Mrs. Kenyon said that affiant could not get a detective at that time of
night. She says that night Agnes Barrett, alias Madame Barette, made
her sign two papers; the contents of neither was read to this affiant,
nor was she allowed to see them, and the condition of signing the
papers was to get her clothes.
The affiant says that Agnes Barrett then held up the two papers and
said, "Anybody would believe me with these papers and Mrs. Kenyon."
Affiant says she then asked Agnes Barrett, alias Madame Barette for a
nickel to ride home, as she had kept all of affiant's money, and she
refused it and said the walk would do affiant good. That when affiant
went out she came with her to the elevator and said, "Be sure and come
tomorrow at five o'clock." Affiant says that she then went out without
any money and ran home most of the way.
Affiant says that on the next day she did not return to the hotel, but
went and told Captain O'Brien; that the enormity of the situation was
such that she could not tell it, and told the first part of it; that
she did not reach Captain O'Brien's office until nearly five o'clock in
the evening because she was ill from the outrages and indignities and
sights of the night before; that she was unable to go out until late in
the day; that the story itself was so horrible that she did not tell it
to any man, but told parts of it to different women who are interested
in her.
I, Ella Gingles, now make this affidavit, not to save myself or to
help myself, knowing well that my ruination is well-nigh complete if
horrible sights and acts and degradations that I cannot describe can
work my disgrace; and I make this affidavit not in revenge, but because
I have been attacked twice in the Wellington Hotel and because I know
that no girl can be safe who like myself has no protectors.
CHAPTER IX.
ARRESTED!
After the horrible outrages of January 4 I did not know what to do.
I was without money, and I would have been without food if Mrs.
Lindermann had not kindly given me something to eat. I could not bear
to think of telling any one, even a police officer or my kind landlady,
of the horrors of that night.
Finally on the afternoon of Thursday, January 8, I did make up my mind
that I would not say anything about the horrors of the case, but would
go to the chief of detectives, Captain P. D. O'Brien, and tell him of
the stealing of my things from my rooms and ask him to get my things
back for me. I went to the captain and told him my story. He seemed
impressed by it, took me to his home that night for supper, lodged me,
and the next day, which was Friday, ordered the women at the Wellington
hotel to bring back the things which they had stolen from me.
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