Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-25
AItxan0rias Gazettf,
FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE %. 1909.
TIE CAUSE OF THE MURDER

THE CAUSE OF THE MURDER
AS has been suggested Elsie SigePs
coquetting with her two Chinese lovers
brought on her death. Her letters to
Leon Ling, the Aashy young sport whose
pockets were always empty, aud to Chu
Gain. who always had money for his
friends. are direct indications to the
police that the granddaughter OF Gen.
Franz SigeI would be alive today II she
had not tried to play two Chinese strings
to her bow.
She wrote one day to Leon Ling, the
William E. Leon Of the missions, "her
Willie" assuring him she wouldn't give
him up for anybody. A few days later
che wrote to Ohu Gain that she loved
Chu and Ohu only, and that "Willie"
was nothing to her. All of this time,
for weeks before she was strsngltd IN
Icons room, Leon was snarling With
jealousy, threatening the girl, threaten
ing Chu Gain, appealing to his own
private tong to help him to get square
and sending out Chung Sing as spy.
Chu, no Chinsman for trouble, was
dodging back and forth between the
Sigel house and the Port Arthur restau-
rant. pleading with Elsie to keep Leon
away from him, tres ing Leon 10 :he
best he had in his restaurant and asking
the suspicious rival not TO believe that
his good friend, Chu Gain, had tried to
take Elsie.
The police learned yesterday that
while Elsie was undoubtedly making
love to both Cinnamon, ner mother had
ordered her TO break away from Leon
and pay more attention to Ohu Gain.
Elsie had been In love with Leon for
two years and more, but her mother,
having had trouble with Leon about
money matters, believed that Chu Gain
was q better friend than Leon. Ohn
Gain had enough money to support a
white wife in style, while about ali that
Elsie's Sunday school pupil, Leon, had
to offer was the proved ability to fleece
his own couutrymen at games with
Chinese improvements. Elsie's letters
indicated that she was willing enough
TO fstter the moDeyed Chinsmsn, but
che wasn't quite ready to break Oft with
her old friend Leon. There is no doubt
| in the world, though, that Leon believed
that Elsie was getting ready to quit him
for Chu Gain.
Less than week before the girl was
killed Chu Gain called on Elsie at the
Sipel home. Leon arrived there as
usual and found the Chinatown cap
italist sitting on the same sofa with Elsie.
Ohu scented coming trouble and wanted
to ease himself out of ticklsh situation,
but Elsie wouldn't let him go. She
explained quickly that Gnu had come
there on business and that everything
was all right, Leon needn't worry, aud
managed to get Leon away. That
evening she wrote this letter to Leon
Ling:
"My Dear William: / am writing
this while mother is away from home.
She would not let me if she knew it.
DON'T think, Willie, that ! will give you
up for anybody. will always remem-
Der the dear times we have had together.
will see you soon. With love,
"ELsIE."
The police pointed ont yesterday that
this letter was considerably less feryent
than some she had sent to Leon previ-
ously. 1t did not close, as others did,
with "Your own Little Elsie sends you
many kisses" They gather that Ohu
Gain had become decidedly No. in The
girls affections.
On the afternoon OF jane 8, the day
before Elsie disappeared, the situation
was exactly reversed, Gnu Gain travel
ed up TO 209 Wadworth avenue to call
on his "little friend" and bumped into
Leon Ling. They met outside the house
and vent 10 together, Leon giving Ohu
some very black looks, Ohu nervous and
scared. After Elsie had received them
both, Ohu made EXCUSES to get away,
and left inside OF Is minutes. The next
morning, the morning OF ths day Chung
Sing saw Leon over the gins body, Ohu
got this letter:
"My Dear: / don't want you to feel
bad because Willie was here tonight
You know that love you and you only
and always. Doa't mind Willie. AL
though he is nothing to me had to see
him tonight. did not send for him.
"Your ever loving, ELSIE"