The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-05-21
MRS. BONNIE
C0NFESSES.

Washington, ID. c., May 20.-Lulu !,
BOnins. the wife OF a drummer for Chi
cago drug house confessed to-day to Ma
jor Sylvester, Superintendent of Police.
that IL was she who killed James Sey-
mour ayers. the Census Bureau clerk,
who was found shot to death In his room
at Kenmore Hotel last Wednesday.
Mfs. Bonine Is a permanent guest OF tho
Kenmore Hotel and her story ia to the
effect that Ayrss induced her to go to his
room at 2 80 o'clock In the morning, os-
tensibIy in order that they might discuss
past differences between them, that he
made bad proposals to her and drew
pistol to force her submission, whereupon
she seized the pistol, which was discharg-
cd three times, each bullet striking him.
Mrs. Bonnins's confession was entirely
yolun arlyl AT a few minutes past
O'Clock this afternoon she telephoned for
Chief Sylvester, saying that'she was com
ing tn his Office. and she appeared there
few minutes later. She said she had
statement which she wished to make and
she was Immediately, turned over to
Detective Horne who took her confession
She said that she was alone In Avrs
room with him when tho killing took
plucs and that the shoe ing was he re-
suit Of his own misconduct. she stated
that Ayres had drawn apis'ol upon her TO
respond TO an improper proposal which he
had made to her.
At the commencement she said that
Ayres had come to the door OF her room
in the Kenmore Hotol about O'Clock on
Wednesday morning, and, upon the pre-
tense OF being Ill, had gained admission
to her room. He complained OF feeling
as If ha was gong to have chill, and
asked her to give him somo preventive
She gave him, she said, medicine
which she had in her room, aud he had
Far n 1iharannnS which
they had had III the past, and asked hor
to come into his room, where they might
quietly talk the matter over and come to
an amicablo understanding. She agreed
to 20 the room, as he had requested, and
he left her room, preceding her to MS
own.
When Ayrss called at her room. she
said, he was entirely dressed. but when
she entered his room, as psr agreenehS
she found him standing behind the door
undressed except as to his undershlrt, and
with revolver In his hand,
He then told her that he had enticed
her to his room for his own purposes, lana
that If she did not submit o his wishes
he would kill her. Mrs. Ponine says she
Immediately grasped the revolver, ant IN
| the struggle which..e sued it was dlsoharg-
cd three times killing AyrsA She says
that the cries for help which Miss Mlnas
| heard were all from her, as was also the
sobblng which Minas described.
Mrs Bonine SAYS that after til shooting
| she passed through the window OF Ayre''
| room, down the fire escape ladder, aud
| entoring the parlor window OF the second
| floor passed through the parlor and back
up the stairway Of tho hotel to her own
room on the fourth floor. She then
| washed her hands unlressed and re ired.
Mrs. Bonine was entirely Golf possessed
when che made her confession, and did
| no exhibit any evidence of either present
| or past unusual excitement. She Is APP
| parently about 3? years Of age, aud says
| she wns born in Mason Missouri. She
removed to Hamilton. In the same Sta.o
| and afterwarl to Richmond, Kansas,
where her husband was engaged In the
| drug business. Subsequently she went
| to Brunswick Ga. and then to Florida,
where her husband was engaged IN
orange growing
| Mrs. Bonine SAYS that it was at her
| husbands solicitation that she learned to
| practice with u revolver, and that he had
| made the suggestion that she should
learn this art of self defense against pos
| sible assaults. She said she had twice in
her life fired a revolver to frighten burg
lara and TINT she had brought bulldog
revolver with her to Washington, but
hal given it away to negro man.
| After she had concluded her statement
the woman was placed under arrest and
sent 10 the House of Detention.
Mrs. Bonine has been under suspicion
for several days According to state
ment, OF witnesses at the COroner's ln-
quest she was frequent visitor to Ayros
| room.