The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-09

After several such Interruptions the
girl proceeded with her story.
Jurors Renew Interest.
Up to the time the witness was in
Mr.. Shorts hands the jury listened
disinterestedly. When Mr.. O'Donnell
asked for conference with the court
the jurors smiled and chatted good
naturedly.
Their demeanor changed completely
when the girl began to recite the story
OF "the bathroom" attack, and again
later, when Attorney O'Donnell COM
PEELED her to parade up and down the
jury box and exhibit scars on her
wrists, which she asserted had been
inflicted from cuts at the hands Of
Miss Barrett.
O'Donnell's Taggart Attitude.
At the beginning of Mr.. O'Donnell's
examination he ELECTED from Ella the
statement that although she remember
ed "Tom" Taggart's name at her first
examination she was not allowed to
reveal it by Mr.. O'Donnell's advice.
She admitted that neither Mr.. O'Don-
nell nor Mr.. O'Shaughnessy had ever
coached her or suggested Taggart's
name.
1t was Mr. O'Donnell she admitted,
! who had fought to keep the name of
Taggart out of the case He had re-
fused to listen to her story until af-
ter she had told her story to at least
dozen other persons. she said.
els there anything else in the
Wellington hotel story you have not
told?" witness was asked. A.-"Yes.
SIR"
Statements concerning life at
French Lick Springs followed here.
0.-"Why did you go to the Yelling
! ton hotel on Feb. 1862" A.-"To col
lect eighty-three cents Miss Arnold
owed me-"
Q.-"What was her room number?"
A.-"No. 545."
Q-"Did you know Miss Arnold
was not there?" A" Yes. sir"
Q.-"Did you ever hear that a col
lection was maid to aid you pay me?"
A.-"No SIR"
Smething Burned Her Face.
Q.-"What time did you leave my
Office Feb. 1872" A-"At 5 o'clock
Then I went to a store went home
and then to the Wellington hotel and
to Miss Arnold's ROOM"
| Q.-"What happened?" "A man
knocked at the door," began the girl
(she faltered and seemed about to
collapse, but managed to go on.) "He
came in and said: Miss Arnold was
expecting you. he is in. Walk right
in and when opened the door he
pushed me in. He put something
burning on my face and 1 didn't re-
member any more till Miss Barrett and
another woman came in. My head hurt
in the back, and when they went out
of the bathroom I reached over and
picked up my purse. l found an en-
velpe and wrote on it. Come quick.
Ella addressed it to Miss Joyce.
put stamp on it and threw it out of
the transom. When Miss Barrett
came in the man said to her, Why
were you late?' and she said some.
thing about cars keeping her. and
then opened a bottle. The man and
Miss Barrett talked about me, and
he handed her $50. That was nearly
2 o'clock in the morning. don't
know who the other woman was"
The Gingles girl was nervous and
seemed about to break down. Tears
streamed down her face, but she went
on.
Bottle Over the Trans0n.
] Before the women came the man
| said: Didn't Miss Barrett tell you
not to tell what happened up here
on the night Of January AZ l said:
What hurt my head?' Miss Donahue
came in then"
Q.-"What next happened?" A
| Some one threw a bottle over the
transom and said it was to help me-
1t had an awful taste. The man said
there were no knockout drops in it.
The stuff had a grennish tint and they
took the label off. Then they put a
towel over my face"
Q.-"How many wounds did you
have when you got to the hospital?"
| A.-"Twenty-three."
The girl showed the jury the
wounds on her arms and the scare on
her head just above the right eye and
then resumed the witness stand. She
then told Of additional mistreatment
by her alleged enemies.
Q.-"Did the women leave first?"
A.-"Yes, Sir"
Q.-"How about the MANI" A
He climbed over the transom.
Q-"Do you know Tom Taggart 2"
A.-"No. SIR"
Q.-"Did he ever write a letter to
you?" A.-."No, sir"
Q-"Did Tom Taggart ever do
you any harm?" A.-"No, sir"
Grilled About a Confession.
The girls detention by private de-
tectives in State street department
store was he subject of her cross-ex-
animation earlier in the day. Miss
Anna Williams, detective for The
Fair, was brought into court by AS
sistant States Attorney Short. The
girl manifested no excitement when
Mr.. Short asked Miss Williams to step
forward.
do you know this woman?" asked
Mr.. Short OF the Gingles girl.
mo, do not; but have seen her."
Q.-"You know she is Miss Will
liams. do you not?" Ar have seen
her, but don't know her name"
Q.-"Was she not present when you