The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-08
AWFUL TALE TO[O
By ELLA G|NG[ES
Accused Young Lacemaker Re-
cites Shocking Story of At
tack Upon Her.
MUCH OF TESTIMONY
IN CASE UNPRINTABLE
Defendant Sticks to First Re-
citaI, Unshaken by Fierce
CrOSS-Fire.

CHICAGO, July Ella Gingles,
the 1S-year-old Irish lace maker, was
on the witness stand in Judge Bren-
tano's courtroom all day today. The
girl was cross-examined by Assistant
States Attorney Short on the story
she related of how she was attacked
by two women and q man in the bath
room Of the Wellington hotel Feb
ruary 16. This story was similar In
many details to the one she gave last
Friday concerning another attack
upon her January in a room Of the
same hotel Miss Agness Barrctte. the
late Mrs Cecilia Kenyon and
"'masked man" figured as the assall-
ants in both cases.
Beyond a few fearful and trembling
moments, when some climax In the
shocking tale was reached, the girl did
not hesitate in her answers. She faced
the prosecutors questions with simple
denials.
The case probably will reach the jury
by Friday.
The courtroom was cleared Of all but
those having a direct interest IN the
case, The main points III the original
story were gone over again by MI
Short in his cross examination.
Morbid Minded Women
Scores of women. and even school
girls. were turned away from the
courtroom. Judge BrcDtano comment
ed on the presence of women and girls
in the face of published statements
showing that much of the testimony IN
the case was unfit for publication. He
threatened to photograph every woman
present, at which several of them fed
The cross examination before being
suspended was brought up to February
10 last, when Miss Gingles was found
bound and gagged in a public bathroom
at the WELLINGTON hotel. She claimed
at that time TO have been the victim
Of mysterious attack. However, the
bathroom was found locked from the
inside. and there were many details
throwing doubt on the story.
Answering Mr.. Short, Miss Gingles
testified that on the date mentioned she
visited Attorney o O'Donnell in his Of
fee, then visited a store, and finally
went to the Wellington hotel, and to
room 545
'|Did YOU walk upstairs?''
Yes; j didn't wish TO meet Miss
Barrctte,'
Under Assumed Name.
her journey from Ireland to America
She said She came over on a ticket
bearing the name celia RAYMOND.
She never lived under that name, she
said.
"Were YOU in hospital at Belle
Vile, OntaroP''
eyes, | was taken there by Mrs.
Thornton, for whom ] worked. Mrs.
Thornton came for me later in
sleigh"
"FWhy did you visit the Wellington
hotel on February 1922
''To collect So cents Miss Arnold
owed me. Her room was 545."
"What happened?'
GA man Knocked at the door. He
came in and said: Miss Arnold was
expecting you. She is in the bathroom;
walk right IN. When l opened the door
he pushed NE in.
Her Appeal for Help.
"He put something burning on my
face and / didn Z remember anything
more until Miss Barrette and another
woman came I'm. | was undressed cX
cept for njghtgown Ny head hurt
in the back, and when they went out
of the bathroom | reached over and
picked up my parse, | found AN en-
velope and wrote on 1t; Come quick,
H4ild. l IUUTeSScu III 10 MISS Joy lte
put stamp ON 1t and threw it out of
the transom When Miss Barrette came
in the man said TO her: Why were
you latc7' and she said something
about cars keeping her, and then
opened bottle The man aud Miss
Barrette talked about me and handed
me $50 That was nearly > O'Clock in
the morning. Miss Barrette was under
tho influence of liquor: | don't know
who the other woman is.
AT this point in her story Miss Gin
giles nearly broke down, and tears
streamed down her checks. After re
gaming her composurc she continued in
q tone scarcely audible:
Before the woman came The man |
said; TDidn u Miss Barrctte tell YOU
not to tell what happened up here on
the night Of January Az J. said.
What hurt my head?' Miss Donahuc
came III then.
"Wbat next happened''
Girl Apparently Drugged.
''Thcn someone threw bottle over
the traDsom and said it was TO help me-
It had an awful taste The man snid |
The stuff had n greenish tint and they
took the label off, Then they put a
towel over my face.
Here the testimony became imprint
able.
"What did Miss Barrette say when
you refused to remove your night
gown
q" She grabbed me and said; Cut
her. -
"And did she cut you?'
eyes. on the left arm.
How many wounds did YOU have
when you got to the hospltal9''
"Twenty' three.
Miss Ginglcs then showed the Jury
the sears 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?'
'.Tbey took il and wiped the blood
away
"Did You ever recover it7''
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