Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
THINK CHINESE
MURDERED GIRL
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life were brought out today, her ap-
parent craze for mission work among
the Chinese, her associations with the
man who is supposed to have killed
her, and lastly the fact that it was on
his account that she left her nome
wednesday, June 9.
Mother Was Anxious
1t has also come out that the girls
mother, now Frustrated, according to
reports, and in a hospital, had been
fearful of her daughters safety ever
since the girls disappearance, and had
searched Chinatown day after day
without success.
The mother and Paul Sigel, the fa-
ther, are hoping against hope, clingins
to the evasive clew that a telegram
signed "E. So was sent from Washing
ton, D. c., on the fateful day This
message read:
"Win be home Sunday or soon; don
worry
The father, as far as can be learned,
hurried to Washington today to de-
termine whether the telegram was sent
by his daughter or as a blind. The
police maintain that ii was sent as a
ruse by a Chinese after the murder.
Leon or Lion and Chung Sin, in
vestigation showed today, conducted
four restaurants, one near Fort George
on the Hudson, not far from the Slgel
home in the Bronx; one at Coney
Island. another at Paterson, N. j., and
another at Norfolk, Va.
Mother Aided Daughter
Elsie SigePs entry to the mysterious
wavs of the Chinese came through her
mother, who was long identified with
Sunday schools and mission work IN
Chinatown. In this way the girl came
to know various Cinnamon, and When
Leon, whom she met at the Fort
George resort, became attentive he
was received in the Sigel home and
continued his associations with the
girl until his love became violent.
Then, from what can be learned, the
father forbade the Chinese to visit the
house.
1t was then that Elsie, although
afraid of her ad1nirer, deserted her
home. That the girl cut her family
ties because of the oriental is indi-
Gated in the following note, undated,
which was found in Icons effects;
"You seem to be growing cold to me.
Just think of the sacrifice 1 made for
you, my family, my friends. For God s
sake don't forsake me. ELSIE"
AS to the motive of the murder the
police are inclined to accept first,
jealousy, and then love mania.
if he persisted in his attentions to the
girl was among the missives found. In
Chinatown a Celestial known as Young
Bing is known to have admired the
girl.
Police activity here has brought
about the arrest Of three Chinese who
were associated with the restaurant
keeper, Sun Leung, at whose place the
body was found, but they are held only
as material witnesses. Sun Leong is
missing.
An autopsy held this afternoon de-
termined that the victim died from
asphyxia, but since indications of pois-
on were present chemical analysis
will be necessarily.
Franz Sigel, an uncle of the girl, has
come to the aid of the family of his
brother. For some time, it is said, he
has been estranged from them, because
of Miss Sigel's activity among the
Chinese. He said that he warned Miss
Sigel many times against associating
with Chinese.
Speaking as the uncle of Elsie
Sigel," he said, II would warn all
women against association with Chi
nese, either in church. or otherwise.
do not believe one in a thousand of
the so-called conversions of Chinese is
genuine.
my niece was an innocent girl. She
had few. associates outside of those
chosen for her by her mother and she
honestly believed it was her mission to
Christianize Chinese.
TOO late she realized that the feel
ing of the Mongolian toward white
women is an animal feeling. 1 believe
this Chinese, Leon, killed Elsie in a
spirit of animal revenge"