The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-27
NEW PHASE
in SIGEI CASE
Leon Tried to Put Trunk;
in Newark.
LEARN CAUSE g DEATH
Not Strangled as Was at First
Believed.
Coroner's Examinstien shows That the
Girl Died From Asrkyxiatiea--
murder was Not Pre-

New York, June 2e.---The New York
police confirmed today the new phase
OF the sigel murder case brought to
light in Newark, N. J., today-that
Leon Ling was In Newark early in the
afternoon of the day of the murder.
with a heavy oval-topped trunk. like
the one In which the body was found,
and pressing anxiety to be rid Of 1t !.
1t has been ascertained that he at.
tempted to leave the trunk In the New
ark restaurant of Ii Sing. but prudent
Ii Sing would not hear to having the
trunk dumped on him.
James Halstead, the Newark cabbie.
who 10 understood to have driven Leon
Ling and his burden back to New York
the same day, could not be found to-
night. When the police lay hands on
him, they will take him to the prop
erty room at headquarters ana ask him
Dos Identify positively the trunk in
which the body was found, as the one
he drove from Newark to New York
with crop-halred chinaman as HIS
only living fare.
The mystery OF Just how Elsie sigel
was killed was cleared up to some ex-
tend today with the announcement OF
the results of the coroner's autopsy,
supporting in a way that the murder
was not premediated. but committed on
the spur OF the moment. by the 3eal-
ousy -crazed Chinaman.
DR.. O'HanIon OF the coroner's ofiice
said today that there had been found
no ruptured blood vessels. such as al
ways accompany death by violent
stranguIation, but. on the contrary,
there was evidence of congestion OF
the lungs, such as always goes with
death by asphyxiation. The analysis
of the contents of the atomach is not
yet complete and on account Of tnn
advanced state of decomposieton ~
which the body was found. u has pre-
scented many dificuitiess
There Is absolutely no counrnaatior
of the statement made 70 the police BY
| a fclericai friend Of the Sigpl family
| that Elsie SiRel married Chu Gain
| Leon Lungs rival. who ~ held Hndsl
! bond as a material Witness
Gaia Not . Wfaower, -
chu Gain has proteatsd' that ne. az.
sorrowe enough without hkin8 made
out i wfdowef. Police Captain Calvin
was detached last night on leave OF
absence, returned to town this morn
ing az suddenly as he left. and was
back at his post again tonight without
a word to say. whatever his clue may
have been, It seems not to have mate
rallied.
The District Attorneys today had
OnR Fung, an English speaking China
man, up for little quiz on the Chinese
tongs, and their possible afaliation with
the case.
OnE Flung told the authorities that
nothing was known in Chinatown Ia
connect Ling with either tongs and
that apart from his membership in the
Chinese Masons (which the Masons
deny) the only other society TO whicn
he belonged was the Four Brothers
which embraces all the descendants Of
four tabled demi gods. who lived In
the cloudy days before even Chinese
history began and who gather now FOR
nothing more violent than to vauni
their descent.
Even il Leon Ling Is caught and his
case comes to trial. 1t seems little
likely, from statement made tonight
that the carefully guarded Elsie let
ters will ever be made public In their
entirety.