Her story of the attack upon her in the Wellington was the most remarkable ever heard in the criminal court building, and during it there were many outbursts from the spectators. Miss Barrett, her accuser in the theft charge, was as agitated as the witness, and several times seemed on the verge of breaking down. Attorney Patrick H. O'Donnell made good his declaration that the story of Miss Gingles concerning her treatment in the Wellington hotel would be told under oath from the witness chair. Step by step the lawyer led the girl. "She offered me money; advised me to take the money the man offered me whom she had brought to the room when I was helpless. She choked me, threatened me, and finally accused me of stealing and made me sign a confession before she would permit me to leave the room." These were some of the accusations sobbed out by the lace-maker. Time and again there were seeming admissions forced from the girl's lips which Mr. Short hoped would lay the foundation for impeachment of the most sensational sort. There was a short delay, owing to a number of emergency matters set before Judge Brentano. Then Mr. O'Donnell resumed the questioning of Miss Gingles as follows: "In Captain O'Brien's office when this necklace was produced, what did you say?" "I said it was my necklace," answered the witness. "Did Captain O'Brien say anything about you proving that it was your necklace?" "Yes. I told him that Daisy Young of Belleville, Ontario, could prove that the necklace was mine," answered Miss Gingles. "Did you write to Daisy Young?" "Yes." "Did she answer your letter?" "Yes." "Did you show the letter to Captain O'Brien?" "Yes." "Have you the letter Daisy Young wrote?" "Yes; here it is." "Now, I'll read it," said Mr. O'Donnell. "No, you won't; I object," said Assistant Prosecutor Short. "Sustained," said Judge Brentano. "But I want to show that Captain O'Brien's suppressed evidence is contradicted by this letter," returned Mr. O'Donnell. "There is no rule of evidence whereby such a letter could be admissible," replied the court. "Did you meet Mary Brennan at the door of Miss Barrett's room as she testified?" "Yes." "Now, tell the jury if there was any property in your room that didn't belong to you?" "Yes, a towel from the Wellington hotel." "Did you tell Captain O'Brien?" "Yes." "When you went to Miss Barrett's room what happened?" asked Attorney O'Donnell. "Miss Barrett and Mrs. Kenyon went with me, and Mrs. Kenyon whispered something into my ear. Then Mrs. Kenyon told me I had to take off my clothes. I told her I would do nothing of the sort. Then Miss Barrett and Mrs. Kenyon took off my clothes and made me go to bed. Then Miss Barrett told me that she wanted me to go to French Lick Springs, Indiana." "Did she tell you what she wanted you to go there for?" asked Mr. O'Donnell. Here Miss Gingles began to cry. "Don't do that, Ella," said Mr. O'Donnell.