Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
WITNESS TELLS
TALE OF ATTACK
BATHROOM INCIDENT REACHED
BY ATTORNEYS
ELLA GINoLEs' RECITAL MOVES
HER TO TEARS
Irish Lace Maker Is Questioned as to
Dramatic Events In Wellins-
ton Hotel In Chicago
Last February
tRy Associated Press,)

CHICAGO, July 7.-The sensatlohal
Wellington hotel bathroom incldeht
was reached in the trial OF Ella GlnsAes
in Judge Bretanos court here TO-DAY
For the time being Assistant Sta'e :
Attorney Shorts cross-eXamlnatloll VI u
the young Irish lacemaker chal So
with the theft of lace from her elsI
while employer, Miss Barrette, s Mas
susnended and the direct examination
bT, her. ATTORNEY. p. II. O'Donnen, re-
siImed. Mr.. O'Donnell, 1t was an
nounced by Judge Bretano, woula DC
allowed free rein in questioning MISS
Gingles to bring out the story OF ner
life. - ,oboo,-
Scores of women, and even schooi-
girls. were turned away from M S
courtroom. Judge Bretano coIlline.LtJ,s ~, :
upon the presence of women anu 81 - -
in the face of published stateilei'ts -,
showing that much OF the testiilloHS tIa Il,
the case was unfit for publication. NJ lie
threatened to photograph every woman
present. at which several of them neu. n
THE cross-examination before pelIls
SUSPENDED was brought up to FepruarS
last when Miss Gingles was loullu
hound and gagged in public bathroom
at the wellington hotel. she clalIlieu ~
at that time to have been the VICTIM VI
a mysterious attack. However, M .,ie
bathroom was found locked Irolii tiie t
outside and there were many detahs
throwing doubt on the story.
Girls Story Begins
Answering Mr.. Short, Miss Ginglles
+astified that on the date mentioned sne
visited Attorney O'DonneH in MS OF
flee. then visited store ana niial,S
went to the wellington hotel ana u
room 545. -,
Eyes. didn't wish to meet MISS
Barrette." oho,.
THE witness was then asked ABOUT
her tourney from Ireland to America.
she said she came over on a tlcKeI
hearing the name ELLA Raymond. Sil9
never lived under that name. she sald'
"Why did you visit the ."eiiihs'o''
hotel?" - .o,, or,aI
me-"
"a man knocked at the door. He
came in and said miss Arnold was
expecting you. She is in the oatn
room. Walk right In When / opened
the door he pushed me in
Wrote for Help
HE put something burning on my
face and 1 didn't remember anythlls
more until Miss Barrtte ana anotne'
woman came in. 1 was undressed, eN-
cent for a night gown. My head hurt
in the back, and when they went ou'
of the bath room I found an envelope
in nv purse and wrote on 1t, Come
ouick.-Ella.' | addressed 1t to MISS
joyce. put a stamp on it and threw II
out of the transom."
what next happened?"
"Then someone threw a bottle oVel
the transom hand said 1t was to nell
me. II had an awful taste. The mar
said there were no knockout drops IN
II. The stuff had a greenish tint ano
they took the label off. Then they pu'
a towel over my face.
Here the testimony became imprint
able.
what did Miss Barrette say wher
you refused to remove your nlsh'
gown?" ~
her."
Cut Many Times
Witness then told of being cut
twenty-three times by Miss Barrettt
and exhibited scars to the jury in con
flrmation of her tales. She was ther
what did they do with your cor
set"
"They took it and wiped the blood
away"
Did you ever recover it?"
mo, sir, and they also kept ms
lingerie"
Miss Gingles then told of additiona
mistreatment by her alleged assailants
did the women leave first?'
Eyes, sir"
"How about the man."
Taggart Is Mentioned
HE climbed over the transom," re-
piled the girl, sobbing violently.
Where did Miss Barrette cut youY
ION the wrist, to make me release
my hold on the gown, and on my
knees. The man cut me when l woulo
not agree to his proposal"
Just before the noon adjournment