The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
MAY INIPEACH
GIRLS STORY
Think Lace Makers
Mind Diseased.
AENsTs ARE TO TESTIFY
States Rebuttal Begins In Gingles
Case.
Prosecution Attempts to Prove False
the Tale Of Inhuman Wrongs
Told By Irish tfrl In
Court Room.

Chicago. July 8.--with the expecta-
ton Of finishing evidence for the de-
Tense and starting the States rebuttal,
the trial Of Ella Gingles was resumed
In Judge Betano's court here today.
Assistant States Attorney Short de-
clared he would produce q mass of
testimony to impeach the remarkable
evidence given by the young defend
ant. Experts. 1t Is said. will testify
that the lace maker is q victim of
mythomana, that while her story IL
wierdly improbable, she firmly believes
1t in all its vile theatric details.
Throngs Of spectators again flocked
to the Criminal Court building today,
but only those directly concerned with
the proceedings were admitted.
Miss Gingles. simply clad. her inno-
ton of the knowledge Of things 10
which she has testified. entered the
court room with her attorney, P. H.
O'Donnell.
Tecla Linderman, the 14-year-old
daughter of Miss Gingles' landlady, was
the first witness for the defense. The
child testified to having seen a neck
lace about Miss Gingles' neck.
What was Miss Gingles doing at
the timer asked Mr.. O'Donnell.
She was ironing some lace"
nA~.~ A7GCAhacC TsOt StOAcms
This testimony was introduced to
show that the defendant possessed the
necklace which she alleges was stolen
from her by Miss Agnes Barrette, COM
plainant in the present case.
On cross-examination Miss Linder-
man was shown a necklace which she
said she could not identify as that
worn by Miss Gingles.
Mrs. Sophia Linderman, mother of
TAAI- - Ill .t~Nk
of Miss Barrette and another woman
to Miss Gingles' room, ostensibly in
search of the lace wrich Miss Barrette
alleged the former had stolen. This
was in January, when, according to
Miss Gingles. the first attempt to drive
her into white slavery" was made.
It was a month later that she was
found gagged. and bound, and bleed
ing in a bath room at the Wellington
Hotel.
Miss Gingles was a lace maker who
usually arrived home at about o'clock
In the evening. At o'clock on the
evening of January 4. witness said,
Miss Barrette and the other woman
visited the place and without being
invited walked at once to Miss Gin
gles' room, where they overhauled ner
belongings. Her clothing was strewn
about the floor and covered with dirt
and candle grease during the search,
Mrs. Linderman said. confirming Miss
Gingles in this respect. Miss Gingles
came home at o'clock as usual, and
an hour later the three women left
the place. It was nearly midnight when
Miss Gingles returned home.
Fears Death from Pursuers.
Describe her, condition." demanded
Attorney O'Donnell.
"She was crying and her face was
swollen. asked her what was TIE
matter and she said she could not tell,
because she said they would kill her.
She was trembling and excited, but
all I could get out Of her was that
she had been treated terribly"
Miss Gingles. while on the stand.
Tuesday. testified that after leaving
her room on the night in question she
was taken to the Wellington Hotel
in connection with the charge of theft
against her but discovered when too
late that the visit had a far more sin
lister import. She told a story of a
degenerate orgy and of being made
the victim of man In a mask.
Mr. O'Donnell next directed Mrs.
Linderman's attention to the bath room
incident OF February 16.
do you remember being at the
Wellington Hotel in February"
"Yes. was there for about two
hours"
was anyone with your"
Yes. Miss Joyce. a stenographer in
your ONCE, and Miss Bennett"
Saw a RavinE Maniac.
did you see Ella?"
YES. she was In bed"
What was her condition."
"She was a raving maniac and con-
tinued to scream. Don't kill me, Miss
Barrette. 1 won't drink any more of
YOUR wine-you told me he was a doc
tor-there goes the man over the tran
som now
This attack on Miss Gingles is al
legged to have occurred on the 10TH
Mrs. H. Linderman's visit being on
the following day when the young
lace maker was found in the bath
room. Miss Gingles' story of this oc-
currence aroused comment by its sim
ilarity to her narrative of the alleged