The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-05

WOul6u seeking 10 convince the jury
that she is the victim of a deep plot
to make her a "white slave" a typical
Saturday court crowd surged about
Judge Brentano's court. Long before
8 a. M, an hour before the opening
OF the court. many persons had gained
admission to the court room and set
tied down in nervous expectancy for
the heaging to begin. At 10 q. m. the
room was filled, fourteen women.
most Of them elderly matrons, adding
to the assemblage Of spectators. At
the entrance to the room two bailiffs
we're keeping nearly hundred more
curious persons In line, waiting their
turn to be admitted, only one by one,
as seats within were vacated.
Court Adjourns Until Tomorrow.
Assistant States f;ssss;zssrney Short de-
clared he would be S.t, conclude.
his cross-examination singles
girl and asked the court "a
the jury early in order to gIS4sfs.
members an opportunity to celebra.,
the Fourth. In this request he was
Joined by Attorney O'Donnell and at
11:40 a. m. Judge Brentano ordered
an adjournment until Tuesday at 10
a. M, when the hearing will be re-
sumed. The probabilities are that the
case will last three or four days of
this week, according to the opinions
of lawyers for both sides, and longer
than that If additional witnesses,
made necessary through Saturdays
disclosures, are to be examined.
Attorneys on the Disclosures.
At the close of Saturdays hearing
neither side seemed to be impressed
with the startling disclosures Of the
opposition.
81 knew of these charges right
along" said Miss Barrett. I'VE ex-
pected them.'
Assistant States Attorney Short de-
clared the girls story did not impress
him seriously and Attorney O'Donnell
and John O'Shaughnessy were equal
ly positive that they would be able
to explain satisfactorily their clients
detention on the charge of shoplifting
by department store detectives as we'll
as the real cause of her illness in
Belleville.
The state prosecutor asked her II
she knew DIR. w. ]. Gibson of Belle
vile, Ont, the physician who is al
legged to have treated her, and she re-
piled in the negative. She admitted
that she had been a. patient in hos
pital in Belleville, but she did not
know the doctors name and could re-
member nothing of his appearance ex-
cept that he was "a dark man." DIR.
Gibson is likely to be called as wit
ness by the state later In the trial In
an effort to disprove the accused girls
'''''i Girls knowledge Of Laces.
Assistant States Attorney Short
managed to get into the record that
some of the linen marked Thornton" :"
which Miss Barrett had found in the
girls trunk. belonged to the Thornton
family. for whom the girl worked un-
der the name of Raymond. He next
entered upon the girls familiarity
with laces, seeking to show that, al
though She asserted she had made
laces at the age Of years.. she was
not familiar with either the method
Of their production or with the names
of the most staple laces on the mar
ket. The prosecutor sought to learn
how Carrickmacross laces were made
and she said they were made on cam
brio. He asked her II they were not
made on paper sometimes and she
said the patterns were and then final
ly gave an admissive answer that the
laces were made on paper sometimes.
AS to great many incidents of her
Belleville, Ont, life she entered firm
denial. She disclaimed knowing
many persons whom. the state de-
clares, she knew. She denied knowing
John Newton chief of police of Belle
vile, and did not recall the names
of girls who are said tn have worked
with her at various places of employ
ment.
Says He Knows Man of Mystery.
"Do you know who the man of mys-
terry is in the Mrs. Cecilia Kenyon
tragedy?" Attorney O'Donnell asked
the reporters before court opened Sat-
urday, and when they replied they
did not he said, II do"
"Who is it?" was asked.
"Wait till this trial is over and I'll
tell it to States Attorney Wayman
and the grand jury" replied the at
torney.