The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-04
Ella GingIes Makes the Old
Town Sit up and Women
Crowd Court Room to Hear
Her Tell Episodes.
MOST REMARKABLE TOLD
BEFORE CHICAGO COURT
Court Records Are Obliterated
by Tale Young Woman Tells
of Shameful Treatment at
Wellington Hotel.

Chicago. July 3.-The long threat.
ened storm of sensational accusations
in the Gingles case broke today when
the defendant, Ella Gingles resumed
the witness stand before Judge Brent
and told in details the story of her al
legged treatment in the Wellington ho-
tel by Agnes Barrett and other women
and men. At the conclusion OF her
story. Assistant States Attorney Ben
Short began a terrific cross-evamin-
alton of the witness and laid the
grounds for impeachirg her entire tes-
timony.
When court adjourned until Tues
day morning Mr.. Short was in the
midst of his cross-examination and a
crowd that filled every part OF the
court room and consisted for the most
part OF women was leaning forward
open mouthed and tense to catch ev.
cry word of the startling charges and
recriminations. The most startling
part of the girls story was of the al
legged attack upon her in the yelling
ton hotel. although her testimony was
the story of her life practically from
the time she came to America from
Ireland
Miss Gingles in her testimony, de-
clared that 1t was she and not Miss
Barrett that had been robbed and she
told story OF how her room. at 474
Lasalle avenue. had been broken In
to and ransacked in her absence and
many valuable pieces Of lace taken.
She declared that the robbery was
completed by Miss Barrett the same
night in the Wellington hotel by TAX
ing all the money out of her purse
and forcing her to walk back to her
boarding house from down town in
the cold of a winters night. She said
that on this night she was forced to
sign confession. admitting the theft
of lace for which the girl now is be-
Ing tried. Her story of the attack up
on her in thesWellington was the most
remarkable ever heard in the criminal
court building. and during it there
were many outbursts from the spec
tators
Before Mr.. Shorts cross-examination
had proceeded ten minutes, the wit
ness was involved in a mass of con-
tradictions, and it was In this tangle
that the adjournment came. After
court adjourned. Prosecutor Short sent
telegrams which were dictated by
Agnes Barrett for the production of
evidence next week to be used in i'm
peaching Miss Gingle's story regard
ing her life in Belleville, Ontario. Miss
Gingles told her awful story before
court room filled with well dressed
men and women
Attorney Patrick HI ODonnell made
good his declaration that the story Of
Miss Gingles concerning her treat
ment in the Wellington hotel would be
told under oath from the witness
chair. Step by step the lawyer led
the girl. "She offered me money, and
advised me to take the money a man
from Indiana offered me. whom she
had brought to the room when I was
helpless. She choked men. threatened
me, and finally accused me Of steal.
ing. and made me sign a confession
before she would permit me to leave
the room" These were some Of the
accusations sobbed out by the lace
maker. When you went to Miss Bar
rett's room what happened?" asked
Attorney O'Donnell Miss Barrett
and Mrs. Kenyon went with me, and
Mrs. Kenyon whispered something In
to my ear. Then Mrs. Kenyon told
me had to take OF my clothes I told
her would do nothing of the sort.
Then Miss Barrett and Mrs. Kenyon
took OF my clothes and made me 70
to bed. Then Miss Barrett told me
she wanted me to go to French Lick
Springs. Indiana" Did she tell you
what she wanted you to go there for."
asked Mr.. O'Donnell Here Miss Gin
giles began to cry. Don't do that En-
la" said Mr.. O'Donnell The girl made
revolving and unprintable charges
against both Miss Barrett and Mrs.
Kenyon, and the man from Indiana"