The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-22

New York, June 21.--After. bit of police furry today, an hour or two of unverified reports and teiephoning between cities. the murder of Elsie SigeL daughter of Paul Sigel of this city. and granddaughter of Major-G Gen eral Franz Sigel of Civil War fame, resolved itself into an unsolved crime again tonight.
 Chung Sin. who formerly occupied room adjoining that in which the girls body was found, is held by the police at the little upstate village of Amsterdam, N. F.. but what has been learned from him, has served to clear the case but little. At Schenectady, the Chinaman arrested today and at first thought to be Leon Ling, or Will liam H. Leon. who Is sought as the girls murderer, has, according to all indications. pretty we'll established that he is an unoffending CeleVtiai, who formerly worked in a restaurant in New York, and whose arrest was brought about merely through strik- ing resemblance to Leon Ling. V The disappearance of Chung Sin about the time the murder was dfs- covered here. made the police eager for his apprehension which was consid- cred second in importance to that of Leon. but the interview with him at Amsterdam today seems to have brought out nothing of value to the authorities. Ike maintains that he rarely associated with Leon. and while acquainted with Elsie Sigel, knows nothing of tho murder.
 Thus his arrest is of no great im- portanoe. and the case. aside from the developments in New York today, is about where 1t was when Elsie SiEei's lhodg waa found taa trunk ln q room. over the Eighfh Avenue chop auey res- Ftaufant last Friday night.
 Sun Deung. keeper of the restau- rant above which the body was found, calmly surrendered himself early today. He Is sbefng detained as a material witness, but his voluntary surrender is taken to mean that he is not irn- plicated in any way in the crime. In the midst of all the police activity, the body of Elsie Sigel was buried this afternoon in Woodiawn Cemetery. As the father had announced last night that he wished to avoid any more publicity, the coffin containing the mutilated form was taken directly from the morgue to the burying ground in a plain undertaking wagon. The ceremony at the grave was strictly pri- yate and was attended only by her father, two brothers. Reginald and Theodore. and her uncle, Frank Sigel.
 Mrs. Sigel, 1t will be recalled. broke down completely when she learned of her daughters death. and is now in sanitarium.
 Although the mission in Chinatown. where. Elsie Sigel formerly taught. has been closed a meeting of Chinese who have been converted to Christianity, was held in Doyers Street. this after noon to discuss plans for raising a fund to be offered as reward for the cap- ture of Elsie Sigers slayer. No definite sum was decided upon. but commit ing funds. Rev. Flung Y. Now acted as chairman.
 Jealousy the Motive.
 Theories as to the motive of the murder all coincide on the jealousy of Leon Ling. That he killed the girl because of her apparent friendship for Gnu Faun. who is still detained as material witness. Is still the predom- inant belief.
 Tn suport of this explanation. Mrs. Florence Todd. one of tila most prom iuent women workers in Chinatown. who knew Elsie SiEel and her mother intimately. said:
 T knew Gnu Gan. who is under arrest. very well. He is one of the few Chinamen whom I would trust with my life Mrs. SiRel and Elsie also knew him for many yearH. They were introduced to him through an uncle Ot
 q believe that Elsie was in love with Gnu Gan. and would have mar ried him. but that he would not marry her."
 Here Mrs. Todd went into the rnoat aiRnificant part of her statement, that bearing on Leon Ling. She said:
 within the last year. despite her love for Gnu Gan. Elsie became aD- parentiy infatuated with Leon Ling. Rut think 1t was only a irritation. she refused. Tn fact. she told me she refused him. Her mother knew all about it,"
 Tells of q Dream.
 Despite her statement. Mrs. Todd said she was not inclined to believe that Ling committed the murder. and went on to relate that she had suicide. Gnu Gan. she said, came to her on the morning of June I4. five days after the murder is supposed to have been committed, and told her that he, too. had had dream. Tn this dream. Chu>~Gan. according to Mrs Todd. had seen the form of the girl appear before him crying "Chu. save me" This seemed to worry the China i man greatly because Elsie was missing at the time.
 Various reports of Chinese being traced In difterenfs scities. have come tN tn New York police, and all are being looked into. Late tonight however the indications were the whereabouts of Leon Ling was unknown.
 Tells COuafctanx- stories.
 schnectady. N. T., June 21.-To- nights development in the Sigel mur- der mystery. in that aspect of 1t which took form suddenly and unexpectedly here today, followed an afternoon of