The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-14
SLAMS PAIN,
DOCTOR SAYS.
Another Side to Gingles
Case.
DISGUSTING STORY TOLD
Detective Relates Incidents IN
Which Attorney Figures.
Girls Faie May BE in Jury's Hands
Friday Nisht-Nerve Specialist
Says She Screamed Only
when Watched.

Ella Giu8iess story OF aileged tortufe
In q bathroom Of the wellington Hotel
on Feb. 16. marked the closing hours
today of the states case against the
young Irish lace maker for larceny of
lace from Miss Agnes Barrette. her
former employer. Assistant States At
torney b. J. Short announced at night
that he would conclude with few wit
nesses in the morning.
The case will probably reach the
jury by Friday evening,
An aiibi was furnished for Miss Bar
rette. proprietor of lace store In the
Wellington Hotel. accused by Miss
Gingles OF being the moving spirit In
the plot to place her into white siay-
cry" and helping to abuse and out her
in Q bathroom Of the hotel.
Miss Mary Hale, proprietor of a hair
dressing parlor. told OF meeting Miss
Barrette the evening Of Feb. 1s, and
of attending the theatre with her. La
ter she said they went to Miss Bar
rette's room and went to bed. All this
occurred during the time In which
Miss Gingles said she was undergoing
mistreatmeni at the hands OF Miss
Barrette and her companions.
Did Mi5s Barrette have anything
10 drink that EVENING"" asked Attorney
oDonneii. on REORGANIZATION.
me sir; / never saw her touch q
Drop"
Defective Sergeant McNulty told of
the actions of Attorney o'Donneil when
the DEFENDANTS lawyer was informed
In mysterious note that his client was
in danger at the hotel.
O'Donnell Acted strangely.
ODonnell met me In Chief of De-
tective o'Brien's ONCE" said McNuity.
1--WE got q cab and O'Donnell directed
the driver to go to 474 Lasalie Avenue.
I asked him why he was going to the
house where Miss Gingles roonned frst
He said he wanted to make sure that
Ella was not at home. He showed US
note which said that she was being
killed at the hotel. Then we went TO
ODonnells once and then TO the no.
tel.
''oDonnell told me to go in and see
II Miss Gingles was there. asked
the clerk and he said no one of that
name was there. We drove back to
the station. Captain O'Brfen met US
and told US to so back to the hotel as
Ella was In the bath room.
IN LuS way DhCk 70 tuG uUt6l
O'Donneli said that there was o man
at French Lick who was employing
Miss Barrett and Mrs. Kenyon as pro-
curesses. He said the man was Tom
Taggart. I believe.
when we got to the hotel q
second time we found Ella on a bed.
She was excited and her skin was
scratched. O'Donnell turned her over
and put his arms around her and
called her 'dearie.'"
The witness then testified that he
examined the bath room and found
the transom covered with dust, show
ing that no one had crawied over 1t.
as alleged by Miss Gingles.
Attorney O'Donnell asked the wit
ness II he had ever seen the questioner
show anything more than q friendly
feeling for Miss Gingles. Mr.. Short
objected, saying this was a seif-serv-
ing question.
In the debate that followed, the law
yers nearly came to blows and the
Judge interferred.
Ella Gingles's fate may be in the
hands of the Jury by Friday night. &C.
cording to the belief OF Assistant At
torney Short Upon resuming the pre-
sentation of rebuttal testimony today.
Mr.. Short said that he had but q dozen
more witnesses to examine.
Whether the evidence will be all In
at the time predicted by MT. Short de-
ponds Of course on Mr.. O'Donnell. at
torney for the young lace maker. Mr..
O'DonnelI said today that he would
put q number Of experts on the stand
to refute the States medical testimony
and also number Of club women who
have interests in the movements OF
the defense.
n nAFnAnfAP Af
the Wellington Hotel. was the frst
witness. He testified that In his opin-
ion he could have tied himself as the
girl was found tied in the bath room.
when you found you couldn't open
the bath room door. what did you dor
asked Mr.. Short.
"I got q ladder and peexed over the
transom into the room. ! saw a wo-
man lying on the door and feared she
was dead. Immediately climbed down
and forced the door. She was bound
to the tub. There was plenty of blood
about and she was partly naked. re-
back with DR.. Watson and cut the
bonds.'
Gould you have tied yourself as she
was tiedT'
'I believe I could"
Were her hands tied SO she could
move thsm?"
yes"
CrosnAre Confuwes Him.
The witness became somewhat con-
fused when Attorney ODonnelI shot q
rapid crossflre Of questions at him re-
garding the location Of the bath room
ana the scene IN the room In the ho-
tel where Miss Gingles was taken af-
ter being released.
The witness testified that no woman
was on the scene with him when the
girl was found in the bath room, but
later, on redirect examination, he as.
serted that he was called to the bath
room by a scrub woman.
DIR. w. Krohn was then called for
the prosecution. He SAID ne was a
specialist on nervousness and mental
diseases. He testified that he went to
the, Frances Willard Hospital and told
OF the conversation that was held and
stated that he examined the RirI. In
describing her condition. he said:
II noticed a tremor in the large
muscles. looked at the pupils of the
eyes and found them IN n ormal condi-
ton. Then tried the knee reflex
and found her to be normal. / made
her hold up her hands to see II she
was nervous and found that her fingers