Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-13
CHEER GINGLES GIRL
ON HER WAY TOTRIAL
Great Crowds Pack Corridors and
Speak Words of Encourage
ment to Little Irish Lace Max
er-Bystander Faints.

CHlCAGO, July 1z.-EIld GlnBleS, Ine
Irish lace-maker who alleges that al
charge of theft placed against her isl
part of a conspiracy 10 drive her into
'whire slavery" was cheered today as
she made her way alone through the cor
ridors of the criminal court building.
The crowd extended from the street to-
the doors of Judge Brentano's court
room.
One man wedged in the crowd tainted
from the heat. Several shouldered their
way to Miss Gingles' side and spoke
, words of announcement.
The first witness today was Sigward
Sorenson, an employee Of the Newberrv
library. He was called for the purpose
Of refuting Miss Gingles' statement that
she read the papers at the library on
January last She stated on the stand
that she read the advertisements of po-
sitions.
I'VE do not have newspapers for the
use of the public" said Mr.. Sorenson.
I'VE get the papers quarterly and then
they are bound up in big volumes. We
do not get them daily"
On characterization by Mr.. O'Donnell.
representing the defendant, Mr.. Sorenson
stated that there were tables in the ref
erence room where the public could read
newspapers.
Mrs. Edna Wolf, matron at the LaSalle
street railway station, told of two inter-
views which she had with Miss Gingles in
January subsequent to the first alleged
attack and prior to the Wellington hoteA
bathroom mystery.
FOUND GIRL IN DEPOT.
On the first visit to the depot Mrs.
Wolf found the lacemaker in the ladies
waiting room. She complained of feeling
faint Mrs. Wolf had forgotten the incl
dent when Miss Gingles re-appeared
week later and re-introduced herself.
IT asked her what / could do for her
and she sad she had been arrested on
complaint of Miss Agnes Barrette. She
said she had been bound and cut in the
wellington hotel and her clothes taken
away asked her IL there was any sug-
gestion of white slavery made to her and
she said there had not. She said Miss
Barrette abused her because she would
not give up her secret of lacemaking,
Again l asked her If there was any
thing 1 could do for her and said Well,
II anybody comes here, tell them you
found me weak and hungry. 1 haven't
eaten for three days told her would
say nothing except about her first visit
when she appeared sick. About an hour
later she appeared with a stout woman.
The woman asked If it was true that Ella
had been at the station and was suffer
, ing from weakness due to lack Of food"
Mr.. o'Donnell then cross-exam1ned the
witness.
ibid Ella appear sick and faintg'
Yes"
Ibid she tell you anything about being
| taken from her home by two women?"
TELLS OF WOMEN.
yes; she said Miss Barrette and an
other woman had taken all her laces and
had then taken her to the. hotel"
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Yves; we always ask all young women
who come to the depot and seem to be
| lost whether anyone had approached
them" ... .... ...
is it. then, so prevalent that you Ques-
ton all friendless girls who seek your
assistance?"
Yes"
Did Ella know what white slavery
meant?"
Yes"
William H. Luthardt, clerk at the de-
tective bureau, testified that he had in
spected the lace in dispute between Miss
! Barrette and Miss Gingles.
Were you in the office when the night
gown and rope were brought mr.
Yes"
did the. gown appear to have been
| laundered?'
.. NAME JUST WRITTEN.
mo; 1t seemed to be new. 1t bore
the name of "A Barrette' in clean ink.
! To satisfy myself that the ink had not
been through the laundry with the gown.
1 moistened the writing and it blurred.
The testimony of the gown was intro
duced by the state to show that the night
gown in which Miss Gingles was found
! in the hotel bath room did not belong to
Miss Barrette, but had been purchased
by Miss Gingles and the name "A. Bar
rette" written thereon.
Detective Joseph Kinder gave evil
dence damaging to Miss Gingles' narra-
tive of the attack in the bath room.
I'VE examined the bath room transom
and Miss Barrette's room. The lock had
not been tempered with and the ledge
of the transom was covered with undis-
turbed dust showing that nobody had
crawled over it, as claimed by Miss
Gingies.''