The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-05
Much Of Her Testimony Con
cening Attempt at White
Slavery Unprintable
EFFORTS MADE TO BREAK
DOWN HER TESTIMONY
State Is Seeking to Show That She
Was q Wayward and Erratic Girl
Before She Came to Chicag0-Her
Answers Are Emphatic Denials.

Answers Are Emphatic Denials.
chicago, July 5.-Ella Gingles, the
young Irish lacemaker. in her own
behalf in her trial for larceny in
Judge Brentano's court Saturday ev-
ening continued her sensational story
of occurrences in a room at the VEL
lington hotel. Agnes Barrett, her
chief accuser. and Mrs. Cecilia Ken
yon, who died recently In a Stony ISL
and avenue roadhouse, figured con-
spicuously in the story. A male visit
or also was mentioned. So dramatic
did the narration become that the
witness several times was on the
verge of breaking down, but the ex-
animation was halted opportunely un-
til she could regain her composure.
Miss Barrett moved uneasily in her
chair while the story was going on.
Il am not a bit afraid" Ella Gingles
said, confidently, just before she as
cended to the witness stand.
sWhite Slavery" in Testimony.
Sensations came thick and fast dur
ing the testimony. Much of 1t Is un-
printable: The witness said that
Agnes Barrett sent her from the hotel
penniless into the darkness of the
night of January 1. In this story,
bristling with revolving details, the
witness introduced the -much-threat-
ened white slavery" feature into her
testimony by q weird recital Of the
appearance in Miss Barrett's room
of the mysterious male visitor, whose
face was hidden by mask and who,
she said, attacked her in the presence
of Miss Barrett and Mrs. Kenyon. Z.
While Ella was relating her story
the Jurors listened attentively, leaning
forward eagerly, evidently intent not
to miss word of her story.
In the midst of the most dramatic
situation of the hearing Miss Barrett,
against whom the girls story was di-
rected, sat flushed with excitement,
glaring at her accuser, resentment
and anger mingled in her expression.
Sharply Cross.Examfned.
Immediately after the Gingles girl
concluded her story, Assistant States
Attorney Benjamin Short began to
cross-examine her. Almost the first
thing that he brought out was that on
December 6, 1908, she had been
brought to the Office of the Fair by q
woman detective in that store and had
signed statement. She admitted
that persons in the Fair had taken
Bome goods from her which they had
found on her person.
HWhof did fhav find m WI, % oalrad
Assistant States Attorney Short.
"They found some goods" replied
the witness.
Q.-"How old did you say you
are? Al will be 1S next Novem-
ber."
Q.-"Now, look at this paper. where
1t says you are 20 years old. Did you
tell them you were 1872" Ayes,
SIR"
Q.-"And they put down 20, didn't
they?"
The witness made no answer. Mr..
from the store bearing the Gingles
girls signature showed that she had
given her birthplace as London, Eng
land, not Belfast. Ireland, where she
IN court asserted she was born.
Assistant States Attorney Short
then went deep into the Gingles girls
history, and retaliated for the attack
on Miss Barrett with questions seek
ing. to prove that the accused girl had
led an improper life long before she
reached Chicago. She replied to all
questions coolly and at no time ap-
peared to be In the least perturbed,
kIa~ Nk@k ,ka,s
asked her If she had been the subject
of an operation while living in Belle
vile, Ont. She was equally defiant
when Mr.. Short asked her II she had
not received mail addressed to her
under the name Of ELLA Raymond" I"
and gave a positive "No!" in response
to an effort to prove that she had
lived under an alias
Delving deeper into her earlier his
tory, Mr.. Short sought to show that
the girl, who 1t was asserted had been
brought to this country a victim of an
underground plan to sell her into
white slavery. had actually obtained
her first position in Belleville
through the influence of the Christian
Woman's guild, philanthropic or
ganization at Montreal.
In Wrangle Over Necklace.
When the girl took the stand earlier
in the day there was in dispute of the
ownership Of necklace which Miss
Barrett claimed belonged to her. An
attempt by Attorney O'Donnell to in
troduce In evidence a letter written
to the Gingles girl by Miss Daisy
Young. Bridge and George streets,
Bellville, Ontario, Offering proof that
she was the owner of the disputed
necklace. was objected to by Assis-
tant States Attorney Short.
Great Crowd In the Building.
Anticipating sensational testimony
from the lips Of the accused young