The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-15
STATE CLOSES
GNGLES CASE
Contr7 actions Over
Win Girls Story.
yMER EMPLOYER TALKS
Irish Lace Maker Once Worked as
= Cook.
Desease Expected to Rest Today and
Jury WIN Deciss Fate Te.er-
rew-sliss Barrette
Takes stsna.

| Its case against Ella Gingles today.
Itis expected the defense will rest by
tomorrow noon and the case win reach
the jury by Friday.
The last witness to appear against
the young Irish lace maker was Agnes
May Barrette, proprtetress OF the lace
store In the Wellington Hotel. who
has been pictured all through the trial
as the chief Nemesis of the Gingles
girl and the originator Of all the weird
plots against her. Assistant States
Attorney Short spared Miss Barrette
the recital Of the acts which have
been charged against her by the girl
defendant.
II win simply ask you." said Mr..
Short. IF you ever attempted to sell
this girl Into white slavery II you
ever abused or assaulted her In the
Wellington Hotel. or had any knowi-
edge OF any Of these thingsr
mo. sir" replied Miss Barrette. tears
streaming down her face. EFT Is all
a falsehood."
Miss Bsrrette Excusea.
Much TO the surprise OF theNprosecu-
tor and the spectators. who had ex-
pected to see this woman put through
the greatest ordeal Of her life. p. II.
o,Donneli, counsel for the defense. ex-S
cused Miss Barrette without asking
The days testimony against the
Gingles girl was almost in the nature
Of an avalanche Of accusations and
impeachments. The State brought
three witnesses from Canada, all Of
repute, who had known the defendant
while she was resident there.
Through these men Il was brought
into the record OF the case that Ella
Gingles was not pure and Innocent
~ ~ t..A hA
the ways OF men and of the world.
The testimony OF Canadian pho
tographer was In downright contradic-
tion OF her testimony In detail, he
told OF how Mfss Gingles came to
him, giving the name OF Miss Fitzen,"
and had him take = picture OF her in q
lace gown. 80
In her direct testimony. Miss Gtnsies
aatiy denied that she had had this
picture taken. and declared that II was
reproduction OF a photograph taken
in ireland The picture showed her
In dress belonging to her employers
wife. Mrs. d. 8. Thornton. OF Belle
VILE, Ont.
Miss Ginsles appeared nervous when
she faced her former employer. She
clasped and ,unclapsed her hands while
the, uuwelcpme allegations concerning
her earlier life were brought home to.
her. But she did not break down.
She told the reporters that all these
things were Lies.
The further rebuttal OF the defense
brought out little. Mise Irene Barlow,
nurse at the st. Francis willard Hos
pital, testified that she had attended
Ella Gingles, that she had examined
the scars on Miss Gingles's body
week ago, and that these were the
scars of the wounds found on the
young woman when she was taken TO
the hospital. Similar testimony were
given by other attaches of the hospi-
tai.
DR.. w. j. Gibson, Superintendent Of
the Belleville Hospital. OF BelleViile.
Canada; David s. Thornton and walter
e. Mccormick. also OF that city. were
in court when the trial of Ella Gingles
began today.
Mr., Mccormick, the photographer.
was the nrst witness. He testified that
he took a photograph Of the defendant
some time In June or July of last year.
When asked by Assistant States Attor-
new Short IL he knew the girl he re-
piled that he did not know her under
that name. He said she had given MIN
the name of Miss Wilson" Mr.. Nc
cormick Identified the dress worn by
Mas Gingles when the picture was
taken which Mr.. Short said belonged to
MRS. Thornton.
''She stole that dress, didn't shef'
asked Attorney oDonnell, cross exam
ing the photographer.
II don't know" responded the wit
ness.
Judge Brentano woald not allow fur
Their questions along that line and DAY.
Id 8. Thornton was called.
Faces Former Employer.
The presence of her former employer
failed to unnerve Miss Gingles. She
sat facing the witness and continually
cIasped and unclasped her hands.
do you know Miss Ginglesr' in
Quired Mr.. Short.
The witness replied that Miss Gin
giles was employed as cook at his
home.
Did she become ill7"
Eyes. . week after she came to my
home"
Mr.. Thornton then explained the ma
ture Of the girls illness and detailed
the necessity Of an operation at that
time.
While he was speaking. Miss Gingles
bowed her head and seemed about to
break down. 81
Did you ever see Miss Ginslss in a
mans company"
Z Kissed Man Many Times.
Yes. once saw her 1ostie man
uohh our Aoiho anu Mss MN many
times"
Ibid you take Miss Gingles back
after she had recovered at the hos
pitalr
YES, SIR"
"And you left her in charge of your
homer"
Yes. sir"
where was the 6ilverwareT'
Locked up"
And the linen?''
I'm the attic"
why did Miss 0ingles leave?"
She said her sister was dying in
Chicago"
Searching for HUNT.
Sturgis, Mich.. July 14.--Search for
the body OF Claud Hunt. the young
Sturgis farmer who, with Mary Lor-
eta Davey OF Chicago. Is believed to
have been drowned In Klinger Lake. |
hara IN Mondav