Evening star., 1909-07-12
Waiting Throng Encourages
Accused Lacemaker.
HER STORY CONTRAOICTED
No Newspaper for Public at Library,
as She Asserted.
VISIT TO RAILWAY STATION
Told Matron That Attack on Her
Was Without Motive of
white Slavery

CHICAGO, July 1o.-Ella Ginsles the
young Irish lace maker. who alleges that
charge of theft is placed against her as
part of a conspiracy to drive her into
white slavery was cheered today as
she made her way alone through the cor
ridors of the criminal court building
A crowd extending from the street to
the doors OF the courtroom was there
merely 10 catch a glimpse of the defend
ant. Judge Brentano had ordered that
none but those directly interested in the
trial be admitted
One man wedged in the crowd tainted
from the heat
Several shouldered their way to Miss
Gingles side and spoke words of en-
couragement.
The girl seemed much pleased at the
reception accorded her yesterday at the
Garfield Boulevard Presbyterian Church
where she was introduced from the pulpit
by the pastor and where $3.50 for her de-
fense was raised.
No Newspapers for Public.
The first witness today was Sigvard
Sorenson, an employe of the Newberry
library called to refute Miss Gingles
statement that she read the papers a,
the library January 4, last She stated
on the stand that she read the advertise
ments of positions.
I'VE do not have newspapers for the
use of the public said Mr.. Sorenson
I'VE get the papers quarterly and ther
they are bound. up in big volumes. We dc
not get them daily
On croSS-eXamination Mr.. SOrensOr
stated that there were tables in the refer
ence room where the public could real
newspapers.
Visit to Railway Station.
Mrs. Edna Wolf, matron at the I.asalls
street railway station, told of two in
terviews she had with Miss Gingles IL
January, subsequent to the first alleged
attack and prior to the Wellington Ho
| tel bathroom mystery.
On the first visit to the station Mrs
Wolf found the lacemaker in the WON
feeling faint. Mrs. Wolf had forgotten
the incident when Miss Gingles reappear
ed week later and reintroduced herself
Il asked her what l could do for her
She said she had been arrested on com
plant OF Miss Agnes Barrette. She sais
| she had been bound and cut in the Well
ington Hotel and her clothes taken away
Il asked her If there was any sugges
| ton of white slavery to her, and sh,
| said there had not been. She said Mis-
not give up her secret Of lace making.
Again l asked her if there was any
thing l could do for her. and she said
Well, If anybody comes here, tell then
you found me weak and hungry.
haven't eaten for three days l toIt
her 1 would say nothing except abou
her first visit, when she appeared sick
Brought Woman to Station.
"About an hour later she appeared
with a stout woman. The woman asked
me If it we're true that Ella had beer
at the station and was suffering from
weakness due to lack of food"
Attorney ODonnell then cross-exam
ined the witness.
DO you know that the woman was
Miss Sarah Hopkins?'
No; did not ask her name"
did Ella appear sick and faint?"
Eyes"
Did she tell you anything about be.
ing taken from her home by two
women?"
YES. she said that Miss Barrette and
and then had taken her to the hotel.''
You mentioned white slavery'?"
'Yes, we always ask all young women
who come to the station and seem tu
be lost whether any one had approached
them"
"White Slavery" Widespread.
rs it then so prevalent that you ques-
tion all friendless girls who seek your
assistance?'
eyes"
did Ella know what white slavery
meant?"
eyes"
William H. Luthardt. clerk at the de-
tective bureau, testified that he was in
the Office when the nightgown and rope
were brought in.
Ibid the gown appear to have been
laundered?" he was asked.
NO; it seemed to be new. he re-
piled. 1T bore the name of "A. Bar
rette' IN clean ink. To satisfy myself
that the ink had not been through the
laundry with the gown | moistened the
writing and it blurred"
Detective Sergeant William Howe cor
roborated Mr.. Luthardt. The testimony
of the gown was introduced by the state
to show that the nightgown 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 Barrette'' written thereon
Detective Joseph Kinder gave evidence
damaging to Miss Gingles' narrative OF
the attack in the bathroom.
I'VE examined the bathroom transom
and Miss Barrettes room. The lock had
not been tampered with and the ledge OF
the transom was covered with undis-
turbed dust, showing that nobody had
crawled over it, as claimed by Miss Gin
gles.'