The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-08
GIRL RECIPES AWFUL DEEDS Court Hears Inhuman
 Story. SENSATION IS SPRUNG
Irish Lace Makers Life Barred to
 the Public.
Lawyers Probe Secrets of Miss Gin- Eles's Transactions In weIling- ton Hotel Bath Room-Ev-
 idence Unprintab1e.

Chicago, July 1.-The sensational Wellington Hotel bath room incident was reached in the trial of Ella Gin- gles in Judge Brentanos court here to- day. For the time being Assistant States Attorney Shorrs cross examina- ton of the young Irish lace maker. &C., cused of the theft of lace from her erstwhile employer, Miss Agnes Bar rette. was suspended and the direct ex- animation by her attorney, P. H. ]. ODonnell, resumed This was done after conference of counsel with the court
 Scores of women and even school children were turned away from the ] court room today.Judge Brentano com { mented on the presence of women and girls in the face of published state e ments showing that much of the test- mony in the case Is unfit for publica- tfon. He threatened to photograph every woman present, at which several of them fled from the place.
 The cross examination before being suspended, was brought up to February l5 last, when Miss Gingles was found bound and gagged in a public bath room In the Wellington Hotel She claimed at that time to have been the victim of aemysterious "a attack. However, the bath room was found locked from the Inside and there were many other de- tails throwing doubt on the story. Ask for Entire story.
 Answering Mir. Short, Miss Gingles testified that on the date mentioned she visited Attorney o'Donnell in his office. then visited a store and finally went to the Wellington Hotel and to room 645.
 Did you walk up stairs7"
 "Yes; I did not wish to meet Miss Barrette."
 At this point, in the testimony the conference of the lawyers with the court was held and 1t was decided to bring out all possible facts from the witness. even though they did not bear directly on the larceny charge.
 This brought the story back to Miss Gingless arrival In America from Ire- land.
 Witness said she came over on ticket bearing the name Ella Ray mond." She never lived under that name, she said.
 Were you in a hospital at Belleviile, ont?'
 "Tes. I was taken there by Mrs. Thornton. for whom I worked. Mrs. Thornton came for me later in q sleigh"
 Tells of Being Trapped.
 "Why did you visit the Wellington Hotel on February 16?"
 ITO collect 8S cents Miss Arnold owed me, Her room was 545." ..s Did you know Miss Arnold was not ShereT
 "Yes, sir" ,RfsiS>'F'gfFs
 "What happened"
 "A man knocked at the door. He came in and said: Miss Arnold was ex- pecting you. She is in the bathroom. Walk right in When I opened the door he pushed me in."
 He put something burning on my face and I did not remember anything more until Miss Barrette and another woman came in. I was undressed ex- cept for a night gown. My head hurt in the back, and when they went out of the bath room, I reached over and picked up my purse. found an en- velope and wrote on it, Come quick. Ella addressed 1t to Miss Joyce, put a stamp on 1t and threw 1t put of the transom. When Miss Barrette came in the man said to her, Wny were you later and she said something about cars keeping her and then open ed a bottle. The man and Miss Bar rette talked about me and he handed me $50 This was nearly o'clock in the morning. Miss Barrette was un- der the influence of liquor. don't know who the other woman was"
 At this point in her story Miss Gin-