The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-15
CHINESE PROTECT
ALLEGED MURDERER
Theory Now Advanced That Elsie
Sigel Committed Suicide
While Despondent.
TRANSLATION OF OFFICIAL
REPORT MADE IN DENVER
"0nly God Can Find Leon Now"
Says Member Of Chinese
Colony.

DENVER. July 14-That Elsie Siecl
took poison with suicidal intent in
Leon Ling room in New York City
is the statement made in the official
court bulletin of Peking, China, a copy
Of which has reached Denver.
This statement is made in a report
TO the Chinese government by the
Chinese consul III New York City. who
was ordered TO investigate the reported
murder of Elsie Sigel by Leon Ling.
The bulletin was translated by Lee
Wing. a leader OF the Chinese colony
in Denver. According to Lee, when
this report was made to Picking, orders
were issued by the head Of the Chinese
Masons, who acted with the consent OF
the government. that the fugitive, Leon
Lang, should be protected by all Chinese
all over the world. Chinese consuls in
America were secretly communicated
with, and until acknowledgment is
made by the New York police authori-
ties that Leon Ling was not responsible
for the death OF Miss Sigel, he will be
protected.
China Approves Protection.
1t ia stated by Chinese here that the
port of the Chinese consul at New York
upon the Elsie Sigel case, has set the
seal of official approval upon the pro-
lection of Leon Ling by the Chinese
Masons. and that he will never be
found with the assistance Of his coun-
! trymen.
Chinese newspaper, having the un
official sanction Of the Chinese govern
ment, has reached Denver, in which the
report of the Chinese consul in
New York is printed in full. This
report followed an investigation made
! by the consul. at the direction of the
authorities At Peking. The report, af-
ter citing the facts of the case as gen.
orally known. states that in a moment
of desperation, she took her own life by
poison. Ling, the report states, was an
sent at the time and found the dead
| body of the girl upon the bed upon his
return.
Tried to Dispose of Body.
Frightened by the discovery, he
called Chung Sin. the Chinaman who
occupied the adjoining room, and show
ing him the body, asked what he should
do. Chung Sin, SAYS the report, ad-
vised him that should he tell
the truth TO the police regarding the
finding of the body he would not be
believed and probably would be
iyncDeQ- frightened DS ChlS view or
the case, Ling made desperate efforts
to dispose of the body and conceal his
own whereabouts.
The report Of the Chinese consul at
New York making these statements was
sent TO Peking more than three weeks
ago. The report is evidently regarded
by the Chinese authorities as revealing
the true facts of the case, and the
Chinese Masons are given permission
and encouragement TO conceal Leon
Ling,
A member of the Chinese colony here
said today;
"Only God can find Leon Ling now.
He is under the protection of the Ma
sons and is being aided by them in his
effort 10 escape the police. Unless
further facts come to light proving his
guilt, he will never be delivered TO the
officers by his own people. -
The Chinese here intimate that any
assurance by the Chinese government
that the Chinese of this country will
aid in the search for the fugitive should
be taken with a grain of salt.