The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-08

gies nearly broke down and tears streamed down her cheeks. After re- gaining her composure she continued in a tone scarcely audible:
 Before the women came the man said: Didn't Miss Barrette tell you not to tell what happened up here on the night of January 4T said. What hurt my head2 Miss Donohue came in then"
 What next happenedT, Some one threw a bottle over the transom and said it was to help me. It had an awful taste. The man said there were no knock out drops in 1t. took the label off. Then they put a towel over my face"
 How many wounds did you have when you got to the hospital?'
 Twenty three"
 Miss Gingies then showed the jury the scars on her arms and one on her head just above the right eye and then resumed her testimony.
 Miss Gingles then told of additional mistreatment by her alleged assailants.
 Did the woman leave frstf"
 "Yes, sir"
 How about the manr
 SHe climbed over the transom," re- piled the girl, sobbing violently.
 "Who cut you beside Miss BarretteT'
 The man."
 ''where did Miss Barrette cut youY'
 "on the wrist to make me release my hold on the gown and on my knees"
 "How about the manr
 "He cut me. too, when I would not agree to his proposal"
 Just before noon adjournment Miss Gingles said in answer to questions that she did not know Tom Taggart or French Lick Springa
 Did Taggart. ever write letter to you9"
 No sir"
 Did he ever do you any harmr
 All afternoon the girl was cross- examined by Assistant States Attorney B. J. Short, on the story she related in the morning of how she was at- tackled by two women and man in the bathroom of. the Wellington Hotel. February Is. This story was similar in many details to the one she gave last Friday concerning another attack upon her on January in the same hotel. Miss Agnes Barrette. the late Mrs. Cecilia Kenyon and a masked man" figured as the assailants in both cases.
 Beyond few fearful and trembling moments when some climax in the deadful tale of degeneracy was reach- ed. the girl did not hesitate in her answers. She told of the most impos- sible situations, apparently. with can dor and an engaging frankness. The case probably will reach the jury by Friday.
 Clears Court Room.
 The court room was cleared of all but those having a direct interest In the case by the order of the judge. The main points in the original story were gone over again by MT. snort in his cross examination.
 "On February l6 then" he asked. you went to the Wellington Hotel again of your own free will, having said nothing about the attack upon you In the hotel month beforeT"
 "Yes. sir"
 "At that time. Miss Barrette knew that P H. oDonneil was your lawyer and that all these club women were your friends7"
 "Yes, sir"
 And she knew that you could have notified all these people of what had occurred"
 'sYes, sir"
 Did you tell anyone up to that time that these women had tried to sell you into. white slavery"
 No. sir"
 Her story of the attack that fol- lowed was peculiarly similar to the narrative of the experiences in the hotel a few weeks before.
 She went to sleep on knockout drops. she said, and when she awoke, the man was cutting her.
 "Is'nt it a fact, asked the states attorney, that this stuff was put into your mouth or that you got 1t out of bSeksR s~YYr s7 i~.@.. S.5,.a, a,-s-y - e $ sf"rSo. sir. I never heard of these awful fhinps hafore"
 Isn't it fact that you are as an innocent girlT'
 'No, sir"