Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-07
LIFE HISTORY
Of ELLA G|NGLE:s
Young haLacemaker Admitted
That She Came Over on Ticket
Not Bearing Her Name.
MANY WOMEN AT THE. TRIAL.
Judge Commented on Fact, Threatened
To Photograph Every Ono Present,
Al Which u Number Left.

Chicago. July The sensational
Wellington hotel bathroom incident
was reached in the trial Of Fila Gin
giles in Judge Brentano's court here
today. For the time being Asst. States
Atty. Shorts cross- examination OF the
young Irish lacemaker, charged With
the theft Of lace from her erstWhile
employer, Miss Earrette. was suspend
ed and the direct examination by her
attorney, p. II. ODonnell. resumed,
Mr.. O'Donnell, 1t was announced by
Judge Brentano, would be allowed to
question Miss Gingles in the ireest
manner to bring out the story of her
l!fa. to allow the prosecution TO cross.
examine the young defendant. Scores
Of women and even school girls were
turned away from the courtroom
Judge Brentano commented on the
presence OF women and girls in the
face of published statements showing
that much of the testimony in the case
was unit for publication. FIe threat
enGd to photograph every woman pres
.ent, at which several OF them fed.
The cross-eXamination before being
suspended was brought up to Feb.
16 last. when Miss Gingles was found
bound and gagged in public bathroom
at the Welling ton hotel. She claimed
at that time to have been the victim
bathroom was found locked from the
inside and there were many details
throwing doubt on the story.
= Answering MIR. Short, Miss Ginglcs
testified that on the date mentioned
she visited Atty. O'DonneY in his Of
flee, then visited a store and finally.
went to the Wellington hotel, and to
room 5i5.
IBID you walk upstairs:,
Yes: l didn't wish to meet Miss
Barretten
The witness was then asked about
aler journey from Ireland to America.
She said she came over on q ticket
bearing the name Ella Raymarld. 2 She
never lived under that name, she said
SSste1.;'Were You in a hospitalgat Relic
vile. ont?'
/ fss."Yes, was taken there by Mrs.
Thornton for whom j worked. Mrs.
sleigh
t,S S..IVlhy did you visit the Wellington
hotel on Feb. 16 2"
30. collect SO cents Miss Arnold owed
me- II er4 room was 545, ,s3!ss -.
b What happened?' RI
IA man knocked at the door. He
came insand said. Miss Arnold was
pecting you. She is in the ba throonl.
W'alli right in When / opened the
door he pushed me in.
81 .He put something burning 'on. my
face and | didn't remember anything
more until Miss B;trrette and another
woman came in. ! WAS undressed eX-
scept for Il might gown. NV head hurt
In the lack and when they went out
of the bathroom l reached over ana
picked up my purse. II found amen
velope and wrote on IT, Come quick
ELLA. addressed II to Miss Joyce.
put a stamp on it and threw it out IL
the transcTn. When Miss Barrettc
came in the man said to her: WHY
were you late?' and she said something
about cars keeping her and then opened
a bottle The ma, and Miss Barle;te
talked about me and he handed mo
$50 That was nearly o'clock in t.le
morning Miss Barrette was under the
influence of liquor. l don't know who
the other woman Is.
giles nearly broke. down and tears
stieamcd down her cheeks, After re-
gaining her conlposure She continued
in q, tone scarcely audible:
Before the woman came the man
said, Didn't Mias Barrette tell you
not to tell what happened UP here on
the night Of Jan. 2, i said, What
hurt my head o Miss nonahue came in,
them
What next happened?"
.sEhen some one threw Il bottle over
the 5transom and said twas to help me-
=lt5had an awful taste. The man said
there were no knock out drops in IT..
The stuff had q greenish tint and they
took the label off Then they put a
towel over my face.
Here the testimony became imprint,
able
3,.Nvhat did Miss Earrette say when
you refused to remove your night
gown?" =.
.And did she cut your?
Yes; on the left arm.
How many wounds did You have
when you got to the hospital?''
%"Twenty-t three.
Miss Gingles then showed the jury
the scars on her arms and one on her
head Just above the right eye and then
resumed her testimony.
What did they do with your corset
cover? ''sl
s.'They took it and wiped the blood
away
"Did you ever recover it,"
No. Sir. and they also kept my lin
Hiss G.ng!es then told of additional
.mistreat,Gent by her alleged nssail-
ants.
Did the woman leave first
YES, SIR
How about the man.
HE climbed over the transom, re-
piled the girl. sobbing violently.
WHO cut geu besides Miss Bar
rette2''
.sThe man"
Where did Miss Barrette cut yoa?"
.On the wrist to make me release
.nssfold on the gown and on BY knees
How about the mano'
"He cut me too When l woui'l not
agree TO his proposals.
Just before the noon adjournment
Miss Glngles said II, answer 10 uUes-
tions that she did not know Tom Tag
CART of French Lick Springs.
Did Taggart ever write Il letter TO
you %
35,.No. sir.
"Did he ever do you any harm p
No. sir
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