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and persons Of her experiences and she
would be led to associate a real hap
pening Of a prior time with present
places and persons.
Second. II it were supposed that Miss
Glngles was not an innocent girl when
she left her country home in Ireland In
the fall Of 1907 TO take service as a
domestic in aaads, the theory is thal
the girls mind might have become per
verted by the too frequent reading Of
highly ime ginative stories. sin-.lgr "a
the one size has told such reading
would, If persisted IN, act strongly upon
the mind of a temperamental girl, as
this girl seems TO be. and might cause
her to imagine herself the victim 4
similar experiences.
This theory seemingly would be
strengthened by the known fact that
this high-spirited girl had soon after
her arrival in Canada suffered sus-
picious illness which would in itself
tend strongly TO develop and eXasgerate
the imaginative, hysterical tendency OF
her mind.
yet. while either Of these theories
seemed plausible and tenable, facts in
the case and her conduct on the witness
stand would also lead to the indication
that the defendant was OF low moral
type, that there was a hidden phase OF
her life and that under the guise OF
innocence she had deliberately and witr
a clear mind concocted the tales she eX-
pected not only to free her but to bring
to her accusers the necessity of de-
Tending their good names.
1T is a most puzzlins case and 1 can
not now say with any certainty that
believe Miss Gingles to be the propei
subject for criminal correction or a n
case for the extended observation OF
neurological experts"
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All Theories Lead
To Field of Psychic.

Rejecting the theory of the truth Of
her stories as being altogether impos-
sible. viewed in the light Of the known
circumstances of the case. and discard
ing my earlier belief that she was a
normal being, / was driven to select
one Of a number OF theories, all of
which lead straight into the field Of
psychological phenomena.
First, it might be supposed that the
girl at some other time and place had
suffered a severe nervous shock from
experiences similar to those she had
claimed happened TO her at the Wei
liugtOn Hotel IN January and February.
aud this nervous shock whenever and
wherever 1t occurred had so disordeied
her mind as to create the imaginative
belief that she had undergone the Vel
lington Hotel experiences.
Under that theory her mind would
be blank as TO the true times and places
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Captain o'Bnen Joins
Ranks Of DisbelieverS.

From being at first one of Ella Gin
giles friends and supporters, the start
ling developments OF the strange case
have turned Captain OBrien, chief of
the Chicago detective force, into the
ranks Of the disbeIievers who aver that
her tales begin in her own mind. Even
this expert crimiuologist. however, is
unable TO say whether tins mind is nor
NAL or diseased.
I'm my thirty years Of police work, -
said Captain O'BTieu. Miss GingIes Is
the hardest problem 7 ever tackled. She
is the strangest character with which
have been brought In contact
when she came to me I'm January
with her charge OF persecution by her
employers and the phoay' charge of
theft against her, fully believed her
Convinced that she was being abused,
brought the parties together, ana
thought 1 had the matter settled. just
before her arrest she came to my office
many times, talked freely Of her life
and treated me as a friend and protec-
tor. Never a word did she say, however,
abou, the experiences of which she now
tells.
when she was found bound and
gagged In the bathroom 7 went TO her
Immediately 7 heard her stories over
and over again. I had half dozen de
tectives following clues she gave us.
One by one they were disproved. Since
then, or the witness stand. 1 have heard
her deny absolutely having told me the
stories she did then, on else distort them
to suit her new versiCn.
"a tissue of 1alsehOod. all of them.
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the womans death. The coroner's jury
brought in a verdict Of death from nat
ural causes and the curtain was rung
down for all time on this scene Of the
Ella Glngles drama.
Mrs. KeEyon's death but intensified
the interest IN the trial OF the young
irish lace maker. II was but another
dramatic incident that was destined to
make women fight at the entrance to
the courtroom and TO align themselves
either with or against the young girl
who, accused. had turned accuser, but
was on trial
II was no ordinary bit Of testimony 10
be heard within either. Ella Giugles'
story. OF stories, for as soon as enc was
partially disprOven she unhesitatingly
advanced another theory. were such as
caused court officials 10 shudder and
iurymeH 70 lean forward breathleSSlv I'm
their seats. The presiding Judge him
self whirled nervously In a revolving
chair and at times eazed al the walls
behind him. with ones eyes closed ii
might seem that the narrative was by
the spirit Of Balzac or a BoccaCfo.
writer's OF that type Of classic literature
that the alieuists have said Ella Gin
giles must have read in order so clever
Iy 10 conJure up ner tales OF cruelty.
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Applause of Women
Breaks Terrible Tension.

Miss Barrette, accused from the wit
ness stand or fortunes IN which a saw
age Of oIden days might have found de-
light. sat with blanched face and lips
red from constant biting. The prosecut-
ing attorney lost the thread of his
cross XamiEatiOH-hOrrif enthralIed.
fascinated by the diabolical ingenuity
Of the word picture before him. In the
background, IN groups Of two. three.
and dozens, sat well-knOWn club women
Of Chicago. AS Ella CiingIes' eyes mar
rowed and she gazed with the IRE OF
revenge in them toward the chair in
which Miss Barrette sat. the women
broke into applause, forgetting for the
moment tile awfulness Of the recital.
a reprimand from the bench brought
order. and for the moment relieved the
uerve-racking tension Of the court
room.
Within the bar sat lawyers, those con
nected with the case and those who had
no interest-eXcept that Of character
study. Here. too, sat Or. Krohn and
other alienists, their faces at times
bearing a puzzled look. at others depict
Ing disbelief and near sheer Wont to
study the vagaries of the human mind,
the shortcomings of disease-rijdeu
brains the hystericaI flights of fancy.
these men saw and heard with the eye
and car only of the professional Ella
Gingles was to them just a more bar-
fling personaiiy-tha was ALL
"A mythomauiac," they said, nod
ding wisely to one another. The coined
term suhiced best TO- the Irish lace
maker was just a little different from
any one else who had come under the
trained attention Of the experts.
II was amid surroundings Ike these
then. that Ella Ginsles sat unconcern-
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Death Is Added
To Mysterious Chain.

Tragedy, adding additional mystery
and confusion, entered AZ the height Of
all this analytical speculation. A week
before the case Of Ella Gingles was
called in Judge Brentaao's court, Mrs.
Cecilia Kenyon, friend Of Agnes Bar
rctte one OF the witnesses against Miss
GinEles and declared by her 10 be one
Of the women who tortured her in the
Wellington Hotel, dropped dead I'm the
drinking room Of a roadhouse on Chi
Cages south side. The circumstances
under which Mrs. Kenyon died have
never been fully explained. The road
house Itself bore a somewhat unsavory
reputation. The woman is said 10 have
come here accompanied by male COM
panion who left when She began 10
complain of feeling III. The name Of
this man is said 10 be known. but was
never made public because It was dee
clared that he could have no part Ia
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Personality Has
Appeal All Its Own.

She is a rather progressing Irish
girl Of eighteen years Perhaps she
might be called comely. rather than
beautiful. but she is admittedly of mag
netic personality. OF medium height,
she has a well-developed figure. Her
complexion, decidedly Of the blonde
type, is in harmony with her rather
yellc-vish. Swedish hair. The chin re-
cedes straightly; the upper lip protrudes
just enough to prevent symmetry of
features. The portion Of the face above
the mouth, is, however, distinctly re-
fined and attractive. Her forehead.
crowned with a mass OF hair neatly and
stylishly done. her straight and we'll
formed nose, her large. tTustful eyes.
set we'll apart, would win the first
glance praise of anyone.
She dresses simply. but in excellent
taste. All during the trial she wore a
latest model hat of the peach basket
type, which she admitted on the stand
with cUmmendable pride, that she trim
med herself
Her hands are small and well kept,
her feet. too, are not large, nor OF
the peasant class, and altogether she
has the appearance Of being the daugh-
ter of well-to-do parents. q neat, chic
ribbon and muslin" girl, scarce two
years IN long dresses.
This. briefly pictured, is the young
Irish girl, who came to America in the
fail Of 1897. who saw various hardships
as a domestic in Canadian cities. who
finai;y wended her way to Chicago, and
at last obtained a position as lace
maker in the lace establishment Of Miss
Agnes Barrette, in the Wellington
Hotel.
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Case Becomes
Psychological Study.

From police investigation Of mys-
terious crime the case evolved into a
psychological study OF an Irish girls
personality that before the end was 40
battle the minds Of scientists and arouse
10 interest thousands Of lay minds in
ali parts OF the country.
Once befGre, It was ascertained, the
girl had been under arrest On tho charge
Of theft from a State street department
store. The prosecution was dropped. Be
yond this, those who have delved into
Ella GiLgies' past have so far failed
TO find anything against her
Scientists say that the irresistible de-
sire 70 steal petty things sometimes ac-
companies certain forms Of hauucina-
lions.
Detectives dispatched TO BeHeviHe and
| other Canadian cities in which the Gin
! giles girl stopped en- route from ireland
TO Chicago brought back no information
/ that would lead 10 the solving Of hel
puZzling characteristics.
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Diagram Showing How Miss Gingles
Was Found in Bathroom.

Whether she knows what she is doing
or saying, I know not She seems as
sane and normal as anybody-but. Well
1 give It up"
Think She Wanted
To Arouse Sympathy.
Corroboratiny both DR.. KrOhn's theory
that sufferers from mythomania are
creatures W'ho crave sympathy, and DR..
Whites assertion that oft times they
are vain seekers after notoriety. DR..
Halford Watson. the physician sum-
moned to Room 527. in which Ella
Gingles was found. said:
Il believe she concocted the whole
story 70 evoke public sympathy. That
she is as sane as you or 1 is apparent
to me. In other words, I believe that
she Is lying. and that she IS aware of it."
Strange TO say IN the excitement at
tending the discovery of the badly
abused Iacemaker no one noticed par
ucularly just how she was bound, with
a view TO determining whether or not
she could have tied herself. Perhaps
Dr. Watson, vino unbound her, came
as near to this as anyone.
Il am convinced now that her wounds
and her position were self-infiicted," hs
continued. Il have demonstrated TO ms
own satisfaction that can tie myself
up IN exactly the way she was found
and as the scratches and bruises wer,
not deep, they could have been self
administered.
Ella Gingles, as she would appear 4
the average reader and as she appeareG
TO me, seems but a normal human be
ing. Calmly and dispassionately. with
not trace Of hysteria, she talked O
her life and her recent terrible ex
perfences. Her big Irish eyes seemed
now green, now blue, now gray, b,
turns, as her story veered into one Fatl
, and another Not once. however. di,
they show the vacant expression of IN
idiot nor the rlaIevOlent CLEAN OF tn,
insane.
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Miss Barrette
Produces Abb.

Miss BarTette had an alibi. accounting
for her actions and whereabouts up 10
2 o'clock in the morning Of the night Of
the attack. It is but fair 10 say now,
however that Ella Gingles' attorneys
profess their ability 20 break down the
aIibI story during next weeks hearing
OF the case.
Hotel employees denied that any wom-
an in a stupor had been carried into the
hotel during the night
The dust on ledge Of transom was
undisturbed. giving no apparent evil
dence OF anyone having craWled
through Yet, the door was locked on
tho inside.
No one at hotel heard screams or out
cries during the night.
Miss Gingles had worked in the Well
ington Hotel, and knew the location of
Miss Barrette's room.
Twenty-four hours after the bathroom
episode the police and the press alike
had become skeptical of the. girls story.
On the other hand, the place OF every
deserter Of this kind was filed a dozen
times by new-found friends from the
outside Within q few days all the phil
anthropic organizations Of Chicago were
represented by the girls allies. Among
them were:
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
The Chicago Woman's Club.
/ The Hui House.
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
The Woman's Catholic League.
| The Woman's Protective League.
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the corridor to the bathroom, where she
was tied.
That Miss Barrette and the woman
left by the door. and that the man
then crawIed through the transom,
after locking the door on the inside.
Tells Her Tale
AS If In Trance.
So true TO detail was the sick girl S
story, and so narrowing were the tales
of tortures and indignities, that every
one about her bedside shuddered during
the narrative. She told of the alleged
crueItas with suppressed emotion, her
eyes glistening with reawakened fear
or rage. her face drawn, her hands
cIenched. Miss Cingles' haf-dazed ap-
pearance upon the original telling Of the
story, il is now remarked. is similar to
her almost trance-like condition upon
the witness stand. She seems conscious
Of nothing save herself, and her strange,
weird, revolving story.
The note sent by Ella Gingles had
been postmarked at Q o'clock, before
the bathroom episode is said 10 have
taken place. No hotel employe could
be found who had mailed it OF who had
discovered it upon the floor,
There was an absence Of inflamed
eyes, such as would have. undoubtedly,
been caused by dash OF pepper
Z
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Whether she knows what she is doing
or saying, I know not She seems as
sane and normal as anybody-but. Well
1 give Il up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

Feather Pillows covered with
A. c. A. Ticking, 3eth Ami
Versary Sale price all week. 39c
1000 25c Towels, 2 for sec.
20 dog. (24o) SOC towels, sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
Autumn Hose for Women

are very attractive. The plain
colors in silk and imported isle
are especially modish. Hosiery
must match the gown
Women's handsome pure silk hose
at $500, $3.50 and SIPS.
Women's Isle and Mercerized hose
very choice selection of colors, 75c, soc
and 25c.
Womcn's medium weight silk Isle
hose double heels. toes and garter
tops. very durable. per pair. soc.
The values shown here in Women's
and Childrens hosiery viii bring YOU
back again and again. Women's
standard quality csc hose. during the
Anniversary Sale. per pair 20c or 9
pairs for S1.12.l
Children's Rawhide school hose,
Anniversary sale price, per pair. 1oc.
Children's fast black good strong
ribbed school hose. sizes to 9, &C
cording to size. &c. &C and Sc.
Women's l5c fast black fall weight
hose. per pair, 1oc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
Anniversary Sale of Notions

24.inch wool hair rolls, all shades.
special 22c.
Shell hair pins. dozen on card, for
15c.
Celluloid dress ing combs Sh inch.
all colors. 25c ones ice,
Cube pins. black or white, Sc.
800 yards basting thread. for SC.
Large seal grain handbags, in black
$1.7j values. special for this sale. SLIP
Woodbury's famous toilet prepare
lions. 25c aIways-this sale. 16c.
Pears unscented soap-cake 1oc.
Red Cross toilet paper big LOO
sheet roll. only 7S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
Thousands of Pairs of Wool Fleeced Blankets

Fine twilled double heeced
beautifully bordered blankets in
Gray. shell stitched edges.
Tan and White fully Is unde.
value at S2.25. s1.oa, St.6S, SIPS,
CSC and 75c pair
Broken plaid blankets in Tan.
GRAY, Blue and Pink. 3H III.
66xS0. value 1915. per pair S2.99.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
81 cent ingram and 400
tapestry carpets, yd ~"
The leadership of the MCCabe

Millinery constantly increasing. Few Of fashion
millinery before first looking here and not
many go away without deciding something from tins
great stockThey find here only the elaborate but
the palmer simpler all OF which show the subtle
charm of the expert milliners skill Then behind 1t all IS
the McCabe of moderate pricing All women know they
overcharged Tor article bought al this store how
exclusive it may be.
The great showing of fine millinery for this 30 Anniver-
Sale has probably before been cuad in Western
Illinois All the ladies cordially invited to inspect
these exhibits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

100 complimentary tickets will distributed
each day to the first 100 customers trading in the
forenoon to the extent of $500 more. These
tickets inviting you to lunch with at 100 O'Clock
TIE same day in balcony Tea room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

200 pairs Lace Curtsins-one
of the many wonderful values
in this department, all week
39c pair.
200 chairs and rockers, grab
quick, at S1.39.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

r uANDKERCHIEFS None doubt the purity OF the
II linens in the handkerchiefs at this store.
Nearly 400 dozen of them here, all styles
all linen for This great Anniversary sale at SC
81 90 piece Every afternoon to O'Clock, pure
linen hemstitched handkerchief. &C. every after
stitched handn erchiefs. 1c.
We reserve the right to limit the quantity on
these
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

I case, 100 pairs southern
fieeced, large bed blankets
while they last, pair, 39c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

Women's fleeced Maco cot
ton Union Suits, while "a
dozen last, sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

Gray and Checked Wool
Blankets. ia size. usually $500
at S3.75 pair.
White. Plaid and Gray Wool
Blankets. silk bound. daintily
bordcred. large size and good
weight. unusual values, $3.50,
$500, S3.99 and $2.4s pair.
Handsome china salad bowls.
3sc.
Fine nickle plated tea pots,
3ec.
Copper bottom wash boilers.
gee.
All wool Smyrna Rugs. 1895
inch for 39c.
Women's taffets silk Petit.
coats. very wide founce-all
colors and black. $3.50 value for
the Anniversary sale all week.
nearly down to half. $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
39c Specials, 39c

Women's ruobers, buy them
Anniversary week. at sec pair.
Beautiful Hayiland china
plates. 39c.
Fine steel table knives and
forks. set of $50.
Women's night gowns, assert
ment of styles. big Anniversary
values. two Monday and
Tucsday-39c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02
Sweater Goats for Men, Boys
and Children

great assortment of these practical
garments, all priced specially low for
this great Anniversary Sale.
Mems pure worsted handmade coats
plain and novelty stitches in Tobacco.
Brown. Tan, Oxford. Navy, Cardinal
and White, solid colors or combina-
tions $500 $500 S3.75 and $3.50.
BOYS and children's all wool ana
worsted coats. all the desirable col
ors, $2.75. $500. $1.75 $f47, $112.
81 90 and ACC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

Women's SHIRT waists of white
lawn. flushed with tucks and
trimmed with lace. also pretty
colored waists. your choice this
sale soc, Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday-three days for sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-02

II you doing shopping and thirsty a
glass of ice cream soda will be served you free of
cost each day from 10 to II o'clock and from to
ociock-but free other hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-15

year-average Increase to the value Of
about $3.50 an acre annually In q rota-
ton OF corn. oats. wheat, clover and
timothy. The cost Of the fertilizer pro-
ducing this increase has amounted "a
SIS for each five-year rotation. or Z
little more than 1850 annually, e11ua
leaving not profit OF 81 an acre. o.
enough to pay rental Of the land. I
know of no similar test IN which ~
suits equal to this have been attained
for so long a period. But on tho same
farm. stable manure. used on q rota-
ton of corn. expects that In the aver
age the increase in value Of the AMI
mails fed will pay for the feed and care,
leaving the manure free OF cost. And
this very fact that the manure IL
looked upon as a product that has cSot
nothing leads to neglect In its manage
ment. so that very large proportion
of the manure produced on our farms
IS lost before 1t ever reaches the field.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-15
ALL YOUR STOMACH TROUBLE vANIsHEs

II you will got from your pharmacist
50-cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin you
could always go to the table with a
hearty appetite, and your meals would
taste good. because you would know
there would be no indigestion or sleop-
less nights or headache or stomach
misery all the next day; and besides.
YOU would not need laxatives or liver
pills to keep your stomach and bowels
clean and fresh.
Papes Diapcpsin can be obtained
from Your druggist. and contains more
than sufficient to thoroughly cure the
worst case of indigestion or dyspepsia.
There is nothing better for gas on the
stomach or sour odors from the stom-
ach or to cure a stomach headache.
You couldn't keep u handler or moro
useful article in the house.