The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-15
According to Witnesses, She
Was Not Pure and Innocent,
as She Asserted.
MISS BARRETTE TESTIFIES:
STATES LAST WITNESS
Emphatically Denies That She
Tried to Sell Young Girl Into
White Slavery"

closed ITS case against Ella Ginglcs TO.
day. 1t is expected the defense will
rest by tomorrow noon and the case
may reach the jury by Friday.
The last witness TO appear against
the young Irish lacemaker was Agnes
May Bawette, proprietor Of the lace
store, who bas been pictured as the
originator of the plots against the
girl
Assistant States Attorney Short
spared Miss Barrette the recital of the
acts winch have been charged against
her.
Il will simply ask YOU said Mr..
Short, eff YOU ever attempted to sell
this girl into white slavery if you
ever abused or assaulted her in the
Wellington hotel or had any knowl-
edge of any Of these things >
"No, sir replied Miss Barrette.
tears streaming down her face ''It is
falSehood from beginning 70 end. .
No Cross Examination.
Much TO the surprise of prosecutor
and spectators, 2. H. O'Donnen. coun.
sci for the defense, excused Miss Bar.
retTe without asking her any questions.
Inc state brought three witnesses
RON canada, who had known the de.
t,endant. The testimony OF Cana.
dlan photographer was in downright
contradiction TO the testimony given
by Miss Gingles. He told Of how Miss
Glngles came TO him, giving him the
name of miss Wilson, and had him
take picture of her in lace gown.
In her direct testimony Miss Gingles
declared 1T was a reproduction Of a
photograph IA ken in Ireland. The pic
ture showed her in a dress belonging
to her EMPLOYER S wife. Mrs. D. S.
Thornton, OF Belleville, Ontario.
DIR. ". y. Gibson. superintendent of
the Belleville Hospital of Belleville.
Canada; David $. Thornton and vii.
liam II. Mccormick, also of that city.
arrived today and were expected to
give sensational testimony.
These witnesses will give testi.
mony which / believe will completely
shatter the defense of Miss Gingles, >
said Assistant States Attorney Short.
" DR., Gibson viii testify that Miss
Gingles is not the pure. innocent girl
that she has been trying TO make the
people believe she is. Thornton will
swear that the girl was employed at
his home as a cook under the name Of
Ella Raymond, and that while there
she stole several pieces of linen. Mr,
Mccormick is a photographer and viii
also give important testimony
Girl Not Unnerved.
The presence of her former employer
failed 10 unnervc Miss GingleS. She
sat facing the witness and continually
clasped and unclasped her hands.
''Do YOU know Miss Gingles' 80 in
Quircd Mr.. Short
The witness replied that Miss Gingles
was employed as cook at his home.
she having come from Montreal.
did she become me-
eyes, week after she came 10
my home
Mr., Thornton then explained the ma.
ture OF the girls illness, and detailed
time While he was speaking Miss
Ginglcs bowed her head and seemed
about TO break down.
Ibid you ever see Miss Gingles in
Il man s company9'
eyes, once saw her iostle man
near our home and kiss him many
times.
did YOU take Miss Gingles back
after she had recovered Mt the hospi- |
tal?H
eyes. sir.
And YOU left her in charge of your
home
eyes. sir
Locked Up Silverware.
"Where was the silverwarea'
"Locked up
"And the linen?'
'In the attic.
"Whv did Miss Gingles leave
"She said her sister was dying IN
Chicago
The witness then told of visit
made at his home ut Bellcville by At
torney O'Donnell, and repeated the
they had regarding MISS
Gingles. ,,,
The statements of Thornton, PLAINLY
irritated Attorney Q 'Donneil' VINO
made frequent interruptions.
On cross.eXnmlnatlon Attorney
O 'Donnell cndeavorcd to confuse the
witness IN regard to incidents with the
visit. The court sustained objections
to several of the attorneys questions
n one instance taking occasion! severe
" 10 rebuke the lnwyer for ignoring
q ruling Ar.
Dr. ". G. Gibson. who attended Mss
Gineles in Bcllevillc. Ontario. testIhed
the physical condition OF the
Iirl at that time.