Evening star., 1909-06-25

by Leon Ling. explain completely that the
girl came to her death by her deception
of both oriental admirers. exciting the
murderous jealousy of that one of them
who took her life.
Played One Against Other.
That Elsie Sigel was playing Leon Ling,
accused of her murder, and Chu, the
other Chinese sweetheart, one against
the other is established by two letters
written by her to them, one of them only
few hours before she was killed
Both letters are couched in endearing
terms. While Leon is assured of her love,
Chu is told in way that he could not
misunderstood that he held the chief
place in her affection.
The letter to Leon tends to prove that
however popular he may have been with
Mrs. Sigel at one time, the mother had
turned on him. From other facts learned
Yesterday 1t was pretty clearly established
that she was eager to have her daughter
marry Chu Gain.
Wrote Chu on Eve of Death.
The letter to Chu was written the night
before she was killed and was received
by the manager of the Port Arthur res
taurant in Mott street while the girl may
have been fighting for her life in Leons
room over the sth avenue resort The
girl evidently wrote the letter just after
the party at the Sigel home to which
Leon came intoxicated.
Leon was ordered out of the house. Evil
IDENTIFY Chus jealousy had been aroused.
even though he was thus permitted to
have clear field.
But, according to the confession Of
Chung Sin, the girl was planning to meet
Leon In his room while she was telling
Chu of her love.
How Much Did Leon Knowp
How much of this double dealing was
known to Leon may never be learned,
but that he was insanely jealous OF Chu
is proved by the two threatening letters
received by Chu a short time before the
murder When Chus room was searched
these letters could not be found and the
celestial claimed that he did not know
what had become of them. His memory
was refreshed yesterday. He instructed
his lawyer, NJ. Jesse Henry, of 12O Center
street, to turn them over to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Ward
Chu at once suspected Leon of having
sent the letters and complained both to
Chu Sin and to Elsie Sigel. Leon, it was
learned by Detective Brickley of Capt.
Galvin's staff, hurried to Chus place to
protest his innocence.
Chu professed to believe Leon But
when the latter urged him to visit him at
the Sth avenue restaurant he refused, and
thereby. in the opinion of the police,
saved his life.
To further convince Chu that he did
not write the letters, Leon got his friend,
II. G. Bunnell. of the Hotel Bristol, to go
with him to Chu's place and draw up a
statement In both Chinese and English to
that effect, which Leon and Chu both
| signed.
Leon Evidently Lying.
| But now that the letters are recovered
| it appears pretty certain that Leon was
| lying when he told Chu he did not write
them. The Chinese characters are dis
guised, but comparison with writing
known to be Icons indicates they were
| his work.
| While search for Leon was as fruitless
as ever yesterday, step nearer to his
whereabouts was taken by clearly estab-
| fishing the fact that he was in Washing
ton a few hours after the murder, and
that he sent the telegram to Elsie Sigel's
father purporting to be from her, and
reading: will be home soon or Sunday.
Don't worry.
The proof that Leon sent this message
was obtained by Detective Van Wagner
of the headquarters staff, who got the
original from the Postal Telegraph Com
pany in Washington.
The writing is Icons. The message
was transmitted to this city, and was de-
livered at the Sigel home by messenger.
1t was not sent TO Gnu Galn aQQreSS, as
was reported yesterday.
Chung Taken to Scene.
Chung Sin, the Chinaman held as
more than material witness In the in
vestigation into the murder of Miss Elsie
Sigel, the girl missionary, was taken by
central office detectives yesterday after
noon to the chop suey house at 7S2 Sth
avenue, where the crime was committed.
The Chinaman was made to go over his
story Of the murder and explain. step by
step, what he did on the noon of June 8,
when Elsie Sigel was killed.
1t was an entirely unexpected expedi-
ton for Chung Sin, and the police hoped
the Chinaman would break down and
make full confession OF everything he
saw at the time of the murder. They felt
that he had not told all he knew at his
previous examination.
Chung Sin, far from breaking down.
appeared to be perfectly at ease he
led the detectives around the den where
Elsie Sigel was put to death and then
tied In trunk.
Chung Surmises Destination.
The detectives took Chung to the chop
suey house in an Sth avenue surface car.
When they left the car at 47th street. a
block below the scene of the murder,
Chung smiled broadly.
Me know where you going with
Chung" auoth the Chinaman. winking
his eye. Me going to Leon's room.''
He turned right into Leon Ling's room.
on the top floor. where the girls body
was found in the trunk. and then paused
for some word from the detectives.
The detectives told him to point to the
spot where he had last seen Elsie Sigel
Chung jerked a thumb over toward the
bed, with Its canopy OF tawdry yellow
cloth. and said
There where / see Elsie when Leon
Ling call me from my room. She are
| lying there all quiet, with handkerchief
over her face"
Chung showed where Leon's trunk had
stood at the foot of the bed, when Leon
asked him to help him put Elsie Sigel's