The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
GLAzEBR0OK CONCLUDES
Government Will Probably
 Rest This Morning.
A Mechanic Testifes That on Two Occasions He Saw Mrs. Bontne in the Room of
 Ayers.

washington, Nov. 29.-Upon the eve or the adjournment today of the criminai court before Mrs. Lola ida Bonine is De- ing tried for the killing of James s. Ayres, Jr., District Attorney Gould ah- nounccd that the government would rest it's case after the introduction or one or two more witnesses, and that he expected to conclude at the morning session of the court tomorrow.
 T. w. Keane will then make a prelimi- nary statement in Mrs Benines oehah and witnesses for the defense will De introduced. It is expected that about twenty-five of these will be heard,
 Deputy Coroner Glazebrook today con- cluded his testimony and Detective Horn told of the confession which Mrs. Bonine first made to him of her part in the tragedy. Her confession to the chief or police also was read. Dr. Glazebrook rave it as his opinion that the abrasions on Ayres's legs might have been caused by woman kicking him with sharp heeled slippers and said that the bruises on Mrs, Bonines arms looked as if they might have been made by mans thumb when he was gripping the arms.
 When the trial of Mrs. Bonine was re- sumed today, Deputy Coroner GlazeofeeK continued his testimony.
 He told further of the bruises found on the bodies of Mrs. Bonine and Ayers and was followed by Detective Edward Horne, to whom Mrs. Bonine made ner first official confession. He said he had first met Mrs. Bonine on the morning that Ayers's body was found. He had then asked her if she knew how Ayers had met his death and she said she dld not She told how she had been dressed on the night of the killing and hau upon request handed over the skirt she had worn. Her manner was perfectly cool. -s,.ssl ay. s 1...s.f
 On the Monday following the killing while the coroner's inquest was in prog ress she had made her confession.
 She had" he said, then told him that at o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, May 15, Ayers had knocked on her door and when she went to the door he said he was sick and asked her to give him some medicine. He then, she said, tried to put his arms around her and had asked to be allowed to go into her room to talk over their former diff ferences prior to his leaving the hotel, which he was to do the next day. She had declined, saying she did not want to awaken HGT DOyS anu tAANAA SOAASNAA~~N " 20 his room upon his making the plea that there would not be time the next morning for their conference before he left the house.
 "She had told him that she had dress ed herself completely, putting on clean linen, a wrapper and slippers and had then followed Ayers to his room, he hav- ing returned to his apartment. When she turned the knob of the door. Ayers froTn bo n eide and she found him standing back of the door holding q revolver in his right hand She had then started to run away, but had trip ped and Ayers caught her around the waist She illustrated in later inter- view with him and District Attorney Gould her attitude and that of Ayers when the shooting occurred, saying that her back was to Ayers, that his right hand in which the revolver was held was thrown over her shoulder and that she had caught that hand with both of hers. She did not know how the shots were fired, until she felt blood gush over her shoulder. When Ayers fell to the floor, she fell under him, and slipping out had gone to her room, where she washed her hands and her wrapper and went to bed.
 The wrapper was exhibited to the wit ness and identified by him.
 Edward Hesse, who reported the state ment of Mrs. Bonine as made to the Chief of Police, was next called and identified the transcript of his notes of that state ment. This witness was still on the stand when the court took it's recess for luncheon.
 When the court reconvened for the af- ternoon session Stenographer Hesse's two reports of statements made by Mrs Bo- nine to the Chief of Police were offered as evidence and accepted, the defense mak- ing no objection.
 The District Attorney said he would read the statements to the jury The first was made on May r, two days afted the tragedy and in this Mrs. Bonine ex- pressed her opinion that the man must have done the killing because she did not suppose a woman capable of the crime.
 She said then that she knew of one that was jealous of Ayers. She herself did not feel annoyed she said, upon see ing Ayers with other women. She said that she had not known that Ayers was ore pairing to leave the hotel
 The second statement was the confes- sion made by Mrs. Bonine on May %. It was published at the time.
 The reading of these documents com pleted, William M. Pierce. a mechanic who had repaired the lock on the door of Ayers's room, was called. He had been to the room three times for this purpose and on the two first occasions had found Mrs. Bonine there. She was alone exam lining Ayers's books
 Detective Charles T. Peck testified that on the morning of the tragedy he had vis- ited Ayers's room and had found three empty careridge shells there. He also had been present when Mrs. Bonine was first questioned. She had told the officers that she could not assist them in any way; that Ayers had no enemies and that Eh 10 rnt1ld mt ina pina Vyb bn NuOIlld kill him
 When Detective Peck concluded his tes- timony, District Attorney Gould announc- ed that the government would be able to conclude the presentation of it's side of the case tomorrow morning. The court then adjourned for the day.