Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-09
It Is Theory of State That Young
Girl May Believe She Has Been
Victim of Wrong That She Only
Imagined to Be Real.
STATE HAS PROMISED
STARTLING TESTIMONY
TO CONTRADICT WOMAN
Much of Girls Story, However,
Has Been Confirmed by Direct
Testimony of Witnesses That
Have Not Been Impeached.
tBy Associated Prsss.1


CHICAGO, July S.-With the expectation
of finishing evidence for the defense aid
starting the states rebuttal, the trial OF
Ella Gingles was resumed in Judge Bren-
tano's court here today.
Assistant States Attorney Short declared
he would produce a mass OF testimony 10
Impeach the remarkable evidence given
by the young defendant. Experts, II IL
said. will testify that the lacemaker Is
a victim of mythomania, that while ner
story is weirdly improbable. she nrIniy
believes it in all it's vile theatric details.
Throngs of spectators again 1ocked to
the criminal court building today. but
only those directly concerned with the
proceedings were admitted.
Miss Gingles, simply clad, her innocent
blue eyes seemingly fiat contraoictloh
of the knowledge of things to which she
has testified, entered the court room with
her attorney, P. H. O'Donnell.
INNOCENT BLUE EYES"
Tecla Linderman, the 14-year-olo oausn-
ter of Miss Gingles' landlady, was the
first witness for the defense. The child
testified to having seen a necklace about
Miss Gingles' neck.
what was Miss Gingles doing at the
timer" asked EIr. O'ConnelL
''She was ironing some lace.
This testimony was introduced to show
that the defendant possessed the necklaces
which she alleges was stolen from her
by Miss Agnes Barrette, complainant IA
the present case.
ON cross examination Miss Linderman
was shown necklace which she said she
could not identify as that worn by Miss
Gingles.
VISITED BY WOMEN.
Mrs. Sophia Linderman. mother OF
Tecla, testified to the original visit OF
Miss Barrette and another woman 10 MISS
Gingles' room, ostensibly in search OF me
lace which Miss Barrette alleged the lor-
mer had stolen. This was in January.
rvhe1. according to Miss Gingles, the
FIRST attempt to drive her into white
slavery wa made II was month later
that she was FUND bound, gagged snu
bleeding in bathroom at the Wellington
hotel
Miss Gingles waS a lact-mal<er VINO
usually arrived home at about O'CLOCK
in the evening At o'clock on the
evening of January 4. witness said, Miss
Rarrette and the other woman Vlslten
the Mace and without being invited,
walked at once to Miss Gingles rooms
where they overhauled her belongings
per clothing was strewn about the foor
ord covered with dirt and candle grease
during the search, Mrs. Linderman salu'
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 1t was nearly mlonlsh1
rvben Miss Gingles returned home.
ssDescribe her condition" demanded At
torney O'Donnen. .,,,.,
WAS TERRIBLY EXCITED.
"cba was CRYING and her face was swol-
len. asked her what was the matter
and she said she could not TELL because
she said they would kill her she was
Ill craf
ont of her was that she had been treated
terribly"
Miss Gingles. while ON the stand Tues
day. 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 sinister import. She told
a story of degenerate orgy and of being
made the victim of man I'm a mask.
Mr. O'DonneIl next directed Mrs. Lind-
erman's attention to the bath room Incl
dent of February is.
do you remember being at the Well
ington hotel in February"
Eyes, was there for about two hours"
''Was anyone with your"
Yes, Miss Joyce, a stsnographer In
your office, and Miss Bennett"
Ibid yos see Ella?"
Eyes, she was in bed"
What was her condition.
"She was a raving maniac and concine
ued to scream: Don't kill me, Miss Ear
rette. I won't drink any more of your
wine-you told me he was dOctor-there
goes the man over the transom now. T"
This attack on Miss Gingles is alleged
to have occurred on the 10th. Mrs. Lin
derman's visit being on the following day
when the young lace maker was found in
the bathroom. Miss Gingles' story Of this
occurrence aroused comment by its SINH
larity to her narrative Of the alleged at
tack of the previous month.
She was lured to the bathroom, she res-
titled, drugged and the circumstances Of
the previous attack repeated with the
added detail of being cut and scratched
by some sharp instrument by the man
who had led her to the room. The man
was assisted by woman, who, however.
left ahead of the man, locking the door,
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