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- BODY fOUND IN TRUNK
Lelsic l Sigel , Granddaughter of Fam
. ous General , Murdered by Chris
, ; tianized 'Chinaman.
JERI VICTIM OF YELLOW : PERIL
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1\1155 Elizabeth Sigel mission work-
2r in New York slums , and grand-
daughter of Gen. Franz Sigel of Civil
War fame , was the victim of one of
the most atrocious murders which has
been : committed in New York in years. :
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Her body was found jammed into
a trunk in a Chinaman's lodging :
.house : at 7S2 Sth avenue. The young :
woman had been missing from her
ihome since June 9. The police say
tthe body probably had been In the
'trunk nearly that long.
The Chinaman who had lived in the
Toom where the body was found was
Leong Loo Lin , known among his Eng-
'llsh friends as William L. Leon. He
, wa . known to have been closely con-
nected with mission work among his
, countrymen , and was educated. He
-.also was well acquainted with Miss
Sigel and letters found in the room
of the murderer even point to th@ sup-
- ; positn ; the girl cared for him. An
other letter , addressed to a Chinamar
: by Leon , threatened trouble if tne
lormer did not cease his attentions to
.Miss Sigel. Leon had been missing
ifrom the rooms for more than a week.
"Wrote Jjove Letter to Chinese.
Numerous letters signed Elsie , ad-
dressed to Leon and breathing the
spirit of love , were found in the room.
'There' were also found various articles
.of jewelry , later identified as those
. 4 " orn by ; , Elsie Sigel , and to render .
ft -the clew to the identity of the victim
snore complete the latter had been
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missing from her home since June 9.
.She had gone out that day with the
intention of paying a visit to her
, grandmother in the. Bronx. Two days
. later her parents received what pur-
ported ; to be "a dispatch from her at
Washington , saying that she was well
and > would return home in a couple I
of days. It seems to be fairly well
'established that the dispatch was a :
.decoy and that when it was sent from
Washington Elsie Sigel was dead and
iher ! body crammed into the "trunk. :
Elsie's affection for Leon was recip-
rocated ; and in view of this the
question arises , why should he have
' murdered her , assuming that he is
the murderer ? And here comes in
.the fickleness of Elsie. While writ
ing to Leon and professing her love
, : for him , she was also deeply in love
-with another Chinaman , Chu Gain ,
thet : proprietor of the Port Arthur , a
restaurant : on Mott street just op
posite one of the Chinese mission sta-
-tions. Elsie's' profession ! ? of love for
Gain , who is now under arrest and
held . as a witness , was as strong if
tiot stronger than that for Leon.
Scores of letters writen by her to
Gain have been found in which she
oiot only addressed him in the most ,
. endearing terms , but discussed with
him matters which a woman usually
-considers her most intimate and secret
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.affairs.
AVlmt Chuns Sin Saw.
Chung Sin , whose room adjoined that
of Leon Ling and between which was
.an unlocked , door , was arrested a few
hours after the discoevery : of the mur-
< der. Chung is 35 years old and a na-
tive of Canton. He was captured at
West ' Galway , N. Y. , a small hamlet
aiear Amsterdam , arid was taken to
, . Uew York without delay.
. Baited and intimidated by detec
tives , threatened with prosecution and
confused with rapid-fire questions ,
Chuns Sin told of Elsie Sigel's mur-
der. Under the terrific pressure of
-the "third degree" the Iittle Chfna-
inan admitted that he had seen the
; body in Leon Ling's room ; that he
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warm ; that he had smelled drugs and
; had watched Leon Ling's preparations
. : for placing the body in the trunk ,
-whe-re it was found horribly decom-
posed.
Chung Sin , in fact , if what was
learned at the Criminal Courts Build-
Illi ing . . : , . is , correct , described almost every-
-thing concerning the murder of Maj.-
' Gen. ' * Franz Sigel's granddaughter ex
1 ceptthe actual commission of the
-crime. He denied any implication in
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it and protested stoutly that he was
ignorant of the whereabouts of Leon
- iiing . the supposed murderer. After
- the inquisition he was taken before
Coroner Harburger and held in $ 10-
; 000 bail in the House of Detention to
await the inquest.
Miss Sigel was buried in Woodlawn
< cemetery , Washington , 'without serv-
ice : : or ceremony , only her father and
' .wo brothers witnessing the interment.
Automatic Railway Gate.
. A . railway : crossing gate is opened
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anci closed by the passage o ? ' gie gate
itself has been installed near Mon-
treax , Switzerland. As the car or lo
comotive , approaches it makes an elec-
tric current , which sets in motion a
mechanism that lights road lamps ,
rings a bell and lowers the barrier
across the highway.
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FREEDOM.
rr..rl' in the forest now , "
As on that old July !
Whoa fsrst our fnthers took the vow ,
The bluebird , stained with earth and sky ,
ShOuts from a'blowing bough $
In green aerial freedom , wild and , ,1 tijb -
And co-.v , as then , the bobolink ,
Out on the uncertain brink
Of the swaying maple , swings * *
While over tho wood his proclamation
rings , .
A daring boast that would unkingdom
kings !
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Even so the wild birds sang on bough
and wall ' .
That day the Bell of Independence Hall
Thundered . upon the world the Word of
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Man ,
The word God , uttered when tae world
began -
That day when Liberty began to be ,
And mighty hopes were out on land and
sea.
But Freedom calls her conscripts now as
then :
It is an endless battle to be free.
As the old dangers lessen from the skies
New dangers arise :
Down the long centuries eternally ,
Again , again , will rise Thermopylae" "
Again , : again , a new Leonidaa -
Must hold for God the imperiled Pass.
As long as the ages run
New Lexington will rise on Lexington ;
And many a valorous Warren fall
Upon the imperiled wall.
Man Is the conscript of an endless quest ,
A long divine adventure without rest-
A holy war , a battle yet unwon
When he shall climb beyond the burnt-
out sun.
Each hard-earned freedom withers to a
bond ;
Freedom forever is beyond-beyond !
-Edwin Markham in New York Inde-
pendent.
Firecrackers
'Twas the day before the Fourth of
July and Freddie had no firecrackers.
He could hear the boom , boom of the
cannon-crackers all around where he
lived , and every place he looked it
seemed as if the ground was covered
with crackling squibs , but he had
none.
Still Freddie was not unhappy. He
was only impatient. When his father
came home he thought all would be
well , then there would be lots and lots
of crackers.
Freddie met his father at the door
and John Wilson , rough as he was ,
softened under the lad's greeting.
"So Freddie wants some firecrack-
ers ? What , Roman candles and squibs ?
What ! And a whirl-a-gig ? You mean
a 'cartwheel , ' don't you , Freddie , boy ? "
Without waiting for an answer the
father caught his son with his hands
below the arms and hoisted him on
his knees.
"You'll have them , Fred , " he sal ' ,
"and , what's more , your old dad will
help you fire them off. "
Freddie's eyes shown like diamonds ;
he clapped his hands together in glee
and said : "Papa , you mind just be-
fore mamma lay that quiet I couldn't
wake her no matter how I tried , she
told me I'd never want for firecrack-
ers and squibs and everything good on
the Fourth of July. She was right ,
too , wasn't she , papa ? And she hasn't
forgot me yet , either , papa , for when
I was in bed last night I seen her all
In white as close as anything to the
bed , and she kissed me on both cheeks
and said : 'Little Freddie will have a
good time tomorrow. : And that's right ,
Isn't It , papa ' ? "
The boy fixed his eyesj with a con-
fident look on his father and the par-
ent turned his head away. He was
afraid to let Freddie see his counte-
nance. For the boy's eyes reminded
him of a face fixed on his memory
forever. John recalled a face with a
lasting smile , with eyes that were the
color of a clear' sky on a summer's
morning , and dark hair hanging in
abundant glory around her head. And
for all that , he had been a hard drink-
er since Mary died one year ago to-
night His position had gone , and
worst of all Mary's boy had been ill-
treated.
I "Yes , Freddie and papa will have a
good time tomorrow , " he said at last.
"And now when my boy knows what
firecrackers and fun "will be his In the
morning , doesn't he want to go to bed
and take a big. big sleep , so that : he
may be up bright and early in the
morning to bang away the Fourth
The father laid Freddie down to
6leep in his own bed. He watched the
lad until his eyes closed in slumber ,
and a little later , when perhaps the
boy \ras looking again at that white
figure , John turned and went out of
the house to buy the firecrackers.
Wiping a tear away on hi $ coat
sleeve as he reached the outside , John
'walked swiftly down -the street toward
the notion store. As he turned a
corner a , voice hailed him : "Hallo
there , Jack ! What's the rush ? " . Wil-
son looked back and there stood the
"boys. "
Just as the sun on the Fourth of
July a year ago was peeping through
house : Freddie opened his eyes , and
without waiting to look around called :
"Papa , papa , did you get" the fire-
crackers ? "
, But no answer came , for the father
had not come back.
Freddie was surprised at his father's
absence ; it had often happened before
during the past year , i > ut : "Today , to-
day was ' the Fourth , and where was
pap with all the firecrackers ? " Rising ,
the. boy surveyed the dusty room. No
papa no firecrackers anywhere. Then
he cJinibed out of bgd * nd pattered into
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the kitchen , and still no father , no fire-
crackers. Returning to the bed Freddie
buried his face in the pillow and cried
himself into a broken slumber. A
couple of hours later he awoke with
a start , and again calling : "Papa ,
papa , " received no answer.
Then he remembered how his
mother , in the night , had told him
how he was "going to have a good
time the Fourth. " Trustingly he be-
gan to search the room and kitchen for
wh'at "mamma had brought him. "
Underneath the bed and old rickety
table Freddie looked and looked.
When his search revealed nothing he-
burst into tears , and crying , called :
"Ma-ma , ma-ma , Freddie wants a fire-
cracker. "
In time , the crying grew tiresome ,
and again/ the. hunt began. All over
the room he searched. Not a corner
of the kitchen was left unexplored. In
an old desk he found a revolver.
"Oh , look , look ! " he cried , "what
mamma sent me. "
He hugged the weapon tightly in
both hands and carried it triumphant .
ly to the bed. His eyes were aglow
with pleasure. With all the might of
his little fingers he pressed the trigger.
A first , second , and third time the
hammer fell. At each releasing of the
spring he shouted with delight. . His
fingers grew tired , and the fourth time
he tried to raise the hammer and fail
ed. Still , not to be defeated , he turned
the pistol \ toward his breast and put
his thumbs on the trigger and pressed.
Slowly the hammer rese. Then there
was a report and Freddie fell back
on the bed with the look of pleasure
on his face changed to one of pain.
An hour later his father came in.
He was sober , and in his arms was 'a
pile of firecrackers. As he crossed the
threshold he shouted : "Freddie boy ,
come here and look what papa has
brought you. " But no answer came.
Thinking the boy was asleep he
stood in the kitchen and called :
"Freddie , here's papa ; don't you want
to see all the nice , big firecrackers ? "
He walked into the bedroom. At the
bedside he stopped and let the fire-
crackers fall in a heap on the floor. As
he lifted Freddie in his arms the little
fellow opened his eyes , and with a look
of wonder said : "Mamma , Tse had a
good Fourth. " Then a quiver and all
was over.
The father laid his boy down and a
far-away look came into his eyes. He
looked at the firecrackers and then
riveted his gaze on the pale face of
his dead son. He lifted the revolver.
A report followed. But the firecrack
ers lay : intact on the floor.
Sky Rocket Philosophy.
The boy who was burned last year
has a short memory.
It is estimated that there are 80-
000,000 horses in the world. This is
a good day to leave the skittish ones
in the barn.
The poet who wrote , "If you're wak-
jng call me early , " lived in a country
where they didn't celebrate the Glo
rious.
If there Is one particular thing that
a boy doesn't want to be on the
Fourth of July it Is a girl.
Wouldn't an old-fashioned celebra-
tion leave a good taste in the mouth ?
Throw the ear trumpet away ; you
will not need it to-morrow.
We have forgiven the British long
ago for licking them.
We should pause for a moment in
1 our frenzied celebrations and solemn-
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Christmas is coming.
Wli-cn Wc Are All Children.
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The Fatal Fourth.
During the five celebrations of the
Fourth of July from 1903 to 1907 , in-
clusive , 21,520 persons were injured
and 1,153 killed , according to statistics
just gathered. The giant firecracker
alone injured 1,489 persons in the cele
bration of 1907 , killed eight and led to
the death of eight more from lockjaw.
So says one of the medical papers. A
little thought beforehand will be bet-
ter than a sorrowful recollection of
the facts on July 4. ' Do not get out of
the habit of celebrating the Fourth of
July , but try to make it a celebration
without an undertaker's bill. - Buffalc
Express.
Johnnie Wanted Cannon Crackers.
Johnnie he's got pants on ;
He ain't a kid no more.
He wants cannon crackers
That make a thunderin' roar. :
He broke his cap pistol ;
He says they're baby's toys.
He wants qannon crackers
Like all $ he other boys.
Pape bought the crackers . ;
This filled John with great bliss.
' There , was a loud explosion-
this.
like ,
went
Johnnie
Poor
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How to Treat Injuries.
Surgeon General Wyman , of tht
Marine Hospital and Public Health
Service , in a circular , gives instruc-
tions as to the treatment of Fdurzh : of
July injuries. Dr. Wyman suggests the
injury be treated in this way :
"Incise freely every wound.
"Carefully and thoroughly remove
from the wound every particle of for-
eign matter.
"Cauterize the wound thoroughly
with a 25 per cent solution of carbolic
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"Give a full dose of anti-tetanic
serum. "
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THE FIFTH OF JTHY - CAILING THE ROLL.
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"Benjamin Jones ! " the father cried ;
"Here ! " was the answer loud and clear ,
Prom the lips . of a youngster standing
near ;
And "here ! " was the word the nest re
plied.
"Johnnie Jones ! " and a silence fell
This time , no answer , followed the call ;
Only his brother saw him fall ,
Killed or wounded , he could not tell.
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There they stood in the morning light
On Jtely the fifth , the present year ,
And the roll was read in accents clear
By the senior Jones , who was ghastly
white. ,
"Charley Jones ! " At the call there cam
Two ambulance men and. some doleful
groans
As they bore in the body of Chaney I
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Greatly dl ngUrt- . to an & : \ 'er nia u . u ue.
"Albert Jones 1" ! and a voice said "here ! '
"Chauncey Jones ! " "He's down at St.
Luke's
With a couple of badly damaged
'dukes , '
The doctors say he'll be well nest year. "
"William Jonesthen ! some one said :
"A small toy pistol went off and shot
him ,
And the ambulance people hurried and
got him
To make some repairs on his injured
head. "
'Twas a gallant day but it cost us dear ;
For that family roll when called to-day ,
. Of a total l of seven , that entered the
fray ,
Numbered but four that answered "here 1' "
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JdAlT STEALS CHICKENS Alfl
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
Law Providing Life Sentence for an. , ' . . : , :
Habitual Criminal Put Into ; :
Operation in New York.
"They tell me I've igot to do a life -
sentence for $17 worth of chickens ,
and I don't think it's right , " pleaded
Charles H. Chaffee , as , trembling and
fearful , he stood before the County ,
Court in Syracuse , N. Y. , to be sen
tenced to hard labor in Auburn prison ,
for the remainder of his natural life. '
While the law , which gave Judge
Ross no opinion whatever in the mat-
ter of a life sentence after a fourth \
conviction , provides that after the .
maximum , less computation , for a sec-
ond offense , the parole board may al-
low liberty , there is no chance for
Chaffee , as he already has half of a
twenty-year term coming to him.
Assistant District Attorney Standen
said the court had no discretion in the
matter and that the indictment had
been drawn with a life sentence in
view. He said it was what ought to-
be done with Chaffee , who had been
saved once from the charge of assault
with intent to kill his wife. Jt , was . on . .
Pec. S , 1896 , that Chaffee got his sen- .
tence of nineteen years and six months
and [ was allowed to go on parole in
1906.
Judge Ross said it was a aad case
and simply the result of the prisoner's
own selection. The life sentence was .
not because he stole $17 worth ot '
chickens , but because he had selected
a life of crime. Chaffee is 45 , and a
carpenter by trade. ,
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WEALTH IN OLD BIBLE. :
Civil War Veteran Lifted to Compar-
ative Opulence by Mere Chance.
Steve Marsh : , of New York , who for
many years has been living on a pen-
sion of $12 a month , which he earned .
during- the Civil War , took down the
old family Bible left him thirty-five
years ago by his aunt , Sarah Marsh.
The Bible was in a good state of
preservation save for the fact that the
dust of ' - its
thirty-five rs was on
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binding. He was merely endeavoring
to ascertain whether it were better to
give the vohime to the next door
neighbor or leave it for the next per-
Eons who occupied his hall room.
For Marsh was going to Denver to
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spend his last years with his son , and
he reasoned there would be plenty of
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Bibles in the Colot11do- cltj- if he de
sired to read one.
Carelessly his fingers scraped the
leaves of the book. Suddenly the digits
stopped. There was something in this
Bible of which he had not been in-
formed. He opened the book.
A dollar bill was between its pages.
No longer did he hesitate. He exam-
ined e'Oerjleaf from Genesis to Rev- t
elations . with a care as great and as
eager as tlJat displayed by the most
famous theologian. He even went
over the pages from birth and death . .
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entries and the index.
When he had completed the task
$4,267 ! : laid before him. He looked at
i * and sighed. For thirty-five : years
this money had been in the Bible and
he had been living on $12 a month.
When Steve Marsh took a taxicab to
the Grand Central station he held the
Bible clasped to his breast.
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Canadian civil servants have organ-
ized a civil service federation.
A new union of cigarmakers has
been organized at Red Wing , Minn.
Striking lobster fishermen at Syd- _
ney , N. S. , have decided to become'
packers.
Waltham Mass. ( . ) C. L. U. has gone
on record as opposed to the licensing .
of pawnshops in that city.
The total number of organized work-
men in Norway is 56,862 , as against
barely 10,000 ten years ago.
Cloth mill operatives at New Bed-
ford , Mass. , have been refused a resto-
ration of the 1907 wage scale , which
was 10 per cent higher then at pres-
ent.
Representatives of the furniture
trade societies of New South . Wales ,
Victoria , South Australia and Queens-
land recently met in conference in
Melbourne to form a federation.
Boston p'I ( SS. ) Hebrew Painters-
and Paperhangers' Union , which is an
independent organization , wishes a flat
$3 a day minimum , far painters and a
considerable increase for the paper-
hangers.
. . .The National Union of Journalists ,
delegate meeting was held in London
England , recentlOne of the resolu
tions passed was in favor of "the- !
weekly : day rest bill , so as to obtain
one clear day's rest per week for all
journalists. "
The National Letter Carriers' Asso-
ciation 'has acquired a tract of 160
acres of land in the vicinity of Colo
rado Springs as a . site , for a home. .
, The land is contiguous to that of the _ ' ' :
Union Printers' home. _ .
The labor organizations of Stock-
ton , Cal. , are making arrangements to
build a four-story temple in that city
It will be built by the San Joaquin
Labor Temple Association : , which has- - .
incorporated with a capital stock of
75000.
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