The Washington times., 1901-11-18


house and placed in charge of the room
until the arrival of the Coroner, excluding
all persons from the room in the interim.
Policeman Holton Wolf. who lives across
the street. and assisted Brady when the
door was forced, will be called. J. Frank
Drew. a member of the police force at
the United States Capitol. whose room was
across the hall from the one occupied by
Ayres, and who came in shortly after the
door was forced, viii also TESTIFY.
The Coroner to Testify.
Among the others are Coroner J. Ram
say Neyitt in charge of the investiga-
ton prior to the inquest. and who was the
next arrival upon the scene after those
previously mentioned; Charles z, Conn, a
reperten who was In the room a moment
after the arrival Of the Coroner, and who
was one of the first to detect the evi-
dences of murder; he is expected 10 tes-
tify as to the condition OF the room and
building and as to subsequent investiga-
tions which he made: William Schoncberg-
Cr the superintendent of the morgue. VINO
removed the body from the room and as
sisted the Coroner throughout the case
Detective Sergeant Charles 7. Peck, VINO
was the first officer to arrive on the scene
from Police Headquarters after word OF
the tragedy Mad been cal ried there py liiS
one Of the most interesting witnesses
is James Burns, the most intimate ac-
quaintance of the murdered man, ana az
the time of the finding Of the body the
last known person - have been with hlm
Arthur +. McCubbins, Michael hogan
and John>Son J. Hooper will tell OF visit
ing a saloon with Ayres Just prior to MS
lsfxiRg retired to his room on the night
of the tragedy. John l.. Downs, also sum
rrititcd. had a room removed from Ayrts
bEoaue. and who was unable To see any
one descend the fire escape, although
he5luoked out of his window for five min
utes after he heard the eports of the pis-
tu1." Detective r. L. " eedon told pri-
inarily Of the condition Of the door be-
tween the room Of Ayres. and the one oc-
cupcid by Miss Minas. and of other mat
ters which came under his observation
Detective Sergeant Edward Horne Sc
cured the statement from Mrs. Bonine.
and was constantly at the hotel, and in
consultation with Mrs. Bonine Lafkin
" Cilazebrook the deputy coroner, per
formed the autopsy, and described the
nature Of the injuries.
Expert in Chemistry.
Or Edward NJ. Schaeffer the expert,
made the analysis of all OF the suspect
Cd blood marks. and demonstrated that
the bloody imprint of the hand upon the
window sill could not be that OF Ayres and
must have been that of a woman. Thomas
Baker WAS awakened BY the shots, and
from his window in the adjoining house
sew the figure of a woman. thai he
infinitely describe d-thz description per
feutly fitti.g Mrs. Bonnie and Mrs. Bo-
pine alone-emerse from the window on
the fourth boor, aud descend The hre-
tsoap, int The moonlight.
Robert p. Hopkins and his son, Vincent.
heard the reports Of the pistol ana party
descended the stairs 20 investigate, but
returned TO their room without discover
ing the source Of the reports
Mary +. Minas occupied room auJolh-
ing that occupied by Ayres and separated
from il only by n door that fastened only
in D. assala ha 4Fl -
SO large that small articles could be read
lily passed through. Miss Minas heard the
shots and the groans which followed, but
, thought the noise came from the nan ia
front of her door and that The moans
Shute the physician at the jail, made
Schute the physician at the jan, MADE a
careful examination Of Mrs Bonine after
her admission TO that institution, IN cenl-
pany with DR.. William p. Carr Eliza
Gardiner. a coIored domestic in the hotel,
testified as TO The relations Of the various
isoarders and the condition of their rooms.
She was suspected OF having written an
anonymous. postal card which has been
carefully guarded by the authorities
Major Richard Sylvester. Capt. r. H.
Boardman, Edwin b. t1esse. and JANIS
A Kemp all of the Police Department
viii be expected to tell of the statement
which Mrs. Bonine made in their pres
Cnce-
The New witnesses.
The new witnesses in the case are De-
tcctive sergeants Frank Baur, Alpha W.
Parham, Collin r. E. Flather, and Henry
lacy; George B. Gardiner, James X.
Ford. John Buchanan, Joseph c. McCabe
Milton M Miller, Julia Sydney, Michael
Kane. William Hargrave, DR.. John 4.
Taft. Samuel ". Beail. Alfred J. Henry.
Thomas Francis, James S. Ayres. Julias
Hack. Harry a Wise, Charles w. Stiles,
sand Ida Harris.
Helen NJ Pickerel was also one Of the
witnesses before the coroner. and testj-
fed 10 having played the piano for the
dance in the early evening. She also
stated that Miss MiIas first informed her
Of the shooting.