The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-21
Pard sigeI Identifies the Body Taken
From the Trunk as That Of His
Daughter, rand.Daushter
OF Famous General.
CHINAMEN HER LOVERS
Suspects in Chicago and Washington
Being Driven Out Of New
York to Escape Drag
Net Of Police.


Net Of Police.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The family
OF Elsie Sigel, the girl whose body was
found In a trunk over chop suey res
taurant, for the first time yesterday
admitted that the Identification was
correct. At 6 o'clock Paul Sigel, the
girls father; Franz Sigel, and uncle;
her cousin, Mabel and her brother,
Reginald, went to Morgue and positiv-
ely identified the body The identifi-
cation was made complete by means Of
several small marks, by certain pecu-
liarities Of the fingers and by the one
defective tooth which Elsie Sigel pos
sessed.
Paul Sigel told Police Captain Carey
that his daughters intimacy with the
short-haired Cinnamon OF the down
town missions had been a source of
great bitterness to him for years. He
could not believe in the piety Of China
men who insisted, each of them on
having a good looking young woman to
teach him the coming Of prayers. and
he had put his foot down on Elsie's
converts coming to his house, but
Elsie and her mother could not see it
that way. They believed every yellow
man who thumbed Bible and droned
hymn was a real brand plucked from
from the burning, and they rejoiced
keenly whenever they could persuade
coolie to lay aside his native garb
buy suit of American clothes and
snip off his pigtail
Leon Pursued Girl.
There had been, too, some question
of Elsie's marrying Leung Lin, who
had been the choicest of her converts,
always a smooth. clever, affable ORR
entail. Mr.. Sigel did not know that the
favorite of the Mott Street Mission
was running ball-and-pocket game at
Fort George, separating well-to-do
Cinnamon from their money by thu
tricks that every roly-poly CRATER
knows, but ali Cinnamon, whether
they shuffed in sandals or wore heel
ed boots, looked alike to him.
Mr.. Sigel objected to his wife's and
Elsie's mission work for years, but
without much avail. Mrs. Sigel began
It fourteen years ago, teaching classes
of young Cinnamon in Sunday schools
and missions. Elsie began to go
about with her as soon as the girl was
old enough to get her mind off COILS
and chocolate drops, ana she grew in
tensely interested in the doubtful
work. Leung Lin, who played the
mission game SO craftily that he razor
ed his quque, abandoned his loose
blouse and sandals, dressed neatly in
American clothes, and even put aside
his Chinese name for its anglicized
version, "William l.. Leon pursued
the girl with attentions for the past
few years. He went about with her
and her mother, called at the house
and attracted a great deal Of unfavor
able comment from the neighbors Of
the Sigels.
Two yellow men and the pretty
mission girl Elsie Sigel, form love
triangle which the, police have uncov
cred in the investigation of the mui
der. The new entry in the case is CHI
Gain the wealthy restaurant proprie
tor of New York Chinatown. He was
in love with the girl. He told the po
lice that he and Leon were rivals. He
says Leon thought Elsie loved hin
more, and threatened to kill both
He admitted that he gave Chung Sing
Icons roommate $3.50 as bribe te
avert the vengeance OF Leon on June
the day on which the girl was killed.
The police are searching Chicago
Chinatown today for a strange China
man who fed from them last night. a
man answering the description OF tht
| suspected murderer boarded the trair
at indianapolis; when followed aftel
| leaving the train here he ran.
Louis Sing, Chinese interpreter, tolt
! the police today that many strang'
Cinnamon had appeared here sine
Saturday, having been driven from
New York b the police crusade ant
fear Of the whites.
WASHINGTON, June 21.- It is be
/ lieved that Ling and Chung Sin wer'
here Thursday. They have been posi-
lively identified by woman who's
/ home is on "C' street where the
called Thursday afternoon to see
white woman stopping there unde
4 the name of Mrs. Mann Mrs Mani
appeared nervous and distracted afte
the arrival Of the Cinnamon. Sh
hacked suit case Immediately afte
the Cinnamon called and after the
left talked in whispers.
/ Mrs. Mann had first applied to tn