The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

New York, June 1o.-That twen-
ity-year-old Elsie Sigel, grand
daughter Of Gen. Franz Sigel, the
dead civil war veteran. was slain
by an infatuated Chinese, jealous
because the young mission worker
was engaged to a white man, is
the conclusion prompted by the
statement Of Miss Sigel, cousin of
the murdered girl, tonight that
Elsie was engaged to a young man
with whom she had been ac-
quainted.
This man, it is said, is now in
Wyoming and has been notified.
She would not divulge his name,
but from other sources it was
learned that young man named
Henry Osborne had been very at
tenive to the murdered girl some
time ago, and that he had left for
the West shortly afterward.
That the girl was killed because
OF her engagement to a white man
was borne out BY the statement OF
Mrs. Florence N. Todd, in charge
of the mission house at 10 Mott
street with which Elsie Sigel was
connected; that short time ago
Elsie had come to her and weep
ingly told her that Leung Lin, or
William H. Leon, as he was
known by his white friends. had
asked her to marry him, and had
warned her not to refuse him.
The girl was terribly frightened,
Mrs. Todd says, and asked the
older woman's advice, saying she
was afraid to give him a definite
answer.
Threatened Her with Death.
S4AOl I4s dAlSI 4" ar MIS- IO1G says, the (
girl related 10 her that Leon had threat 1
ened her with death. telling her Of a /
vision which he said he had seen.
He told the girl" said Mrs. Todd. that 1
he had dreamed that he saw man hold /
ing her down on bed, with his hands /
around her throat"
Five weeks later the girl was strangled I
10 death.
The manager OF the Port Arthur Res
tauEsnt, at 9 Mott street, where I.ellng I
Lin used to work and where Elsie Sigel
the murdered Chinese mission worker.
had been seen with him, was arrested to-
night by Capt. Carey. Of the Elizabeth
street station.
Carey got word that the manager. Chu
Gain. knew a good deal about the case
He heard that Chu Gain had bothered
Elsie Sigel. and that Chu Gain had re-
ceived an anonymous letter two weeks
ago. saying that both he and a girl ba
knew about would be killed II he didn't
mind his own business.
Chu Gain is extremely well known in
Chinatown. He belongs 10 the Chinese
Reform Association. and has gone in for
missions a little himself.
~ e|eNN AAlC SAME Llr1e Gnu WQGt
arrested George Anderson. ward
master for the West Shore Rail-
way, went 10 the West Fortv-seventb
street station and told Capt. Post a story
which the police regarded as important.
Anderson was in the ferry house at the
foot Of West Forty-second street the
right OF Wednesday, June 9, he told the (
police. He saw two Cinnamon thar no
noticed particularly come running into ]
the ticket Office. He noticed them be- &
cause they were more like Americans .
than any Cinnamon he had ever. seen and
because both were extremely nervous
Their chattering attracted the atten- !
Ton OF passengers waiting for a boat
When the boat came in the pair sprang
aboard hurriediy. Anderson looked at
OF Leung Lin and Chung
Sing and was sure he had seen them.
It is surmised by those about the mis-
;ion house IN Chinatown that the girl q
,lucked up the courage to tell Leon thar
he was already engaged 10 a white man
md that the tragedy followed.
There is just one letter OF the MANY
ound IN the room Of William Leon that =
lives clear view Of the tragedy. and =
III the other material collected so FAR =
las proved OF little use II reads as
ollows
You seem 10 be growing cold to me. e.
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