closed last nieht for tho firSt
t'rre Since they weve openeA ei"ht
years ago. No explanation was given
for thIs action, but it is supposed that