El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-01
CASE
IS HELD OVER
Justice Beaver Will Con-
tinue Taking Testimony
This Afternoon.

she said. q was looking for work.
and when I saw the advertisement in
The Herald, I answered IL. taking the
answer myself to The Herald. That
was Monday morning. About 1880
that day, some one called me on on
the telephone and said he was MI.
Ginther' and said he had put the ad-
Vertisement in the paper. He told me
to come to the Paso del Norte, the
second floor parlor, and I went there.
I took a seat in the parlor and that
man (pointing 10 accused, Shermanl
came up and spoke TO me. He asked II
I was Miss Ginder and when I said
yes, he took me over TO a little settee
and questioned me.
Girls Mother Is Dead.
He asked me my age and told him
10. He asked if my parents were liv-
ing, and I told him my mother was
dead. but my father was alive, at Los
Angeles He told me he wanted com
Npanion for his mother, who loved to
travel He asked me IL Il liked 20
travel and I said, yes.
He then left me a short time and
came back saying his mother WASN'T
around, but had just taken a car for
home He then asked me if I wanted
to 90 to his mothers home, and We
went out, walking down San Antonio
street. We took a car, and on the way
out ne dShEu me II L 4lhEu u AEc1
well. We got off at Washington park
Advises Bible Study.
Then we walked through the park
and down the river. He told me 1
would have TO study the Bible. as his
mother liked to talk Of the Bible. He
asked me if I'd like to be his pal 1
didn't know what he meant.
I'VE stopped at tree. when he said
it was hot, and that the home of his
TfH41a hTrra hnrrea a h0rrH
six blocks off. The place where we
stopped was under tree and a place
about three feet deep, with some
brush. I sat down on my coat and he
sat beside me.
Scratches Him on Cheek.
He put his arm around me and I
started to get up. but he pulled me
down, three times. l said, You leave
me alone or I'll call for help He said.
Thatu make it worse 1 scratched
him on the left cheek with my nails.
Then I ran off and he followed me.
He caught me at the car track
He telephoned, from saloon near
by, and came out saying the car would
be a long time in coming, and wouldn't
1 ride down with him in q jitne. I told
him no. 1 went home in a jitne by
myself"
Says Father Threw Money Away.
On cross examination, witness said
she was Is years old Another sad
chapter in the child's life was revealed
on her being questioned by Mr.. Lea
Asked if she hadn't been in a refuge
home at Los Angeles, the little girl
said her father had been having bad
women as company, and she had to go
to a sisters home in order TO leave this
environment He threw away money
over the bar, but didn't want to spend
much money on me-" she said when
1cErnd har radf-nrr
animation il the place was boarding
school She had never in any way
been mentioned as delinquent, she
told the court.
On further questioning by Mr.. Lea,
she said after the alleged happening
near the park, she came home rem-
bling and told her aunt all about it.
and that she and her aunt went to
chief Of police Charles Pollock at once
and related the matter to him. She
said there were people about a block
and a half away from the tree scene.
but she screamed for help only after
she had scratched him.
Mrs. Paul GInfher Testifies.
Mrs. Paul Ginther, who with her
daughters stops at the Paso del Norte.
her husband being a mining man and
out of the city part Of the time on
business, was placed on the stand
next She said she had seen the &C
cuSeu- he lolu me- last N4udy VI
Saturday" she said, that he was
director for Douglas Fairbanks. I told
him that my daughters could under
no circumstances work in the movies.
Miss Grace Ginther testified she
met the accused at the del Norte about
Feb. 1s. He told me he was with
Douglas Fairbanks" she said. He
said he was a director and had been
looking for a type for a long time
He would give US both work. He said
he would pay US 500 a week and
would give US instructions until the
company came here. He gave US ex-
preston instructions on the fourth
floor.
HE told me TO register JOY, register
sadness. and all that He had told me
it would be necessary for US to be in
structed separately. He tried to show
me how love scenes are done.
He tried to kiss me. He closed the
door when we went in and that wor-
r:ed my sister, and she called me out
When left, he said. I don't think il
necessary to tell your mother, as she
might not understand and told him
I tell my mother everything.
Miss Mary Ginther. Is years old. tes-
titled she had met accused under sim
liar circumstances as her sister. I
spoke TO him on the mezZanlne at the
del Norte. and sister and mother came
We left him, as we had to meet father
at train
Explains How Germans Ruin Girls.
Next day he spoke to me again. We
went to a parlor on the fourth floor
and we talked He explained that I
was to be the daughter Of a Mexican
in the play, and the Germans would
come and ruin the girl. I did not like
his talk.
He wanted 10 know If anything
had ever occurred in my life that
wasn't just right. and told him there
was nothing / wouldn't have pub
Iished. He said the director is al
lnwed To go into the dressing rooms